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Formidable – Stromae

Stromae

Formidable lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
2013
Genre
French Pop
Length
3:34
  1. Formidable, formidable

    Wonderful, wonderful

  2. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were wonderful, I was quite pathetic

  3. Nous étions formidables

    We were wonderful

  4. Formidable

    Wonderful

  5. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were wonderful, I was quite pathetic

  6. Nous étions formidables

    We were wonderful

  7. Oh, bébé, oups, mademoiselle

    Oh, baby, oops, miss

  8. J'vais pas vous draguer, promis juré

    I'm not gonna hit on you, promise I swear

  1. J'suis célibataire, depuis hier, putain

    I'm single, since yesterday, damn

  2. J'peux pas faire d'enfant et bon, c'est pas

    I can't have kids and well, that's not

  3. Hé, reviens, cinq minutes quoi, j't'ai pas insultée

    Hey, come back, just five more minutes, I didn't insult you

  4. J'suis poli, courtois, et un peu fort bourré

    I'm polite, courteous, and a bit heavily drunk

  5. Mais pour les mecs comme moi

    But for guys like me

  6. Vous avez autre chose à faire, hein

    You have other things to do, right

  7. M'auriez vu hier, j'étais

    You would have seen me yesterday, I was

  8. Formidable, formidable

    Wonderful, wonderful

  9. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were wonderful, I was really pathetic

  10. Nous étions formidables

    We were wonderful

  11. Formidable

    Wonderful

  12. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were wonderful, I was really pathetic

  13. Nous étions formidables

    We were amazing

  14. Oh, tu t'es regardé? Tu t'crois beau

    Oh, have you looked at yourself? You think you're handsome

  15. Parce que tu t'es marié? Mais c'est qu'un anneau

    Because you got married? But it's just a ring

  16. Mec, t'emballes pas

    Dude, don’t get too excited

  17. Elle va t'larguer comme elles le font chaque fois

    She'll dump you like they always do

  18. Et puis l'autre fille, tu lui en as parlé?

    And what about the other girl, have you talked to her?

  19. S'tu veux, j'lui dis, comme ça, c'est réglé

    If you want, I’ll tell her, that way it’s settled

  20. Et au petit aussi, enfin si vous en avez

    And to the little one too, well if you have one

  21. Attends trois ans, sept ans et là, vous verrez si c'est

    Wait three years, seven years and then, you'll see if it's

  22. Formidable, formidable

    Amazing, amazing

  23. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were amazing, I was really pathetic

  24. Nous étions formidables

    We were wonderful

  25. Formidable

    Amazing

  26. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were amazing, I was really pathetic

  27. Nous étions formidables

    We were wonderful

  28. Hé petite, oh pardon, petit

    Hey little one, oh sorry, little

  29. Tu sais dans la vie, y a ni méchants ni gentils

    You know in life, there are neither bad nor good people

  30. Si maman est chiante

    If mom is annoying

  31. C'est qu'elle a peur d'être mamie

    It's because she's afraid of being a grandma

  32. Si papa trompe maman

    If dad cheats on mom

  33. C'est parce que maman vieillit, tiens

    It's because mom is getting older, you know

  34. Pourquoi t'es tout rouge? Ben reviens gamin

    Why are you all red? Well come back, kid

  35. Et qu'est-ce que vous avez tous

    So what do you all have

  36. À me regarder comme un singe, vous?

    To look at me like a monkey, huh?

  37. Ah oui, vous êtes saints, vous

    Oh yes, you are saints, aren't you

  38. Bande de macaques

    Bunch of monkeys

  39. Donnez-moi un bébé singe, il sera

    Give me a baby monkey, it will be

  40. Formidable, formidable

    Wonderful, wonderful

  41. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were wonderful, I was so pathetic

  42. Nous étions formidables

    We were wonderful

  43. Formidable

    Incredible

  44. Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

    You were amazing, I was quite pathetic

  45. Nous étions formidables

    We were incredible

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Key vocabulary

étions
were
oups
oops
mademoiselle
missA1
vais
go
juré
swornB1
célibataire
singleB2
putain
fuckC1
peux
can
faire
doB1
enfant
child

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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.

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Formidable

Formidable, formidable

Wonderful, wonderful

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were wonderful, I was quite pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were wonderful

Formidable

Wonderful

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were wonderful, I was quite pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were wonderful

Oh, bébé, oups, mademoiselle

Oh, baby, oops, miss

J'vais pas vous draguer, promis juré

I'm not gonna hit on you, promise I swear

J'suis célibataire, depuis hier, putain

I'm single, since yesterday, damn

J'peux pas faire d'enfant et bon, c'est pas

I can't have kids and well, that's not

Hé, reviens, cinq minutes quoi, j't'ai pas insultée

Hey, come back, just five more minutes, I didn't insult you

J'suis poli, courtois, et un peu fort bourré

I'm polite, courteous, and a bit heavily drunk

Mais pour les mecs comme moi

But for guys like me

Vous avez autre chose à faire, hein

You have other things to do, right

M'auriez vu hier, j'étais

You would have seen me yesterday, I was

Formidable, formidable

Wonderful, wonderful

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were wonderful, I was really pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were wonderful

Formidable

Wonderful

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were wonderful, I was really pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were amazing

Oh, tu t'es regardé? Tu t'crois beau

Oh, have you looked at yourself? You think you're handsome

Parce que tu t'es marié? Mais c'est qu'un anneau

Because you got married? But it's just a ring

Mec, t'emballes pas

Dude, don’t get too excited

Elle va t'larguer comme elles le font chaque fois

She'll dump you like they always do

Et puis l'autre fille, tu lui en as parlé?

And what about the other girl, have you talked to her?

S'tu veux, j'lui dis, comme ça, c'est réglé

If you want, I’ll tell her, that way it’s settled

Et au petit aussi, enfin si vous en avez

And to the little one too, well if you have one

Attends trois ans, sept ans et là, vous verrez si c'est

Wait three years, seven years and then, you'll see if it's

Formidable, formidable

Amazing, amazing

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were amazing, I was really pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were wonderful

Formidable

Amazing

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were amazing, I was really pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were wonderful

Hé petite, oh pardon, petit

Hey little one, oh sorry, little

Tu sais dans la vie, y a ni méchants ni gentils

You know in life, there are neither bad nor good people

Si maman est chiante

If mom is annoying

C'est qu'elle a peur d'être mamie

It's because she's afraid of being a grandma

Si papa trompe maman

If dad cheats on mom

C'est parce que maman vieillit, tiens

It's because mom is getting older, you know

Pourquoi t'es tout rouge? Ben reviens gamin

Why are you all red? Well come back, kid

Et qu'est-ce que vous avez tous

So what do you all have

À me regarder comme un singe, vous?

To look at me like a monkey, huh?

Ah oui, vous êtes saints, vous

Oh yes, you are saints, aren't you

Bande de macaques

Bunch of monkeys

Donnez-moi un bébé singe, il sera

Give me a baby monkey, it will be

Formidable, formidable

Wonderful, wonderful

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were wonderful, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were wonderful

Formidable

Incredible

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were amazing, I was quite pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were incredible

Formidable

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