{"id":19961,"date":"2014-01-11T02:15:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T01:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=19961"},"modified":"2014-03-08T21:18:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T20:18:04","slug":"une-veritable-chanson-damour-a-true-love-song-je-laime-a-mourir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/une-veritable-chanson-damour-a-true-love-song-je-laime-a-mourir\/","title":{"rendered":"Une V\u00e9ritable Chanson d\u2019Amour (A True Love Song): Je l\u2019Aime \u00e0 Mourir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fvlsNNbM1GA\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fvlsNNbM1GA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Bonjour une fois de plus et bonne ann\u00e9e<\/i><\/b> (Hello once again and happy new year)! This is a post <b><i>pour ceux qui aiment les chansons d\u2019amour<\/i><\/b> (for those who like love songs) and what better way to sing a love song that to sing it in <b><i>le langage de l\u2019amour<\/i><\/b> (the language of love)? <b><i>J\u2019aime beaucoup la musique Fran\u00e7aise et surtout la musique de <a href=\"http:\/\/www.franciscabrel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Francis Cabrel <\/a><\/i><\/b>(I love French music and especially the music of Francis Cabrel). Born in Agen, France in 1953, Cabrel became enamored with the music of Bob Dylan as a teenager and began writing his own songs. He released his first album in 1977 and has been active ever since.<\/p>\n<p>The following song is one my absolute favorites and is one of Cabrel\u2019s more famous numbers. Released on his 1979 album, <i>Les Chemins de Traverse<\/i>, \u201c<b><i>Je l\u2019Aime \u00e0 Mourir\u201d est une chanson qui touche au c\u0153ur<\/i><\/b> (\u201cI Love Her to Death\u201d is a song that touches the heart). The tune reached new audiences worldwide when Colombian singer <i>Shakira<\/i> covered it, singing part of the song in Spanish. With this song, Cabrel showed the world that he truly has <b><i>une \u00e2me de po\u00e8te<\/i><\/b> (the soul of a poet).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shakira - Je L&#039;aime A Mourir (Live From Paris)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/92tkZQB-Uj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019Aime \u00e0 Mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Moi je n\u2019\u00e9tais rien<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Me, I was nothing,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Mais voil\u00e0 qu\u2019aujourd\u2019hui<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>And here I am today<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je suis le gardien<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The guardian<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Du sommeil de ses nuits<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of her nights\u2019 sleep.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Vous pouvez d\u00e9truire<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>You can destroy<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tout ce qu\u2019il vous plaira<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>All that will please you,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle n\u2019aura qu\u2019\u00e0 ouvrir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She only has to open<\/p>\n<p><b><i>L\u2019espace de ses bras<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The space between her arms,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Pour tout reconstruire<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To rebuild everything.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle a gomm\u00e9 les chiffres<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She erased the numbers<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Des horloges du quartier<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of the neighborhood\u2019s clocks.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle a fait de ma vie<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She made of my life<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Des cocottes en papier<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Paper hens,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Des \u00e9clats de rires<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bursts of laughter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle a b\u00e2ti des ponts<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She built bridges<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Entre nous et le ciel<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Between us and the sky,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Et nous les traversons<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>And we cross them<\/p>\n<p><b><i>A chaque fois qu\u2019elle<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Every time she<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Ne veut pas dormir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Does not want to sleep<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Ne veut pas dormir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Does not want to sleep.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle a d\u00fb faire toutes les guerres<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She surely fought all the wars<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Pour \u00eatre si forte aujourd\u2019hui<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To be so strong today,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle a d\u00fb faire toutes les guerres<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She surely fought all the wars<\/p>\n<p><b><i>De la vie, et l\u2019amour aussi<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of life, and also love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle vit de son mieux<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She lives at her best<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Son r\u00eave d\u2019opaline<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Her dream of opaline.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle danse au milieu<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She dances in the middle<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Des for\u00eats qu\u2019elle dessine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of forests she draws.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle porte des rubans<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She wears ribbons<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Qu\u2019elle laisse s\u2019envoler<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>That she lets fly away,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle me chante souvent<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She often sings to me<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Que j\u2019ai tort d\u2019essayer<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>That I am wrong to try<\/p>\n<p><b><i>De les retenir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To retain them,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>De les retenir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To retain them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Pour monter dans sa grotte<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To climb up in her cave<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Cach\u00e9e sous les toits<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hidden under roofs,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je dois clouer des notes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I have to nail notes<\/p>\n<p><b><i>A mes sabots de bois<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To my wooden clogs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je dois juste m\u2019asseoir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I just have to sit down,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je ne dois pas parler<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I must not speak,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je ne dois rien vouloir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I must not want anything,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je dois juste essayer<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I just have to try<\/p>\n<p><b><i>De lui appartenir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To belong to her,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>De lui appartenir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To belong to her.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle a d\u00fb faire toutes les guerres<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She surely fought all the wars<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Pour \u00eatre si forte aujourd\u2019hui<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To be so strong today,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle a d\u00fb faire toutes les guerres<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She surely fought all the wars<\/p>\n<p><b><i>De la vie, et l\u2019amour aussi<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of life, and also love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Moi je n\u2019\u00e9tais rien<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Me, I was nothing,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Mais voil\u00e0 qu\u2019aujourd\u2019hui<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>And here I am today<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je suis le gardien<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The guardian<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Du sommeil de ses nuits<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of her nights\u2019 sleep.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Vous pouvez d\u00e9truire<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>You can destroy<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tout ce qu\u2019il vous plaira<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>All that will please you,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Elle n\u2019aura qu\u2019\u00e0 ouvrir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She only has to open<\/p>\n<p><b><i>L\u2019espace de ses bras<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The space between her arms,<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Pour tout reconstruire<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>To rebuild everything.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Je l\u2019aime \u00e0 mourir<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>I love her to death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonjour une fois de plus et bonne ann\u00e9e (Hello once again and happy new year)! This is a post pour ceux qui aiment les chansons d\u2019amour (for those who like love songs) and what better way to sing a love song that to sing it in le langage de l\u2019amour (the language of love)? 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