Jeunesse lève-toi [English translation]

As a burst of laughter

comes and soothes sadness

As a breath of future

comes and rekindles embers

Like a scent of sulphur

sparking the flame

Youth, stand up!

Against the life that wanders

and goes out

Agains the love we take, we hold

but who doesn't hold

Against the trail that vanish

behind oneself

Youth, rise up!

Me against your shoulder

I go back to the strife

Against the gravities that lead us to the fall

To make more noise

enough to revive the dead

to revive

the emerald inside you

To return to the sunset

the brightness of dawns

Tell me we're still burning

Tell me it's still burning

this hope you hold

because you're not aware

of the spirit and fire

I see in your eyes

Youth, rise up!

As you see how we cry

to every street its sorrow

The way we are sickened

drip in the vein

in the fasces(1) shadow

buddy, you won't fool me

Tell me, friend, when will the flood come?

Counter-currents always are counter-cultures

through broadcasts their rubbish chute faces

since the bell has toned for politics

this is the time for dreams

for utopists

To make our DNAs

a bit more fair(2)

To create out of dust

a bit more than sand

In this sad country

you know, one of these days

you'll have to kill the Father

make your voice heard

Youth, rise up!

By the Indian moonlight

always ride the wave

Against the soul

against the loins

the blade must be sharpened

Since there is no freedom here but in fight

From your sad slumber please break free

Since here one must assess and earn

stand our loves always on the edge of the abyss

Can't you hear tonight the song of the dead?

Don't you see the sky at your fingertips?

Youth, rise up!

As a burst of laughter

comes and soothes sadness

As a breath of future

comes and rekindles embers

Like a scent of sulphur

sparking the flame

When sunk in the abyss

we don't know where the soul is anymore

Youth, rise up!

Against the life that wanders

and goes out

Agains the love we take, we hold

but who doesn't hold

Against the trail that vanish

behind oneself

Youth, rise up!

Youth, rise up!

By the Indian moonlight

always ride the wave

Against the soul

against the loins

the blade must be sharpened

Since there is no freedom here but in fight

From your sad slumber please break free

Since here one must assess and earn

stand our loves always on the edge of the abyss

Can't you hear tonight the song of the dead

in memory of those who died for you?

Youth, rise up!