Benjamin Biolay
Maman, Papa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:03
Maman, maman, en faisant cette chanson
Mom, mom, by making this song
Maman, maman, je redeviens petit garçon
Mom, mom, I become a little boy again
Alors je suis sage en classe
So I behave well in class
Et, pour te faire plaisir
And, to make you happy
J'obtiens les meilleures places
I get the best seats
Ton désir
Your wish
Maman, maman, je préfère à mes jeux fous
Mom, mom, I prefer it to my wild games
Maman, maman, demeurer sur tes genoux
Mom, mom, staying on your knees
Et, sans un mot dire, entendre tes refrains charmants
And, without saying a word, hearing your charming tunes
Maman, maman
Mom, mom
Maman, maman
Mama, mama
Papa, papa, en faisant cette chanson
Papa, papa, by making this song
Papa, papa, je redeviens petit garçon
Papa, papa, I turn back into a little boy
Et je t'entends sous l'orage
And I hear you in the storm
User tout ton humour
Using all your humor
Pour redonner du courage à nos cœurs lourds
To bring courage back to our heavy hearts
Papa, papa, il n'y eut pas entre nous
Papa, papa, there wasn't between us
Papa, papa, de tendresse ou de mots doux
Papa, papa, tenderness or sweet words
Pourtant, on s'aimait, bien qu'on ne se l'avouât pas
Yet we loved each other, though we wouldn’t admit it
Papa, papa, papa, papa
Papa, papa, papa, papa
Maman et papa, en faisant cette chanson
Mom and Dad, in making this song
Maman et papa, je redeviens petit garçon
Mom and Dad, I become a little boy again
Et, grâce à cet artifice
And, thanks to this trick
Soudain je comprends
Suddenly I understand
Le prix de vos sacrifices
The cost of your sacrifices
Mes parents
My parents
Maman, papa, toujours je regretterai
Mom, Dad, I will always regret
Maman, papa, de vous avoir fait pleurer
Mom, Dad, making you cry
Au temps où nos cœurs ne se comprenaient encore pas
In the time when our hearts didn't yet understand each other
Maman, papa
Mom, Dad
Maman, papa
Mom, Dad
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Key vocabulary
- mots
- wordsA1
- tout
- allA1
- maman
- momA1
- charmants
- charmingA1
- entends
- hear
- orage
- storm
- user
- wearB1
- comprenaient
- understood
- plaisir
- pleasureA1
- obtiens
- obtain
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.