Patrick Bruel
Elie lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:32
Il t'a regardé
He looked at you
Puis il m'a souri
Then he smiled at me
Depuis si longtemps
For so long now
Il n'avait rien dit
He hadn't said a thing
Y avait presque un siècle
There was almost a century
Qui vous séparait
That stood between you
Le long de sa joue
Along his cheek
Une larme coulait
A tear was falling
Il t'a pris au bout de ses bras
He took you in his arms
Dans un éclat de rire
In a burst of laughter
Toi, bébé, tu as pris son doigt
You, baby, you took his finger
Comme pour le retenir
As if to hold him back
Puis il t'a parlé
Then he talked to you
De cette vie passée
About that past life
Il t'a raconté
He told you
La tienne qui commencait
Yours that was just beginning
Toutes tes colères
All your anger
Toutes tes peines, tes joies
All your sorrows, your joys
Tes plus belles guerres
Your most beautiful wars
Celles que l'on ne gagne pas
Those that are not won
Et puis ses yeux se sont posés
And then her eyes settled
Doucement sur chacun,
Gently on each one,
Et chacun de nous y lisait
And each of us read there
Quelques mots pour demain
A few words for tomorrow
Vivre pour pouvoir revivre
To live in order to relive
C'est là ton seul devoir
That's your only duty
Celui de dire pour rester libre,
The one to speak to remain free,
Celui de ta mémoire
The one of your memory
Ses yeux chantaient merci, merci,
Her eyes sang thank you, thank you,
J'ai plus peur de partir
I'm no longer afraid to leave
Et puis vient Céline,
And then comes Céline,
Celle qui l'aimait tant
The one who loved him so much
Elle n'aimait que lui
She loved only him
Depuis soixante-deux ans
For sixty-two years
Il la regardait,
He looked at her,
Pas besoin de mots,
No need for words,
Ses yeux lui disaient
His eyes told her
Ne tarde pas trop...
Don't take too long...
Key vocabulary
- éclat
- glintB2
- doigt
- fingerA2
- retenir
- retainA2
- toutes
- allB1
- belles
- beautifulsC2
- celles
- those
- yeux
- eyes
- posés
- posedB2
- lisait
- read
- revivre
- reviveB1
About this song
Patrick Bruel is a French singer and actor known for his prominence in 1990s pop and his later work in traditional French chanson. He rose to commercial success with the number one single “Alors Regarde” and has also maintained a parallel career in film, including César-nominated acting for Le Prénom.