Mylène Farmer
Retenir l’eau lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 4:14
Retenir l'eau qui est dans sa paume
Holding the water that’s in her palm
Sentir tout
Feeling everything
Et on a beau serrer les doigts
And no matter how tightly we grip our fingers
J'ai froid
I’m cold
Mais l'eau...
But the water...
Mais l'eau s'échappe goutte-à-goutte
But the water escapes drop by drop
C'est fragile
It’s fragile
Fragile est l'être en proie aux doutes
Fragile is the being trapped in doubts
Écoute
Listen
Et quand la mort est
And when death is
Là, dedans la peau
There, inside the skin
Et quand l'épreuve
And when the trial
Et quand j'entends
And when I hear
Trop de vraies souffrances
Too many real sufferings
C'est comme un miroir
It's like a mirror
Comme un bouche à bouche je sens
Like a mouth-to-mouth, I feel
Un souffle
A breath
Qui nait à l'unisson
Born in unison
Mon double
My double
Retenir l'eau qui est dans sa paume
To hold the water that's in his palm
Dis-moi tout
Tell me everything
Quand on a tant besoin de l'autre
When we need each other so much
Faire quoi?
What to do?
Et là...
And there...
Tu pars et caches sans aucun doute
You leave and hide without a doubt
Un tragique
A tragedy
Gouttes de vie qui tombent et coulent
Drops of life that fall and flow
Je coule
I sink
Et quand la mort est
And when death is
Là, dedans la peau
There, inside the skin
Et quand l'épreuve
And when the trial
Et quand j'entends
And when I hear
Trop de tes souffrances
Too many of your sufferings
C'est comme un miroir
It's like a mirror
Comme un bouche à bouche en moi
Like a mouth to mouth within me
Ton souffle qui nait
Your breath that is born
Et qui sait
And who knows
Et qui aime
And who loves
Et quand la mort est
And when death is
Là, dedans la peau
There, inside the skin
Et quand l'épreuve
And when the trial
Et quand j'entends
And when I hear
Trop de vraies souffrances
Too many real sufferings
C'est comme un miroir
It's like a mirror
Comme un bouche à bouche je sens
Like a mouth to mouth, I feel
Un souffle
A breath
Qui nait à l'unisson
That is born in unison
Mon double
My double
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Key vocabulary
- retenir
- retainA2
- eau
- water
- doigts
- fingersA2
- froid
- coldA1
- échappe
- escapes
- goutte-à-goutte
- dripC2
- proie
- preyC1
- doutes
- doubtsA2
- écoute
- listenA1
- mort
- deathA1
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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.”