Légende
Sortilège Lyrics


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Sur cette grande étendue bleue
Pleine de mystères et encore inconnue
Nous partîmes jeunes et vieux
Bravant la tempête et les climats ardus
Sur notre frêle goélette
Dans un brouillard froid et pénétrant
Nous vires soudain des silhouettes
Appaissant comme par enchantement

émergeant des fosses de l'océan
D'un aspect mi femme mi démon
Les créatures entonnent leurs chants
Enlevant aux hommes toute vision

Croyant un message des Dieux
Mes compagnons se prosternèrent
Et quand ils rouvrirent les yeux
Ils ne revirent plus jamais la mer
Depuis ce jour de cauchemar
On peut entendre dans les tavernes
Les rumeurs de cette histoire
Qui rendit la vie de ces hommes terne

émergeant des fosses de l'océan
D'un aspect mi femme mi démon
Les créatures entonnent leurs chants




Enlevant aux hommes toute vision
Légende

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Sortilège's song Légende depict a seafaring adventure full of mystery and wonder, but also of dangers and consequences. The singer sets the scene on a vast and unknown blue expanse, where people of all ages set sail on a fragile sailing boat in the face of stormy weather and difficult climates. The imagery evokes a sense of bravery and curiosity, but also vulnerability and uncertainty.


As the voyage progresses, the sailors encounter a surreal and eerie phenomenon: the emergence of half-woman, half-demon creatures from the depths of the ocean, singing enchanting songs that bewitch and blind the men. The scene is both mesmerizing and terrifying, conveying a sense of the unknown and the supernatural. The sailors, believing to have received a message from the gods, bow down and close their eyes, only to find themselves stranded and disconnected from the sea forever.


The aftermath of the encounter is marked by rumors and legends that circulate in taverns and ports, recounting the fate of the sailors who lost their sight and their sense of orientation after encountering the mystical creatures. The story becomes a cautionary tale about the dangers of seeking the unknown and yielding to the seduction of otherworldly forces.


In summary, the lyrics of Sortilège's Légende capture the epic and fantastical dimension of a sea voyage gone awry, highlighting the themes of curiosity and conquest, danger and fascination, and the consequences of meddling with the supernatural.


Line by Line Meaning

Sur cette grande étendue bleue
On the vast blue expanse of the ocean


Pleine de mystères et encore inconnue
Full of mysteries and yet unknown


Nous partîmes jeunes et vieux
We, young and old, set out


Bravant la tempête et les climats ardus
Braving storms and harsh climates


Sur notre frêle goélette
On our fragile sailing ship


Dans un brouillard froid et pénétrant
In a cold and penetrating fog


Nous vîmes soudain des silhouettes
We suddenly saw some silhouettes


Apparaissant comme par enchantement
Appearing as if by magic


émergeant des fosses de l'océan
Emerging from the depths of the ocean


D'un aspect mi femme mi démon
Looking partly like women and partly like demons


Les créatures entonnent leurs chants
The creatures sang their songs


Enlevant aux hommes toute vision
Depriving men of all sight


Croyant un message des Dieux
Believing it to be a message from the Gods


Mes compagnons se prosternèrent
My companions prostrated themselves


Et quand ils rouvrirent les yeux
And when they opened their eyes


Ils ne revirent plus jamais la mer
They never saw the sea again


Depuis ce jour de cauchemar
Since that nightmare day


On peut entendre dans les tavernes
One can hear in the taverns


Les rumeurs de cette histoire
The rumors of this story


Qui rendit la vie de ces hommes terne
Which made these men's lives dull


Légende
Legend




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