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Ça vole bas – Benjamin Biolay

Benjamin Biolay

Ça vole bas lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
2017
Genre
Pop
Length
3:05
  1. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  2. Ça pourrait bien finir en KO

    It could very well end in a KO

  3. Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  4. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  5. On va tous mourir bientôt

    We're all going to die soon

  6. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  7. Faisons nos adieux d'abord au langage

    Let's first say goodbye to language

  8. Puis surlignons sur la carte un rivage

    Then let's highlight a shore on the map

  9. Dans l'eau froide noyons les remords

    In the cold water, let's drown our regrets

  10. À défaut de nos âmes sauvons nos corps

    If we can't save our souls, let's save our bodies

  11. Vean esta fiesta que hacemos los anos que nos quedan

    Look at this party we throw with the years we have left

  12. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  13. Ça pourrait bien finir en KO

    It could very well end in a KO

  14. Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  15. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  16. Ça va finir en ground zero

    It's going to end in ground zero

  17. Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  18. Installations des guirlandes électriques

    Setting up the electric garlands

  19. Pour redécorer toute la clinique

    To redecorate the whole clinic

  20. Dans l'eau froide noyons les remords

    In the cold water, let's drown the regrets

  21. À défaut de nos âmes sauvons nos corps

    If we can't save our souls, let's save our bodies

  22. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  23. Ça pourrait bien finir en KO

    It could very well end in a knockout

  24. Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  25. Vean esta fiesta que hacemos los anos que nos quedan

    Look at this party we're having for the years we have left

  26. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  27. On va tous mourir bientôt

    We're all going to die soon

  28. Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

    It flies low, it doesn't fly high

  29. La gente discrimina, te margina y se elimina

    People discriminate, they marginalize you and eliminate you

  30. El miedo te vuelve vulnerable y manejable

    Fear makes you vulnerable and manageable

  31. Y terminamos siendo todos culpables

    And we all ended up being guilty

  32. La mierda corrupta nunca se acaba

    The corrupt crap never ends

  33. Hace veinte anos Molotov lo cantaba

    Twenty years ago Molotov sang it

  34. Si le das màs poder al poder...

    If you give more power to power...

  35. màs duro te van a venir a joder

    They'll come at you harder to mess with you

  36. La derecha es una fucking enfermedad

    The right is a fucking disease

  37. Un virus que crece sin importar edad

    A virus that grows regardless of age

  38. Se alimenta de inseguridades y temores

    It feeds on insecurities and fears

  39. Haciendonos creer que somos mejores

    Making us believe that we're better

  40. Yo te digo somos todos iguales

    I tell you we are all equal

  41. Tenemos cuerpo y corazon, seres mortales

    We have body and heart, mortal beings

  42. Asi que amémonos, libres sin cordura

    So let's love each other, free without sanity

  43. A ver si un poquitito de amor nos ayuda

    Let's see if a little bit of love helps us

  44. Garchemos entre nosotros, con ellos

    Let's get it on with each other, with them

  45. Y también con los otros

    And also with the others

  46. Hasta que la muerte nos separe

    Until death do us part

  47. O hasta que la muerte no se pare

    Or until death doesn't stop

  48. No somos lacayos!

    We are not lackeys!

  49. Y al fin cayo

    And finally it fell

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Key vocabulary

électriques
electricA2
ver
wormB2
bas
lowA1
haut
highA2
pourrait
could
bien
wellC1
ko
knockout
va
go
tous
allB1
faisons
let’s do

About this song

Benjamin Biolay is a French singer-songwriter and arranger in the tradition of chanson. He is known for writing and performing gruff, low-register songs that move between modern French pop, rock, and reworked tango and Latin rhythms, with albums such as Trash Yeye, Palmero Hollywood, and Trenet.

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Ça vole bas

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Ça pourrait bien finir en KO

It could very well end in a KO

Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

On va tous mourir bientôt

We're all going to die soon

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Faisons nos adieux d'abord au langage

Let's first say goodbye to language

Puis surlignons sur la carte un rivage

Then let's highlight a shore on the map

Dans l'eau froide noyons les remords

In the cold water, let's drown our regrets

À défaut de nos âmes sauvons nos corps

If we can't save our souls, let's save our bodies

Vean esta fiesta que hacemos los anos que nos quedan

Look at this party we throw with the years we have left

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Ça pourrait bien finir en KO

It could very well end in a KO

Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Ça va finir en ground zero

It's going to end in ground zero

Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Installations des guirlandes électriques

Setting up the electric garlands

Pour redécorer toute la clinique

To redecorate the whole clinic

Dans l'eau froide noyons les remords

In the cold water, let's drown the regrets

À défaut de nos âmes sauvons nos corps

If we can't save our souls, let's save our bodies

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Ça pourrait bien finir en KO

It could very well end in a knockout

Ça vole bas ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

Vean esta fiesta que hacemos los anos que nos quedan

Look at this party we're having for the years we have left

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

On va tous mourir bientôt

We're all going to die soon

Ça vole bas, ça vole pas haut

It flies low, it doesn't fly high

La gente discrimina, te margina y se elimina

People discriminate, they marginalize you and eliminate you

El miedo te vuelve vulnerable y manejable

Fear makes you vulnerable and manageable

Y terminamos siendo todos culpables

And we all ended up being guilty

La mierda corrupta nunca se acaba

The corrupt crap never ends

Hace veinte anos Molotov lo cantaba

Twenty years ago Molotov sang it

Si le das màs poder al poder...

If you give more power to power...

màs duro te van a venir a joder

They'll come at you harder to mess with you

La derecha es una fucking enfermedad

The right is a fucking disease

Un virus que crece sin importar edad

A virus that grows regardless of age

Se alimenta de inseguridades y temores

It feeds on insecurities and fears

Haciendonos creer que somos mejores

Making us believe that we're better

Yo te digo somos todos iguales

I tell you we are all equal

Tenemos cuerpo y corazon, seres mortales

We have body and heart, mortal beings

Asi que amémonos, libres sin cordura

So let's love each other, free without sanity

A ver si un poquitito de amor nos ayuda

Let's see if a little bit of love helps us

Garchemos entre nosotros, con ellos

Let's get it on with each other, with them

Y también con los otros

And also with the others

Hasta que la muerte nos separe

Until death do us part

O hasta que la muerte no se pare

Or until death doesn't stop

No somos lacayos!

We are not lackeys!

Y al fin cayo

And finally it fell