LITERAL TRANSLATION
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To await youIf it's to be this way
But to understand
That the enemy
Doesn't have a voice,
is not that which one believes.
To try to understand
That time will unite us?
While sleeping.
Is she a "web"? [or: cloth, painting]
Is she tender, her fingers,
Are they loving?
I see her gestures
which resemble mine.
Is she youthful, I leave
The weight of my destiny...
Between.. your hands.
Hold onto me
Hold onto me for the love of the other.
Hold onto me, it's not my fault.
Even, if I see, it is my choice:
Your heart is already taken, al...
..so I believe, that love is sometimes, to be so
And hold onto me.
It was said, I know: your heart's taken, &
Hold onto me
Even if...it's to be this way
To await you,
If it's to be this way
But to discover
All the unspoken words
I lose my voice
When I am close to you.
To try to understand
If it's time we will lack?
While sleeping.
Is she a "web"?
Is she tender, its fingers
Are they loving?
I see her gestures
Which come together like mine.
True caresses, I leave
The weight of its sorrow...
Between... your hands,
Hold onto me...
ORIGINAL LYRICS
© Editions ISIAKA 2003
De t'attendreSi c'est ainsi
Mais comprendre
Que l'ennemie
N'a pas de voix
N'est pas celle qu'on croit
Va comprendre
Que c'est le temps qui nous uniras ?
En dormant
Est-elle "toile" ?
Est-elle tendre, ses doigts
Sont-ils aimants ?
Je vois ses gestes
Qui ressemblent... aux miens
Est-elle jeunesse, je laisse
Le poids de mon destin...
entre ... tes mains
Retiens
Retiens-moi pour l'amour de l'autre
Retiens-moi, ce n'est pas de ma faute
Même, si je vois, c'est mon choix :
Ton coeur est dé...jà pris, aus...
..si je crois, que l'amour est parfois, ainsi.
Et retiens-moi
C'était dit, je sais : ton coeur est pris, et
Retiens-moi
Même si c'est ...ainsi.
De t'attendre
Si c'est ainsi
Mais surprendre
Tous les non-dits
Je perds ma voix
Quand je suis près de toi
Va comprendre
Si c'est le temps qui nous manquera ?
En dormant
Est-elle "toile" ?
Est-elle tendre, ses doigts
Sont-ils aimants ?
Je vois tes gestes
Qui s'assemblent .. au miens
De vraies caresses, je laisse
Le poids de son chagrin ...
Entre... tes mains,
Retiens ...
REFLECTION: a complementary
complimentary interpretation...
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Wait for youIf it's this way
To understand
The enemy
Does not speak here
Her words from you I hear
Understand
That time will heal, though we're now, apart?
Sound asleep
A masterpiece?
Is she tender, caresses
Love to keep?
I see her ways
How they seem like mine
If a young face, I place
My fate my happiness
Within, your hands
Keep me
Keep me close though you love another
Keep me close, can't blame me altogether
Then if I see it's my choice:
Your heart's not free ...for me, so
I believe, sometimes love plays a game with me.
Then keep me close
It was said, I know: your heart's not free, just
Keep me close
Even if...this way.
Wait for you
If it's this way
Your secret
Words left unsaid
I cannot speak
Near you my will is weak
Understand
If time won't heal, will we stay, apart?
Sound asleep
A masterpiece?
Is she tender, caresses
Love to keep?
I see her ways
They become like mine
Sincere caress, I place
Lost hope of its sorrow...
Within...your hands
Keep me...