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
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