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Making of "Je suis une tombe" a duo with Diane Minassian & Vincent Baguian

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A traditional Armenian song performed in French with Lyrics in English:
 

 

 Lyrics en français

 English Lyrics

Comment savoir où je vais

Si je ne sais pas d’où je viens

Où est passé mon passé

Je recherche sans fin

Le début d’un chemin.

 

Comment savoir qui je suis

Sans savoir de qui je tiens

Je suis à moi-même étranger

En ne connaissant rien

Du nom qui est le mien

 

Moi,

Je suis la tombe d’une partie du monde

J’y peux rien, je suis là, je suis l’ombre

Aux milieux des décombres

Pour comprendre l’histoire

Je deviens la mémoire

 

 

Avant de te prendre la main

Il faut que ma peur cesse enfin

Au fond de moi reste gravé

Que tout peux s’arrêter

Du jour au lendemain

 

Moi,

Je suis la tombe d’une partie du monde

J’y peux rien, je suis là, je suis l’ombre

Aux milieux des décombres

Pour comprendre l’histoire,

Je deviens la mémoire

 

Je ne parle pas d’un pays

Mais de toutes les Arménies

Quand s’ajoute à la blessure

L’insoutenable injure

Des morts que l’on renie

 

Moi,

Je suis la tombe d’une partie du monde

J’y peux rien, je suis là, je suis l’ombre

Aux milieux des décombres.

Pour comprendre l’histoire

Je deviens la mémoire.

How should I know where I’m going

If I don’t know where I’m coming from?

Where has my past gone?

I search endlessly,

The beginning of a road…

 

How should I know who I am,

Without knowing who my forbears were?

I am a stranger to myself,

Knowing nothing
of the name that is mine.

I,

I am the tomb of a part of the world

I can’t do anything about it,

I’m there, I’m the shadow

In the middle of the rubble.

To understand history

I become the memory.

 

Before I can hold your hand,

My fear must end,

In the bottom of my heart is carved

The fear that everything

Will end overnight.

 

I,

I feel like the tomb of that part of the world

I can’t do anything about it, I’m there, I’m the shadow

In the middle of the rubble.

To understand history,

I become the memory

 

I am not talking about a country,

But about all of Armenias

When an unbearable injury 

Is added to a wound.

The deaths that they continue to deny.

 

I,

I am the tomb of that part of the world,

I can’t do anything about it, I’m there, I’m the shadow

In the middle of the rubble.

To understand history

I become the memory.

 

 

 

 

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Comments

Excellent

Excellent.

Very pretty song.  Can we buy

Very pretty song.  Can we buy the CD of this song?

Indeed it is a beautiful song

Indeed it is a beautiful song and a video clip.  I found two stores on eBay selling the CD, at the following Link.
 

reply

Fantastic lady and band!great songs, I have a video of the greatest hits. I know she used to be on Ronnie Scotts club a long time ago.Would love to see her sing again
 

Lave chi!

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Beautiful pleasing song, harmony

Beautiful pleasing song, harmony and 2 beautiful people. Thank you for sharing this, Arpi.

Eunice

Amazing

One of the best songs, in many ways:
The Armenian girl's accent was very musical and nice to the ear.
The french song has nice words and a very nice 'marriage' with the Armenian music.

I love it.

Thank you,
Hrair.

i like the song you published

i like the song you published its really emotional and impressive.

Գեղեցիկ Երգ

Գեղեցիկ Երգ: Գեղեցիկ կատարում!

Just Wonderful! You made me start my day with nice emotions, even though very homesick, but proud to be Armenian!!! I wish you all the best!

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