La valse des regrets
Françoise Hardy & Hélène Grimaud Lyrics
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La brise fait de son archet
Chanter la valse des regrets
Mon bel amour au bois dormant
Quittez vos rêves troublants vous éveillant
Tout doucement
Venez vers moi qui vous attends
Venez vers moi il est grand temps
Calmer l'émoi d'un cœur qui bat
Devant l'effroi d'une prière vaine
L'ombre s'alanguit
Des formes glissent sans bruit et du passé
Vestiges usés
Nos souvenirs s'en vont danser
Comme l'Arc en ciel après la pluie
Comme le soleil après la nuit
Serais-je celle qui chassera vos peines?
L'orgue de la nuit au clair de lune gémit
Gémit toujours dans mon cœur lourd
Qui n'attend plus que votre amour
The lyrics of Françoise Hardy's song "La valse des regrets" convey a sense of longing, nostalgia, and a desire for love and connection. The use of poetic imagery, such as the organ of the night crying under the moonlight and the breeze playing its bow to sing the waltz of regrets, sets the mood of melancholy and introspection.
The song begins with a plea to a beloved, asking them to leave behind their troubling dreams and slowly come towards the singer who is waiting for them. There is a sense of urgency in the invitation, as the singer believes that it is high time to calm the turmoil in their heart, confronted by the fear of a futile prayer. The shadow lengthens, and silent shapes glide by, carrying away worn remnants of the past. Memories are depicted as dancing away, like an arc-en-ciel (rainbow) after the rain or the sun after the night. The singer wonders if they could be the one to chase away the beloved's sorrows.
The last lines reveal a heavy heart, which no longer waits for anything but the beloved's love. The organ of the night continues to lament, symbolizing the lingering sadness in the singer's heart that yearns for the arrival of the beloved's love.
Overall, the song expresses a deep yearning for emotional connection, the need for solace, and the hope that love can heal the wounds of the past.
Line by Line Meaning
L'orgue de la nuit au clair de lune gémit
The organ of the night laments under the moonlight
La brise fait de son archet
The breeze plays with its bow
Chanter la valse des regrets
Singing the waltz of regrets
Mon bel amour au bois dormant
My beautiful love in a dormant forest
Quittez vos rêves troublants vous éveillant
Leave your troubling dreams awakening you
Tout doucement
Very gently
Venez vers moi qui vous attends
Come towards me who is waiting for you
Venez vers moi il est grand temps
Come towards me, it's high time
Calmer l'émoi d'un cœur qui bat
Calm the tumult of a beating heart
Devant l'effroi d'une prière vaine
In the face of the terror of a vain prayer
L'ombre s'alanguit
The shadow languishes
Des formes glissent sans bruit et du passé
Shapes silently glide from the past
Vestiges usés
Worn-out remnants
Nos souvenirs s'en vont danser
Our memories go off to dance
Comme l'Arc en ciel après la pluie
Like the rainbow after the rain
Comme le soleil après la nuit
Like the sun after the night
Serais-je celle qui chassera vos peines?
Could I be the one who will chase away your sorrows?
L'orgue de la nuit au clair de lune gémit
The organ of the night laments under the moonlight
Gémit toujours dans mon cœur lourd
Always moaning in my heavy heart
Qui n'attend plus que votre amour
Which only awaits your love
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