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Tu vas au bal ? – Renaud

Renaud

Tu vas au bal ? lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
1985
Genre
Pop
Length
1:19
  1. "Tu vas au bal?" qu'il m'dit

    "Are you going to the ball?" he says to me

  2. J'lui dis "Qui?", il m'dit "Toi"

    I say to him, "Who?" he says, "You"

  3. J'lui dis "Moi?", il m'dit "Oui"

    I say to him, "Me?" he says, "Yes"

  4. J'lui dis "Non, je peux pas

    I say to him, "No, I can't

  5. C'est trop loin"

    It's too far"

  6. Il m'dit "Bon"

    He says to me, "Okay"

  7. "Et toi, t'y vas?" qu'j'lui dis

    "And you, are you going?" I say to him

  8. Il m'dit "Qui?", j'lui dis "Toi"

    He says, "Who?", I say to him, "You"

  1. Il m'dit "Moi?", j'lui dis "Oui"

    He says, "Me?", I say to him, "Yes"

  2. Il m'dit "Non, j'y vais pas

    He says, "No, I'm not going

  3. J'ai un rhume et j'ai froid"

    I've got a cold and I'm feeling cold

  4. Alors on n'a pas dansé

    So we didn't dance

  5. On est restés à parler

    We just stayed talking

  6. On n'a rien regretté

    We have no regrets

  7. Il paraît d'toute façon

    It seems anyway

  8. Que c'était un bal con

    That it was a silly ball

  9. "Tu vas aux putes?" qu'il m'dit

    "Are you going to the whores?" he tells me

  10. J'lui dis "Qui?", il m'dit "Toi"

    I say to him, "Who?" he says, "You"

  11. J'lui dis "Moi?", il m'dit "Oui"

    I say to him, "Me?" he says, "Yes"

  12. J'lui dis "Non, je ne peux pas

    I say to him, "No, I can't

  13. C'est trop loin"

    It's too far

  14. Il m'dit "Bon"

    He says to me, "Good"

  15. "Et toi, t'y vas?" que j'lui dis

    "And you, are you going?" I say to him

  16. Il m'dit "Qui?", j'lui dis "Toi"

    He says to me, "Who?", I say, "You"

  17. Il m'dit "Moi?", j'lui dis "Oui"

    He says to me, "Me?", I say, "Yes"

  18. Il m'dit "Non, j'y vais pas

    He says to me, "No, I'm not going

  19. J'ai malade et j'ai froid"

    I'm feeling sick and I'm cold"

  20. Alors on n'a pas baisé

    So we didn't hook up

  21. On est restés à parler

    We stayed talking

  22. On n'a rien regretté

    We have no regrets

  23. On n'avait pas d'argent

    We didn't have any money

  24. Puis y paraît qu'c'est payant, poil aux dents

    Then it seems it's costly, hair and all

  25. "Tu vas à l'église?" qu'il m'dit

    "Are you going to church?" he says to me

  26. J'lui dis "Qui?", il m'dit "Toi"

    I say to him, "Who?" he says, "You"

  27. J'lui dis "Moi?", il m'dit "Oui"

    I say to him, "Me?" he says, "Yes"

  28. J'lui dis "Non, je veux pas

    I say to him, "No, I don't want to

  29. C'est trop loin, j't'ai déjà dit", il m'dit "Bon"

    It's too far, I already told you," he says, "Okay"

  30. "Et toi, t'y vas?" que j'lui dis

    "And you, are you going?" I say to him

  31. Il m'dit "Qui?", je lui dis "Toi"

    He says to me, "Who?" I say to him, "You"

  32. Il m'dit "Moi?", je lui dit "Oui"

    He says to me, "Me?" I say to him, "Yes"

  33. Il m'dit "Non, j'y vais pas

    He says to me, 'No, I'm not going,

  34. Il fait froid et j'ai froid"

    It's cold and I'm freezing.'

  35. Alors on n'a pas prié

    So we didn't pray,

  36. On est restés à parler

    We just stayed and talked.

  37. On n'a rien regretté

    We didn't regret a thing,

  38. Car nos âmes sont tordues

    For our souls are twisted.

  39. Pour pécher, c'est le pied

    To sin, it feels good.

  40. (Nos hameçons tordus, pour pécher)

    (Our twisted hooks, to fish.)

  41. Petit pont de bois

    Little wooden bridge,

  42. Mon pote est mort de froid

    My buddy died from the cold.

  43. Toute façon il m'gonflait

    Anyway, he got on my nerves

  44. Voulait jamais bouger

    Never wanted to move

  45. Il savait que poser

    He knew how to ask

  46. Des questions un peu con, comme vous

    Some dumb questions, like you

  47. Alors j'l'ai enterré

    So I buried him

  48. Puis je suis allé danser

    Then I went to dance

  49. Avec les putes du quartier

    With the girls of the neighborhood

  50. Dans l'église ravagée

    In the wrecked church

  51. Et j'ai rien regretté

    And I regretted nothing

  52. Mais alors rien du tout

    But absolutely nothing at all

  53. Tsouin, tsouin

    Whining, whining

  54. C'est fini

    It's over

  55. Ouais

    Yeah

  56. Ah bon, bon ça a su faire comme ci

    Oh really, well it knew how to do it like this

  57. Faisez-en des chansons

    Make some songs out of it

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Key vocabulary

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actA1
fini
finishedA1
jamais
neverA1
mort
deathA1
petit
smallA1
peu
fewA1
pied
footA1
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poser
poseA1
prié
prayedA1

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About this song

Renaud (Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan) is a French singer-songwriter. He is known for French-language chanson rooted in regional dialects and for topping French album and single charts across multiple decades, including award-winning releases such as “Boucan d’enfer” and “Toujours debout.”

