Friday 14 November 2014

Obey The Brave "Garde La Tête Froide" English translation

Sorry it's been a while since my last update! Some of you may remember at the time of my last post I was in the middle of my A level exams. Luckily, all of my hard work paid off and now I'm a French and Italian student at the University of Manchester! Now I'm probably even busier than I was a 6th form but I'm having a really great time.

To improve my French, I have to work on an "independent study project" whilst I'm at uni. Basically, I can do whatever I want that improves my French. I decided to translate the lyrics of Obey The Brave's "Garde La Tête Froide" into English, and I thought I'd post it on here as I couldn't find another English translation of it online and I figured it might be a useful and interesting resource.

Here is a video of the original song in French, with my English translation of the lyrics below.


Live and let live
Take my place, come and get it
(I'm) Tired of filthy tongues that claim to be above everything
Nothing to prove, nothing to win, nothing to lose
The more you speak, the more our world falls in the shit
Shut your mouth!

Who do you think you are? You're not the only one
Human stupidity is overwhelming
It's finally time to settle the score

Stay calm
Keep your head cool
No pain, no gain
I don't care
I regret nothing

Live and let live
Take my place, follow my journey
(I'm) Tired of filthy tongues that criticise all my projects
Nothing to prove, nothing to win, nothing to lose
The more you speak, the more our world falls in the shit
Shut your mouth!

Stay calm
Keep your head cool
No pain, no gain
I don't care
I regret nothing

Keep your head cool
Keep your head cool
No pain, no gain

Stay calm
Keep your head cool
No pain, no gain
I don't care
I regret nothing

Life follows its course
After the rain, a new day
The trend keeps going
I regret nothing
Live and let live

It's probably not a perfect translation as I'm not completely fluent in French, but it is the best and only translation of the full song that you will find. Enjoy!

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