Oria – Soirée Mondaine (English translation)

[Intro – spoken / sung]
Once upon a time,
There was a young lady
With a cheeky look in her eyes.
She went out in the evenings
To fill the void.

[Verse 1]
And as usual,
She hid her true nature
Inside her pair of gloves.
But, tired at heart,
She wanted to escape those parties
Filled with pretences.

[Pre-Chorus]
Suddenly — she catches
The gaze of the one she loves so much.
Amidst the crowd, she waits
For him to take her far away
From those lovers of the Eiffel Tower.

[Chorus]
Everything leaves and is forgotten in the breeze —
From the gaze of the one she loves so much.
It’s not real life that we learn
At these high-society parties.

[Verse 2]
The crowd is getting restless.
Her eyes are sparkling —
It makes her feel excited.
Of course, she’s waiting to be asked
To dance to the beat of the music,
Forgetting her feelings.

[Pre-Chorus + Chorus repeated]

[Interlude – melodic]
Ra papa ra papala
Ra papa ra papala la
Ra papa ra papala
Ra papa ra papala la

[Verse 3]
When night falls,
She creates a world of her own
Inside her mind.
And amidst the noise,
The crowd sweeps her along —
Right on the edge of the void,
Far from him.

[Pre-Chorus + Chorus repeated]

[Outro – fading]
The gaze of the one she loves so much…
At these high-society parties.
At these high-society parties.
At these high-society parties.

Once upon a time,
There was a young lady
With a cheeky look in her eyes.
She went out in the evenings
To fill the void.

(Chorus repeats softly to end)

📖 Lyrics Meaning

This song tells the story of a young woman trapped in the hollow world of high-society parties, yearning for true connection and escape.

Key themes:

1. The void and pretense – She goes out at night to “fill the void” — an emotional emptiness. But the parties are filled with pretences (fake smiles, social masks). She hides her true nature “in her pair of gloves,” symbolizing how she covers her real self to fit in.

2. The gaze as salvation – In the middle of the crowd, she catches the gaze of the one she truly loves. That single look makes everything else disappear: “Everything leaves and is forgotten in the breeze.” His gaze is an anchor in a sea of falseness.

3. Escape from “lovers of the Eiffel Tower” – This phrase likely represents shallow, tourist-like romances or showy, materialistic love — the kind associated with Parisian high society. She wants him to take her far away from that.

4. Real life vs. party life – The repeated line “It’s not real life that we learn / At these high-society parties” drives home the idea that genuine emotions, struggles, and truths are absent in this glittering but empty world.

5. Inner world vs. outer noise – When night falls, she retreats into her own imaginary world. But the crowd still sweeps her along “right on the edge of the void” — a metaphor for danger, disconnection, or mental exhaustion.

6. Waiting and passivity – She waits to be asked to dance, waits for him to take her away. There’s a sense of longing without full agency, typical of romanticized storytelling.