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Tu vas au bal ?

"Tu vas au bal?" qu'il m'dit

"Are you going to the ball?" he says to me

J'lui dis "Qui?", il m'dit "Toi"

I say to him, "Who?" he says, "You"

J'lui dis "Moi?", il m'dit "Oui"

I say to him, "Me?" he says, "Yes"

J'lui dis "Non, je peux pas

I say to him, "No, I can't

C'est trop loin"

It's too far"

Il m'dit "Bon"

He says to me, "Okay"

"Et toi, t'y vas?" qu'j'lui dis

"And you, are you going?" I say to him

Il m'dit "Qui?", j'lui dis "Toi"

He says, "Who?", I say to him, "You"

Il m'dit "Moi?", j'lui dis "Oui"

He says, "Me?", I say to him, "Yes"

Il m'dit "Non, j'y vais pas

He says, "No, I'm not going

J'ai un rhume et j'ai froid"

I've got a cold and I'm feeling cold

Alors on n'a pas dansé

So we didn't dance

On est restés à parler

We just stayed talking

On n'a rien regretté

We have no regrets

Il paraît d'toute façon

It seems anyway

Que c'était un bal con

That it was a silly ball

"Tu vas aux putes?" qu'il m'dit

"Are you going to the whores?" he tells me

J'lui dis "Qui?", il m'dit "Toi"

I say to him, "Who?" he says, "You"

J'lui dis "Moi?", il m'dit "Oui"

I say to him, "Me?" he says, "Yes"

J'lui dis "Non, je ne peux pas

I say to him, "No, I can't

C'est trop loin"

It's too far

Il m'dit "Bon"

He says to me, "Good"

"Et toi, t'y vas?" que j'lui dis

"And you, are you going?" I say to him

Il m'dit "Qui?", j'lui dis "Toi"

He says to me, "Who?", I say, "You"

Il m'dit "Moi?", j'lui dis "Oui"

He says to me, "Me?", I say, "Yes"

Il m'dit "Non, j'y vais pas

He says to me, "No, I'm not going

J'ai malade et j'ai froid"

I'm feeling sick and I'm cold"

Alors on n'a pas baisé

So we didn't hook up

On est restés à parler

We stayed talking

On n'a rien regretté

We have no regrets

On n'avait pas d'argent

We didn't have any money

Puis y paraît qu'c'est payant, poil aux dents

Then it seems it's costly, hair and all

"Tu vas à l'église?" qu'il m'dit

"Are you going to church?" he says to me

J'lui dis "Qui?", il m'dit "Toi"

I say to him, "Who?" he says, "You"

J'lui dis "Moi?", il m'dit "Oui"

I say to him, "Me?" he says, "Yes"

J'lui dis "Non, je veux pas

I say to him, "No, I don't want to

C'est trop loin, j't'ai déjà dit", il m'dit "Bon"

It's too far, I already told you," he says, "Okay"

"Et toi, t'y vas?" que j'lui dis

"And you, are you going?" I say to him

Il m'dit "Qui?", je lui dis "Toi"

He says to me, "Who?" I say to him, "You"

Il m'dit "Moi?", je lui dit "Oui"

He says to me, "Me?" I say to him, "Yes"

Il m'dit "Non, j'y vais pas

He says to me, 'No, I'm not going,

Il fait froid et j'ai froid"

It's cold and I'm freezing.'

Alors on n'a pas prié

So we didn't pray,

On est restés à parler

We just stayed and talked.

On n'a rien regretté

We didn't regret a thing,

Car nos âmes sont tordues

For our souls are twisted.

Pour pécher, c'est le pied

To sin, it feels good.

(Nos hameçons tordus, pour pécher)

(Our twisted hooks, to fish.)

Petit pont de bois

Little wooden bridge,

Mon pote est mort de froid

My buddy died from the cold.

Toute façon il m'gonflait

Anyway, he got on my nerves

Voulait jamais bouger

Never wanted to move

Il savait que poser

He knew how to ask

Des questions un peu con, comme vous

Some dumb questions, like you

Alors j'l'ai enterré

So I buried him

Puis je suis allé danser

Then I went to dance

Avec les putes du quartier

With the girls of the neighborhood

Dans l'église ravagée

In the wrecked church

Et j'ai rien regretté

And I regretted nothing

Mais alors rien du tout

But absolutely nothing at all

Tsouin, tsouin

Whining, whining

C'est fini

It's over

Ouais

Yeah

Ah bon, bon ça a su faire comme ci

Oh really, well it knew how to do it like this

Faisez-en des chansons

Make some songs out of it

Tu vas au bal ?

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