Michel Sardou
Rien lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:22
De cet ange qui devint Satan
Of this angel who became Satan
Ou de la Pucelle d'Orléans
Or of the Maid of Orléans
Des veuves de la guerre de cent ans
Of the widows from the Hundred Years' War
Rien
Nothing
De la première arche de Noé
Of the first ark of Noah
Ou du dernier rameau d'olivier
Or of the last olive branch
De cet œil qui poursuivait Caïn
Of that eye that pursued Cain
Il ne reste rien
Nothing remains
Du pommier doré du paradis
From the golden apple of paradise
Et des noirs péchés de Sodomie
And of the dark sins of Sodomy
Du rosier de feu de Pompéi
From the fiery rose of Pompeii
Rien
Nothing
Du dernier des soldats inconnus
From the last of the unknown soldiers
Aux inconnus qui portent des rues
To the strangers who carry the streets
De la première des balles perdues
From the first of the lost bullets
Il ne reste rien
There remains nothing
De notre amour vieux comme les pierres
Of our love as old as stones
Qui s'éteint comme un centenaire
That fades away like a centenarian
De notre amour né d'avant-hier
Of our love born from the day before yesterday
Qui fête ses noces de poussière
That celebrates its wedding of dust
Il ne reste que moi
Only I remain
Il ne reste
Nothing is left
Rien
Nothing
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Key vocabulary
- ans
- yearsA1
- rien
- nothingA1
- centenaire
- centenaryB2
- pommier
- apple treeB2
- veuves
- widowsB2
- guerre
- warA1
- ange
- angelB1
- pucelle
- virgin
- première
- first
- arche
- arch
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.”