monday music trip: angelina [P.S.Y.]

Angelina by the French pop group P.S.Y (not to be confused with the Korean internet sensation Psy).  From the year 1989.

The song is entirely in French, but it became quite popular here sometime '91 / '92.  Even if most of us didn't really know what it was about, it was easy to assume it was a love song of sorts about a girl.  It didn't really matter; besides, the melody sounds so pleasantly upbeat anyway.





I couldn't find an English translation of the lyrics anywhere, so, as a way to pass my time, I decided to take a stab at translating it myself.   Note.  I don't speak French but I studied the language back in university.  (Naks)   But the real trick is that I have access to translation software.  :) Angelina [P.S.Y.]
Tu passes tout ton temps You spend all your time A te demander comment Asking how Tu pourrais, juste un soir, You could, just one evening, Partir autre part, Leave the other (person), Changer un instant, Transform a moment, Le sens du vent The direction of the breeze Et la course des nuages, And the course of the clouds, La couleurs des images And the colors of the visions
Toi tu veux tourner la page You want to turn the page / go to the next chapter? C'est écrit sur ton tatouage, (Like) It's written on your tattoo, Gravé à l'encre bleue, Etched in blue ink, Comme le ciel dans tes yeux Like the heavens within your eyes
Angelina Si tu pars au bout du monde If you go to the far end of the world N'oublie pas Remember A chaque heure, chaque seconde At every hour, every second Que la vie n'attend pas; That life doesn't wait; Et si la route est longue And if the journey is long Tout là-bas, All the way there, La vie t'appelle, Angelina Life calls you, Angelina
Tu supportes plus tous ces gens You put up with all these people Qui t'regardent comme un mutant Who look at you like (you're) a monster Et qui changent de trottoirs And switch sidewalks Pour pas croiser ton regard; So (they could) avoid your gaze; Et pour guérir ton mal, And to heal your sickness, Certains ont sali ton âme Some (people) have corrupted your soul De substances chimiques, With chemical substances De poisons d'Amériques And American poisons
Toi tu veux tourner la page You want to turn the page C'est écrit sur ton tatouage - It's written on your tattoo - Faire sortir de tes veines To draw away from your veins Ce venin qui t'enchaîne The venom that chains you
Toi tu veux tourner la page You want to turn the page C'est écrit sur ton tatouage It's written on your tattoo Plus loin que l'horizon Beyond the horizon Tu pourras crier ton nom, Angelina You could shout your name, Angelina