Charles Aznavour
Il faut savoir lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1961
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 3:09
Il faut savoir encore sourire
One must still know how to smile
Quand le meilleur s'est retiré
When the best has withdrawn
Et qu'il ne reste que le pire
And only the worst remains
Dans une vie bête à pleurer
In a life foolish enough to cry
Il faut savoir, coûte que coûte
One must know, no matter what it costs
Garder toute sa dignité
To keep all one's dignity
Et, malgré ce qu'il nous en coûte
And, despite what it costs us
S'en aller sans se retourner
To leave without looking back
Face au destin qui nous désarme
In the face of a destiny that disarms us
Et devant le bonheur perdu
And in front of the lost happiness
Il faut savoir cacher ses larmes
One must know how to hide their tears
Mais moi, mon coeur, je n'ai pas su
But me, my heart, I did not know
Il faut savoir quitter la table
One must know when to leave the table
Lorsque l'amour est desservi
When love is served cold
Sans s'accrocher, l'air pitoyable
Without clinging, looking pitiful
Mais partir sans faire de bruit
But to leave without making a sound
Il faut savoir cacher sa peine
One must know how to hide their pain
Sous le masque de tous les jours
Behind the mask of everyday life
Et retenir les cris de haine
And hold back the cries of hatred
Qui sont les derniers mots d'amour
Which are the final words of love
Il faut savoir rester de glace
You must know how to stay icy
Et taire un cœur qui meurt déjà
And silence a heart that's already dying
Il faut savoir garder la face
You must know how to keep your composure
Mais moi je t'aime trop
But I love you too much
Mais moi je ne peux pas
But I can't
Il faut savoir
You must know
Mais moi je ne sais pas
But I don't know
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Key vocabulary
- faut
- must
- bête
- sillyB1
- toute
- allB1
- dignité
- dignityB2
- malgré
- despiteB1
- aller
- goA1
- destin
- fateB1
- désarme
- disarmsB1
- bonheur
- happinessA1
- cacher
- hideA1
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.