
Lara Fabian
Both Sides Now lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:01
Rows and flows of angel hair
Des rangées et des vagues de cheveux d'ange
And ice cream castles in the air
Et des châteaux de glace dans les airs
And feather canyons everywhere
Et des canyons de plumes partout
I've looked at clouds that way
J'ai regardé les nuages de cette façon
But now they only block the sun
Mais maintenant, ils bloquent seulement le soleil
They rain and snow on everyone
Ils pleuvent et ils neigent sur tout le monde
So many things I would have done
Tant de choses que j'aurais faites
But clouds got in my way
Mais les nuages se sont mis en travers de ma route
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
J'ai regardé les nuages sous tous leurs angles maintenant
From up and down, and still somehow
D'en haut et d'en bas, et pourtant, d'une certaine manière
It's cloud illusions I recall
C'est des illusions de nuages dont je me souviens
I really don't know clouds at all
Je ne connais vraiment pas les nuages du tout
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
Des lunes, des juin et des grandes roues
The dizzy dancing way you feel
La danse vertigineuse que tu ressens
As every fairy tale comes real
Comme si chaque conte de fées devenait réel
I've looked at love that way
J'ai regardé l'amour de cette manière
But now it's just another show
Mais maintenant c'est juste un autre spectacle
You leave 'em laughing when you go
Tu les laisses rire quand tu pars
And if you care, don't let them know
Et si tu tiens à eux, ne les laisse pas savoir
Don't give yourself away
Ne te dévoile pas
I've looked at love from both sides now
J'ai vu l'amour des deux côtés maintenant
From give and take, and still somehow
Entre donne et reprise, et pourtant d'une certaine manière
It's love's illusions I recall
Ce sont les illusions de l'amour que je me rappelle
I really don't know love at all
Je ne connais vraiment pas l'amour du tout
Tears and fears and feeling proud
Larmes et peurs et sentiments de fierté
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dire "je t'aime" tout haut
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
Rêves et plans et foules de cirque
I've looked at life that way
J'ai regardé la vie de cette façon
But now old friends are acting strange
Mais maintenant, les vieux amis agissent étrangement
They shake their hands, they say I've changed
Ils se serrent la main, ils disent que j'ai changé
Well something's lost, but something's gained
Eh-eh, well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day
In living every day
I've looked at life from both sides now
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I really don't know life at all
I've looked at life from both sides now
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
From up and down, and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I really don't know life at all
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Key vocabulary
- rows
- lines
- i've
- I have
- but
- goalB1
- done
- finished
- it's
- it is
- recall
- remember
- don't
- don’tB1
- life's
- life
- junes
- June
- tale
- story
About this song
Lara Fabian is a Canadian-Belgian singer-songwriter and actress who performs in pop and operatic vocal styles. She is known for international hits such as “I Will Love Again,” her multilingual recordings, and her Eurovision-representing performance in 1988.