Charles Aznavour
De t’avoir aimée lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1966
- Genre
- Chanson
- Length
- 2:25
De t'avoir aimée, aimée comme un fou
To have loved you, loved you like a madman
Aimée a genoux, bien plus que debout
Loved you on my knees, much more than standing
À n'en plus dormir, à n'en plus manger
To the point of no sleep, to the point of no food
Que me reste-t-il, de t'avoir aimée
What do I have left, from having loved you
De t'avoir aimée, de l'âme et des yeux
From having loved you, with soul and with eyes
À en oublier, jusqu'au nom de Dieu
To the point of forgetting, even the name of God
Pour ne plus avoir, qu'un nom à crier
So that I have nothing left, but a name to scream
Que me reste-t-il, de t'avoir aimée
What do I have left, from having loved you
Reste que ma voix, sans écho soudain
Only my voice remains, without a sudden echo
Restent que mes doigts, qui n'agrippent rien
Only my fingers remain, grasping at nothing
Reste que ma peau, qui cherche tes mains
Only my skin remains, searching for your hands
Et surtout la peur, de t'aimer encore
And above all the fear, of loving you again
Demain presque mort
Tomorrow nearly dead
De t'avoir aimée, aimée de douleur
For having loved you, loved in pain
À m'en déchirer le ventre et le cœur
To the point of tearing my belly and my heart
Jusqu'à en mourir, jusqu'à m'en damner
Until I die, until I'm damned for it
Que me reste-t-il, de t'avoir aimée?
What do I have left, from having loved you?
Ne me reste plus
I have nothing left
Qu'un amour que tu
But a love that you
Viens d'écarteler
Just tore apart
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Key vocabulary
- encore
- againA1
- fou
- crazyA1
- mains
- handsA1
- manger
- eatA1
- mort
- deathA1
- mourir
- dieA1
- nom
- nameA1
- oublier
- forgetA1
- peur
- fearA1
- plus
- moreA1
About this song
Charles Aznavour was a French-Armenian singer and actor whose music blended French chanson with Eastern European folk, American jazz, tango, and Middle Eastern influences. He was known for a long-running career marked by thousands of recordings and his songwriting, composing or co-composing over a thousand songs for himself and other artists.