Tu t'en vas à la dérive
Sur la rivière du souvenir
Et moi, courant sur la rive
Je te crie de revenir
Mais, lentement, tu t'éloignes
Et dans ta course éperdue
Peu à peu, je te regagne
Un peu du terrain perdu

De temps en temps, tu t'enfonces
Dans le liquide mouvant
Ou bien, frôlant quelques ronces
Tu hésites et tu m'attends
En te cachant la figure
Dans ta robe retroussée
De peur que ne te défigurent
Et la honte et les regrets

Tu n'es plus qu'une pauvre épave
Chienne crevée au fil de l'eau
Mais je reste ton esclave
Et plonge dans le ruisseau
Quand le souvenir s'arrête
Et l'océan de l'oubli
Brisant nos coeurs et nos têtes
À jamais, nous réunit


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La noyée Lyrics as written by Serge Gainsbourg

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    i dont really know the meaning...but here is the english lyric

    The Drowned Woman

    You drift On the river of memory and I run on the riverbank I call for you to return But, slowly you move away And in my frantic run Little by little, you return A little lost ground

    From time to time, you instil yourself In the moving water or sometimes brushing a blackberry (tree) you hesitate and wait for me While you hide your face In your rolled-up dress For fear that you are disfigured And the shame and the regrets

    You are nothing more than a poor wreck bitch floating on the water But I remain your slave And dive into the stream When the memory stops itself And the ocean of forgetfulness Breaks our hearts and our heads Forever, we reunite

    katieiskoolieson January 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    This song is a metaphor for fading memories. The person thinks about his former love, and how the memories fade away. This is the image of the woman drowning in the river; the woman stands for the memories, the river for the time that separates them, and drives them apart. She drowns in the time that has passed, until finally everything faded away

    maximekuhon December 25, 2007   Link

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