Rafales
Lavilliers (Bernard) Lyrics
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Quand ses guerriers mongols brûlent les caravanes
Le vent sculpte les dunes et change les frontières
Déchirant les burkas des princesses nomades
Le chant profond des romantiques échevelé des anarchistes
Le vent qui hurle solitaire force le gris dans tes yeux verts
Rugissant dans la nuit, cauchemar des marins
Tu t'amuses à bercer les palmes du matin
Innocent tout à coup, miracle des tornades
Le chant profond des romantiques échevelé des anarchistes
Le vent qui hurle solitaire force le gris dans tes yeux verts
La rage crucifiée sur la rose des vents
Toi qui ris de la pluie et te fous de l'amour
Le fauve d'Amazonie fait patte de velours
Calme plat, invisible, persécuteur du temps
Le chant profond des romantiques échevelé des anarchistes
Le vent qui hurle solitaire force le gris dans tes yeux verts.
The lyrics of Bernard Lavilliers' song "Rafales" are quite poetic and evocative, painting a picture of the power and unpredictability of the wind. The opening lines describe how the wind suddenly bursts open the doors of the desert and how Mongol warriors burn caravans, suggesting a sense of chaos and destruction that the wind can bring. The wind is further depicted as a sculptor, constantly reshaping the dunes and changing borders, and even tearing apart the burkas of nomadic princesses.
Amidst all this, the wind also has a profound impact on individuals, as reflected in the lines about the wind forcing "the grey" into "your green eyes" and how it can evoke both the "profound chant of the romantics" and the "wild hair of the anarchists". The wind is said to be a constant force that howls loudly and solitarily, driving its power deep into the souls of those who feel it.
The lyrics also mention a rider on an Arabian horse, who is both playful and destructive, and whose actions are described as both innocent and miraculous. The song then takes a darker turn, with references to a "crucified rage" and a "fierce Amazon" who can be both gentle and cruel. Overall, the song seems to suggest that the wind embodies both the beauty and the danger of the natural world, and that it can evoke powerful emotions and experiences in those who encounter it.
Line by Line Meaning
Le vent pousse d'un coup les portes du désert
The wind abruptly pushes open the doors of the desert.
Quand ses guerriers mongols brûlent les caravanes
When Mongolian warriors burn caravans.
Le vent sculpte les dunes et change les frontières
The wind sculpts the dunes and changes borders.
Déchirant les burkas des princesses nomades
Tearing the burqas of nomadic princesses.
Le chant profond des romantiques échevelé des anarchistes
The deep song of the romantics mixed with the wildness of the anarchists.
Le vent qui hurle solitaire force le gris dans tes yeux verts
The lonely howling wind forces gray into your green eyes.
En chevauchant debout sur des pur-sang arabes
Riding standing up on Arabian thoroughbreds.
Rugissant dans la nuit, cauchemar des marins
Roaring in the night, nightmare of sailors.
Tu t'amuses à bercer les palmes du matin
You amuse yourself by swaying the morning palm trees.
Innocent tout à coup, miracle des tornades
Suddenly innocent, miracle of tornadoes.
La rage crucifiée sur la rose des vents
Rage crucified on the compass rose.
Toi qui ris de la pluie et te fous de l'amour
You who laugh at the rain and don't care about love.
Le fauve d'Amazonie fait patte de velours
The Amazonian beast puts on a velvet paw.
Calme plat, invisible, persécuteur du temps
Calm and invisible, persecutor of time.
Le chant profond des romantiques échevelé des anarchistes
The deep song of the romantics mixed with the wildness of the anarchists.
Le vent qui hurle solitaire force le gris dans tes yeux verts.
The lonely howling wind forces gray into your green eyes.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BERNARD LAVILLIERS
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