Moon
Bruno Pelletier Lyrics

Moon, you who shine your light.
The singer is addressing the moon, which shines brightly on the Paris night.

Bright on the Paris night.
The moon's light is particularly vivid and illuminates the city of Paris.

See, how a man suffers all for love.
The singer observes how one man endures immense emotional pain because of his passionate love for someone else.

Clear, solitary star.
The moon is a prominent and discernible celestial object, isolated from the other stars in the sky.

So far, when day returns.
Despite the arrival of daylight, the moon remains in the sky and is visible from a great distance.

Please hear.
The singer pleads with the moon to listen to the cries of humanity on Earth.

Up there so high the cry of the world.
The moon is positioned high in the sky, and it can hear the sorrowful cries of humankind below.

Please hear the cry, of a man in pain.
The artist requests that the moon attend to the suffering of a specific man who is heartbroken.

For whom all those million stars.
Despite the presence of countless other stars in the sky, none of them hold the same significance as the shining eyes of the man's beloved.

Don't shine like those shining eyes.
The love that the man has for his partner is so intense that no other object, celestial or otherwise, can compete with their beauty.

He loves with a mortal love.
The man's love for his partner is passionate and intense, but also flawed and limited by his earthly existence.

Moon.
The artist repeats the moon's name.

Moon, please don't disappear.
The singer implores the moon not to set before it has listened to what they have to say.

Before you have time to hear.
The singer is worried that the moon will vanish from the sky before it can attend to their request.

Just hear.
The singer reiterates that they want the moon to listen to their pleas.

How cries the heart of the human beast.
People's emotions can be likened to those of a wild animal, and the artist describes how loud and pained their cries can be.

Please hear the cry, Quasimodo cries.
The artist asks the moon to listen to the particular cries of Quasimodo, a character from Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

He cries for his heart is full.
Quasimodo is weeping because his heart is heavy with emotion, possibly relating to his feelings for Esmeralda in the novel.

His voice over mountains flies.
Quasimodo's voice carries far and wide, traveling beyond the city and over hillsides and mountains.

So high, that I know it flies to you.
The artist believes that even though Quasimodo's cries are not directed towards the moon specifically, they will be heard and understood by the celestial object.

See, how this man aspires.
The artist observes how another man desires to elevate himself and be closer to divinity.

To join, his poor voice with angels.
The man seeks to align himself with heavenly beings, hoping his voice will blend in with theirs and be heard alongside theirs by the moon and others in the sky.

For poets as they write.
The moon's light is an inspiration to writers and poets, who are influenced by its beauty and symbolism.

See, how a man suffers all.
The artist reminds us that the same man who was mentioned earlier, is still tormented by love and suffering.

For love.
All the pain and anguish being experienced is because of the man's passion and devotion to his beloved.