Plus D'Ailes
L'Affaire Louis Trio Lyrics
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M'abandonne sur la plage,
Glissant sur Eole,
Sous un ciel sans nuage.
Je sens des ailes dans mon dos
Mais je reste assis sur le sable
Où j'ai enfoui mes envies
Aussi loin que le vent puisse aller
Je sais que je n'ai plus d'ailes
Je n'ai plus d'ailes
Plus d'ailes
Aussi loin que le vent puisse aller
Je sais que je n'ai plus d'ailes
Je n'ai plus d'ailes
Plus d'ailes
Le vent s'est couché
Le jour touche à sa fin
Gisant à mes pieds
Mes efforts seront vains
Le soleil glisse sous les flots
Dans le ciel orange les oiseaux chantent Icare
Et me vengent
Aussi loin que le vent puisse aller
Je sais que je n'ai plus d'ailes
Je n'ai plus d'ailes
Plus d'ailes
Aussi loin que le vent puisse aller
Je sais que je n'ai plus d'ailes
Je n'ai plus d'ailes.
The lyrics of L'Affaire Louis' Trio's song Plus D'Ailes (No More Wings) describe the feeling of being stuck, powerless and unable to achieve one's desires. The song starts with a metaphorical image of a bird flying away and leaving the singer stranded on a beach. The bird carries a sense of freedom and adventure, but the singer is left behind, devoid of the ability to fly like the bird. Even though the singer feels like he has wings on his back, he remains stuck on the sand, buried by his own unfulfilled desires.
The chorus of the song repeats the line "Aussi loin que le vent puisse aller, je sais que je n'ai plus d'ailes" (As far as the wind can go, I know I no longer have wings) to reiterate the feeling of being stuck and powerless. The song ends with a melancholic image of the sun setting and the singer realizing that his efforts to soar and achieve his desires will be in vain, as he no longer has the freedom to do so. The reference to Icarus in the last verse reinforces the idea that the singer's dreams of flying have led to his downfall, and the birds that sing in the orange sky are mocking him for his futile desires.
Overall, the lyrics of Plus D'Ailes are a powerful and emotional commentary on the human experience of feeling helpless and powerless, even when it seems like one has the ability to achieve great things. The singer's inability to fly takes on a larger metaphorical meaning of feeling stuck and unable to achieve one's dreams and desires.
Line by Line Meaning
L'oiseau qui s'envole
The bird flying away from me
M'abandonne sur la plage,
Leaves me abandoned on the beach,
Glissant sur Eole,
Gliding on the wind,
Sous un ciel sans nuage.
Under a cloudless sky.
Je sens des ailes dans mon dos
I feel wings on my back
Mais je reste assis sur le sable
But I stay seated on the sand,
Où j'ai enfoui mes envies
Where I buried my desires.
Aussi loin que le vent puisse aller
As far as the wind can go,
Je sais que je n'ai plus d'ailes
I know I have no wings anymore,
Je n'ai plus d'ailes
I have no wings
Plus d'ailes
No wings
Le vent est couché
The wind has calmed down
Le jour touche à sa fin
The day is coming to an end
Gisant à mes pieds
Lying at my feet
Mes efforts seront vains
My efforts will be in vain.
Le soleil glisse sous les flots
The sun slips under the waves,
Dans le ciel orange les oiseaux chantent Icare
In the orange sky, birds sing of Icarus,
Et me vengent
And avenge me.
Contributed by Thomas M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.