English term
Let it be
Jun 22, 2014 17:24: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Music" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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Proposed translations
Aie confiance dans la vie
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be ..."
ou Fais confiance à la vie
En réalité, it is almost a shame to translate this title..but I can't resist doing it either as it is one of my favorite song
France
M.A. in Technical Translation
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, Spanish to French
Ainsi soit-il
| J'avais pensé à cette formule (à connotation un peu religieuse tout de même), mais je trouve que le mot «ainsi» impose une restriction ou une précision qui ne rend pas l'ouverture totale de «Let it be»... |
| «Mary» refers to McCartney's own mother, Mary Mohin, who died when he was 15 years old. This makes it a less religious connotation. |
| Merci Daryo pour ce lien très éclairant. McCartney y explique en ses propres termes le sens qu'il donne à l'expression «Let it be» => «Be gentle, don’t fight things, just try and go with the flow and it will all work out. » Ça me rappelle la chanson de Bécaud «Laisse passer, laisse passer, et le temps et le temps le réglera... OK» |
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Jerome Carrette (X)
2 mins
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GILLES MEUNIER
: c'est connu
5 mins
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chantal Baranski
1 hr
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ormiston
: The mention of Mother Mary and the general tone/register is quite solemn and religious - a far cry from "Que sera sera"
2 hrs
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Leo Tixeire
2 hrs
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Daryo
: where do you see any religious connotation? http://mattandjojang.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/the-story-behi...
2 hrs
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Gleyse
6 hrs
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Dominic D
: je ne suis pas sûr que "ainsi soit-il" soit juste. en anglais c'est "so be it" ce qui n'est pas la même chose
8 hrs
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Lorraine Dubuc
: Un peu comme Dominic, j'ai une hésitation quant à l'évocation de 'so be it'
15 hrs
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Béatrice Sylvie Lajoie
: En essayant de chanter « ainsi soit-il, ainsi soit-il », on se rend compte queça ne va pas très bien dans une chanson.
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France
English To French Translation
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French
Laissez-faire
Ne t'en mêle pas!
laisse les exister
ne va pas fourrer ton nez là-dedans
n'interfère pas
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Dominic D
: pas dans ce contexte. nothing in the article or in the song suggests this translation. it's very negative almost agressive and the song is the just the opposite
5 hrs
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are we talking of the same thing? http://mattandjojang.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/the-story-behi...
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AllegroTrans
: I cannot see how this fits to the song at all
7 hrs
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«Be gentle, don’t fight things, just try and go with the flow and it will all work out. »
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Spain
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Native in: French (Variants: Belgian, Standard-France, Swiss, African) 
, English
Works in: English to French, Catalan to French, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Vis ta vie
Master's degree in Law, accurate
Native in: French , English
Works in: Italian to French, English to French
laisse(z) courir/
C'est une expression qui signifie plus ou moins ne rien faire, cela va s'arranger tout seul.
Dans le sens de "let things ride" ""let things alone", they'll find their own way.
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ou peut-être : ce qui sera, sera (comme dans la chanson de Doris Day)
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peut-être aussi (pour le Québec?) : ne t'en fais pas
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tout va bien aller
| En effet, il y a là l'idée que « tout ce qui doit arriver, arrivera au bon moment » (comme dans une chanson de Jean-Pierre Ferland)... mais il y a aussi l'idée de résignation, « Amor Fati » comme l'écrivait Nietzsche... |
laisse faire la vie
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McCartney
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Daryo
: nicely formulated
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thanks Daryo
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Marie-France R.
2 days 8 hrs
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sois tranquille
ça ira, sois tranquille
He also said in a later interview about the dream that his mother had told him "It will be all right, just let it be."
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
filez avec le vent/lecourant
mandalayoga.net
Le yoga peut aider à changer sa propre attitude envers la vie et apprendre à tout un chacun à filer avec le vent.
mandalayoga.net
Laisse couler
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Comme le fameux 'lâcher-prise' qui consiste à laisser être ce qui est.
Discussion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GhssTlSgXA