Critique du chapitre 3
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine Lyrics

& les roses de l'été
The beauty of summer roses can be deceiving, as they are often as dark as the memories we keep hidden.

sont souvent aussi noires
The roses can represent the dark things in life that we may try to ignore or forget.

que les charmes exhalés
The things we find alluring or tempting, like the roses, can also be just as dark and dangerous.

dans nos trous de mémoire
These dark memories reside within us, hidden away like secrets in our minds.

les vaccins de la vie
The experiences we have in life are like vaccines, shaping and molding us.

sur les bleus de nos cœurs
These experiences can leave lasting emotional scars, visible like bruises on our hearts.

ont la mélancolie
There is often a sense of melancholy attached to these experiences.

des sols bémols mineurs
The sadness of our experiences is like the minor key in music that can bring a sense of melancholy.

pour un temps d'amour
In the midst of all this darkness, there was a time of love.

tant de haine en retour
But in return for that love, there was also so much hate.

quelques froides statues
The world is filled with cold statues, monuments to those who have died.

aux pieds des sycomores
These statues are often found beneath the shade of ancient trees.

rappellent un jamais plus
They serve as a reminder that those who have died will never return.

avec le nom des morts
The names of the dead are etched into these monuments, a reminder of their lives.

un oiseau de chagrin
Grief can be as heavy as a bird, weighing down our thoughts and emotions.

dans le ciel assombri
The darkening sky represents the sorrow and pain that we feel.

chante un nouveau matin
Through our pain and sorrow, there is hope for a new tomorrow.

sur des ruines en bosnie
This hope can arise even from the ruins and destruction of war-torn places like Bosnia.

je visionne les miroirs
I look into mirrors, reflecting on my own life and the lives of others.

de ces vies déchirées
These reflections often bring to mind the pain and suffering that people endure.

maintenant que le soir
As the evening falls, so does a sense of darkness and despair.

ne cesse de tomber
This sense of despair seems to be never-ending.

& ma colère qui monte
These reflections can bring a sense of anger and frustration to the surface.

& ma haine accrochée
This anger can lead to a sense of hatred that can be hard to overcome.

au-dessus de ces tombes
This hatred can linger, even over the graves of those who have died.

où je n'ose pas cracher
Despite this anger and hatred, there is a sense of reverence and respect for the dead.

d'autres salauds cosmiques
There are others in the universe who commit unspeakable acts of violence and cruelty.

s'enivrent à bételgeuse
They revel in their power, even as they are lightyears away on a distant star.

dans les chants magnétiques
Their power seems to radiate out from them, like magnetic waves.

des putains nébuleuses
This power they hold is like a whore, empty and soulless.

l'humain peut disparaître
Humanity can disappear, extinguished by the cruelty of others.

& son monde avec lui
If humanity disappears, the world as we know it will also come to an end.

qu'est-ce que la planète terre
In the grand scheme of things, what is the planet Earth?

dans l'œil d'un rat maudit
To those who would commit acts of cruelty, Earth is just a insignificant speck in the universe.

pour un temps d'amour
In the midst of all this darkness, there was a time of love.

tant de haine en retour
But in return for that love, there was also so much hate.