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Un Bout De Ciel
Canada Lyrics
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On a pris vers l'Est
Avec rien dans nos vestes
Juste un peu de quoi tenir
Jusqu'à la prochaine ville
On a coupé les frontières
On a dormi en plein air
Traversé les guerres
Un vieux rêve d'enfant
Voir la couleur du ciel au Pakistan
Toucher la mer de Chine
Les portes du Gange
On a continué ensemble
On a pris la mer
On a brûlé l'hiver
L'autre côté du miroir
Les rives de neige noire
Et on s'est trouvé un jour
Sur le chemin du retour
Le coeur au présent
Plus rien n'est jamais comme avant, non
Un vieux rêve d'enfant
Voir la couleur du ciel au Pakistan
Toucher la mer de Chine
Les portes du Gange
Un vieux rêve d'enfant
Toucher les feux du ciel très loin devant
Jouer son corps au poker
Pour gagner du temps
Si tu cherches un bout de ciel
Viens chez moi c'est toujours pareil
Si tu cherches un bout de ciel
Viens chez moi c'est toujours pareil
The lyrics of Canada's song Un Bout De Ciel describes the journey of a group of people who started together with nothing but a little bit of hope and managed to travel across borders, work together, and overcome wars. They had a dream since childhood to see the colors of the sky in Pakistan, the sea of China and the gates of Ganges and they never gave up on this dream. They finally achieved this dream traveling together as they crossed the ocean and burned the winter, now their heart is in the present and nothing is like before.
The lyrics inspire us never to give up on our dreams and to have faith that everything is possible if we have the will to chase it. The journey of this group of people is an inspiration to everyone who is working towards their goal, and it reminds us that the journey is as important as the destination.
Overall, "Un Bout De Ciel" is a song about chasing dreams, being grateful for the people who accompany us on the journey, and how we can continue to inspire others to pursue their dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
On a commencé ensemble
We started together
On a pris vers l'Est
We headed east
Avec rien dans nos vestes
With nothing in our jackets
Juste un peu de quoi tenir
Just enough to hold on
Jusqu'à la prochaine ville
Until the next town
On a coupé les frontières
We cut through borders
On a dormi en plein air
We slept in the open air
On a travaillé la nuit
We worked at night
Traversé les guerres
Crossed wars
Un vieux rêve d'enfant
An old childhood dream
Voir la couleur du ciel au Pakistan
To see the color of the sky in Pakistan
Toucher la mer de Chine
To touch the Sea of China
Les portes du Gange
The doors of the Ganges
On a continué ensemble
We continued together
On a pris la mer
We took to the sea
On a brûlé l'hiver
We burned the winter
L'autre côté du miroir
The other side of the mirror
Les rives de neige noire
The shores of black snow
Et on s'est trouvé un jour
And one day we found ourselves
Sur le chemin du retour
On the way back
Le coeur au présent
The heart in the present
Plus rien n'est jamais comme avant, non
Nothing is ever the same, no
Toucher les feux du ciel très loin devant
To touch the fires of the sky far ahead
Jouer son corps au poker
To play one's body in poker
Pour gagner du temps
To save time
Si tu cherches un bout de ciel
If you're looking for a piece of sky
Viens chez moi c'est toujours pareil
Come to my place, it's always the same
Contributed by Alexander R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.