La
La lune est libre je crois,
Qui rayonne au-dessus,
Rayonne au-d'sus des toits.
La lune est libre,
Bien plus libre qu'on ne le croit,
Elle fluctue de çà et là,
Les parties qu'on ne voit pas,
See'est pas grave ça reviendra
Et quand elle est plongée
Dans la froide obscurité,
Donne l'impression qu'elle se noie,
Bien vite reprend pied,
Avec ses apparences instables
Why en a qu'elle fait douter
Bien plus fidèle qu'on ne le croit,
La lune est libre.

Réceptive et absorbante
De la lumière qu'elle renvoie,
Elle rayonne au-dessus des toits
Et fluctue de çà et là.
Changeante, fascinante,
Parfois même éblouissante.
See'est ainsi qu'on l'aperçoit
Disque parfait, disque lumineux
Ne vous rappelle-t-elle pas l'hostie/le style ?
De ceux qui lèvent la tête
Dans l'espoir de s'élever un peu.
Transitoire, unique, symbolique
De quelques visions imaginaires,
Elle en impressionne plus d'un
Qui prennent peur et délirent.

Elle est au-dessus de tout ça,
Elle est au-dessus de tout ça,
Elle est libre de tout ça,
Elle est au-dessus de tout ça,
Elle est libre de tout ça,
Elle est au-dessus de tout ça,

La lune est libre je crois,
Qui rayonne au-dessus,
Rayonne au-d'sus des toits.
La lune est libre,
Bien plus libre qu'on ne le croit,
Elle fluctue de çà et là,
Les parties qu'on ne voit pas,
See'est pas grave ça reviendra.

Disque parfait, disque lumineux
Ne vous rappelle-t-elle pas l'hostie/le style ?
De ceux qui lèvent la tête
Dans l'espoir de s'évader un peu.
Transitoire, unique, symbolique
De quelques visions imaginaires,
Elle en impressionne plus d'un
Qui prennent peur et délirent.

Elle est libre de tout ça.
Elle est libre de tout ça.

Lo Boob Oscillator
(translation) The
The moon is free I believe,
That radiates above,
Radiates above the rooftops.
The moon is free,
Even more than one would believe it,
It fluctuates between that and there,
The parts that one never sees,
It's not important that it returns
And when it has been plunged
Into cold obscurity
Give the impression that it darkens yourself
Quickly get back on your feet
With these unstable appearances
[...] that it can doubt
More faithful than one would believe
The moon is free

Receptive and absorbant
Of the light that it returned
It radiates above the rooftops
And fluctuates between that and there
Changing, fascinating
And at times even a little let go
It's in this way that one percieves it
Perfect disc, luminous disc
It reminds us [...]
Of the one who raises its head
In the hope of getting up a little bit
Transitory, unique, symbolic
Of some imaginary visions
It gives it more of an impression then
[...] it delivers them

It is above everything, (ga?)
It is above everything,
It is free of everything,
It is above everything,
It is free of everything,
It is above everything,

The moon is free I believe
That radiates above
That radiates above the rooftops
The moon if free
Even more than one would believe it
It fluctuates between that and these
That parts that one never sees
It's not important that it returns
It reminds us [...]
Of the one who raises its head
In the hope of getting up a little bit
Transitory, unique, symbolic
Of some imaginary visions
It gives more of an impression then
[...] it delivers them


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    My French is sketchy, and I have not been able to find any authoritative version of the lyrics even in French, but I believe the lyrics above have many minor errors. I have no idea why cold_war makes the above comments about "elements." As for "symbolic systems," the lyrics "Transitoire, unique, symbolique de quelques visions imaginaires" would be something like "Transitory, unique, symbolic of (some) imaginary visions."

    The The moon is free, I believe, That shines above you. The moon is free, More free than one would believe, It fluctuates between this and that, The parts that one does not see, It's not important, it will return And when it is plunged Into cold obscurity Gives the impression that it darkens It quickly gets back on its feet With its unstable appearances Which create doubt More faithful than one would believe The moon is free

    This has been my favorite Stereolab song since it first appeared. If anyone knows the accurate french, please post.

    Does anyone with a musical background know if the opening "la" she sings is the "la" of "do re mi fa so la ti do?"

    "Sugar/ oh, honey, honey/ you are my candy girl/ and you got me wanting you."

    Quisquillosoon April 25, 2007   Link

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