Dalida
Anima mia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:19
Anima mia
My soul
Anima mia
My soul
Anima mia
My soul
Fille au cœur sauvage on t'aimait bien
Girl with a wild heart, we loved you well
On ne t'a pas toujours comprise
You haven't always been understood
Anima mia
My soul
Reviens au village
Come back to the village
Rien n'a changé de ta maison jusqu'à ton lit
Nothing has changed from your home to your bed
Les pieds nus comme l'enfant qui vient de loin
Barefoot like the child who comes from afar
Elle quitte ses 20 ans pour presque rien
She's leaving her 20s for almost nothing
Pareille à ce vieux soleil qui fuit la pluie
Like that old sun that flees the rain
Son cœur cherche un asile, un paradis
Her heart seeks a refuge, a paradise
Tout comme ces mélodies que l'on dit folles
Just like those melodies they call crazy
Auxquelles il ne manque que la parole
That only lack the words
Comme une ombre elle a suivi cet inconnu
Like a shadow, she followed that stranger
Qu'a-t-elle à perdre, un été de plus
What does she have to lose, one more summer
Le corps lourd d'avoir connu trop de caresses
Her body heavy from having known too many caresses
Et dans les yeux la peur des lendemains
And in her eyes, the fear of what’s to come
Elle est de celles qui par manque de tendresse
She is one of those who, lacking tenderness,
Ne hochent plus la tête pour dire non
No longer shakes her head to say no
Anima mia
My soul
Fille au cœur sauvage on t'aimait bien
Wild-hearted girl, we loved you so much
On ne t'a pas toujours comprise
You weren't always understood
Anima mia
My soul
Reviens au village
Come back to the village
Rien n'a changé de ta maison jusqu'à ton lit
Nothing has changed from your home to your bed
Elle sait bien que derrière les volets fermés
She knows well that behind the closed shutters
Ceux qui n'ont jamais su comment l'aimer
Those who never knew how to love her
Cet homme que tu suis est ta dernière chance
That man you follow is your last chance
Car après lui, dis adieu à ton enfance
For after him, say goodbye to your childhood
Anima mia
My soul
Fille au cœur sauvage on t'aimait bien
Girl with a wild heart, we loved you well
On ne t'a pas toujours comprise
You haven't always been understood
Anima mia
My soul
Reviens au village
Come back to the village
Rien n'a changé de ta maison jusqu'à ton lit
Nothing has changed from your house to your bed
Anima mia
My soul
Fille au cœur sauvage on t'aimait bien
Girl with a wild heart, we loved you well
On ne t'a pas toujours comprise
You haven't always been understood
Anima mia
My soul
Reviens au village
Come back to the village
Rien n'a changé de ta maison jusqu'à ton lit
Nothing has changed from your house to your bed
Anima mia
My soul
Fille au cœur sauvage on t'aimait bien
Girl with a wild heart, we loved you well
On ne t'a pas toujours comprise
We didn't always understand you
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Key vocabulary
- rien
- nothingA1
- soleil
- sunA1
- toujours
- alwaysA1
- tout
- allA1
- vieux
- oldA1
- anima
- soul
- mia
- meow
- sauvage
- wildA2
- aimait
- loved
- bien
- wellC1
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About this song
Dalida was a French singer and actress of Egyptian origin, associated with French pop and disco. She is known for chart records such as the long run of “Bambino” and for “J’attendrai,” the first disco hit with French lyrics.