I Dreamed a Dream

Claude-Michel Schönberg

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(Adaptation anglaise de la comédie musicale « Les misérables ») Intro : There was a time when men were kind When their voices were soft And their words inviting There was a time when love was blind And the world was a song And the song was exciting There was a time Then it all went wrong I dreamed a dream in time gone by     When hope was high and life worth living I dreamed that love would never die     I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung, no wine untested But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart As they turn your dream to shame                  He slept a summer by my side He filled my days with endless wonder He took my childhood in his stride But he was gone when autumn came           (Changement de tonalité : modulation vers ) And still I dream he'll come to me     That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be      And there are storms we cannot weather I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.                                   

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La chanson évoque une nostalgie profonde pour un passé où la bonté et l’amour régnaient, un temps où les espoirs étaient vivaces et les rêves accessibles. Elle parle d'un chagrin face à la réalité brutale qui a remplacé ces belles illusions, où l’innocence est perdue et les attentes déçues. Le personnage se remémore un amour révolu qui apportait émerveillement, mais qui s’est envolé avec le temps, laissant place à une désillusion amère. Le contexte de l'œuvre est celui d'une lutte dans un monde difficile, inspiré des événements tragiques des "Misérables". Il évoque des thèmes de l'espoir, de la perte et des rêves brisés, tout en mettant en avant la fragilité de la vie et les épreuves que chacun peut traverser. C'est un reflet poignant des défis humains et des désirs inassouvis.