
Jacques Brel
Mathilde lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1964
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 2:36
Ma mère voici le temps venu
My mother, the time has come
D'aller prier pour mon salut
To go pray for my salvation
Mathilde est revenue
Mathilde has returned
Bougnat tu peux garder ton vin
Bougnat, you can keep your wine
Ce soir je boirai mon chagrin
Tonight I'll drink my sorrow
Mathilde est revenue
Mathilde has returned
Toi la servante, toi la Maria
You, the maid, you, Maria
Vaudrait peut-être mieux changer nos draps
Maybe it would be better to change our sheets
Mathilde est revenue
Mathilde has returned
Mes amis ne me laissez pas
My friends, don't leave me
Ce soir je repars au combat
Tonight I'm heading back to the fight
Maudite Mathilde puisque te v'là
Cursed Mathilde, here you are again
Mon cœur mon cœur ne t'emballe pas
My heart, my heart, don't get carried away
Fais comme si tu ne savais pas
Pretend like you don't know
Que la Mathilde est revenue
That Mathilde has returned
Mon cœur arrête de répéter
My heart, stop repeating
Qu'elle est plus belle qu'avant l'été
That she's more beautiful than before summer
La Mathilde qui est revenue
The Mathilde who has come back
Mon cœur arrête de bringuebaler
My heart, stop swaying
Souviens-toi qu'elle t'a déchiré
Remember that she tore you apart
La Mathilde qui est revenue
Mathilde has come back
Mes amis ne me laissez pas, non
My friends don't leave me, no
Dites-moi dites-moi qu'il ne faut pas
Tell me, tell me it's not meant to be
Maudite Mathilde puisque te v'là
Cursed Mathilde since you're here
Et vous mes mains restez tranquilles
And you, my hands, stay calm
C'est un chien qui nous revient de la ville
It's a dog that returns to us from the city
Mathilde est revenue
Mathilde has returned
Et vous mes mains ne frappez pas
And you, my hands, do not strike
Tout ça ne vous regarde pas
This has nothing to do with you
Mathilde est revenue
Mathilde has come back
Et vous mes mains ne tremblez plus
And you, my hands, no longer tremble
Souvenez-vous quand je vous pleurais dessus
Remember when I cried over you
Mathilde est revenue
Mathilde has come back
Vous mes mains ne vous ouvrez pas
You, my hands, don't open up
Vous mes bras ne vous tendez pas
You, my arms, don't reach out
Sacrée Mathilde puisque te v'là
Holy Mathilde, now that you're here
Ma mère arrête tes prières
My mother, stop your prayers
Ton Jacques retourne en enfer
Your Jacques returns to hell
Mathilde m'est revenue
Mathilde has returned to me
Bougnat apporte-nous du vin
Bougnat, bring us some wine
Celui des noces et des festins
The one of weddings and banquets
Mathilde m'est revenue
Mathilde has come back to me
Toi la servante toi la Maria
You the servant, you the Maria
Va tendre mon grand lit de draps
Go make my grand bed with sheets
Mathilde m'est revenue
Mathilde has come back to me
Amis ne comptez plus sur moi
Friends, count no longer on me
Je crache au ciel encore une fois
I spit into the sky once more
Ma belle Mathilde puisque te v'là, te v'là
My beautiful Mathilde, now that you're here, you're here
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Key vocabulary
- venu
- arrivedB2
- aller
- go
- mathilde
- Matilda
- revenue
- returned
- bougnat
- baker
- peux
- can
- boirai
- I will drink
- chagrin
- sorrowB2
- servante
- servantB1
- maria
- name
About this song
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer, songwriter, and actor associated with lyric-driven French-language chanson. He was known for theatrical vocal delivery and character-driven songs, and his work influenced artists such as David Bowie, Scott Walker, and Marc Almond.