
Stromae
Formidable lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 3:34
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
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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.