The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Tu es plus facile à faire qu'à comprendre
Et tombée je n'ai pas pu te prendre
Partie trop loin de toi
J'ai voulu te manquer
À tes yeux feindre d'exister
Et au sud de mes peines j'ai volé loin de toi
Pour couvrir mon cœur d'une cire plus noire
Que tous les regards lancés à mon égard
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
Tu fus plus facile à suivre
Dans la ville qui devint notre plus grande fuite
Et moi étendue dans ce lit
Je contemple ce que je t'ai donné de ma vie
Et au sud de mes peines j'ai volé loin de toi
Pour couvrir mon cœur d'une cire plus noire
Que tous les regards lancés à mon égard
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
Et tombée je n'ai pas pu te prendre
Partie trop loin de toi
J'ai voulu te manquer
À tes yeux feindre d'exister
Et au sud de mes peines j'ai volé loin de toi
Pour couvrir mon cœur d'une cire plus noire
Que tous les regards lancés à mon égard
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
Tu fus plus facile à suivre
Dans la ville qui devint notre plus grande fuite
Et moi étendue dans ce lit
Je contemple ce que je t'ai donné de ma vie
Et au sud de mes peines j'ai volé loin de toi
Pour couvrir mon cœur d'une cire plus noire
Que tous les regards lancés à mon égard
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
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C'était salement romantique Lyrics as written by Beatrice Martin
Lyrics © Dare To Care (Les éditions)
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Et au sud de mes peines j'ai volé loin de toi Pour couvrir mon cœur d'une cire plus noire Que tous les regards lancés à mon égard J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
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Et au sud de mes peines j'ai volé loin de toi Pour couvrir mon cœur d'une cire plus noire Que tous le regards lancés à mon égard J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi J'ai tenté de voler loin de toi
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Forgive my english... anyone up for translating? I can't understand a word she's singing but its entranced me none the less :)
Here is a rough translation:
You are easier to do than understand And fallen I could not take you Gone far away from you I wanted to be missed; in your eyes pretend to exist
And south of my woes I flew far away from you To cover my heart of an even blacker wax Than all the looks thrown my way I tried to fly far away from you I tried to fly far away from you
You were easier to follow In the city that became our greatest escape And I, lying on this bed I contemplate what I gave you of my life
And south of my woes I flew far away from you To cover my heart of an even blacker wax Than all the looks thrown my way I tried to fly far away from you I tried to fly far away from you
Rough translation:
You are easier to make to understand And fallen I could not take to you Parted too far from you I wanted to miss you in your eyes pretending to exist
And in the south of my sorrows I flew far from you To cover my heart in a blacker wax That all glances launched in my connection I tried to fly far from you I tried to fly far from you
You were easier to follow In the city which ??? our greater escape And me extended in this bed I contemplate what I t' gave of my life
And in the south of my sorrows I flew far from you To cover my heart in a blacker wax That all glances launched in my connection I tried to fly far from you I tried to fly far from you
Basically, from the rough translations, this song is about an unrequited love. This person gave his or her heart into the relationship(or lack of) only to be pushed aside. And so, the person copes by shunning his or her heart.
Also, "C'était salement romantique" means "It was so goddamn romantic!"
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