Charles Trenet
Au bal de la nuit lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Chanson
- Length
- 3:04
Au bal de la nuit
At the dance of the night
Tu iras mon petit
You will go, my little one
Tu seras gentil
You will be kind
Au bal de la nuit
At the dance of the night
Au bal du néant
At the dance of nothingness
Tu iras mon enfant
You will go, my child
Tu seras content
You will be happy
D'être de ton temps
To be of your time
Au bal de la rue
At the dance of the street
Au bal du chahut
At the dance of the uproar
Tu seras venu
You will have come
Tu repartiras nu
You will leave bare
Au bal des années
At the dance of years
La fête terminée
The party is over
Tu seras fané
You will have withered
Au bal des années
At the dance of years
Tes longs cheveux blonds
Your long blonde hair
T'auront fait faux bond
Will have betrayed you
Au bal moribond
At the dying dance
Tu seras faux blond
You will be a false blonde
Il sera trop tard
It will be too late
Tu seras bâtard
You will be a bastard
Fini le pétard
The fire is out
Il sera trop tard
It will be too late
Et tu penseras
And you will think
Je ne suis qu'un rat
I am just a rat
Advienne que pourra
Whatever will be, will be
Qui vivra verra
Those who live will see
Tu ne verras rien
You will see nothing
Ni grand mal ni bien
Neither great evil nor good
Tu seras ancien
You will be old
Plus triste qu'un chien
Sadder than a dog
Et pourtant pourtant
And yet, yet
Les chansons d'antan
The songs of yesteryear
Celles de tes vingt ans
Those from your twenties
De ton vieux printemps
From your old springtime
Ne sont pas enfuies
Haven't vanished away
Elles dorment dans un puits
They sleep in a well
Un puits infini
An infinite well
Au bal de la nuit
At the ball of the night
Enlève ton masque
Take off your mask
Malgré la bourrasque
Despite the storm
Et tiens bon jusqu'à ce que
And hold on until
Finisse tes frasques
Your antics are done
Tu découvriras
You will discover
Tral déri déra
Tu n'es pas un rat
You're not a rat
Mais un homme mon gars
But a man, my guy
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Key vocabulary
- venu
- arrivedB2
- ancien
- ancientA1
- ans
- yearsA1
- chansons
- songsA1
- chien
- dogA1
- content
- happyA1
- enfant
- childA1
- faux
- falseA1
- fête
- partyA1
- fini
- finishedA1
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About this song
Charles Trenet was a French singer-songwriter associated with French chanson, active for more than 60 years. He wrote both music and lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs, including “La Mer,” and collaborated with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac.