Mylène Farmer
We’ll Never Die lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 4:15
We'll never die
We'll never die
Tes pauvres mains tenues
Your poor hands held tight
Tu pries à corps perdu
You pray with all your might
(We'll never die)
Ton sang lavera nos fronts
Your blood will wash our brows
Les vautours t'embrasseront
The vultures will embrace you
(We'll never die)
Petit garçon perdu
Lost little boy
Le desert t'a déchu
The desert has brought you down
(We'll never die)
Ta vie n'est qu'un brin d'encens
Your life is just a whiff of incense
Petite goutte de sang
A tiny drop of blood
(We'll never die)
Gavroche ou bien bidoche
Gavroche or just some meat
Rester en vie, c'est moche
To stay alive, it's ugly
(We'll never die)
Tu seras un ange là-bas
You will be an angel up there
Au nom d'Allah, alléluia
In the name of Allah, hallelujah
(We'll never die)
Dawn is breaking now
How long does it take to die?
We'll never die
We'll never die
Petit garçon foutu
Little boy, you're done for
Ce désert, il t'a eu
This desert, it got you
(We'll never die)
T'as fait la guerre pour ta mère
You waged war for your mother
Elle t'a mis au monde en terre
She brought you into this world from the earth
(We'll never die)
Ta pauvre main tendue
Your poor hand extended
Tu cries à corps perdu
You cry out with all your might
(We'll never die)
Ton sang lavera nos fronts
Your blood will wash our brows
Les vautours t'embrasseront
The vultures will kiss you
(We'll never die)
Dawn is breaking now
How long does it take to die?
We'll never die
We'll never die
Dawn is breaking now
(We'll never die)
How long does it take to die?
(We'll never die)
Key vocabulary
- rester
- remainA1
- terre
- earthA1
- vie
- lifeA1
- petite
- smallA1
- goutte
- dropB1
- gavroche
- street urchin
- bien
- wellC1
- bidoche
- flesh
- moche
- uglyC1
- seras
- you will be
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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.”