Céline Dion
Paul et Virginie lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:54
Virginie, roman d'amour
Virginie, a love story
Virginie jolie
Pretty Virginie
Dans cette ile où tu as vu le jour
On this island where you were born
Paul a vu le jour
Paul was born
Lui aussi
So was he
De rencontres en rendez-vous
From encounters to dates
Vous avez grandi
You grew up
Dans le grand jardin aux arbres fous
In the grand garden with wild trees
Où chante l'oiseau
Where the bird sings
De paradis
Of paradise
Je voudrais qu'un jour un garçon me regarde
I wish that one day a boy would look at me
Comme en ce temps-là ce garçon-là te regardait
Like back then, that boy looked at you
Être aime comme il t'aimait chaque page
To be loved like he loved you on every page
De ce livre oublié
Of that forgotten book
Virginie, roman d'amour
Virginie, a love story
Virginie jolie
Pretty Virginie
Dans l'eau claire où Paul cherchait tes yeux
In the clear water where Paul searched for your eyes
Tu cherchais ses yeux (bis)
You were searching for his eyes (repeat)
Toi aussi
You too
Vent du large et fleurs au vent
Ocean breeze and flowers in the wind
Parfumaient la nuit
Perfumed the night
Et l'amour n'avait que deux enfants
And love had only two children
C'était Paul et toi (bis)
It was Paul and you (repeat)
Devant la vie
In front of life
Je n'ai lu que le début de votre histoire
I’ve only read the beginning of your story
On me dit que ce beau livre finit tristement
They say this beautiful book ends sadly
Mais vos noms ne laisseront dans ma mémoire
But your names will leave in my memory
Qu'un sourire éclatant
Only a radiant smile
Virginie, roman d'amour
Virginie, love story
Virginie jolie
Pretty Virginie
Dans cette île où tu vivras toujours
On this island where you will always live
Paul vivra toujours
Paul will always live
Lui aussi
Him too
Virginie
Virginie
Virginie
Virginie
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Key vocabulary
- roman
- novelA1
- enfants
- childrenA1
- fleurs
- flowersA1
- fous
- madA1
- garçon
- boyA1
- grand
- bigA1
- jardin
- gardenA1
- jolie
- prettyA1
- jour
- dayA1
- large
- wideA1
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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.