Camille
Paris lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:47
Finies les balades le long du canal
No more strolls along the canal
Les escaliers des cartes postales
The staircases from postcards
C'est fini, Paris
It's over, Paris
C'est décidé, je me barre
It's decided, I'm leaving
Finis le ciel gris, les matins moroses
No more gray skies, gloomy mornings
On dit qu'à Toulouse les briques sont roses
They say in Toulouse the bricks are pink
Oh là-bas, Paris, les briques sont roses
Oh over there, Paris, the bricks are pink
Paris, tu paries, Paris, que je te quitte
Paris, you bet, Paris, I'm leaving you
Que je change, de cap, de capitale
That I change course, change capital
Paris, tu paries, Paris, que je te quitte
Paris, you bet, Paris, I'm leaving you
Je te plaque sur tes trottoirs sales
I’m leaving you on your dirty sidewalks
Je connais trop ta bouche, bouche de métro
I know your mouth too well, subway mouth
Les bateaux mouche et la couleur de l'eau
The water buses and the color of the water
C'est fini Paris, je les connais trop
It's over Paris, I know them too well
Ici je m'ennuie, même quand vient la nuit
Here I’m bored, even when night falls
On dit que Séville s'éveille à minuit
They say Seville awakens at midnight
Là-bas, Paris, la ville s'éveille à minuit
Over there, Paris, the city awakens at midnight
Paris, tu paries, Paris, que je te quitte
Paris, you bet, Paris, that I'm leaving you
Que je change de cap, de capitale
That I change my course, my capital
Paris, tu paries, Paris, que je te quitte
Paris, you bet, Paris, that I'm leaving you
Je te plaque sur tes trottoirs sales
I leave you on your dirty sidewalks
Paris, tu paries, Paris, que je te quitte
Paris, you bet, Paris, that I’m leaving you
Que je change de cap, de capitale
That I'm changing course, changing capitals
Paris, tu paries, Paris, que je te quitte
Paris, you bet, Paris, that I’m leaving you
Je te plaque sur tes trottoirs sales
I leave you on your dirty sidewalks
Sur tes trottoirs sales
On your dirty sidewalks
Sur tes trottoirs, saaales, saaales, saaaaales
On your sidewalks, dirrrty, dirrrty, so dirrrty
À Toulouse il a plu, à Séville j'ai trop bu,
In Toulouse it rained, in Seville I drank too much,
à Rio j'ai eu le mal du pays
In Rio I felt homesick
Oh pari perdu, je retourne vivre à Paris
Oh lost bet, I'm going back to live in Paris
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Key vocabulary
- matins
- morningsA1
- même
- sameA1
- métro
- subwayA1
- nuit
- nightA1
- pays
- countryA1
- perdu
- lostA1
- quitte
- leaveA1
- sales
- dirtyA1
- trop
- tooA1
- ville
- cityA1
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.