Jacques Brel
Prière païenne lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1956
- Genre
- Ballad, French Pop
- Length
- 2:35
N'est-il pas vrai Marie
Isn't it true, Marie
Que c'est prier pour vous
That it's to pray for you
Que de lui dire "je t'aime"
That to say 'I love you'
En tombant à genoux
Is falling to my knees
N'est-il pas vrai Marie
Isn't it true, Marie
Que c'est prier pour vous
That it's to pray for you
Que pleurer de bonheur
That crying out of joy
En riant comme un fou
Is laughing like a fool
Que couvrir de tendresse
That covering with tenderness
Nos païennes amours
Our pagan loves
C'est fleurir de prières
It's blooming with prayers
Chaque nuit, chaque jour
Every night, every day
N'est-il pas vrai Marie
Isn't it true, Marie
Que c'est chanter pour vous
That it's singing for you
Que semer nos chemins
That sows our paths
De simples poésies
With simple poetry
N'est-il pas vrai Marie
Isn't it true, Marie
Que c'est chanter pour vous
That it's singing for you
Que voir en chaque chose
That seeing in everything
Une chose jolie
A lovely thing
Que chanter pour l'enfant
What to sing for the child
Qui bientôt nous viendra
Who soon will come to us
C'est chanter pour l'enfant
It's to sing for the child
Qui repose en vos bras
Who rests in your arms
N'est-il pas vrai Marie
Isn't it true, Marie
N'est-il pas vrai Marie
Isn't it true, Marie
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Key vocabulary
- est-il
- is he
- vrai
- trueA1
- prier
- prayA1
- dire
- sayA1
- aime
- love
- tombant
- fallingB2
- genoux
- knees
- pleurer
- cryA1
- bonheur
- happinessA1
- tendresse
- tendernessB2
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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.