Jean Schultheis
Tequila Bar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Indie Rock
- Length
- 4:00
Si un jour ton chemin t'amène au Tequila Bar
If one day your path takes you to the Tequila Bar
Si un jour ton chemin t'y mène
If one day your path leads you there
Tu pourras pas la rater, elle sera la plus belle
You can't miss her, she'll be the most beautiful
Elle sera sûrement la plus belle
She will surely be the most beautiful
Dis-lui que je l'ai attendue jusqu'au petit jour
Tell her I waited for her until the break of dawn
Dis-lui bien jusqu'au petit jour
Make sure to tell her until the break of dawn
Mais les bateaux qui partent se foutent bien de l'amour
But the ships that leave don't care about love
On reviendra peut-être un jour
Maybe one day we'll come back
Dis-lui que je l'aime,
Tell her that I love her,
Je t'en prie, dis-lui que je l'aime
Please, tell her that I love her
Ce soir-là, j'avais chaud, on entendait les guitares
That night, I was feeling hot, we could hear the guitars
Qui jouaient pour quelques dollars
Playing for just a few dollars
Soûlé de tequila et des cris des enfants nus
Drunk on tequila and the shouts of naked children
Tristes tropiques, j'en pouvais plus
Sad tropics, I couldn't take it anymore
Ce soir-là, je crois bien que j'ai béni le hasard
That night, I really believe I blessed fate
Quand j'ai vu le Tequila Bar
When I saw the Tequila Bar
Dès l'entrée, je n'ai vu qu'elle, tu comprendras pourquoi
From the entrance, I only saw her, you’ll understand why
Pense à moi quand tu la verras
Think of me when you see her
Alors si le hasard t'amène au Tequila Bar
So if fate leads you to the Tequila Bar
Si un jour le hasard t'y mène
If one day fate takes you there
Tu pourras pas la rater, elle sera la plus belle
You won't be able to miss her, she'll be the most beautiful
Elle sera toujours la plus belle
She will always be the most beautiful
Mais les bateaux qui partent se foutent bien de l'amour
But the ships that leave don't care about love
Mais si tu la rencontres un jour
But if you meet her one day
Key vocabulary
- amène
- brings
- pourras
- will be able
- rater
- missB1
- sera
- will be
- belle
- beautifulC2
- dis-lui
- tell him
- attendue
- expected
- bien
- wellC1
- bateaux
- boats
- partent
- leave
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About this song
Jean Schultheis is a Moroccan-born French singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer in the French pop chanson tradition. He is known for his 1981 single “Confidence pour confidence.”