Mylène Farmer
Greta lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 4:48
Ah, ah
How should I see myself?
I see my future, I'm a flower of evil
A few more burning, flame-like years
Divine, exquise et chagrine
Divine, exquisite and sorrowful
De la vie est orpheline
Of life, orphaned and alone
Enfantine, reine et ruine
Childlike, queen and ruin
Maudit soient ceux qui t'ont prise
Cursed be those who took you away
Greta rit, et moi, je rougis
Greta laughs, and I, I blush
Greta tremble, la mort lui ressemble
Greta trembles, death resembles her
Greta meurt, j'entends Dieu qui pleure
Greta dies, I hear God weeping
Greta aime, divine infidèle
Greta loves, divine unfaithful
Baisers froids comme elle
Cold kisses like her
Je l'aime
I love her
I love you, oh I love you so
Divine, fuir n'est pas facile
Divine, fleeing is not easy
Quand la nuit vous a conquise
When the night has conquered you
Tout est vide, tu n'es plus
Everything is empty, you are no more
C'est ma vie, tu l'as perdue
It's my life, you have lost it
Allô?
Hello?
Greta rit, et moi, je rougis
Greta laughs, and I blush
Greta tremble, la mort lui ressemble
Greta trembles, death looks like her
Greta meurt, j'entends Dieu qui pleure
Greta dies, I hear God weeping
Greta aime, divine infidèle
Greta loves, divine unfaithful
Baisers froids comme elle
Cold kisses like her
Je l'aime
I love her
The moment I saw you, I knew I wanted to give them to you
I'm at a loss right now, I don't know what to do
Greta rit, et moi, je rougis
Greta laughs, and I blush
Greta tremble, la mort lui ressemble
Greta trembles, death looks like her
Greta meurt, j'entends Dieu qui pleure
Greta dies, I hear God weeping
Greta aime, divine infidèle
Greta loves, divine traitor
Baisers froids comme elle
Cold kisses like her
Oh, je l'aime
Oh, I love her
I am not respectable, don't talk to me like that
Oh, no, you don't want a woman like me, no, no, no, not like me
Leave me
Go away, leave me
Oh, I just said hello
Hello?
Oh, no, no, not now
Oh, yes I'm quite alone, who would be with me?
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Key vocabulary
- i'm
- I am
- exquise
- exquisite
- chagrine
- saddens
- vie
- lifeA1
- orpheline
- orphanB2
- enfantine
- childishC2
- reine
- queenA1
- ruine
- ruinB1
- maudit
- cursedB2
- soient
- are
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About this song
Mylène Farmer is a French pop artist known for boundary-pushing lyrics and the music videos that accompanied her major releases. She is recognized as one of France’s most successful chart figures, including a record-setting run of No. 1 hits and the signature status of “Désenchantée.”