Michel Sardou
La Chanson d’adieu lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 2:36
Plus courte est la chanson d'adieu
Shorter is the farewell song
Plus vite, on est partis
Faster, we took off
Pourquoi se rendre malheureux
Why make ourselves unhappy
Tout passe et tout s'oublie
Everything passes and everything is forgotten
Plus courte est la chanson d'adieu
Shorter is the farewell song
Plus vite, on est partis
Faster, we took off
On s'éternise, on s'acharne
We linger on, we cling tight
Alors que rien ne peut plus nous retenir
When nothing can hold us back anymore
On se cherche des larmes
We seek tears within ourselves
Par des mots à n'en plus finir
With words that never seem to end
Plus courte est la chanson d'adieu
The farewell song is shorter
Plus vite, on est partis
Faster, we set off
Pourquoi se rendre malheureux
Why make ourselves unhappy
Tout passe et tout s'oublie
Everything passes and everything is forgotten
Plus courte est la chanson d'adieu
The farewell song is shorter
Plus vite, on est partis
Faster, we set off
Je ne t'adresse qu'un geste
I’m only giving you a gesture
Et pourtant j'aurais tant de choses à te dire
And yet I would have so much to tell you
À quoi bon tout le reste
What’s the point of everything else
Pourquoi se faire encore souffrir
Why suffer once more
Plus courte est la chanson d'adieu
Shorter is the farewell song
Plus vite, on est partis
Faster, we were off
Pourquoi se rendre malheureux
Why make ourselves unhappy
Tout passe et tout s'oublie
Everything passes and everything is forgotten
Plus courte est la chanson d'adieu
Shorter is the farewell song
Plus vite, on est partis
Faster, we were off
Plus vite, on est partis
Faster, we were off
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Key vocabulary
- bon
- goodA1
- choses
- thingsA1
- dire
- sayA1
- pourtant
- yetA1
- reste
- remainA1
- tant
- so muchA1
- plus
- moreA1
- courte
- shortA1
- chanson
- songA1
- adieu
- goodbye
About this song
Michel Sardou is a French singer-songwriter and actor associated with pop and chanson. He is known for his French chart-topping albums, frequent media controversy, and major hits such as “La maladie d’amour” and “La vieille.”