Saturday, October 11, 2008

Une annee sans lumiere

I was supposed to find a francophone artist for my french project and pick one of their songs. I thought it would be hard considering I don't listen to french music, but then I realized that I have the Arcade Fire CD Funeral. The lyrics are really short, but while researching I found out that they have a lot of meaning. I've started to like the band more now that I've sort of interpreted the song. It's a really beautiful song. Here are the lyrics:

Hey! The streetlights all burnt out
Une annee sans lumieres
Je monte un cheval
Qui porte des oeilleres

Hey, my eyes are shooting sparks
La nuit, mes yeux t'eclairent
Ne dis pas a ton pere
Qu'il porte des oeillieres

Hey, your old man should know
If you see a shadow
There's something there

So hey! My eyes are shooting sparks
La nuit mes yeux t'eclairent
Ne dis pas a ton pere
Qu'il porte des oeillieres

Hey, your old man should know
If you see a shadow
There's something there

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