Céline Dion
If That’s What It Takes lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:13
You're the bravest of hearts
Tu es le plus courageux des cœurs
You're the strongest of souls
Tu es le plus fort des âmes
You're my light in the dark
Tu es ma lumière dans l'obscurité
You're the place I call home
Tu es l'endroit que j'appelle chez moi
You can say it's all right
Tu peux dire que ça va
But I know that you're breaking up inside
Mais je sais que tu es en train de t'effondrer à l'intérieur
I see it in your eyes
Je le vois dans tes yeux
Even you face the night
Même toi, tu fais face à la nuit
Afraid and alone
Effrayé et seul
That's why I'll be there
C'est pourquoi je serai là
When the storm rises up
When the shadows descend
Every beat of my heart
Every day without end
Every second I live
That's the promise I make
Baby, that's what I'll give
If that's what it takes
If that's what it takes
You can sleep in my arms
You don't have to explain
When your heart's crying out
Baby, whisper my name
'Cause I've reached out for you
When the thunder is crashing up above
You've given me your love
When you smile like the sun
That shines through the rain
That's why I'll be there
When the storm rises up
When the shadows descend
Quand les ombres descendent
Every beat of my heart
Chaque battement de mon cœur
Every day without end
Chaque jour sans fin
I will stand like a rock
Je me tiendrai comme un roc
I will bend 'til I break
Je plierai jusqu'à me briser
'Til there's no more to give
Jusqu'à ce qu'il n'y ait plus rien à donner
If that's what it takes
Si c'est ce qu'il faut
I will risk everything
Je risquerai tout
I will fight, I will bleed
Je me battrai, je saignerai
I will lay down my life
Je donnerai ma vie
If that's what you need
Every second I live
That's the promise I make
Baby, that's what I'll give
If that's what it takes
Through the wind and the rain
Through the smoke and the fire
When the fear rises up
When the wave's ever higher
I will lay down my heart
My body, my soul
Mon corps, mon âme
I will hold on all night
Je tiendrai toute la nuit
And never let go
Et jamais je ne lâcherai
Every second I live
Chaque seconde que je vis
That's the promise I make
C'est la promesse que je fais
Baby, that's what I'll give
Bébé, c'est ce que je donnerai
If that's what it takes
Si c'est ce qu'il faut
If that's what it takes
Si c'est ce qu'il faut
Whatever it takes
Quoi qu'il en coûte
Whatever it takes
Quoi qu'il en coûte
If that's what it takes
Oh ooh
Whatever, whatever it takes
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Key vocabulary
- you're
- you are
- can
- able
- it's
- it is
- that's
- that is
- i'll
- I will
- but
- goalB1
- don't
- don’tB1
- heart's
- heart
- crying
- cry
- i've
- I have
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About this song
Céline Dion is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec known for her powerful, emotive voice and major international hits including “My Heart Will Go On.” She is associated with chart-pop and adult contemporary, with releases in both French and English.