Carla Bruni
Afternoon lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:08
When I am old and comforted
When I am old and comforted
And done with this desire
And done with this desire
With memory to share my bed
With memory to share my bed
When I am old and comforted
When I am old and comforted
And done with this desire
And done with this desire
With peace to share my fire
With peace to share my fire
I'll comb my hair in scalloped bands
I'll comb my hair in scalloped bands
Beneath my laundered cap
Beneath my laundered cap
And watch my cool and fragile hands
And watch my cool and fragile hands
Lie light upon my lap
Lie light upon my lap
And I will have a sprigged gown
Et j'aurai une robe à fleurs
With lace to kiss my throat
Avec de la dentelle pour embrasser ma gorge
I'll draw my curtain to the town
Je tirerai mon rideau sur la ville
And hum a purring note
Et je fredonnerai une note ronronnante
And I'll forget the way of tears
Et j'oublierai le chemin des larmes
And rock and stir my tea
Et je remuerai mon thé
But oh how I wish those blessed years
Mais oh comme je souhaite que ces années bénies
Were further than they'd be
Soient plus éloignées qu'elles ne le seraient
And I will have a sprigged gown
Et j'aurai une robe à fleurs
With lace to kiss my throat
Avec de la dentelle pour embrasser ma gorge
I'll draw my curtain to the town
I'll draw my curtain to the town
And hum a purring note
And hum a purring note
When I am old and comforted
When I am old and comforted
And done with this desire
And done with this desire
With memory to share my bed
With memory to share my bed
When I am old and comforted
When I am old and comforted
And done with this desire
And done with this desire
With peace to share my fire
With peace to share my fire
With peace to share my fire
With peace to share my fire
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Key vocabulary
- done
- finished
- i'll
- I will
- cap
- capeB2
- upon
- on
- gown
- dress
- but
- goalB1
- they'd
- they would
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About this song
Carla Bruni is a French singer-songwriter and former supermodel, associated with chanson française. She is known for her chart-topping debut album Quelqu’un m’a dit (2002) and her subsequent No. 1 releases Comme si de rien n’etait (2008), alongside collaborations with artists including Harry Connick Jr., Marianne Faithfull, and Willie Nelson.