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Mon amant de la coloniale – Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

Mon amant de la coloniale lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
1936
Genre
French Pop, Ballad
Length
3:11
  1. Il était fort et puis si tendre

    He was strong and yet so tender

  2. Que, dès notre première nuit

    That from our very first night

  3. Je sentais que je ne pourrais plus me reprendre

    I felt I could never hold back

  4. Et pour toujours, j'étais à lui

    And forever, I was his

  5. J'voyais toutes les femmes lui sourire

    I saw all the women smiling at him

  6. Moi, je m'cramponnais à son bras

    I was clinging to his arm

  7. Et j'les regardais comme pour leur dire

    And I looked at them as if to say

  8. "Il est à moi et je l'lâche pas"

    "He’s mine and I won’t let him go"

  9. C'était un gars de la Coloniale

    He was a guy from the Colonies

  10. Il avait là, partant du front

    He had there, starting from his forehead

  11. Et descendant jusqu'au menton

    And down to the chin

  12. Une cicatrice en diagonale

    A diagonal scar

  13. Des cheveux noirs, des yeux tout pâles

    Black hair, eyes so pale

  14. La peau brûlée par le soleil

    Skin burned by the sun

  15. J'en ai plus jamais vu d'pareil

    I've never seen another like him

  16. Ah mon amant de la Coloniale

    Ah my lover from the Colonial days

  17. Des fois, quand il avait la fièvre

    Sometimes, when he had a fever

  18. Il parlait trop et j'avais peur

    He talked too much and I was scared

  19. Je mettais la main sur ses lèvres

    I would place my hand over his lips

  20. Pour pas connaître le fond de son cœur

    To not know the depths of his heart

  21. Car je sentais que, dans son âme

    For I felt that, in his soul

  22. Y avait des larmes et du cafard

    There were tears and sadness

  23. Longtemps, j'ai cru, c'était une femme

    For a long time, I believed it was a woman

  24. Quand j'ai compris, c'était trop tard

    When I understood, it was too late

  25. C'était un gars de la Coloniale

    He was a guy from the Colonial

  26. Il avait là, partant du front

    He had there, starting from the brow

  27. Et descendant jusqu'au menton

    And descending down to the chin

  28. Une cicatrice en diagonale

    A diagonal scar

  29. Des cheveux noirs, des yeux tout pâles

    Black hair, eyes so pale

  30. La peau brûlée par le soleil

    Skin burned by the sun

  31. J'en ai plus jamais vu d'pareil

    I've never seen one like that again

  32. Ah mon amant de la Coloniale

    Ah my lover from the Colonial days

  33. Lorsque j'ai connu ma rivale

    When I met my rival

  34. Alors, j'ai serré fort mes bras

    Then, I held my arms tight

  35. Pour qu'cette grande garce "La Coloniale"

    So that this big bitch 'The Colonial'

  36. Lui foutre la paix et n'me l'vol' pas

    Would leave him alone and not steal him away from me

  37. Et lui, il m'avait dit "je reste"

    And he had told me, 'I stay'

  38. Mais un beau jour, il est réparti

    But one fine day, he left

  39. Vers ces pays que je déteste

    To those countries that I hate

  40. Dont il rêvait souvent la nuit

    Which he often dreamed of at night

  41. C'était un gars de la Coloniale

    He was a guy from the Coloniale

  42. Il avait là, partant du front

    He had there, starting from his forehead

  43. Et descendant jusqu'au menton

    And descending down to his chin

  44. Une cicatrice en diagonale

    A scar in a diagonal line

  45. Je reverrai plus ses beaux yeux pâles

    I will see his beautiful pale eyes no more

  46. Ses yeux qui n'ont pas leurs pareils

    His eyes that have no equal

  47. Il est reparti vers son soleil

    He has gone back to his sun

  48. Mon bel amant de la Coloniale

    My beautiful lover from the Coloniale

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Key vocabulary

cœur
heartA1
déteste
hateA1
femme
womanA1
grande
bigA1
jour
dayA1
thereA1
longtemps
long timeA1
noirs
blackA1
paix
peaceA1
pays
countryA1

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.

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🇫🇷 Édith Piaf

Mon amant de la coloniale

Il était fort et puis si tendre

He was strong and yet so tender

Que, dès notre première nuit

That from our very first night

Je sentais que je ne pourrais plus me reprendre

I felt I could never hold back

Et pour toujours, j'étais à lui

And forever, I was his

J'voyais toutes les femmes lui sourire

I saw all the women smiling at him

Moi, je m'cramponnais à son bras

I was clinging to his arm

Et j'les regardais comme pour leur dire

And I looked at them as if to say

"Il est à moi et je l'lâche pas"

"He’s mine and I won’t let him go"

C'était un gars de la Coloniale

He was a guy from the Colonies

Il avait là, partant du front

He had there, starting from his forehead

Et descendant jusqu'au menton

And down to the chin

Une cicatrice en diagonale

A diagonal scar

Des cheveux noirs, des yeux tout pâles

Black hair, eyes so pale

La peau brûlée par le soleil

Skin burned by the sun

J'en ai plus jamais vu d'pareil

I've never seen another like him

Ah mon amant de la Coloniale

Ah my lover from the Colonial days

Des fois, quand il avait la fièvre

Sometimes, when he had a fever

Il parlait trop et j'avais peur

He talked too much and I was scared

Je mettais la main sur ses lèvres

I would place my hand over his lips

Pour pas connaître le fond de son cœur

To not know the depths of his heart

Car je sentais que, dans son âme

For I felt that, in his soul

Y avait des larmes et du cafard

There were tears and sadness

Longtemps, j'ai cru, c'était une femme

For a long time, I believed it was a woman

Quand j'ai compris, c'était trop tard

When I understood, it was too late

C'était un gars de la Coloniale

He was a guy from the Colonial

Il avait là, partant du front

He had there, starting from the brow

Et descendant jusqu'au menton

And descending down to the chin

Une cicatrice en diagonale

A diagonal scar

Des cheveux noirs, des yeux tout pâles

Black hair, eyes so pale

La peau brûlée par le soleil

Skin burned by the sun

J'en ai plus jamais vu d'pareil

I've never seen one like that again

Ah mon amant de la Coloniale

Ah my lover from the Colonial days

Lorsque j'ai connu ma rivale

When I met my rival

Alors, j'ai serré fort mes bras

Then, I held my arms tight

Pour qu'cette grande garce "La Coloniale"

So that this big bitch 'The Colonial'

Lui foutre la paix et n'me l'vol' pas

Would leave him alone and not steal him away from me

Et lui, il m'avait dit "je reste"

And he had told me, 'I stay'

Mais un beau jour, il est réparti

But one fine day, he left

Vers ces pays que je déteste

To those countries that I hate

Dont il rêvait souvent la nuit

Which he often dreamed of at night

C'était un gars de la Coloniale

He was a guy from the Coloniale

Il avait là, partant du front

He had there, starting from his forehead

Et descendant jusqu'au menton

And descending down to his chin

Une cicatrice en diagonale

A scar in a diagonal line

Je reverrai plus ses beaux yeux pâles

I will see his beautiful pale eyes no more

Ses yeux qui n'ont pas leurs pareils

His eyes that have no equal

Il est reparti vers son soleil

He has gone back to his sun

Mon bel amant de la Coloniale

My beautiful lover from the Coloniale

Mon amant de la coloniale

🇫🇷 Édith Piaf
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