In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
D'où je viens le temps n'existe pas,
Les secondes deviennent des heures,
Les années de courts instant sitôt envolés
Et nos mots trompeurs sont remplacés
Par la musique et les couleurs
Qui flottent comme des parfums dans l'air ambré
"N'aie crainte, à présent tout est fini
Brise les chaînes de tes peurs mortelles
Pour à jamais en être libéré
Et retrouver la quiétude passée.
N'aie crainte, à présent tout est fini
Laisse couler tes larmes une dernière fois
Pour à jamais en être libéré
Et rejoins le monde d'où tu viens."
Les secondes deviennent des heures,
Les années de courts instant sitôt envolés
Et nos mots trompeurs sont remplacés
Par la musique et les couleurs
Qui flottent comme des parfums dans l'air ambré
"N'aie crainte, à présent tout est fini
Brise les chaînes de tes peurs mortelles
Pour à jamais en être libéré
Et retrouver la quiétude passée.
N'aie crainte, à présent tout est fini
Laisse couler tes larmes une dernière fois
Pour à jamais en être libéré
Et rejoins le monde d'où tu viens."
Lyrics submitted by Bloodmouth
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Loose translation.
Here's a smoother translation I came across. I don't speak French so I can't verify, but it reads much better in the second verse, and some cognates are obvious. In any event, this is an incredibly beautiful song and has helped me deal with loss in recent years.
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From where I come, time does not exist The seconds become hours Short years fly away And our misleading words are replaced By music and colors That float like perfumes in the amber air.
Don't be afraid, everything is finished now Break the chains of your mortal fears For forever in being freed And find the past quietude Don't be afraid, everything is finished now Let your tears fall one last time For forever in being freed And rejoin the world from which you came
Since this is the number 1 Google result for "alcest lyrics translated" I thought I'd add my slightly more correct and smoother translation.
Where I come from there is no time Seconds become hours The years fly by like short moments* And our misleading words are replaced By music and colours That float like perfumes in the amber air
Fear not, it's all over now Break the chains of your mortal fears To forever be freed from them** And find again the past tranquillity Fear not, it's all over now Let your tears flow one last time To forever be freed from them And rejoin the world from which you come.
tnx for translate this song to english but try to make it better