Francis Cabrel
Je sais que tu danses lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1989
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:52
J'aimerais que le temps s'accélère
I wish time would speed up
Qu'il efface toutes nos scènes de guerre
So it could erase all our scenes of war
Et que cette histoire recommence
And let this story start again
Y'a bien des nageurs qui reviennent
There are indeed some swimmers who return
Y'a bien des forêts qui s'éteignent
There are indeed forests that are fading
Y'a bien des étoiles qui avancent
There are indeed stars that are moving on
Toi, je sais que tu danses
You, I know that you dance
Je sais que tu danses
I know that you dance
Je vois dans mes nuits écarlates
I see in my scarlet nights
Des diables et des dieux qui se battent
Devils and gods that are fighting
Devant tes cheveux qui se balancent
In front of your swaying hair
Pendant que mes forces s'évaporent
While my strength evaporates
Pendant que mes mains cherchent ton corps
While my hands search for your body
Dans toute l'épaisseur du silence
In all the thickness of silence
Je sais que tu danses
I know that you dance
Je sais que tu danses
I know that you dance
Je vois ton image partout
I see your image everywhere
Des croix sur les endroits où
Crosses on the places where
Depuis ton parfum se balance
Since your scent sways
Je vois ton image partout
I see your image everywhere
Je ferai de mon mieux pour sourire
I'll do my best to smile
Je baisserai les yeux pour te dire
I'll lower my eyes to tell you
Combien les hivers sont immenses
How vast the winters can be
Sans que tu prononces une parole
Without you saying a word
Sans même que tes pieds touchent le sol
Without even your feet touching the ground
Quand tu reviendras si t'y penses
When you return, if you think of it
J'aimerais que tu danses
I'd like you to dance
J'aimerais que tu danses
I'd like you to dance
Y'aura ton image partout
Your image will be everywhere
Des croix sur les endroits où
Crosses on the places where
Depuis ton parfum se balance
Since your scent sways
Y'aura ton image partout
Your image will be everywhere
Y'aura ton image partout
Your image will be everywhere
Des croix sur les endroits où
Crosses on the places where
Je vois ton corps en transparence
I see your body in transparency
Y'aura ton image partout
Your image will be everywhere
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Key vocabulary
- danses
- dancesA1
- devant
- in front ofA1
- étoiles
- starsA1
- nuits
- nightsA1
- forêts
- forestsA1
- guerre
- warA1
- histoire
- storyA1
- recommence
- start againA1
- temps
- timeA1
- vois
- seeA1
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About this song
Francis Cabrel is a French singer-songwriter known for his French-language songwriting and major commercial success. He became a staple of French pop music with chart-topping albums and singles, including the hit “Je l’aime à mourir,” and is also noted for recording French-language covers of Bob Dylan.