Genesis - The Lamia - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975 - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation Genesis - The Lamia - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975




The Lamia - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
La Lamia - En direct du Shrine Auditorium, États-Unis/1975
The scent grows richer, he knows he must be near
Le parfum s'intensifie, il sait qu'il doit être proche
He finds a long passageway lit by chandelier
Il trouve un long couloir éclairé par des lustres
Each step he takes, the perfumes change
À chaque pas, les parfums changent
From familiar fragrance to flavours strange
De fragrances familières à des saveurs étranges
A magnificent chamber meets his eye
Une chambre magnifique s'offre à ses yeux
Inside, a long rose-water pool is shrouded by fine mist
À l'intérieur, un long bassin d'eau de rose est enveloppé d'une fine brume
Stepping in the moist silence with a warm breeze, he's gently kissed
Entrant dans le silence humide, une douce brise l'embrasse tendrement
Thinking he is quite alone, he enters the room as if it were his own
Se croyant seul, il entre dans la pièce comme si elle était sienne
But ripples on the sweet pink water
Mais des ondulations sur la douce eau rose
Reveal some company unthought of
Révèlent une compagnie inattendue
Rael stands astonished, doubting his sight
Rael est stupéfait, doutant de sa vue
Struck by beauty, gripped in fright
Frappé par la beauté, saisi d'effroi
Three vermilion snakes of female face
Trois serpents vermeils au visage de femme
The smallest motion, filled with grace
Le moindre mouvement, empreint de grâce
Muted melodies fill the echoing hall
Des mélodies feutrées emplissent la salle résonnante
But there is no sign of warning in the siren's call
Mais il n'y a aucun signe d'avertissement dans l'appel des sirènes
"Rael, welcome we are the Lamia of the pool
"Rael, bienvenue, nous sommes les Lamies du bassin
We have been waiting for our waters to bring you cool"
Nous attendions que nos eaux vous apportent la fraîcheur"
Putting fear beside him, he trusts in beauty blind
Mettant sa peur de côté, il se fie à la beauté aveuglément
He slips into the nectar, leaving his shredded clothes behind
Il glisse dans le nectar, laissant ses vêtements déchirés derrière lui
With their tongues, they test, taste, and judge all that is mine
De leurs langues, elles testent, goûtent et jugent tout ce qui est mien
They move in a series of caresses
Elles se meuvent dans une série de caresses
That glide up and down my spine
Qui glissent le long de ma colonne vertébrale
As they nibble the fruit of my flesh, I feel no pain
Alors qu'elles mordent le fruit de ma chair, je ne ressens aucune douleur
Only a magic that a name would stain
Seulement une magie qu'un nom ternirait
With the first drop of my blood in their veins
Avec la première goutte de mon sang dans leurs veines
Their faces are convulsed in mortal pains
Leurs visages sont convulsés par des douleurs mortelles
The fairest cries, "We all have loved you, Rael"
La plus belle s'écrie : "Nous t'avons toutes aimé, Rael"
Each empty snake-like body floats
Chaque corps vide semblable à un serpent flotte
Silent sorrow in empty boats
Un chagrin silencieux dans des bateaux vides
A sickly sourness fills the room
Une aigreur maladive emplit la pièce
The bitter harvest of a dying bloom
L'amère récolte d'une fleur mourante
Looking for motion, I know I will not find
Cherchant un mouvement, je sais que je ne trouverai pas
I stroke the curls, now turning pale
Je caresse les boucles, maintenant pâles
In which I'd lain entwined
Dans lesquelles j'étais allongé, enlacé
Oh lamia, your flesh that remains
Ô Lamies, votre chair qui reste
I will take as my food
Je la prendrai comme nourriture
It is the scent of garlic that lingers
C'est le parfum de l'ail qui persiste
On my chocolate fingers
Sur mes doigts chocolatés
Looking behind me
Regardant derrière moi
The water turns icy-blue
L'eau devient bleu glacial
The lights are dimmed, and once again
Les lumières sont tamisées, et une fois de plus
The stage is set for you
La scène est prête pour toi





Genesis - Archive #1 (1967-1975)
Album
Archive #1 (1967-1975)
date of release
22-06-1998

1 Twilight Alehouse
2 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Live
3 Fly On A Windshield - Live
4 Shepherd - BBC Nightride 1970
5 More Fool Me - Live
6 The Chamber Of 32 Doors - Live
7 Supper's Ready - Live
8 Firth Of Fifth - Live
9 Carpet Crawlers - Live
10 Cuckoo Cocoon - Live
11 In The Cage - Live
12 Counting Out Time - Live
13 It - Live
14 Dancing With the Moonlit Knight (Live)
15 Happy the Man
16 Stagnation - Live From The BBC,United Kingdom/1971
17 Watcher Of The Skies - Unreleased Single Version
18 In The Wilderness - Rough Mix Without Strings/1968
19 Pacidy - BBC Nightride 1970
20 Let Us Now Make Love - BBC Nightride 1970
21 Going Out To Get You - Demo 1969
22 Dusk - Demo 1969
23 Build Me A Mountain - Rough Mix 1968
24 Image Blown Out - Demo 1967
25 One Day - Demo 1968
26 Where The Sour Turns To Sweet - Demo 1968
27 In The Beginning - Demo 1968
28 The Magic Of Time - Demo 1968
29 Hey! - Demo 1968
30 Hidden In The World Of Dawn - Demo 1968
31 Sea Bee - Demo 1968
32 The Mystery Of The Flannan Isle Lighthouse - Demo 1968
33 Hair On The Arms And Legs - Demo 1968
34 She Is Beautiful - Demo 1967... Later 'The Serpent'
35 Try A Little Sadness - Demo 1967
36 I Know What I Like - Live From The Rainbow Theatre,United Kingdom/1973
37 Patricia - Demo 1967... Later 'In Hiding'
38 Broadway Melody Of 1974 - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,Los Angeles,United States/1975
39 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,Los Angeles,United States/1975
40 Back In NYC - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,Los Angeles,United States/1975
41 Hairless Heart - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,Los Angeles,United States/1975
42 Lilywhite Lilith - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
43 The Waiting Room - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
44 Anyway - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
45 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
46 The Lamia - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
47 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
48 The Arrival / A Visit To The Doktor / Raven - Live
49 Ravine - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
50 The Light Dies Down On Broadway - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
51 Riding The Scree - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975
52 In The Rapids - Live From The Shrine Auditorium,United States/1975

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