
Patrick Bruel
On partira lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:25
Me voila drapé dans un drapeau
Here I am draped in a flag
Déambulant dans les ruines
Wandering through the ruins
J'ai dix sept ans et ne sais pas trop
I'm seventeen and not quite sure
Qui a démolit ma ville
Who demolished my town
Ma mère amer ne me dit rien
My bitter mother says nothing to me
Où est passé son sourire
Where has her smile gone?
Ils ont défait nos plus beaux refrain, nos vies
They've unraveled our most beautiful refrains, our lives
Moi l'enfant défendant maman
Me, the child defending mom
La serre en séchant ses cils et l'on chante, lui chante
The greenhouse drying her lashes and we sing, he sings
On partira loin les océans, les mers et les vents
We'll set off far, across oceans, seas, and winds
Je les boufferai maman, on partira vers le bien
I'll gobble them up, mama, we'll head towards the good
On partira bien loin, il y a des guerres qu'on ne guérit
We'll go far away, there are wars that never heal
Maman on partira vers le blanc
Mama, we'll head towards the white
Avant les gravats et les gredins
Before the rubble and the scoundrels
C'est souvent qu'on aimait rire
It's often that we loved to laugh
Toutes les mamas et les bambins
All the mamas and the little ones
Pouvaient rêver d'avenir de vie
Could dream of a future of life
Moi l'enfant rassurant maman
Me, the reassuring child, mama
La prendre dans mes bras habiles et l'on chante, lui chante
To take her in my skilled arms and we sing, he sings
On partira loin les méchants, les mauvais, les manons
We'll go far away from the wicked, the bad, the cruel
Je les boufferai maman, on partira vers le bien
I'll devour them, mama, we'll head towards the good
On partira bien loin, il y a des pays pour la paix
We'll go far away, there are countries for peace
Maman on partira vers le blanc
Mama, we'll head towards the white
Est ce que pleurent les européens?
Do the Europeans cry?
Et au fond qui sont nos copains
And deep down, who are our friends?
Y a t'il une main vers demain?
Is there a hand reaching for tomorrow?
Y a t'il une main vers demain?
Is there a hand reaching for tomorrow?
On partira
We'll leave
On reviendra, oui quand notre ville
We'll return, yes when our city
Aux milles soleils aura guérit maman
With a thousand suns has healed, mama
On reviendra comme avant
We'll return just like before
Mais y a t'il une main vers demain?
But is there a hand reaching for tomorrow?
Y a t'il une main vers demain?
Is there a hand reaching for tomorrow?
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Key vocabulary
- demain
- tomorrowA1
- européens
- EuropeansA1
- dit
- saidB2
- dix
- tenB2
- refrain
- chorusB2
- sept
- sevenB2
- passé
- pastA1
- plus
- moreA1
- amer
- bitterB2
- ruines
- ruinsB1
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.