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Au port – Camille

Camille

Au port lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
2005
Genre
Pop
Length
2:57
  1. Hé! petite fille! tu bois de l'eau et tu es saoule

    Hey! little girl! you drink water and you're drunk

  2. ou tu te noies tu a beau avoir pied tu coules

    where you're drowning, even if you can stand, you sink

  3. au port

    at the port

  4. Hé! petite folle! c'est pas la brasse c'est le crawl

    Hey! little crazy! it's not the breaststroke, it's the crawl

  5. pour la traversée il t'aurait fallu des épaules

    for the crossing, you would have needed some shoulders

  6. du corps

    of the body

  7. Mais lui c'est différent, il est sur l'océan

    But he's different, he was born on the ocean

  8. c'est un grand capitaine, un amant monument,

    he's a great captain, a monumental lover,

  9. tu t'es perdue dedans...

    you got lost in it...

  10. Hé! petite fille! on est jamais deux à partir

    Hey! little girl! we're never two to leave

  11. y'en a toujours un pour larguer l'autre pour languir

    There's always one to let go of the other to yearn

  12. au port

    at the harbor

  13. Hé! petite cruche! avec tes pots de confiture

    Hey! little jug! with your jars of jam

  14. tu partiras en sucette mais pas à l'aventure

    you'll head off downhill but not into adventure

  15. au Nord

    up North

  16. Mais lui c'est différent, il est sur le Mont Blanc

    But he's different, he was born on Mont Blanc

  17. c'est un grand alpiniste, un amant monument

    he's a great mountaineer, a monumental lover

  18. tu as perdu sa piste...

    you've lost his trail...

  19. Hé! petite nonne! si l'au-delà si tu le trouves

    Hey! little nun! if the beyond, if you find it

  20. le ramène pas au cardinal pour qu'il te l'ouvre

    don't bring him back to the cardinal for him to let you in

  21. encore

    again

  22. Hé! petite larve! je suis toi-même et je te parle

    Hey! little larva! I am you, and I speak to you

  23. tu es déjà grande alors lève-toi sors de ta cale

    you are already grown, so get up, come out of your hold

  24. Au port

    At the harbor

  25. ton cœur de petite fille est mort

    your little girl's heart is dead

  26. Hé! petite fille! à ta droite l'Arc de Triomphe

    Hey! little girl! to your right, the Arc de Triomphe

  27. Hé! petite fille! à ta gauche il y a dieu qui ronfle

    Hey! little girl! to your left, there's God snoring

  28. Hé! petite fille! devant il y a les pyramides

    Hey! little girl! ahead, there are the pyramids

  29. Hé! petite fille! derrière l'génie de la Bastille.

    Hey! little girl! behind, the spirit of the Bastille.

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Key vocabulary

beau
beautifulA1
eau
water
saoule
drunkC1
noies
drown
coules
flowB1
folle
mad
brasse
brewC2
derrière
behindA1
génie
genius
blanc
whiteA1

About this song

Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress, works in avant-pop and electronic-influenced chanson, and is known for her early vocal work with Nouvelle Vague and for the breakthrough album Le Fil with “Ta Douleur.” She is also associated with experimental live percussion and a crossover presence in film, including providing “Le Festin” for Ratatouille’s French release and dubbing Collette.

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Au port

Hé! petite fille! tu bois de l'eau et tu es saoule

Hey! little girl! you drink water and you're drunk

ou tu te noies tu a beau avoir pied tu coules

where you're drowning, even if you can stand, you sink

au port

at the port

Hé! petite folle! c'est pas la brasse c'est le crawl

Hey! little crazy! it's not the breaststroke, it's the crawl

pour la traversée il t'aurait fallu des épaules

for the crossing, you would have needed some shoulders

du corps

of the body

Mais lui c'est différent, il est sur l'océan

But he's different, he was born on the ocean

c'est un grand capitaine, un amant monument,

he's a great captain, a monumental lover,

tu t'es perdue dedans...

you got lost in it...

Hé! petite fille! on est jamais deux à partir

Hey! little girl! we're never two to leave

y'en a toujours un pour larguer l'autre pour languir

There's always one to let go of the other to yearn

au port

at the harbor

Hé! petite cruche! avec tes pots de confiture

Hey! little jug! with your jars of jam

tu partiras en sucette mais pas à l'aventure

you'll head off downhill but not into adventure

au Nord

up North

Mais lui c'est différent, il est sur le Mont Blanc

But he's different, he was born on Mont Blanc

c'est un grand alpiniste, un amant monument

he's a great mountaineer, a monumental lover

tu as perdu sa piste...

you've lost his trail...

Hé! petite nonne! si l'au-delà si tu le trouves

Hey! little nun! if the beyond, if you find it

le ramène pas au cardinal pour qu'il te l'ouvre

don't bring him back to the cardinal for him to let you in

encore

again

Hé! petite larve! je suis toi-même et je te parle

Hey! little larva! I am you, and I speak to you

tu es déjà grande alors lève-toi sors de ta cale

you are already grown, so get up, come out of your hold

Au port

At the harbor

ton cœur de petite fille est mort

your little girl's heart is dead

Hé! petite fille! à ta droite l'Arc de Triomphe

Hey! little girl! to your right, the Arc de Triomphe

Hé! petite fille! à ta gauche il y a dieu qui ronfle

Hey! little girl! to your left, there's God snoring

Hé! petite fille! devant il y a les pyramides

Hey! little girl! ahead, there are the pyramids

Hé! petite fille! derrière l'génie de la Bastille.

Hey! little girl! behind, the spirit of the Bastille.