Belle
Notre-Dame de Paris Lyrics
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La parola bella e nata insieme lei
Col suo corpo e con i piedi nudi lei
E' un volo che afferrerei e stringerei
Ma sale su l'inferno a stringere me
Ho visto sotto la sua gonna da gitana
Con quale cuore prego ancora Notre Dame
C'e...
Sia cancellato dalla faccia della terra!
Volesse il diavolo, la vita passerei
Con le mie dita tra i capelli d' Esmeralda
Bella...
E' il demonio che si e incarnato in lei
Per straparmi gli occhi via da Dio, lei
Che ha messo la passione e il desiderio in me
La carne sa che paradiso e lei
C'e in me il dolore di un amore che fa male
E non m' importa se divento un criminale
Lei
Che passa come la bellezza piu profana
Lei porta il peso di un' atroce croce umana
O Notre Dame!
per una volta io vorrei
Per la sua porta come in chiesa entra in lei
Bella...
Lei mi porta via con gli occhi e la magia
E non so se sia vergine o non lo sia
C'e sotto Venere e la gonna sua lo sa
Mi fa scoprire il monte e non l'al di la
Amore, adesso non vietarmi di tradire
Di fare il passo a pochi passi dall' altare
Chi...
àˆ l'uomo vivo che potrebbe rinunciare
Sotto il castigo, poi, di tramutarsi in sale?
O Fiordaliso, vedi, non c'e fede in me
Vedro sul corpo di Esmeralda se ce n'e
Ho visto sotto la sua gonna da gitana
Con quale cuore prego ancora Notre Dame
Qualcuno che le scagliera la prima pietra?
Sia cancellato dalla faccia della terra!
Volesse il diavolo, la vita passerei
C'e
Con le mie dita tra i capelli di Esmeralda
di Esmeralda
The lyrics to Belle from Notre-Dame de Paris describe the singer's infatuation with Esmeralda, a beautiful and seductive young woman. The lyrics are written in Italian, but the song originally comes from a French musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The song is sung from the perspective of the male protagonist, who is clearly enamored with Esmeralda but also somewhat conflicted about his feelings for her.
The lyrics use poetic and sensual language to describe Esmeralda. The singer calls her "bella," meaning beautiful in Italian, and suggests that her beauty is almost otherworldly. He expresses a desire to possess her and keep her close, but he also realizes that she is forbidden and dangerous. He sees her as an embodiment of sin and temptation, describing her as a demon who has incarnated in human form. However, he is unable to resist her allure and is consumed by his desire for her.
Despite the singer's infatuation, he is also aware of the social and religious constraints that prevent him from being with Esmeralda. He prays to Notre Dame, the famous cathedral in Paris, and asks for forgiveness for his sinful thoughts. He also acknowledges that society would condemn him for being with Esmeralda, and he imagines himself becoming a criminal if he were to act on his desires. The singer seems to be torn between his passion for Esmeralda and his fear of societal judgment and punishment.
Line by Line Meaning
Bella
Beautiful
La parola bella e nata insieme lei
The word beautiful was born together with her
Col suo corpo e con i piedi nudi lei
With her body and bare feet
E' un volo che afferrerei e stringerei
She's a flight I would catch and hold tight
Ma sale su l'inferno a stringere me
But she rises up to hell to hold me tight
Ho visto sotto la sua gonna da gitana
I saw under her gypsy skirt
Con quale cuore prego ancora Notre Dame
With what heart do I still pray to Notre Dame
C'e...
There is...
Qualcuno che le scagliera la prima pietra
Someone who will throw the first stone at her
Sia cancellato dalla faccia della terra!
Be erased from the face of the earth!
Volesse il diavolo, la vita passerei
If the devil wanted, I would pass my life
Con le mie dita tra i capelli d' Esmeralda
With my fingers in Esmeralda's hair
Bella...
Beautiful...
