| Nada Surf – La Pour Ca Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Here's another translation. I've tried to bring out some of the nuances and double-meanings that are difficult to render into English. In this three-verse song, the author tries to reassure his girl as she struggles in their relationship. He begins by telling her to think of him the next time she hears the distant rumbling of the waves crashing on the beach. He tells her not to worry about it if she hears the waves say that she has only brought him pain. She is feeling insecure about her ability to make him happy, and he reassures her that he accepts the pain that is inherent in relationships, "Don't worry, I'm still here through all of that." In the next verse, he tells her that the ocean, even with all its powerful currents and waves, does not understand the current (or flow) of time. Time, like the ebb ad flow of the tide, draws us closer just as it pushes us apart. He reassures her that this is how it is supposed to be as he toasts the high tides and the lows. But above all, he toasts the "difference" between the highs and the lows. He is saying that there is beauty in this range of experience, and knowing the difference between the good and the bad times allows us to appreciate the good. "I'm yours through this cycle of ups and downs." He tells her to let the boat sink that has kept her safe and dry up here above the ocean current. There is something in her past behavior (her habits or traditions) that is holding her back, and he asks her to leave this behind. "Let yourself go and don't be afraid," he tells her. She is tied up emotionally in her conclusion that all men are bastards, and she is afraid to take the plunge into this dynamic current with its inherent disappointments and pain. "Fill up your glass again, and let's drink to us! That's what I'm here for." ---------- Think about me the next time you Hear the rumbling murmur of the waves. And if they tell you that you’ve only Brought me pain, don’t worry about it. That’s what I’m here for. The sea doesn't understand time’s current, Which draws us closer and pushes us apart. Here’s to high tides and to the lows, But especially to the difference! That’s what I’m here for. Let the boat sink. Part with your ways. Let yourself go and don’t be afraid. Men are bastards, but maybe not all of them. Fill up your glass and here’s to us! That’s what I’m here for. |
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