Sarah
Moustaki Georges Lyrics
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La femme qui est dans mon lit
N'a plus vingt ans depuis longtemps
Les yeux cernés
Par les années
Par les amours
Au jour le jour
La bouche usée
Trop souvent mais
Trop mal donnés
Le teint blafard
Malgré le fard
Plus pâle qu'une
Tache de lune
La femme qui est dans mon lit
N'a plus vingt ans depuis longtemps
Les seins trop lourds
De trop d'amours
Ne portent pas
Le nom d'appâts
Le corps lassé
Trop caressé
Trop souvent mais
Trop mal aimé
Le dos voûté
Semble porter
Les souvenirs
Qu'elle a dû fuir
La femme qui est dans mon lit
N'a plus vingt ans depuis longtemps
Ne riez pas
N'y touchez pas
Gardez vos larmes
Et vos sarcasmes
Lorsque la nuit
Nous réunit
Son corps, ses mains
S'offrent aux miens
Et c'est son coeur
Couvert de pleurs
Et de blessures
Qui me rassure
The song "Sarah" by Georges Moustaki is a melancholic and intimate portrayal of a woman who is no longer in her youthful prime. The singer, who is likely a lover, describes a woman who has aged, with cerned eyes, a mouth that has been worn out by too many kisses, and a complexion that is more pale than a spot on the moon. Despite her aging, the woman still has heavy breasts that don't serve as bait, and a body that has been caressed too often, but not loved enough. She also carries the weight of her memories that she has been forced to flee from.
Even though the woman has aged, the singer seems to love and appreciate her. He asks others to not laugh or touch her while she is in his bed, and to keep their tears and sarcasm to themselves when they see her. When they are together at night, she surrenders herself to his body and hands, and it is her heart, covered in tears and wounds, that reassures him. The song can be interpreted as a tribute to the beauty and complexity of aging, and a plea to not overlook the value of those who have grown old.
Overall, "Sarah" is a song that captures the bittersweet feelings that come with aging and the realization that beauty fades with time. It is a reminder to cherish and appreciate the people in our lives regardless of their age, and that they too have stories and experiences that make them unique and valuable.
Line by Line Meaning
Sarah
This song is about a woman named Sarah.
La femme qui est dans mon lit
The woman who is in my bed.
N'a plus vingt ans depuis longtemps
She is no longer in her twenties.
Les yeux cernés
Her eyes are surrounded by dark circles.
Par les années
Because of the passing years.
Par les amours
Because of the loves.
Au jour le jour
Living day by day.
La bouche usée
Her mouth is worn out.
Par les baisers
Because of the kisses.
Trop souvent mais
Too often, however.
Trop mal donnés
Given badly.
Le teint blafard
Her complexion is pale.
Malgré le fard
Despite the makeup.
Plus pâle qu'une
Paler than a.
Tache de lune
Moon stain.
Les seins trop lourds
Her breasts are too heavy.
De trop d'amours
Because of too many loves.
Ne portent pas
They don't carry.
Le nom d'appâts
The name of bait.
Le corps lassé
Her body is tired.
Trop caressé
Too often caressed.
Trop souvent mais
Too often, however.
Trop mal aimé
Loved poorly.
Le dos voûté
Her back is curved.
Semble porter
Seems to carry.
Les souvenirs
The memories.
Qu'elle a dû fuir
That she had to run away from.
Ne riez pas
Don't laugh.
N'y touchez pas
Don't touch her.
Gardez vos larmes
Keep your tears.
Et vos sarcasmes
And your sarcasms.
Lorsque la nuit
When the night.
Nous réunit
Brings us together.
Son corps, ses mains
Her body, her hands.
S'offrent aux miens
Offer themselves to mine.
Et c'est son coeur
And it's her heart.
Couvert de pleurs
Covered in tears.
Et de blessures
And wounds.
Qui me rassure
That reassures me.
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