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.
Un beau jour ou peut-être une nuit
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel
Et venant de nulle part surgit un aigle noir
Lentement, les ailes déployées
Lentement, je le vis tournoyer
Près de moi dans un bruissement d'ailes
Comme tombé du ciel, l'oiseau vint se poser
Il avait des yeux couleur rubis
Et des plumes couleur de la nuit
À son front brillant de mille feux
L'oiseau roi couronné portait un diamant bleu
De son bec, il a touché ma joue
Dans ma main il a glissé son cou
C'est alors que je l'ai reconnu
Surgissant du passé, il m'était revenu
Dis l'oiseau, oh dis emmène-moi
Retournons au pays d'autrefois
Comme avant dans mes rêves d'enfant
Pour cueillir en tremblant des étoiles, des étoiles
Comme avant dans mes rêves d'enfant
Comme avant sur un nuage blanc
Comme avant allumer le soleil
Être faiseur de pluie et faire des merveilles
L'aigle noir dans un bruissement d'ailes
Prit son vol pour regagner le ciel
Un beau jour ou peut-être une nuit
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel
Et venant de nulle part surgit un aigle noir
Un beau jour ou était-ce une nuit?
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel
Et venant de nulle part, surgit un aigle noir
Un beau jour, une nuit
Près d'un lac, endormie
Quand soudain
Surgissant de nulle part
Surgit un aigle noir
Un beau jour, une nuit
Près d'un lac, endormie
Quand soudain
Il venait de nulle part
Il surgit l'aigle noir
Un beau jour, une nuit
Près d'un lac, endormie
Il venait de nulle part
Il surgit l'aigle noir
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel
Et venant de nulle part surgit un aigle noir
Lentement, les ailes déployées
Lentement, je le vis tournoyer
Près de moi dans un bruissement d'ailes
Comme tombé du ciel, l'oiseau vint se poser
Il avait des yeux couleur rubis
Et des plumes couleur de la nuit
À son front brillant de mille feux
L'oiseau roi couronné portait un diamant bleu
De son bec, il a touché ma joue
Dans ma main il a glissé son cou
C'est alors que je l'ai reconnu
Surgissant du passé, il m'était revenu
Dis l'oiseau, oh dis emmène-moi
Retournons au pays d'autrefois
Comme avant dans mes rêves d'enfant
Pour cueillir en tremblant des étoiles, des étoiles
Comme avant dans mes rêves d'enfant
Comme avant sur un nuage blanc
Comme avant allumer le soleil
Être faiseur de pluie et faire des merveilles
L'aigle noir dans un bruissement d'ailes
Prit son vol pour regagner le ciel
Un beau jour ou peut-être une nuit
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel
Et venant de nulle part surgit un aigle noir
Un beau jour ou était-ce une nuit?
Près d'un lac, je m'étais endormie
Quand soudain, semblant crever le ciel
Et venant de nulle part, surgit un aigle noir
Un beau jour, une nuit
Près d'un lac, endormie
Quand soudain
Surgissant de nulle part
Surgit un aigle noir
Un beau jour, une nuit
Près d'un lac, endormie
Quand soudain
Il venait de nulle part
Il surgit l'aigle noir
Un beau jour, une nuit
Près d'un lac, endormie
Il venait de nulle part
Il surgit l'aigle noir
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