
France Gall
Si maman si lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 2:59
Tous mes amis sont partis
All my friends have left
Mon cœur a déménagé
My heart has moved away
Mes vacances c'est toujours Paris
My vacations are always in Paris
Mes projets c'est continuer
My plans are to carry on
Mes amours c'est inventer
My loves are to create
Si, maman, si
If, mama, if
Si, maman, si
If, mama, if
Maman, si tu voyais ma vie
Mama, if you could see my life
Je pleure comme je ris
I cry just as I laugh
Si, maman, si
If, mama, if
Mais mon avenir reste gris
But my future remains gray
Et mon cœur aussi
And my heart too
Et le temps défile comme un train
And time goes by like a train
Moi, je suis à la fenêtre
Me, I'm at the window
Je suis si peu habile que demain
I'm so clumsy that tomorrow
Le bonheur passera peut-être
Happiness might just pass by
Sans que je sache le reconnaître
Without me knowing how to recognize it
Si, maman, si
Yes, mom, yes
Si, maman, si
Yes, mom, yes
Maman, si tu voyais ma vie
Mom, if you could see my life
Je pleure comme je ris
I cry just as I laugh
Si, maman, si
Yes, mom, yes
Mais mon avenir reste gris
But my future remains gray
Et mon cœur aussi
And my heart too
Mon cœur est confortable, bien au chaud
My heart is cozy, well wrapped up
Et je laisse passer le vent
And I let the wind pass by
Mes envies s'éteignent, je leur tourne le dos
My desires fade away, I turn my back on them
Et je m'endors doucement
And I gently fall asleep
Sans chaos ni sentiment
Without chaos or feeling
Si, maman, si
Yes, mom, yes
Si, maman, si
Yes, mama, yes
Maman, si tu voyais ma vie
Mama, if you could see my life
Je pleure comme je ris
I cry just like I laugh
Si, maman, si
Yes, mama, yes
Mais mon avenir reste gris
But my future stays gray
Et mon cœur aussi
And my heart too
Si, maman, si
Yes, mama, yes
Si, maman, si
Yes, mama, yes
Maman, si tu voyais ma vie
Mama, if you could see my life
Je pleure comme je ris
I cry just like I laugh
Si, maman, si
Yes, mama, yes
Mais mon avenir reste gris
But my future stays gray
Et mon cœur aussi
And my heart too
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Key vocabulary
- dos
- backA1
- doucement
- gentlyA1
- gris
- grayA1
- reste
- remainA1
- temps
- timeA1
- vacances
- vacationA1
- vie
- lifeA1
- reconnaître
- recognizeA1
- avenir
- futureB1
- tous
- allB1
About this song
France Gall was a French yé-yé singer whose career began in the early 1960s and who became prominent through hits such as “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” and “La Déclaration d’amour.” She also had successful German-language releases in the late 1960s and 1980s, including the million-selling “Babacar.”