Dans les cordes [English translation]

All the lovers of the world stand up straight like an "i"

Fallen from the ladder, disguised as an "l", fallen from the nest

They freeze up the second they tell each other yes

All along the waves,

Far from the edge, we baptise love on display

The service and the plunge

Take my bruises

And I'll forget all about it, the witness and the bar1

It's lively on the paths, the alcoves

It's lively, it's moving, it's moving, it's moving

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played to win

And every time someone else will take your place

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played, you played

It's on the ropes that we reveal ourselves, that we show our true colours

The eyes of the Mona Lisa embrace me

The places I go, everywhere I end up

Everywhere I tow along my blues and my pain

When fashion2 comes to butcher everything in its path

But you can see me melt on the spot when the day faints

From the body and face of Claudia Cardinale3

I'll throw in the towel, the ropes and the weapons

And all the dark things

It's lively on the paths, the alcoves

It's lively, it's moving, it's moving, it's moving

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played to win

And every time someone else will take your place

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played, you played

It's on the ropes that we reveal ourselves, that we show our true colours

It's lively on the paths, the alcoves

It's lively, it's moving, it's moving, it's moving

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played to win

And every time someone else will take your place

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played, you played

It's on the ropes that we reveal ourselves, that we show our true colours

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played to win

And every time someone else will take your place

You fought hard, but

You give, you give, you give and don't stop

You played, you played

It's on the ropes that we reveal ourselves, that we show our true colours

1. I mostly wasn't sure how to translate "barre" in this context - there were about a dozen different possibilities, many of which could have fit with the song. Since it also mentions "témoin" (witness) I'm partial to translating it as "bar" (as in, a witness stand).2. I'm really not sure what 'la mode' is supposed to mean in this context3. a Tunisian-born Italian film actress who starred in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s, mainly Italian or French, but also in many English-language films.