
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Je te donne lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:26
I can give you a voice, bred with rhythm and soul
I can give you a voice, bred with rhythm and soul
The heart of a Welsh boy who's lost his home
The heart of a Welsh boy who's lost his home
Put it in harmony, let the words ring
Put it in harmony, let the words ring
Carry your thoughts in the song we sing
Carry your thoughts in the song we sing
Je te donne mes notes, je te donne mes mots
I give you my notes, I give you my words
Quand ta voix les emporte à ton propre tempo
When your voice carries them at your own tempo
Une épaule fragile et solide à la fois
A fragile yet solid shoulder all at once
Ce que j'imagine et ce que je crois
What I imagine and what I believe
Je te donne toutes mes différences
I give you all my differences
Tous ces défauts qui sont autant de chance
All these flaws are just chances in disguise
On sera jamais des standards, des gens bien comme il faut
We'll never be standards, good folks like they say
Je te donne ce que j'ai, ce que je vaux
I give you all that I have, all that I'm worth
I can give you the force of my ancestral pride
I can give you the force of my ancestral pride
The will to go on when I'm hurt deep inside
The will to go on when I'm hurt deep inside
Whatever the feeling, whatever the way
Whatever the feeling, whatever the way
It helps me go on from day to day
It helps me go on from day to day
Je te donne nos doutes et notre indicible espoir
I give you our doubts and our unspeakable hope
Les questions que les routes ont laissées dans l'histoire
The questions that the roads have left in history
Nos filles sont brunes et l'on parle un peu fort
Our girls are dark-haired and we speak a bit loud
Et l'humour et l'amour sont nos trésors
And humor and love are our treasures
Je te donne toutes mes différences
I give you all my differences
Tous ces défauts qui sont autant de chance
All these flaws that are just as many chances
On sera jamais des standards, des gens bien comme il faut
We'll never be standard, good folks as they say
Je te donne ce que j'ai, ce que je vaux
I give you what I have, what I'm worth
Je te donne, donne, donne ce que je suis
I give, give, give you what I am
I can give you my voice, bred with rhythm and soul
I can give you my voice, bred with rhythm and soul
Je te donne mes notes, je te donne ma voix
I give you my notes, I give you my voice
The songs that I love, and the stories I've told
The songs that I love, and the stories I've told
Ce que j'imagine et ce que je crois
What I imagine and what I believe
I can make you feel good even when I'm down
I can make you feel good even when I'm down
Les raisons qui me portent et ce stupide espoir
The reasons that drive me and this silly hope
My force is the platform that you can climb on
My strength is the platform that you can climb on
Une épaule fragile et forte à la fois
A fragile and strong shoulder at the same time
Je te donne
I give you
Ouh je te donne
Ouh I give you
Tout ce que je vaux, ce que je suis
All that I am worth, all that I am
Mes dons, mes défauts
My gifts, my flaws
Mes plus belles chances, mes différences
My greatest chances, my differences
Je te donne
I give you
Ouh je te donne
Ouh I give you
Tout ce que je vaux, ce que je suis
All that I am, all that I worth
Mes dons, mes défauts
My gifts, my flaws
Mes plus belles chances, mes différences
My finest chances, my differences
Je te donne
I give you
Ouh je te donne
Ouh I give you
Tout ce que je vaux, ce que je suis
All that I am, all that I worth
Mes dons, mes défauts
My gifts, my flaws
Mes plus belles chances, mes différences
My finest chances, my differences
Je te donne
I give you
Ouh je te donne
Ouh I give you
Tout ce que je vaux, ce que je suis
All that I'm worth, all that I am
Mes dons, mes défauts
My gifts, my flaws
Mes plus belles chances, mes différences
My greatest chances, my differences
Je te donne
I give you
Ouh je te donne
Ooh I give you
Tout ce que je vaux, ce que je suis
All that I'm worth, all that I am
Mes dons, mes défauts
My gifts, my flaws
Mes plus belles chances, mes différences
My greatest chances, my differences
Je te donne
I give you
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Key vocabulary
- doutes
- doubtsA2
- force
- strengthA2
- bien
- wellC1
- solide
- solidB1
- tous
- allB1
- toutes
- allB1
- donne
- giveA1
- crois
- I believeA1
- différences
- differencesA1
- sera
- will be
About this song
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a French pop songwriter and producer who began his career in the mid-1970s progressive rock band Taï Phong before launching a solo path. He is known for chart-topping French singles such as “Il suffira d'un signe” and “Je te donne,” and for writing and producing major releases for artists including Johnny Hallyday and Céline Dion, earning Grammy recognition for his work on Falling into You.