
Céline Dion
Le Ballet lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:26
Ça t'arrive sans crier gare
It hits you out of the blue
Au milieu d'une heure incolore
In the midst of a colorless hour
Un geste, une odeur, un regard
A gesture, a scent, a glance
Qui comme déchire ton décor
That tears apart your scenery
Tout à coup ce cœur qui t'avait presque oublié
Suddenly this heart that had almost forgotten you
Se pointe à ta porte et se remet à cogner
Shows up at your door and starts knocking again
Attention, le ballet va commencer
Watch out, the dance is about to begin
Tu comprends pas trop c'qui t'arrive
You don't quite understand what's happening to you
Tu crois d'abord à une erreur
At first you think it's a mistake
Tu l'évites et lui te devine
You avoid it, but it senses you
Entre le désir et la peur
Between desire and fear
Tu t'entends lui dire des phrases sans aucun sens
You hear him say words that make no sense
Qu'importe, les mots n'ont plus la moindre importance
No matter, words no longer hold any importance
Car le ballet a commencé
For the ballet has begun
Il met ses plus beaux atours et du miel sur sa voix
He dons his finest attire and honey on his voice
Toi tu te fais velours et tes bijoux brillent sur toi
You adorn yourself in velvet and your jewels sparkle on you
Il te dit poèmes et rêves et lointains voyages
He speaks to you of poems and dreams and distant journeys
Tu réponds Florence, peinture, impeccables images
You reply Florence, painting, impeccable images
Dames et cavaliers, avancez
Ladies and gentlemen, step forward
Un coup d'œil à son dos, ses hanches, quand s'efface le galantin
A glance at his back, his hips, as the gallant fades away
Un regard quand elle se penche et laisse deviner un sein
A glance when she leans in, hinting at a breast
Elle sait déjà ses mains, les contours de sa bouche
She already knows her hands, the contours of her mouth
Le cambré de ses reins, qu'elle a noté en douce
The curve of her hips, noted quietly
Car le ballet va s'animer
For the ballet is about to come alive
Il a su les codes et donné les bons mots de passe
He understood the codes and provided the right passwords
Encore un peu d'alcool et que tombent les cuirasses
Just a little more alcohol and let the armor fall
Livrées les clés des corps enfin les peaux s'embrassent
With the keys to the bodies released, finally the skins embrace
Et le temps s'arrête tant que dure la grâce
And time stands still as long as grace endures
Car le ballet, est bientôt terminé
For the ballet will soon be over
Et la vraie vie, va commencer
And real life will begin
Et oui, la vraie vie
And yes, real life
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Key vocabulary
- dos
- backA1
- crier
- shoutA1
- déjà
- alreadyA1
- dire
- sayA1
- erreur
- errorA1
- fais
- doA1
- laisse
- leashA1
- mains
- handsA1
- décor
- decorA2
- crois
- I believeA1
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.