Il Y A Lyrics in English Vanessa Paradis
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il Y A by Vanessa Paradis from French to English.
Il y a là la peinture
There's the painting
Des oiseaux, l'envergure
The birds, their wingspan
Qui luttent contre le vent
Struggling against the wind
Il y a là les bordures
There are the borders
Les distances, ton allure
The distances, your allure
Quand tu marches juste devant
When you walk just ahead
Il y a là les fissures
There are the cracks
Fermées les serrures
The locks, closed
Comme envolés les cerfs-volants
Like kites flown away
Il y a là la littérature
There's literature
Le manque d'élan
The lack of momentum
L'inertie, le mouvement
Inertia, movement
Parfois on regarde les choses
Sometimes we look at things
Telles qu'elles sont
As they are
En se demandant pourquoi
And wonder why
Parfois, on les regarde
Sometimes, we look at them
Telles qu'elles pourraient être
As they could be
En se disant pourquoi pas
And think "why not?"
Il y a lalala
There's a lalala
Si l'on prenait le temps
If we just took the time
Si l'on prenait le temps
If we just took the time
Il y a là la littérature
There's literature
Le manque d'élan
The lack of momentum
L'inertie, le mouvement
Inertia, movement
Parfois on regarde les choses
Sometimes we look at things
Telles qu'elles sont
As they are
En se demandant pourquoi
And wonder why
Parfois, on les regarde
Sometimes, we look at them
Telles qu'elles pourraient être
As they could be
En se disant pourquoi pas
And think "why not?"
Il y a là les mystères
There are the mysteries
Le silence sous la mer
The silence under the sea
Qui luttent contre l'temps
Struggling against time
Il y a là les bordures
There are the borders
Les distances, ton allure
The distances, your allure
Quand tu marches juste devant
When you walk just ahead
Il y a là les murmures
There are the whispers
Un soupir, l'aventure
A sigh, the adventure
Comme emmêlés les cerfs-volants
Like tangled kites
Il y a là la littérature
There's literature
Le manque d'élan
The lack of momentum
L'inertie, le mouvement
Inertia, movement
Parfois on regarde les choses
Sometimes we look at things
Telles qu'elles sont
As they are
En se demandant pourquoi
And wonder why
Parfois, on les regarde
Sometimes, we look at them
Telles qu'elles pourraient être
As they could be
En se disant pourquoi pas
And think "why not?"
Parfois on regarde les choses
Sometimes we look at things
Telles qu'elles sont
As they are
En se demandant pourquoi
And wonder why
Parfois, on les regarde
Sometimes, we look at them
Telles qu'elles pourraient être
As they could be
En se disant pourquoi pas
And think "why not?"
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