Édith Piaf
C’est merveilleux lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1949
- Genre
- Ballad, French Pop
- Length
- 3:05
Le jour où tu m'as rencontrée
The day you met me
Était un jour triste à mourir
Was a sad day to die for
Et je traînais dans mes pensées
And I was lost in my thoughts
Un chagrin à n'en plus finir
A sorrow that seemed never-ending
Mais il a suffi que tu viennes
But it was enough for you to come
Pour que j'oublie toutes mes peines
For me to forget all my pains
C'est merveilleux, quand on est tous les deux
It's wonderful when it's just the two of us
Le bonheur nous surveille
Happiness watches over us
C'est merveilleux, quand on est amoureux
It's wonderful when we're in love
Les beaux jours se réveillent
The beautiful days awaken
C'est merveilleux, la vie est peinte en bleu
It's wonderful, life is painted in blue
À grands coups d'soleil
With great strokes of sunshine
Puisque je t'aime et que tu m'aimes
Since I love you and you love me
C'est merveilleux!
It's wonderful!
Nous passerons toute la vie
We will spend our whole lives
À chanter un si grand amour
Singing of such a great love
Pour une chanson si jolie
For a song so pretty
La vie n'a pas assez de jours
Life doesn't have enough days
Nous en ferons une harmonie
We will make it a harmony
Qui ne sera jamais finie
That will never end
C'est merveilleux, quand on est tous les deux
It's wonderful, when it's just the two of us
Le bonheur nous surveille
Happiness keeps an eye on us
C'est merveilleux, quand on est amoureux
It's wonderful, when we're in love
Les beaux jours se réveillent
The beautiful days awaken
C'est merveilleux, la vie est peinte en bleu
It's wonderful, life is painted in blue
À grands coups d'soleil
With great strokes of sunshine
Puisque je t'aime et que tu m'aimes
Since I love you and you love me
C'est merveilleux!
It's wonderful!
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Key vocabulary
- jolie
- prettyA1
- jours
- daysA1
- merveilleux
- wonderfulA1
- mourir
- dieA1
- suffi
- was enoughA2
- viennes
- come
- oublie
- forget
- toutes
- allB1
- tous
- allB1
- deux
- twoB2
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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.