Édith Piaf
Mon légionnaire lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1938
- Genre
- Ballad, French Pop
- Length
- 3:27
Il avait de grands yeux très clairs
He had big, very bright eyes
Où parfois passaient des éclairs
Where sometimes flashes passed by
Comme au ciel, passent des orages
Like storms pass through the sky
Il était plein de tatouages
He was covered in tattoos
Que j'ai jamais très bien compris
That I never quite understood
Son cou portait "pas vu, pas pris"
His neck wore 'not seen, not caught'
Sur son cœur, on lisait "personne"
On his heart, it read 'nobody'
Sur son bras droit, un mot "raisonne"
On his right arm, one word 'echoes'
J'sais pas son nom, je ne sais rien de lui
I don't know his name, I know nothing of him
Il m'a aimé toute la nuit
He loved me all night long
Mon légionnaire
My legionnaire
Et me laissant à mon destin
And leaving me to my fate
Il est parti dans le matin
He left in the morning
Plein de lumière
Full of light
Il était mince, il était beau
He was slim, he was handsome
Il sentait bon, le sable chaud
He smelled good, like warm sand
Mon légionnaire
My legionnaire
Y avait du soleil sur son front
There was sunshine on his forehead
Qui mettait dans ses cheveux blonds
That cast light in his blond hair
De la lumière
Of the light
Bonheur perdu, bonheur enfui
Lost happiness, happiness that has fled
Toujours, je pense à cette nuit
Always, I think of that night
Et l'envie de sa peau me ronge
And the desire for her skin gnaws at me
Parfois je pleure et puis je songe
Sometimes I cry and then I ponder
Que lorsque j'étais sur ton cœur
That when I was on your heart
J'aurais dû crier mon bonheur
I should have shouted my happiness
Mais je n'ai rien osé lui dire
But I dared not say a thing to it
J'avais peur de le voir sourire
I was afraid to see it smile
On l'a trouvé dans le désert
They found it in the desert
Il avait ses beaux yeux ouverts
He had his beautiful eyes open
Dans le ciel passaient des nuages
In the sky, clouds were drifting by
Il a montré ses tatouages
He showed off his tattoos
En souriant et il a dit
With a smile, he said
Montrant son cou "pas vu, pas pris"
Pointing to his neck, 'What you don't see, you won't catch'
Montrant son cœur ici "personne"
Pointing to his heart here, 'No one'
Il ne savait pas, je lui pardonne
He didn't know, I forgive him
Je rêvais pourtant que le destin
I dreamt, however, that fate
Me ramènerait un beau matin
Would bring me back one beautiful morning
Mon légionnaire
My legionnaire
Qu'on s'en irait loin tous les deux
That we would go far away, just the two of us
Dans quelques pays merveilleux
In a few wonderful lands
Plein de lumière
Full of light
Il était mince, il était beau
He was lean, he was handsome
On l'a mis sous le sable chaud
They buried him under the warm sand
Mon légionnaire
My legionnaire
Y avait du soleil sur son front
There was sunshine on his brow
Qui mettait dans ses cheveux blonds
That lit up his blond hair
La lumière
The light
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Key vocabulary
- clairs
- clearA1
- cœur
- heartA1
- droit
- rightA1
- yeux
- eyes
- pense
- thinksA1
- envie
- desire
- peau
- skinA2
- ronge
- gnawsC2
- songe
- dreamB1
- lorsque
- whenA2
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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.