Une Belle Histoire
Zephyr 21 Lyrics
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Cést une romance d'aujourd'hui.
Il rentrait chez lui, lá-haut vers le brouillard.
Elle descendait dans le midi, le midi.
The first two lines of the song "Une belle histoire" by Zephyr 21 roughly translate to "It's a beautiful novel, it's a beautiful story. It's a romance of today." The song tells the story of two people - one traveling north through fog, and the other heading south to the Mediterranean region. The first two lines create a kind of frame for the story that unfolds in the rest of the song.
The final two lines of the verse describe these two individuals as they each make their way, seemingly unaware of each other's existence. The use of repetition in the last line ("le midi, le midi") adds emphasis to the idea that they are moving towards different destinations. The sense of longing and missed connection is palpable, and this feeling is further amplified by the song's simple, almost melancholic melody.
Overall, "Une belle histoire" captures a sense of nostalgia for a time when romance was more innocent and spontaneous, and people could still believe in the possibility of love at first sight.
Line by Line Meaning
Cést un beau roman, cést une belle histoire.
This is a beautiful novel, it's an amazing story.
Cést une romance d'aujourd'hui.
It's a modern romance.
Il rentrait chez lui, lá-haut vers le brouillard.
He was heading home, up there in the fog.
Elle descendait dans le midi, le midi.
She was going down to the south, the southern part of France.
Contributed by Hannah C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tempest Lizard
Génial surprenant et magnifique
Anais Delhomelle
Tu as raison
L.A. Libertad
ha! une bonne version que je ne connaissais pas, pourtant j'aime ce groupe depuis près de dix ans...
L.A. Libertad
ouais ^^ le rock à la française c'est eux!
Iw0s
+kain kurokawa Exactement pareil ! Ils me surprennent toujours :p
Lameyer Karine
C'est trop cool
bob gade
Oh my god! It's like nofx or pennywise or bad religion in french!!!! I wish it had subtitles... I wish I could say that in the correct language...
Je suis tres mal au français, j'pardon :(