Daniel Balavoine — La porte est close song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "La porte est close" by Daniel Balavoine.
Lyrics
La porte est close
Je voudrais sortir de l’enfer
La porte est close
Ma tête explose
Ils ont emmuré nos terres
Oh! ma tête explose
Ils m’ont demandé
Ce que je faisais là
Je leur ai expliqué
Que je venais pour toi
Alors au bout de leurs fusils
Ils m’ont ramené chez moi
Ils ont dit à nos parents
Qu'à partir d 'aujourd'hui
Commençait vraiment le bon temps
Ref: C'était le treize août 1961
J’allais rue Bernauer
Je devais voir mon frère
Pour parler de liberté;
Je n’ai rien dit
Quand ils ont demandé; mon frère
Moi j’ai rien dit
M’ont interdit de retourner
Rue Bernauer
M’ont interdit
Ils nous ont raconté;
Que tu avais trahi
Que t’avais choisi
Le mauvais côté du pays
Qu’ils ne fallait rien regretter
Puisque nous, nous étions restés
Ils ont dit à nos parents
Qu'à partir d’aujourd’hui
Tu n'étais plus leur enfant
Ref: C'était le treize août 1961
J’allais …
Lyrics translation
The door is closed
I'd like to get out of hell
The door is closed
My head explodes
They have surrounded our lands
Oh! my head explodes
They asked me
What I was doing here
I explained to them
That I came for you
So at the end of their guns
They took me home.
They told our parents
That from today
Really started the good time
Ref: it was the thirteenth of August 1961
I was on Bernauer Street
I had to see my brother.
To talk about freedom;
I didn't say anything.
When they asked; my brother
I didn't say anything.
They forbade me to return
Rue Bernauer
They forbade me
They told us;
That you betrayed
That you chose
The wrong side of the country
That they should not regret anything
Since we, we had stayed
They told our parents
That from today
You were no longer their child
Ref: it was the thirteenth of August 1961
I was going …