Lara Fabian
Le Jour où tu partiras lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 3:35
Le jour où tu partiras
The day you leave,
Bien plus loin qu'ici, ailleurs ou là-bas
Much farther than here, somewhere else or over there,
Ce jour-là, au moins préviens-moi
On that day, at least let me know,
J'allumerai des bougies en mémoire de toi
I will light candles in memory of you.
Et comme tu les aimais tant ces odeurs de cannelle
And since you loved those scents of cinnamon so much,
Je brûlerai de l'encens pour ton cœur infidèle
I will burn incense for your unfaithful heart.
Ce n'est pas que je crains pour l'amour
It's not that I'm afraid for love,
Mais qu'à force de moi
But that by being with me,
Tu te lasses un beau jour
You might grow tired one fine day.
Je sais ton amour est discret
I know your love is discreet.
Il fantasme en secret
He fantasizes in secret
Mais l'amour c'est l'amour
But love is love
Le jour où tu partiras
The day you will leave
Prétextant sans complexes
Pretexting without shame
L'abus de mes caresses
The abuse of my caresses
Ce jour là, j'accuserai tes bras
That day, I will blame your arms
D'abandon, de tendresse
For abandonment, for tenderness
Et de fausses promesses
And for false promises
Le jour où tu partiras
The day you will leave
Quittant notre chez toi
Leaving our home
Mon cœur voudra se taire
My heart will want to be silent
Dans ce vide qui m'encombre déjà
In this emptiness that already weighs on me
Sans l'écho de ta voix
Without the echo of your voice
Je serai prisonnière
I will be a prisoner
Le jour où tu partiras
The day you leave
Laisse-moi ton adresse
Leave me your address
Je t'écrirai tendresse
I'll write you tenderness
Ce jour là au moins préviens-moi
At least warn me that day
Je me poste chez toi
I'll be waiting at your place
Besoin d'amour express
Need express love
Non, tu ne partiras pas
No, you won't leave
Tu ne partiras pas
You won't leave
Partiras pas
Won't leave
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Key vocabulary
- non
- noA1
- bras
- armA1
- cœur
- heartA1
- déjà
- alreadyA1
- là
- thereA1
- odeurs
- odorsA1
- poste
- postA1
- tant
- so muchA1
- discret
- discreetB1
- vide
- emptyA1
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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.