
Camille
Au port lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:57
Hé! petite fille! tu bois de l'eau et tu es saoule
Hey! little girl! you drink water and you're drunk
là 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 né 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 né 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.
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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.