Francis Cabrel
Ma ville lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:13
La rue est sale
The street is dirty
On y chante plus, on s'y croise à peine
We no longer sing there, we hardly cross paths
Ceux qui s'y promènent y parlent si bas
Those who walk there speak so softly
Que la rue est morte
That the street is dead
Rue d'usine
Factory street
Toute tachée d'huile tombée des machines
All stained with oil spilled from the machines
Je ne vois plus d'enfant jouer dans vos rigoles
I no longer see children playing in your gutters
La rue est folle
The street is crazy
Comme un mendiant, je me promène
Like a beggar, I wander about
Personne pour me dire bonjour
No one to say hello to me
Je suis un étranger, ma mère
I am a stranger, my mother
Dans la ville où j'ai vu le jour
In the city where I was born
Comme un voleur, ils me regardent
Like a thief, they watch me
Il n'est pas question d'amitié
There's no question of friendship
Leurs sourires ils se les gardent
Their smiles, they keep to themselves
Dans cette ville où je suis né
In this city where I was born
Ma ville est triste
My city is sad
Cent mille personnes et personne n'existe
A hundred thousand people and no one exists
Des courants de monnaie traînent mille fantômes
Streams of money drag a thousand ghosts
Comme un seul homme
Like a single man
Ma ville est grise
My city is gray
Des couloirs de béton aux porches des églises
From concrete corridors to the porches of churches
Tout deviendra si noir qu'il n'y a plus de remède
Everything will turn so black that there's no remedy left
Ma ville est laide
My city is ugly
Comme un mendiant, je me promène
Like a beggar, I wander around
Personne pour me dire bonjour
No one to say hello to me
Je suis un étranger, ma mère
I am a stranger, my mother
Dans la ville où j'ai vu le jour
In the city where I was born
Comme un voleur, ils me regardent
Like a thief, they watch me
Il n'est plus question d'amitié
Friendship is no longer on the table
Leurs sourires ils se les gardent
They keep their smiles to themselves
Dans cette ville où je suis né
In this city where I was born
Mais demain, demain si tu veux
But tomorrow, tomorrow if you want
Tout demain, demain tous les deux
All of tomorrow, tomorrow just the two of us
On refera ma ville, ma ville
We'll recreate my city, my city
Et demain, demain si tu veux
And tomorrow, tomorrow if you want
Tout demain, tout demain tous les deux
All of tomorrow, all of tomorrow just the two of us
On refera ma ville
We'll recreate my city
On refera ma ville
We'll recreate my city
On refera ma ville
We'll recreate my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll remake my city
On refera ma ville
We'll rebuild my city
On refera ma ville
We'll rebuild my city
On refera ma ville
We'll rebuild my city
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Key vocabulary
- tout
- allA1
- chante
- singA1
- croise
- crossB1
- ceux
- those
- promènent
- walk
- parlent
- they speak
- bas
- lowA1
- morte
- dead
- usine
- factory
- rue
- streetA1
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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.