Vanessa Paradis

[Mary-Anne]

Lovely song I always liked her voice, it's so soft & sweet
& she looks beautiful of course, as always --

I can definitely see some of Johnny Depp in there in the style of the video too, like the top-hat she is wearing... Very cool.

[ForChicSake]

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[Captain_Lydia]

Love the video.
Song sounds nice but I have no idea what she's saying.
They work well together.
Some of my favorite videos of hers are ones he's directed or had a part of.

[*ana*]

the lyrics and translation (by Noémie on vanessaparadis.info)

Il y a là la peinture / Les oiseaux d'envergure / Qui luttent contre le vent
Il y a là les bordures / Les distances / Ton allure / Quand tu marches juste devant

Il y a là les fissures / Fermées les serrures / Comme envolés les cerfs-volants
Il y a là la littérature / Le manque d'élan / L'inertie / Le mouvement
Parfois on regarde les choses / Telles qu'elles sont / En se demandant pourquoi
Parfois on les regarde / Telles qu'elles pourraient être / En se disant pourquoi pas
Il y a lalala, si l'on prenait le temps / Si l'on prenait le temps

CHORUS:
Il y a là la littérature / Le manque d'élan / L'inertie / Le mouvement
Parfois on regarde les choses / Telles qu'elles sont / En se demandant pourquoi
Parfois on les regarde / Telles qu'elles pourraient être / En se disant pourquoi pas

Il y a là les mystères / Le silence sous la mer / Qui luttent contre le temps
Il y a là les bordures / Les distances / Ton allure / Quand tu marches juste devant
Il y a là les murmures / Un soupir d'aventure / Comme emmêlés les cerfs-volants

CHORUS X2

There is the painting / Birds wingspan / Who fight against the wind
There are, there, edges / Distances, your gait / When you walk just ahead

There are cracks / Close locks / Fly the kites
There is, there, literature / The lack of elan / Inertia / Movement
Sometimes we look at things / As they are / Wondering why
Sometimes we look at them / As they could be / Saying why not
There is lalala ... / If we take the time X2

CHORUS:
There is, there, literature / The lack of elan / Inertia / Movement
Sometimes we look at things / As they are / Wondering why
Sometimes we look at them / As they could be / Saying why not

There are, there, mysteries / Silence under the sea / Who fight against the time
There are, there, edges / Distances / Your gait / When you walk just ahead
There are, there, murmurs / Sigh of adventure / Tangle the kites

CHORUS X2

she translates "comme envolés les cerfs-volants" and "comme emmêlés les cerfs-volants" as "fly the kites" and "tangle the kites", which sound a bit weird to me. shouldn't it be "as the kites fly"/"as the kites tangle"?

[STYLEOClDE]

Originally Posted by Mary-Anne

Lovely song I always liked her voice, it's so soft & sweet

Yes! I think her voice is just so soothing to listen to.

[Jenna-maria]

her new song is lovely and i really like that
video is nice.
i really like the way she does music, it is so relaxing and french is so beautiful language to listen.

[vivalavida]

Originally Posted by Captain_Lydia

Love the video.
Song sounds nice but I have no idea what she's saying.
They work well together.
Some of my favorite videos of hers are ones he's directed or had a part of.

Yeh, same =) L'Incendie is a good video as is Pourtant

[melt977]

this is a really bad video clip... the song is bad as well, but the video is almost unwatchable imo...

[*ana*]

there's something about the video, the special effects, that bothers me a lot. she looks good but i can't say i really like it.
l'incendie was better, but my favorite is by far pourtant.

[Diorette]

Where can I watch the video ?
It wasn't posted in this thread, was it ??

[*ana*]

[Diorette]

^ Thanks a lot *ana*.

I love the song but I don't like the video at all.

[paper.flowers]

Originally Posted by *ana*

the lyrics and translation (by Noémie on vanessaparadis.info)
she translates "comme envolés les cerfs-volants" and "comme emmêlés les cerfs-volants" as "fly the kites" and "tangle the kites", which sound a bit weird to me. shouldn't it be "as the kites fly"/"as the kites tangle"?

i'm french XD it's more "as if the kites had flown away" i think it's something to symbolize chilhood!

[paper.flowers]

the little girl looking in the mirror IS lily rose and she is also on the caravn's stairs playin guitar while jack is dancing on her left side ! so cute <3
i personaly adore this video clip

[Aby]

I really didn't like the video. I mean it's not bad but I'd expected so much more.
I get that JD wanted to translate the nostalgic, melancholic vibe of the song but it's just too literal and not very original imo.