S'il suffisait d'aimer

[rosangela]

I woud like to understand this music in portuguese. Can you help me?

Celine Dion - S'il suffisait d'aimer

Je rêve son visage je décline son corps
Et puis je l'imagine habitant mon décor
J'aurais tant à lui dire si j'avais su parler
Comment lui faire lire au fond de mes pensées?

Mais comment font ces autres à qui tout réussit?
Qu'on me dise mes fautes mes chimères aussi
Moi j'offrirais mon âme, mon coeur et tout mon temps
Mais j'ai beau tout donner, tout n'est pas suffisant

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on changeait les choses un peu, rien qu'en aimant donner
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Je ferais de ce monde un rêve, une éternité

J'ai du sang dans mes songes, un pétale séché
Quand des larmes me rongent que d'autres ont versées
La vie n'est pas étanche, mon île est sous le vent
Les portes laissent entrer les cris même en fermant

Dans un jardin l'enfant, sur un balcon des fleurs
Ma vie paisible où j'entends battre tous les coeurs
Quand les nuages foncent, présages des malheurs
Quelles armes répondent aux pays de nos peurs?

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on changeait les choses un peu, rien qu'en aimant donner
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Je ferais de ce monde un rêve, une éternité

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on pouvait changer les choses et tout recommencer
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Nous ferions de ce rêve un monde
S'il suffisait d'aimer

[Layla]

As i don't know Portuguese at a level high enough, in order to translate it directly in this language, i have translated the song in English first. Any corrections are welcomed! Hopefully will somebody translate it from English to Portuguese now.

S'il suffisait d'aimer - If it were enough to love

Je rêve son visage je décline son corps
Et puis je l'imagine habitant mon décor
J'aurais tant à lui dire si j'avais su parler
Comment lui faire lire au fond de mes pensées?

I dream about his face, i refuse to accept his body
And then i imagine him living in my décor
I would have had so much to say to him, if i had known to talk
How to make him read at the bottom of my thoughts?

Mais comment font ces autres à qui tout réussit?
Qu'on me dise mes fautes mes chimères aussi
Moi j'offrirais mon âme, mon coeur et tout mon temps
Mais j'ai beau tout donner, tout n'est pas suffisant

But, how do these others do, whom everything succeeds?
That tell me my mistakes and also my wild dreams
I offer my soul, my heart and all my time
But i give everything willingly, everything isn’t enough.

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on changeait les choses un peu, rien qu'en aimant donner
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Je ferais de ce monde un rêve, une éternité

If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
If we changed the things a little bit, nothing giving away what we love
If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
I would make out of this world, a dream, an eternity.

J'ai du sang dans mes songes, un pétale séc
Quand des larmes me rongent que d'autres ont versées
La vie n'est pas étanche, mon île est sous le vent
Les portes laissent entrer les cris même en fermant

I have blood in my songs, a dried petal
When tears are biting me, that others have shed
Life isn’t watertight, my island is under the wind
The doors leave cries to enter, even if it’s closed.

Dans un jardin l'enfant, sur un balcon des fleurs
Ma vie paisible où j'entends battre tous les coeurs
Quand les nuages foncent, présages des malheurs
Quelles armes répondent aux pays de nos peurs?

In a garden, the child, on a balcony full of flowers
My peaceful life where i hear all the hearts, beating
When the clouds go darker, omens of misfortunes
What kind of weapons response at our countries’ fears?

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on changeait les choses un peu, rien qu'en aimant donner
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Je ferais de ce monde un rêve, une éternité

If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
If we changed the things a little bit, nothing giving away what we love
If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
I would make out of this world, a dream, an eternity.

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on pouvait changer les choses et tout recommencer
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Nous ferions de ce rêve un monde
S'il suffisait d'aimer

If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
If we could change things and to start again everything
If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
We would make out of this dream, a world
If it were enough to love.

[cortom]

Just af few suggestions

S'il suffisait d'aimer - If it were enough to love

Je rêve son visage je décline son corps
Et puis je l'imagine habitant mon décor
J'aurais tant à lui dire si j'avais su parler
Comment lui faire lire au fond de mes pensées?

I dream about his face, i refuse to accept his body
And then i imagine him living in my décor
I would have had so much to say to him, if i had known to talk
How to make him read at the bottom of my thoughts?

