
Stromae
Dodo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 3:59
Hey petit bébé il faudra se taire,
Hey little baby, you must stay quiet,
Oui même si papa frappe ta mère,
Yeah, even if daddy hits your mom,
Bin il faudra s'y faire.
Well, you'll have to get used to it.
Je sais qu'il fait mal même quand il s'en va,
I know it hurts even when he leaves,
Mais c'est tout à fait normal car papa a les plus gros bras.
But it's completely normal because daddy has the biggest arms.
Et si monsieur louche sur toi,
And if mister has his eye on you,
Il faudra se taire pendant et après que monsieur te touchera.
You'll have to stay quiet during and after mister touches you.
Chut, chut il faudra se taire c'est dur ouais c'est dur ouais mais il faudra s'y faire.
Shh, shh, you must stay quiet, it's hard, yeah it’s hard, but you’ll have to get used to it.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush now, little child,
Bébé dormira bien vite.
Baby will sleep peacefully soon.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush, baby dear,
Bébé dormira.
Baby will sleep.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush, baby dear,
Bébé dormira bien vite.
Baby will sleep real soon.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush, baby dear,
Bébé dormira bientôt.
Baby will be sleeping shortly.
Et puis tu verras que maman n'est pas mieux que papa,
And then you'll see that mommy's no better than daddy,
Car maman aime voire d'autres monsieurs.
Because mommy likes to see other gentlemen.
Et même si c'est bien fait pour papa,
And even if it's well-deserved for daddy,
Tu n'aimeras pas quand papa la tapera elle criera ahahaha,
You won't love it when daddy hits her, she will scream ahahaha,
Car il se fâchera encore une fois, et il te fera ce qu'on lui faisait,
For he will get angry once again, and he will do to you what was done to him,
Et il te dira que c'est ta faute à toi, que les grands hommes mâles ne pleurent pas,
And he will tell you that it's your fault, that real men don't cry,
Mais qu'ils se battent, enfin battent leurs femmes, mais surtout leurs enfants, et tu pleureras.
But they fight, finally they hit their wives, but mainly their children, and you will cry.
Oui c'est pas grave, tu oublieras, tu verras, tu feras.
Yes, it's not a big deal, you will forget, you will see, you will do.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush, little child,
Bébé dormira bien vite.
Baby will sleep soon.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush, little child,
Bébé dormira.
Baby will sleep.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush, little child,
Bébé dormira bien vite.
Baby will sleep soon.
Dodo, l'enfant do,
Hush now, baby hush,
Bébé dormira.
Baby will sleep.
Plus que quelques fois dormir, pour que papa ne se lève pas.
Just a few more times sleeping, so that daddy won't get up.
Même si tu ne seras qu'un peu moins triste quand il disparaîtra.
Even if you'll be just a little less sad when he disappears.
Et encore beaucoup de fois dormir et enfin tu te reposeras.
And still many more times sleeping, and at last you'll rest.
Pas tout de suite, mais dans longtemps, très longtemps, tu dormiras.
Not right away, but in a long while, a very long while, you'll sleep.
Enfin tu dormiras,
At last you'll sleep,
Enfin tu dormiras.
At last you'll sleep.
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Key vocabulary
- enfants
- childrenA1
- enfin
- at lastA1
- fait
- actA1
- femmes
- womenA1
- frappe
- strikeA1
- grands
- tallA1
- grave
- seriousA1
- gros
- bigA1
- monsieur
- sirA1
- monsieurs
- gentlemenA1
About this song
Stromae is a Rwandan-Belgian rapper, singer, and songwriter who works in hip-hop, French pop, EDM, and Congolese rumba. He rose to prominence in 2009 for songs that explore the experiences of young Europeans of color.