Je n'ai pas fini d'esperer
Infatiguable comme une araignée
Je guette vers l'avenir
Vers ma toile quotidienne
Les joies du soir et du matin
Qui filent a toute vitesse
Tant pis pour les chagrins, les douleurs, et les énervements
Qui passent lentement
Et qui se crochent
Oui mais voila, je sais que je dois
Chaque jour,chaque heure
M'avancer vers cette falaise
Et vers ce grand trou sans fond
Je me retourne souvent
Et j'aperçois
Tres loin
Le brouillard de ma naissance
Je suis le nomade
Qui marche la nuit
Et qui attend le jour
Et l'oubli...


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Tnaslation (From French):

I haven't finished hoping
Infallible like a spider
I watch for the future
Towards my daily web
The joys of the evening and the morning
That escape at top speed
Too bad for the sorrows, the pains, and the irritations
That pass slowly
And hook themselves
Yes, but that is it; I know that I must
Each day, each hour
Advance towards that cliff
And towards that bottomless pit
I return often
And notice
Very far away
The fog of my birth
I am the nomad
Who walks the night
And who waits for day
And forgets it.....





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    These never quite sounded right. I could hear words that have been omitted here, and upon closer inspection, I realized parts of these lyrics are just wrong. So here are the correct ones, taken from Philippe Soupault's poem "Quand on regarde une montre".

    Je n’ai pas fini d’espérer infatigable comme une araignée vigilante je quitte pour les retenir dans ma toile quotidienne les joies du soir et du matin sui filent à toute vitesse Tant pis pour les chagrins et les douleurs et les emmerdements qui passent lentement et qui s’accrochent

    Oui mais voilà je sais que je dois chaque jour chaque heure m’avancer vers cette falaise et vers ce grand trou sans fond je me retourne souvent et j’aperçois très loin Le brouillard de ma naissance Je suis le nomade qui marche la nuit Et qui attend le jour et l’oubli

    Shutyourmouth2on July 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    hmm, that French poetry creeps me out when I listen to this song :P

    I think there may be a connection between these lyrics and the name of the song, which apparently means "belt" in French.

    Zovistograton May 03, 2008   Link
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    General Comment

    Actually, "Tache" means "Task".

    rapkaon August 01, 2008   Link

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