Dalida
Justine lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:02
On la voyait passer toujours pliée en deux
We saw her passing, always bent in two
Sous le poids d'un fagot mais plus souvent de deux
Under the weight of a bundle, but more often two
On la voyait passer le matin et le soir
We saw her pass in the morning and the evening
Les cheveux bien tirés, toujours vêtue de noir
Her hair pulled back, always dressed in black
Du haut de mes dix ans je la trouvais plus vieille
From the height of my ten years, I found her older
Que ce tronc d'olivier, ces rameaux de la treille
Than that olive trunk, those branches of the vine
Mais j'entendais ma mère du fond de la cuisine
But I could hear my mother from the back of the kitchen
Crier, crier, crier
Shouting, shouting, shouting
Bonjour, bonjour Justine
Hello, hello Justine
Elle habitait là-bas, la plus vieille maison
She lived over there, in the oldest house
Celle qui se confond au bleu de l'horizon
She who blends into the blue of the horizon
Barricadée chez elle comme dans un château fort
Barricaded at home like in a fortress
Elle comptait ses jours comme on compte un trésor
She counted her days like one counts a treasure
Du haut de mes 15 ans je la trouvais si laide
From the height of my 15 years, I found her so ugly
Avec ses pieds immenses et sa démarche raide
With her gigantic feet and her stiff walk
Mais j'entendais ma mère du fond de la cuisine
But I could hear my mother from the back of the kitchen
Crier, crier, crier
Shouting, shouting, shouting
Bonjour bonjour Justine
Hello, hello, Justine
Un matin dans la rue on ne l'entendit pas
One morning in the street, we did not hear her
Mais quelques jours plus tard on a sonné le glas
But a few days later, the bell tolled
Elle était morte seule à 90 ans
She died alone at 90 years old
On meurt seule à cet âge même entourée d'enfants
One dies alone at that age even surrounded by children
Du haut de mes 30 ans c'est brisé quelque chose
From the height of my 30 years something is broken
Comme l'on se dégrise quand le ciel se fait rose
Like one sobers up when the sky turns pink
Je n'avais plus ma mère au fond de la cuisine
I no longer had my mother at the back of the kitchen
Et c'est moi qui criais
And it was I who was shouting
Adieu, adieu Justine
Goodbye, goodbye Justine
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Key vocabulary
- pieds
- feetA1
- quelques
- someA1
- rue
- streetA1
- seule
- aloneA1
- soir
- eveningA1
- sonné
- dazedA1
- souvent
- oftenA1
- tard
- lateA1
- tirés
- pulledA1
- toujours
- alwaysA1
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.