The song title is formatted differently, depending on the version.
2011 release, both song versions
Back cover: Le Secret (2005) / Le Secret (2011)Bandcamp: Le Secret (2005 version) / Le Secret (2011 version)Spotify: Le Secret / Le Secret - re-recordedApple Music: Le Secret / Le Secret (re-recorded)
Le secret
Alcest Lyrics
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Imitent mon petit corps beree par le vent
Et le lierre murmure des mots familiers
Pose sur la vie un regard d'enfant
Pur humer les suaves parfums exhalés
D'un jardin dont jadis tu empris le secret
Chanterent alors les rieuses filles diaphanes
De la riviere scintillane et nacrée
The opening lines of Alcest's "Le Secret" describe a curious ballet between the trees, as they sway back and forth in the wind, imitating the swaying of the singer's body. The ivy around them murmurs familiar words and the singer looks upon life with the eyes of a child, seeking to inhale the sweet fragrances emanating from a garden whose secrets he once knew. In response to his search, the laughing, diaphanous girls of the glittering, pearly river begin to sing.
The lyrics are powerful because they convey a longing for a lost Eden, a place of beauty and innocence that can no longer be found in the world. The singer yearns for the purity and happiness of childhood, and for the freedom to revel in the natural world without inhibition or fear. This nostalgia is reflected in the song's dreamy melody and soft, ethereal harmonies. "Le Secret" is a beautiful example of the power of music to transport us to another world, where we can experience the full gamut of human emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
Parfois, les arbres ébauchent un curieux ballet
Sometimes, the trees perform a strange dance
Imitent mon petit corps beree par le vent
They mimic my small body swaying in the wind
Et le lierre murmure des mots familiers
And the ivy whispers familiar words
Pose sur la vie un regard d'enfant
It sees the world with childlike wonder
Pur humer les suaves parfums exhalés
Purely to inhale the sweet fragrances that waft
D'un jardin dont jadis tu empris le secret
From a garden whose secrets you once borrowed
Chanterent alors les rieuses filles diaphanes
Then the laughing, transparent girls started to sing
De la riviere scintillane et nacrée
Of the sparkling, pearly river
Contributed by Emma F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Henrique Almeida
Sometimes the trees sway in a strange ballet,
Imitate my small body cradled by the wind,
And the ivy whispers familiar words.
View the world through children's eyes
To smell the sweet exhaled perfumes
In a garden of which you captured the secret,
And then the laughing nymphs will sing
From the pearly glimmering river.
This is the orignal translate from CD,LP
ARedredRose
honestly this is one of the greatest pieces of music that i have ever had the privilege of listening to holy god this killed me and brought me back to life
stockcomsprite
when I was a teenager I used to light an incense and hear to that, it was relaxing a kind of meditation ? Well, one of my favorite bands of life, comfortable nostalgia
Michael Queelag
"Sometimes, the trees sketch a curious ballet, Imitate my small body cradled by the wind, And the ivy murmurs familiar words, Bears on life a look of pure child to smell the sweet exhaled perfumes Of a garden of which you adored the secret, Sing then the cheerful hazy girls Of the river glistening and made pearly"
Henrique Almeida
Sometimes the trees sway in a strange ballet,
Imitate my small body cradled by the wind,
And the ivy whispers familiar words.
View the world through children's eyes
To smell the sweet exhaled perfumes
In a garden of which you captured the secret,
And then the laughing nymphs will sing
From the pearly glimmering river.
This is the orignal translate from CD,LP
angeblowme
so fucking beautiful, nice translation man.
thank u
Jess Nödtveidt
God's doing music on this cold Earth... ❤
Franco Estrubia
It's great how both versions maintain their own appeal.
Sven Wheeler
One of the greatest songs in creation
Piotr Davidoff
>>"Le Secret" was released 10 years ago... Time is moving so fast.<< - Alcest
leoncurtis
omg this production doesnt hurt my ears like the original. this sound allows to hear the chords way better I love Alcest