Édith Piaf
Autumn Leaves lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1951
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 3:29
C'est une chanson qui nous ressemble
It's a song that resembles us
Toi tu m'aimais, et je t'aimais
You loved me, and I loved you
Nous vivions tous les deux ensemble
We lived together, just the two of us
Toi qui m'aimais, moi qui t'aimais
You who loved me, I who loved you
Mais la vie sépare ceux qui s'aiment
But life separates those who are in love
Tout doucement, sans faire de bruit
Slowly, without making a sound
Et la mer efface sur le sable
And the sea erases on the sand
Les pas des amants désunis
The steps of the separated lovers
The falling leaves drift by the window
The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold
The sun-burned hands I used to hold
Since you went away the days grow long
Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all my darling
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall
When autumn leaves start to fall
Key vocabulary
- ceux
- those
- aiment
- love
- amants
- loversB2
- deux
- twoB2
- aimais
- loved
- vivions
- we lived
- désunis
- divided
- sun-burned
- sunburned
- i'll
- I will
- sable
- sandA2
About this song
Édith Piaf was a French chanteuse in the French chanson tradition, remembered for the signature recordings “La vie en rose” and “Non, je ne regrette rien” during the mid-20th century. She was known for her prominence in Paris cabarets and international acclaim.