Dalida
Marjolaine lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:09
Dans une rue pleine de brouillard
In a street full of fog
Un inconnu sur sa guitare
A stranger on his guitar
Chantait, chantait une chanson
Sang, sang a song
Que répétaient deux autres compagnons
That two other companions repeated
Marjolaine, toi si jolie
Marjoram, you so lovely
Marjolaine, le printemps fleurit
Marjoram, spring blooms
Marjolaine, j'étais soldat
Marjoram, I was a soldier
Mais aujourd'hui je reviens près de toi
But today I return close to you
Elle avait dit "je t'attendrai"
She had said 'I will wait for you'
Il avait dit "je reviendrai"
He had said 'I will come back'
L'était parti encore enfant
He left still a child
L'est revenu un homme maintenant
He's come back a man now
Marjolaine, toi si jolie
Marjoram, you so pretty
Marjolaine, je n'ai pas menti
Marjoram, I did not lie
Marjolaine, j'étais soldat
Marjoram, I was a soldier
Mais aujourd'hui je reviens près de toi
But today I return close to you
L'était parti pour dix années
He had left for ten years
Mais dix années ont tout changé
But ten years changed everything
Rien n'est pareil et dans les rues
Nothing is the same and in the streets
À part le ciel il n'a rien reconnu
Apart from the sky, he recognized nothing
Marjolaine, toi si jolie
Marjolaine, you so lovely
Marjolaine, le printemps s'enfuit
Marjolaine, spring is slipping away
Marjolaine, je sais trop bien
Marjolaine, I know all too well
Qu'amour perdu plus jamais ne revient
That lost love never comes back again
Un inconnu et sa guitare
A stranger and his guitar
Ont disparu dans le brouillard
Have vanished into the fog
Et avec lui ses compagnons
And with him, his companions
Sont repartis emportant leurs chansons
Have departed, taking their songs
Marjolaine, toi si jolie
Marjolaine, you so lovely
Marjolaine, le printemps fleurit
Marjolaine, spring is blooming
Marjolaine, j'étais soldat
Marjolaine, I was a soldier
Mais aujourd'hui je reviens près de toi
But today I return to you
Marjolaine, Marjolaine, Marjolaine
Marjolaine, Marjolaine, Marjolaine
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Key vocabulary
- pleine
- fullA1
- près
- nearA1
- printemps
- springA1
- rien
- nothingA1
- rue
- streetA1
- rues
- streetsA1
- tout
- allA1
- ciel
- skyA1
- encore
- againA1
- enfant
- childA1
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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.