E' il demonio che si e incarnato in lei
It's the demon that has incarnated in her
Per straparmi gli occhi via da Dio, lei
To pull my eyes away from God, her
Che ha messo la passione e il desiderio in me
Who has put passion and desire in me
La carne sa che paradiso e lei
The flesh knows that she is paradise
C'e in me il dolore di un amore che fa male
There is in me the pain of a love that hurts
E non m' importa se divento un criminale
And I don't care if I become a criminal
Lei
Her
Che passa come la bellezza piu profana
Who passes like the most profane beauty
Lei porta il peso di un' atroce croce umana
She carries the weight of a terrible human cross
O Notre Dame!
Oh Notre Dame!
per una volta io vorrei
For once I would like
Per la sua porta come in chiesa entra in lei
To enter her through her door as in church
Bella...
Beautiful...
Lei mi porta via con gli occhi e la magia
She takes me away with her eyes and magic
E non so se sia vergine o non lo sia
And I don't know if she is a virgin or not
C'e sotto Venere e la gonna sua lo sa
There is under Venus and her skirt knows it
Mi fa scoprire il monte e non l'al di la
She makes me discover the mountain and not the beyond
Amore, adesso non vietarmi di tradire
Love, now don't forbid me to betray
Di fare il passo a pochi passi dall' altare
To take a step a few steps away from the altar
Chi...
Who...
àˆ l'uomo vivo che potrebbe rinunciare
Is the living man who could renounce
Sotto il castigo, poi, di tramutarsi in sale?
Under the punishment, then, of turning to salt?
O Fiordaliso, vedi, non c'e fede in me
Oh Bluebell, see, there is no faith in me
Vedro sul corpo di Esmeralda se ce n'e
I will see on Esmeralda's body if there is any
Ho visto sotto la sua gonna da gitana
I saw under her gypsy skirt
Con quale cuore prego ancora Notre Dame
With what heart do I still pray to Notre Dame
Qualcuno che le scagliera la prima pietra?
Someone who will throw the first stone at her?
Sia cancellato dalla faccia della terra!
Be erased from the face of the earth!
Volesse il diavolo, la vita passerei
If the devil wanted, I would pass my life
C'e
There is
Con le mie dita tra i capelli di Esmeralda
With my fingers in Esmeralda's hair
di Esmeralda
of Esmeralda
Contributed by Connor F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@eliza083112
Belle
C'est un mot qu'on dirait inventé pour elle
Quand elle danse et qu'elle met son corps à jour, tel
Un oiseau qui étend ses ailes pour s'envoler
Alors je sens l'enfer s'ouvrir sous mes pieds
J'ai posé mes yeux sous sa robe de gitane
A quoi me sert encore de prier Notre-Dame?
Quel
Est celui qui lui jettera la première pierre?
Celui-là ne mérite pas d'être sur terre
Ô Lucifer!
Oh! Laisse-moi rien qu'une fois
Glisser mes doigts dans les cheveux d'Esmeralda
Belle
Est-ce le diable qui s'est incarné en elle
Pour détourner mes yeux du Dieu éternel?
Qui a mis dans mon être ce désir charnel
Pour m'empêcher de regarder vers le Ciel?
Elle porte en elle le péché originel
La désirer fait-il de moi un criminel?
Celle
Qu'on prenait pour une fille de joie, une fille de rien
Semble soudain porter la croix du genre humain
Ô Notre-Dame!
Oh! laisse-moi rien qu'une fois
Pousser la porte du jardin d'Esmeralda
Belle
Malgré ses grands yeux noirs qui vous ensorcellent
La demoiselle serait-elle encore pucelle?
