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Mon petit vieux – Camille

Camille

Mon petit vieux lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Beginner
Released
2002
Genre
Pop
Length
4:29
  1. C'est lui sur le banc de square

    It's him on the park bench

  2. C'est mon ami, mon amoureux

    He's my friend, my lover

  3. Et ça fait rire les pigeons

    And it makes the pigeons laugh

  4. Parce que c'est un petit vieux

    Because he's a little old man

  5. Nos rendez-vous c'est pas comme dans les films

    Our meetings aren't like in the movies

  6. Je cours vers lui il reste assis

    I run towards him, he stays seated

  7. Un jour il m'a même dit

    One day he even told me

  8. Tu es la femme du reste de ma vie

    You are the woman for the rest of my life

  9. Les gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

    People think he doesn't touch me

  10. Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

    But he touches me, my little old man

  11. C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

    Those wrinkles around his eyes are beautiful

  12. Des fois quand il est tard

    Sometimes when it's late

  13. Y a ses potes qui l'attendent au bar

    His friends are waiting for him at the bar

  14. Une bière

    A beer

  15. Deux bières

    Two beers

  16. Et il me parle pendant des heures

    And he talks to me for hours

  17. Des vies qu'il a perdues de vue

    About the lives he's lost sight of

  18. Lui au moins il n'a rien à perdre

    At least he has nothing to lose

  19. Alors que moi je n'ai rien vu

    While I haven't seen anything

  20. Les gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

    People think he doesn't affect me

  21. Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

    But he touches me, my little old man

  22. C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

    It's beautiful, the lines around his eyes

  23. Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

    But he touches me, my little old man

  24. C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

    It's beautiful, the lines around his eyes

  25. Un jour on est allé danser

    One day we went out to dance

  26. C'était ni techno, ni reggae

    It was neither techno nor reggae

  27. Il m'a pris doucement la taille

    He gently took my waist

  28. Et j'ai senti sa main trembler

    And I felt his hand tremble

  29. Y avait des lumières chaudes et claires

    There were warm and bright lights

  30. J'entendais le bruit de ses pas

    I could hear the sound of his steps

  31. Et tout à coup j'me suis sentie

    And suddenly I felt

  32. Tout près de l'au-delà

    So close to the beyond

  33. Les gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

    People think he doesn't affect me

  34. Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

    But he touches me, my dear old man

  35. C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

    Those wrinkles around his eyes are beautiful

  36. Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

    But he touches me, my dear old man

  37. C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

    Those wrinkles around his eyes are beautiful

  38. On dirait l'ombre des arbres sur le ciel bleu

    It looks like the shadows of trees on the blue sky

  39. Bleu

    Blue

  40. Bleu

    Blue

  41. Bay

    Give it, yeah

  42. Bayd wé, payal...

    Give it, yeah, payal...

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Key vocabulary

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chaudes
hotA1
claires
clearA1
coup
hitA1
cours
courseA1
danser
danceA1
doucement
gentlyA1
fait
actA1
femme
womanA1
gens
peopleA1

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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🇫🇷 Camille

Mon petit vieux

C'est lui sur le banc de square

It's him on the park bench

C'est mon ami, mon amoureux

He's my friend, my lover

Et ça fait rire les pigeons

And it makes the pigeons laugh

Parce que c'est un petit vieux

Because he's a little old man

Nos rendez-vous c'est pas comme dans les films

Our meetings aren't like in the movies

Je cours vers lui il reste assis

I run towards him, he stays seated

Un jour il m'a même dit

One day he even told me

Tu es la femme du reste de ma vie

You are the woman for the rest of my life

Les gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

People think he doesn't touch me

Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

But he touches me, my little old man

C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

Those wrinkles around his eyes are beautiful

Des fois quand il est tard

Sometimes when it's late

Y a ses potes qui l'attendent au bar

His friends are waiting for him at the bar

Une bière

A beer

Deux bières

Two beers

Et il me parle pendant des heures

And he talks to me for hours

Des vies qu'il a perdues de vue

About the lives he's lost sight of

Lui au moins il n'a rien à perdre

At least he has nothing to lose

Alors que moi je n'ai rien vu

While I haven't seen anything

Les gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

People think he doesn't affect me

Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

But he touches me, my little old man

C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

It's beautiful, the lines around his eyes

Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

But he touches me, my little old man

C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

It's beautiful, the lines around his eyes

Un jour on est allé danser

One day we went out to dance

C'était ni techno, ni reggae

It was neither techno nor reggae

Il m'a pris doucement la taille

He gently took my waist

Et j'ai senti sa main trembler

And I felt his hand tremble

Y avait des lumières chaudes et claires

There were warm and bright lights

J'entendais le bruit de ses pas

I could hear the sound of his steps

Et tout à coup j'me suis sentie

And suddenly I felt

Tout près de l'au-delà

So close to the beyond

Les gens croient qu'il ne me touche pas

People think he doesn't affect me

Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

But he touches me, my dear old man

C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

Those wrinkles around his eyes are beautiful

Mais il me touche mon petit vieux

But he touches me, my dear old man

C'est beau ses rides autour des yeux

Those wrinkles around his eyes are beautiful

On dirait l'ombre des arbres sur le ciel bleu

It looks like the shadows of trees on the blue sky

Bleu

Blue

Bleu

Blue

Bay

Give it, yeah

Bayd wé, payal...

Give it, yeah, payal...

Mon petit vieux

🇫🇷 Camille
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