Tombe Du Ciel
Jacques Higelin
Fallen from the Sky
Fallen from the sky through the clouds
What a lucky sign for a sky guide
Fallen from bed, snatched from a dream
Struck by the sword of the alarm clock's ring
Fallen on deaf ears
Who just fell in love the night before
With a faithful flight attendant
Fallen from the top of the walkway
Into the arms of a somewhat fickle baggage handler
An ex-hitman
How can you fall worse than this?
Fallen from the sky, rebelling against praise
Chased by angels from the original paradise
Fallen asleep, lost consciousness
Fell back into childhood at the foot of the big Christmas tree
Veiled in mystery before my dazzled eyes
By the birth of a star in the desert
Fallen like a meteor into the pockets of Balthazar
Gaspard, Melchior, the three famous wise men
Smugglers of import-export
Fallen from above like little drops of water
That I hear falling outside through the window
When I fall asleep, my heart in celebration
Weather vane maker
From the top of the steeple, give my voice
The direction where the wind hums my song
Fallen on a lucky day
Fallen at the prime of life into oblivion
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It's crazy what you can see fall
When you're hanging out on the pavement
Eyes to the sky
Sole beating the dust
You see things fall from balconies
Flower pots, cigarette butts
Charming singers
Young girls in tears
And amateur climbers
Fallen to the ground for the girl we love
Getting back up unscathed and falling in love again
Fallen for you, fallen in a swoon
Swallowed the hemlock, tasted the poison that kills
Love again and always.