Beyond the Sea
Lasry Lyrics
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Qu'on voit danser
Le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent
La mer
Des reflets changeants
Sous la pluie
Au ciel d'été confond
Ses blancs moutons
Avec les anges si purs
La mer
Bergère d'azur, infinie
Voyez
Près des étangs
Ces grands roseaux mouillés
Voyez
Ces oiseaux blancs
Et ces maisons rouillées
La mer
Les a bercés
Le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
La mer
A bercé mon cœur pour la vie
La mer
Qu'on voit danser
Le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent
La mer
Des reflets changeants
Sous la pluie
La mer
Au ciel d'été confond
Ses blancs moutons
Avec les anges si purs
La mer
Bergère d'azur, infinie
Voyez
Près des étangs
Ces grands roseaux mouillés
Voyez
Ces oiseaux blancs
Et ces maisons rouillées
La mer
Les a bercés
Le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
La mer
A bercé mon cœur pour la vie
The song "Beyond the Sea" or originally "La Mer" is a charming tribute to the sea and its wondrous beauty. The lyrics describe the various reflections, images and emotions evoked by the sea, forming a romantic and reverent ode. The song introduces the shimmering silver reflections seen along the sandy shorelines and how they change during rainfall. The sea is then compared to the purity of angels with its white-sheep waves that are seen in the summer skies. Using poetic license, the sea is personified and referred to as a blue shepherdess who is infinite and ever-present.
The second part of the song represents an encomium of the natural surroundings of the sea. The sweeping, wet reeds and the rosy hue of the sky that take form and translucency in the water. As it comes full circle, the lyrics return to the sea as a place of comfort and renewal, where the individual's heart is rocked by a love song resulting in a tranquil existence. The song is both romantic and sacred as it personifies the sea and pays luxurious accolades to its immense and breath-taking beauty.
Line by Line Meaning
La mer
The sea
Qu'on voit danser
That we see dancing
Le long des golfes clairs
Along the clear gulfs
A des reflets d'argent
Has silver reflections
La mer
The sea
Des reflets changeants
Changing reflections
Sous la pluie
Under the rain
La mer
The sea
Au ciel d'été confond
In the summer sky, confuses
Ses blancs moutons
Its white sheep
Avec les anges si purs
With the angels so pure
La mer
The sea
Bergère d'azur, infinie
Azure shepherdess, infinite
Voyez
See
Près des étangs
Near the ponds
Ces grands roseaux mouillés
These big wet reeds
Voyez
See
Ces oiseaux blancs
These white birds
Et ces maisons rouillées
And these rusty houses
La mer
The sea
Les a bercés
Rocked them
Le long des golfes clairs
Along the clear gulfs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
And with a love song
La mer
The sea
A bercé mon cœur pour la vie
Rocked my heart for life
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ALBERT LASRY, CHARLES LOUIS AUGUSTIN TRENET, WRITER UNKNOWN
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