
Alizée
Mon chevalier lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:05
Il est si beau et si fragile
He is so handsome and so fragile
Sous son armure de pluie
Under his armor of rain
Qui se brise sous mes remarques
Which shatters under my remarks
Quand je me moque de lui
When I tease him
Son avis change comme le temps passe
His opinion shifts as time goes by
Il est pressé, mon chevalier
He's in a hurry, my knight
Il n'aime pas trop son travail
He doesn't really like his job
Il dit qu'on l'prend pour un idiot
He says they take him for a fool
Qu'a chaque fois qu'le réveil sonne
That every time the alarm rings
Il voudrait changer de tempo
He wishes to change the tempo
Mais il est trop tard
But it's too late
Il est déja dans l'métro, mon chevalier
He's already in the subway, my knight
Mon chevalier de pacotille
My phony knight
Mon petit scélérat
My little scoundrel
Qui se voit beau dans l'regard des filles
Who sees himself handsome in the gaze of girls
Mais ne me regarde pas
But don't look at me
Mon chevalier parti en guerre
My knight gone to war
Contre des moulins à vent
Against windmills
Don Quichotte est trentenaire
Don Quixote is thirty
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
Il n'aime pas trop lire de livres
He doesn't like to read books much
Mais il aime bien Michel Houellebecq
But he enjoys Michel Houellebecq
Il n'aime pas le cinéma français
He doesn't like French cinema
L'préfère l'porno sur Internet
He prefers porn on the internet
Quant on fait l'amour
When we make love
Il éteint la lumière, mon chevalier
He turns off the light, my knight
Il me dit qu'à 30 ans
He tells me that at 30
Il se sent encore jeune
He still feels young
Pour avoir des enfants
To have children
Que ce n'est peut-être pas l'heure
Maybe it's just not the time
Je lui demande s'il m'aime
I ask him if he loves me
Il veut pas s'engager, mon chevalier
He doesn't want to commit, my knight
Mon chevalier de pacotille
My phony knight
Mon petit scélérat
My little scoundrel
Qui se voit beau dans l'regard des filles
Who sees himself as handsome in the eyes of girls
Mais ne me regarde pas
But don't look at me
Mon chevalier parti en guerre
My knight gone to war
Contre des moulins à vent
Against windmills
Don Quichotte est trentenaire
Don Quixote is thirty
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
Mais il est encore un enfant mon chevalier
But he's still a child, my knight
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Key vocabulary
- contre
- againstA1
- demande
- requestA1
- encore
- againA1
- enfant
- childA1
- enfants
- childrenA1
- lumière
- lightA1
- moulins
- millsA1
- parti
- partyA1
- trentenaire
- thirty-somethingB2
- beau
- beautifulA1
About this song
Alizée is a French pop singer known for her early 2000s hits, including the debut single “Moi… Lolita” and the album Gourmandises. She is noted for high record sales and recognition as a top newcomer in major French music awards.