L’errance – Lyrics Meaning in English – Arthur H

L’errance translates to ‘wandering’. The song expresses a melancholic mood at the end of the day, as the singer moves forward into the night feeling bitter and bruised. The lyrics describe a sense of sadness and disillusionment, with the mention of “black butterflies” owning the heart and melody.

Singer – Arthur H

A la fin du jour
Dès que tout s’efface
J’avance dans la nuit
Amer et meurtri

At the end of the day
As soon as everything fades
I move forward into the night
Bitter and bruised

Si triste que je laisse
Les papillons noirs
Posséder mon cœur
Et ma mélodie

So sad that I leave
The black butterflies
Own my heart
And my melody

Oh oh écoute
Oh oh et chante
La plus triste des chansons
De ce triste monde

Oh oh listen
Oh oh and sing
The saddest song
Of this sad world

Amis désenchantés
Qui connaissez le prix
De l’amer vérité
Venez vous rassembler

Disenchanted friends
Who know the price
Of the bitter truth
Come and gather

Car si le cœur est vide
Et la vie si vaine
Qui va nous pleurer
A la procession?

For if the heart is empty
And life so vain
Who will cry for us
In the procession?

Oh oh écoute
Oh oh on chante
La plus triste des chansons
De ce triste monde

Oh oh listen
Oh oh we sing
The saddest song
Of this sad world

De ce triste monde
Oh oh écoute
Oh oh on chante
La plus triste des chansons

Of this sad world
Oh oh listen
Oh oh we sing
The saddest song

De ce triste monde
Laisse-la sortir
Laisse-la briller

Of this sad world
Let it out
Let it shine

La plus triste des chansons
De ce triste monde

The saddest song
Of this sad world