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French
Original lyrics
Le bleu lumière [How Far I'll Go]
Le bleu du ciel n’est pas le bleu de la mer,
Ce bleu que moi je préfère,
Sans vraiment savoir pourquoi
J’aimerais tant rester fidèle à ma terre
Oublier le vent éphémère
J’ai essayé tant de fois
J’ai beau dire « je reste, je n’ partirai pas »
Chacun de mes gestes, chacun de mes pas
Me ramène sans cesse, malgré les promesses
Vers ce bleu lumière
L’horizon où la mer touche le ciel et m’appelle
Cache un trésor que tous ignorent
C’est le vent, doucement, qui se lève et me révèle
Le bleu de l’eau
Si je pars, j’irai plus loin et toujours plus haut
Il faut aimer mon île et son histoire
Pour ceux qui veulent encore y croire
Oublier le temps qui passe
Il faut aimer mon île et son histoire
Et garder encore l’espoir,
Un jour je trouverai ma place
Je peux les guider, les rendre plus grands
Les accompagner, je prendrai le temps
Mais cette voix cachée pense tout autrement
Je ne comprends pas
Le soleil vient danser sur la mer éternelle
Mais tous ignorent ses reflets d’or
Elle m’attend sous un tapis de lumière, la mer m’appelle
Moi, je veux voir
Derrière les nuages, des nouveaux rivages
L’horizon où la mer touche le ciel et m’appelle
Cache un trésor que tous ignorent
C’est le vent doucement qui se lève et me révèle
Que j’ai le droit d’aller là-bas
English
Translation
The gleam-blue
The blue of the sky is not the blue of the sea
The blue I prefer
Not really knowing why
I’d wish so much to stay true to my land
Forget the ephemeral wind
I’ve tried so hard
I may well say “I will stay, I won’t leave”
Every move of mine, every step of mine
Leads me incessantly back, despite all of my promises
Toward that gleam-blue
The horizon where the sea touches the sky and calls me
Hides a treasure nobody is aware of1
It’s the wind rising gently and showing me
The blue of the water
If I leave, I’ll go further away, higher and higher
I need love my island and its history2
For those who still want to believe it
Forget the time going by
I need love my island and its history2
And keep guarding hope,
Someday I’ll find my place
I can lead them, make them greater
Guide them, I’ll take time
But this hidden voice has a totally different mind
I don’t understand
The sun comes and dances on the eternal sea
But everybody ignores1 its golden glare
It’s waiting for me under a carpet of light, the sea is calling for me
I want to see
New shores behind the clouds
The horizon where the sea touches the sky and calls me
Hides a treasure nobody is aware of
It’s the wind rising gently and telling me
I’ve got a right to go over there
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Author's comments:
Keep in mind that, differently from English, in a language like French, the colour blue is usually linked to positive feelings, such as peace, tranquillity, serenity.
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