Quand ses mouvements me font voir monts et merveilles
Sous son jupon aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel
Ma dulcinée laissez-moi vous être infidèle
Avant de vous avoir mené jusqu'à l'autel
Quel
Est l'homme qui détournerait son regard d'elle
Sous peine d'être changé en statue de sel
Ô Fleur-de-Lys
Je ne suis pas homme de foi
J'irai cueillir la fleur d'amour d'Esmeralda
Les trois
J'ai posé mes yeux sous sa robe de gitane
À quoi me sert encore de prier Notre-Dame
Quel
Est celui qui lui jettera la première pierre
Celui-là ne mérite pas d'être sur terre
Ô Lucifer!
Oh! laisse-moi rien qu'une fois
Glisser mes doigts dans les cheveux d'Esmeralda
Esmeralda
@sarcasticat_456
Maybe it's because of my terrible ears and headphones, but at the end, when they're singing together, I love how certain lines are emphasized by characters.
Like, they all sing:
What's the point in praying to Notre-Dame?
But it's Quasimodo's voice that's the loudest.
They all sing:
They're the ones that don't deserve to live on Earth.
The other two are louder on "deserve to live" whereas Quasimodo's loudest on "Live on Earth."
Again, probably reading too much into it, but I love how they can say the same words but have different meanings.
@allanshikhvarg5090
@@user-ue6uc2xp9l Not very good translation but it will give you a start:
Квазимодо (Гару)
"Белль. Кажется, это слово было придумано для нее.
Когда она танцует и обновляет свое тело, как
птица, расправляющая крылья, чтобы летать.
Я чувствую себя адом. открываюсь под ногами
Я кладу глаза под ее цыганское платье
Что хорошего мне молиться БогородицеКто
тот, кто бросит в него первый камень?
Этот не достоин быть на земле,
о Люцифер! Ой! Оставь меня хоть раз
Проведите пальцами по волосам Эсмеральды "
Фролло (Даниэль Лавуа)
«Прекрасно. Это дьявол воплотился в ней,
Чтобы отвратить мои глаза от вечного Бога,
Который вложил в мое существо это плотское желание,
Чтобы я не смотрел на Небеса.
Она несет в себе грех. Оригинальное
желание сделать меня преступником
Тот,
Кто был принят за радостную девушку, девушку из ничего
Внезапно кажется, что несет крест человечества
О Нотр-Дам! Ой! Оставь меня только один раз.
Толкни дверь в сад Эсмеральды
"Феб (Патрик Фиори)
«Прекрасен. Несмотря на ее большие черные глаза, которые завораживают вас.
Была бы эта девушка еще девственницей?
Когда ее движения заставляют меня видеть горы и чудеса.
Под ее юбкой в цветах радуги.
Моя возлюбленная оставила меня вы неверны,
прежде чем привести вас к алтарю
Кто
тот мужчина, который отвернется от нее
Под страхом превратиться в соляной столб
О Флер-де-Лис, я не верующий человек,
я пойду и сорву цветок любви Эсмеральды?
Квазимодо, Фролло, Феб
«Я заглянул под ее цыганское платье.
Какая польза от меня молиться Богородице,
Кто первым бросит в нее камень,
Тот, кто не заслуживает быть на земле,
о Люцифер! О, позволь мне хоть раз
провести пальцами по волосам Эсмеральды Эсмеральды.
@BauDaSyll
Their voices sound so perfect together. In my humble opinion this is one of the most perfect songs I've ever heard. Thanks for sharing
@idaweirdest3360
Silvana Riberto it's because one of them is a base singer the there is lead and the last is middle or something
@grace-hertatadi2415
Silvana Riberto you are right!!!
@blackpanther-no9zi
C tres touchable cette chancon...
@claudiadiverio1584
Passerotto baglioni
black panther
@meftahhadhami1997
Yyyyyff
@aaronwalderslade
How can I still get goosebumps every time the three of them join in the final verse. This is one of the most magnificent musical creations of all time.
@yessbbb
This is a satanic song. Asking lucifer to touch the hair of emeralda is not something God would have liked
@KameliaMaarefi
Omg I thought I was the only one .This is one of the few songs that literally give me goosebumps when ever I listen to it
@alex_kar
YES