Mais comment font ces autres à qui tout réussit?
Qu'on me dise mes fautes mes chimères aussi
Moi j'offrirais mon âme, mon coeur et tout mon temps
Mais j'ai beau tout donner, tout n'est pas suffisant

But, how do these others do, whom everything succeeds? -- to whom ...
That tell me my mistakes and also my wild dreams -- Tell me my ...
I offer my soul, my heart and all my time -- I would offer ...
But i give everything willingly, everything isn’t enough. -- But even if I give everything, everything is not enough.
(j'ai beau ... etc., means: it does not help giving everything)

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on changeait les choses un peu, rien qu'en aimant donner
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Je ferais de ce monde un rêve, une éternité

If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love -- ...to love one another...
If we changed the things a little bit, nothing giving away what we love -- ... a little bit, only loving to give.
If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love -- ...to love one another...
I would make out of this world, a dream, an eternity.

J'ai du sang dans mes songes, un pétale séc
Quand des larmes me rongent que d'autres ont versées
La vie n'est pas étanche, mon île est sous le vent
Les portes laissent entrer les cris même en fermant

I have blood in my songs, a dried petal -- ...blood in my thoughts,...
When tears are biting me, that others have shed -- When tears are gnawing me...
Life isn’t watertight, my island is under the wind
The doors leave cries to enter, even if it’s closed.-- The doors let through cries, even when closing.

Dans un jardin l'enfant, sur un balcon des fleurs
Ma vie paisible où j'entends battre tous les coeurs
Quand les nuages foncent, présages des malheurs
Quelles armes répondent aux pays de nos peurs?

In a garden, the child, on a balcony full of flowers
My peaceful life where i hear all the hearts, beating
When the clouds go darker, omens of misfortunes
What kind of weapons response at our countries’ fears? -- What weapons answer to the country of our fears?

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on changeait les choses un peu, rien qu'en aimant donner
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Je ferais de ce monde un rêve, une éternité

If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
If we changed the things a little bit, nothing giving away what we love
If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
I would make out of this world, a dream, an eternity.

S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Si l'on pouvait changer les choses et tout recommencer
S'il suffisait qu'on s'aime, s'il suffisait d'aimer
Nous ferions de ce rêve un monde
S'il suffisait d'aimer

If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
If we could change things and to start again everything
If it were enough to love yourself, if it were enough to love
We would make out of this dream, a world
If it were enough to love.[/quote]

[Layla]

Thank you, cortom! I really appreciate your suggestions!

[Crisotf]

Originally Posted by cortom

Just af few suggestions

(...)

[/b]
Mais j'ai beau tout donner, tout n'est pas suffisant

[b]But i give everything willingly, everything isn’t enough. -- But even if I give everything, everything is not enough.
(j'ai beau ... etc., means: it does not help giving everything)

(...)

That line (among others) wasn't a easy one.

@cortom, I'm impressed by your ability to "decode" french in a so subtle and precise way, especially you already said that neither french nor english was your native language. So I'm curious to know how you learned french... if I may ask, of course.

(and just for fun, how would you translate "Que je t'aime !" (Hallyday's song) in english... in a meaningful way ?)

------
@layla, great skill too and prolific work.

[cortom]

Originally Posted by Crisotf

[...]So I'm curious to know how you learned french... if I may ask, of course.

(and just for fun, how would you translate "Que je t'aime !" (Hallyday's song) in english... in a meaningful way ?)[...]

Thanks for the compliment. I live in Belgium, a bilingual country (Dutch and French), as you may very well know allready. It's more or less obligatory to study both languages at school. Between age12 and 18 I had to learn French for 3 to 4 hours a week. Afterwards I tried to keep up by reading some books and magazines. I'm not THAT good, you know. What frustrates me most is that it is mostly a one-way thing. I understand French rather well (if not too complicated) but I find it very hard to express myself in it, or to write it without many mistakes.

I have not much to add to Layla's translation of "Que je t'aime", except that I think the title means "How I love you".

[Crisotf]

Originally Posted by cortom

Thanks for the compliment. I live in Belgium, a bilingual country (Dutch and French), as you may very well know allready. It's more or less obligatory to study both languages at school. Between age12 and 18 I had to learn French for 3 to 4 hours a week. Afterwards I tried to keep up by reading some books and magazines. I'm not THAT good, you know. What frustrates me most is that it is mostly a one-way thing. I understand French rather well (if not too complicated) but I find it very hard to express myself in it, or to write it without many mistakes.

I have not much to add to Layla's translation of "Que je t'aime", except that I think the title means "How I love you".

In my opinion, translating "Que je t'aime" by "How i love you" proves again that you "feel" french language correctly. Bravo. Living in Brel's country may be gives you some special skill.

[Layla]

Originally Posted by Crisotf

@layla, great skill too and prolific work.

Thank you, Crisotf. I am doing my best and am trying to translate as accurately as i can, so that i can keep the song's main meaning, but cortom is a genius!

I have learned French for 7 years with 2 hours/per week, but unfortunatelly in the first 3 years we had a teacher that wasn't interested at all, in learning us this language, so i tried to learn it more by myself.