Tu dois partir
Tanya Saint-Val Lyrics
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Qu'il soit trop tard
Que tu sois blanc
Rouge ou noir
Lorsque le ciel te désire
Tu dois partir
Que tu sois mal
Que tu sois roi
Que tu ne sois rien
Lorsque le ciel te désire
Tu dois partir
Tu dois partir, tu dois partir
Ne rien garder, rien emporter, rien retenir
Lorsque le ciel te désire
Tu dois partir
Que tu sois seul
Roulé en boule
Ou un héros
Porté par la foule
Lorsque le ciel te désire
Tu dois partir
Tu dois partir, tu dois partir
Ne rien garder, rien emporter, rien retenir
Lorsque le ciel te désire
Tu dois partir (tu dois partir)
Tu dois partir, hey-hey, yeah
Lorsque le ciel te désire
Tu dois partir
Lorsque le ciel te désire
Tu dois partir
The song "Tu Dois Partir," or "You Must Leave," by Tanya Saint-Val, speaks to the inevitability of death. The lyrics remind us that it doesn't matter who you are, what you've accomplished, or what your status in life is; when it's your time to go, you must leave everything behind. The repeated phrase "Lorsque le ciel te désire" ("When the sky desires you") emphasizes the idea that death is something beyond our control, something that happens when it's meant to happen.
The song presents death as a universal experience that we all will eventually go through, regardless of our individual differences. The line "Que tu sois blanc, rouge ou noir" ("Whether you are white, red or black") suggests that death doesn't discriminate based on race or ethnicity, and "Que tu sois mal, que tu sois bien" ("Whether you are sick or healthy") implies that it doesn't matter what physical state you're in when you die. The chorus repeats the message: "Tu dois partir, tu dois partir, ne rien garder, rien emporter, rien retenir" ("You must leave, you must leave, don't keep anything, don't take anything, don't hold anything back").
Line by Line Meaning
Qu'il soit trop tôt
Whether it's too early
Qu'il soit trop tard
Or too late
Que tu sois blanc
Whether you're white
Rouge ou noir
Red or black
Lorsque le ciel te désire
When the sky desires you
Tu dois partir
You must depart
Que tu sois mal
Whether you're ill
Que tu sois bien
Whether you're fine
Que tu sois roi
Whether you're a king
Que tu ne sois rien
Whether you're nothing
Tu dois partir, tu dois partir
You must depart, you must depart
Ne rien garder, rien emporter, rien retenir
Leave everything behind, take nothing with you, hold onto nothing
Que tu sois seul
Whether you're alone
Roulé en boule
Curled up in a ball
Ou un héros
Or a hero
Porté par la foule
Carried by the crowd
Lorsque le ciel te désire
When the sky desires you
Tu dois partir
You must depart
Tu dois partir, hey-hey, yeah
You must depart, hey-hey, yeah
Lorsque le ciel te désire
When the sky desires you
Tu dois partir
You must depart
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Written by: Gary Davis, Fred MacDowell, Francis Cabrel
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