Carla Bruni
Little French Song lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:55
Quand tout va mal, when life goes wrong
When everything goes wrong, when life goes wrong
Try for a little French song
French songs are maybe démodées mais si douces à fredonner
French songs are maybe out of style but so sweet to hum
French songs are tender à I'envi, nostalgiques à l'infini
French songs are tender to envy, nostalgic to infinity
Et quand on n'sait plus where to belong
And when we no longer know where to belong
Try for a little French song
French songs will take you to Paris, to Pigalle ou I'Île Saint-Louis
French song are dancing sous la pluie, de Bastille aux Tuileries
French songs are dancing in the rain, from Bastille to Tuileries
Because we have de quoi frimer, we have Brassens, Brel and Ferré
Because we have what it takes to show off, we have Brassens, Brel and Ferré
We have Boris Vian, Barbara, Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prévert, Kosma
Because we have de quoi choisir, we have Aznavour, Reggiani
Because we have plenty to choose from, we have Aznavour, Reggiani
Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki, Édith Piaf CIoclo and Johnny
Oui, oui, oui, oui
Yes, yes, yes, yes
Bien sûr c'n'est pas Duke Ellington
Of course it's not Duke Ellington
C'n'est pas EIvis ni Jackson
It's not Elvis or Jackson
C'n'est pas Fitzgerald ou Armstrong
It's not Fitzgerald or Armstrong
C'est juste a Iittle French song
It's just a little French song
Mais quand Ie chagrin reste too Iong
But when the sorrow lingers too long
Moi je chante une little French song
I sing a little French song
Because we have de quoi frimer, we have Brassens, Brel and Ferré
Because we have plenty to show off, we have Brassens, Brel and Ferré
We have Boris Vian, Barbara, Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prévert, Kosma
Because we have de quoi choisir, we have Aznavour, Reggiani
Because we have plenty to choose from, we have Aznavour, Reggiani
Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki, Edith Piaf Cloclo and Johnny
Oui, oui, oui, oui
Yes, yes, yes, yes
Et qu'on soit de Londres ou de Hong Kong, qu'on soit trois feuilles
And whether we're from London or Hong Kong, whether we're three leaves
Ou Shu-bang
Or Shu-bang
Qu'on soit djellabah ou sarong, try for a little french song
Whether we're in djellabah or sarong, try for a little French song
Quand les méchants sonnent leur gong
When the wicked ring their gong
Moi ie chante une little French song
Me, I sing a little French song
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Key vocabulary
- fredonner
- humC2
- mal
- badlyA1
- sûr
- sureA1
- tout
- allA1
- va
- go
- démodées
- outdatedC2
- douces
- gentle
- tender
- soft
- plus
- moreA1
- i'île
- island
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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.