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Papaoutai – Stromae

Stromae

Papaoutai lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
2013
Genre
French Pop
Length
3:53
  1. Dites-moi d'où il vient

    Tell me where he comes from

  2. Enfin je saurai je vais

    At last I'll know where I'm going

  3. Maman dit que lorsqu'on cherche bien

    Mama says that when you search well

  4. On finit toujours par trouver

    You always end up finding

  5. Elle dit qu'il n'est jamais très loin

    She says he's never very far

  6. Qu'il part très souvent travailler

    That he often goes away to work

  7. Maman dit "Travailler, c'est bien"

    Mama says, 'Working is good'

  8. Bien mieux qu'être mal accompagné

    Much better than being in bad company

  9. Pas vrai?

    Isn't that right?

  10. est ton papa?

    Where is your daddy?

  11. Dis-moi, est ton papa?

    Tell me, where is your dad?

  12. Sans même devoir lui parler

    Without even having to speak to him

  13. Il sait ce qui ne va pas

    He knows what's wrong

  14. Ah, sacré papa

    Ah, dear dad

  15. Dis-moi, es-tu caché?

    Tell me, where are you hiding?

  16. Ça doit faire au moins mille fois que j'ai

    It must be at least a thousand times I've

  17. Compté mes doigts

    Counted my fingers

  18. Hey

    Hey

  19. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  20. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  21. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, Papaoutai?

  22. t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

    Where are you? Where are you? Where, Papaoutai?

  23. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, Papaoutai?

  24. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, Papaoutai?

  25. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, Papaoutai?

  26. t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

    Where are you? Where are you? Where, Papaoutai?

  27. (Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

    (Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

  28. (Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

    (Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

  29. Quoi? Qu'on y croie ou pas

    What? Whether we believe it or not

  30. Y aura bien un jour on n'y croira plus

    There will be a day when we no longer believe it

  31. Un jour ou l'autre, on sera tous papas

    One day or another, we'll all be dads

  32. Et d'un jour à l'autre, on aura disparu

    And from one day to the next, we'll have vanished

  33. Serons-nous détestables?

    Will we be detestable?

  34. Serons-nous admirables?

    Will we be admirable?

  35. Des géniteurs ou des génies?

    Parents or geniuses?

  36. Dites-nous, qui donne naissance aux irresponsables?

    Tell us, who gives birth to the irresponsible?

  37. Ah, dites-nous qui?

    Ah, tell us who?

  38. Tiens, tout le monde sait comment on fait des bébés

    Hey, everyone knows how to make babies

  39. Mais personne sait comment on fait des papas

    But no one knows how to make dads

  40. Monsieur je-sais-tout en aurait hérité, c'est ça?

    Mr. Know-it-all would have inherited it, right?

  41. Faut l'sucer d'son pouce ou quoi?

    Do we have to suck our thumbs or what?

  42. Dites-nous c'est caché, ça doit

    Tell us where it's hidden, it must

  43. Faire au moins mille fois qu'on a

    Have been at least a thousand times since we

  44. Bouffé nos doigts

    Nibbled on our fingers

  45. Hey

    Hey

  46. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papa out there?

  47. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papa out there?

  48. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papa out there?

  49. t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

    Where are you? Where are you? Where, papa out there

  50. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papa out there?

  51. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  52. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  53. t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

    Where are you? Where are you? Where, papaoutai

  54. (Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

    (Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

  55. (Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

    (Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

  56. est ton papa?

    Where is your dad?

  57. Dis-moi, est ton papa?

    Tell me, where is your dad?

  58. Sans même devoir lui parler

    Without even having to speak to him

  59. Il sait ce qui ne va pas

    He knows what’s wrong

  60. Ah, sacré papa

    Ah, sacred dad

  61. Dis-moi, es-tu caché?

    Tell me, where are you hidden?

  62. Ça doit faire au moins mille fois que j'ai

    It must be at least a thousand times that I've

  63. Compté mes doigts

    Counted my fingers

  64. Hey

    Hey

  65. est ton papa?

    Where is your daddy?

  66. Dis-moi, est ton papa?

    Tell me, where is your daddy?

  67. Sans même devoir lui parler

    Without even having to speak to him

  68. Il sait ce qui ne va pas

    He knows what's wrong

  69. Ah, sacré papa

    Ah, dear daddy

  70. Dis-moi, es-tu caché?

    Tell me, where are you hidden?

  71. Ça doit faire au moins mille fois que j'ai

    It must be at least a thousand times that I've

  72. Compté mes doigts

    Counted my fingers

  73. Hey

    Hey

  74. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  75. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  76. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  77. t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

    Where are you? Where are you? Where's papaoutai

  78. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  79. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  80. t'es, papaoutai?

    Where are you, papaoutai?

  81. t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

    Where are you? Where are you? Where's Papaoutai

  82. (Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

    (Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

  83. (Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

    (Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

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Key vocabulary

faut
must
sucer
suck
dites-moi
tell me
vient
comes
saurai
will know
vais
go
enfin
at lastA1
finit
finishesA1
jamais
neverA1
maman
momA1

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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Papaoutai

Dites-moi d'où il vient

Tell me where he comes from

Enfin je saurai je vais

At last I'll know where I'm going

Maman dit que lorsqu'on cherche bien

Mama says that when you search well

On finit toujours par trouver

You always end up finding

Elle dit qu'il n'est jamais très loin

She says he's never very far

Qu'il part très souvent travailler

That he often goes away to work

Maman dit "Travailler, c'est bien"

Mama says, 'Working is good'

Bien mieux qu'être mal accompagné

Much better than being in bad company

Pas vrai?

Isn't that right?

est ton papa?

Where is your daddy?

Dis-moi, est ton papa?

Tell me, where is your dad?

Sans même devoir lui parler

Without even having to speak to him

Il sait ce qui ne va pas

He knows what's wrong

Ah, sacré papa

Ah, dear dad

Dis-moi, es-tu caché?

Tell me, where are you hiding?

Ça doit faire au moins mille fois que j'ai

It must be at least a thousand times I've

Compté mes doigts

Counted my fingers

Hey

Hey

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, Papaoutai?

t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

Where are you? Where are you? Where, Papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, Papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, Papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, Papaoutai?

t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

Where are you? Where are you? Where, Papaoutai?

(Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

(Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

(Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

(Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

Quoi? Qu'on y croie ou pas

What? Whether we believe it or not

Y aura bien un jour on n'y croira plus

There will be a day when we no longer believe it

Un jour ou l'autre, on sera tous papas

One day or another, we'll all be dads

Et d'un jour à l'autre, on aura disparu

And from one day to the next, we'll have vanished

Serons-nous détestables?

Will we be detestable?

Serons-nous admirables?

Will we be admirable?

Des géniteurs ou des génies?

Parents or geniuses?

Dites-nous, qui donne naissance aux irresponsables?

Tell us, who gives birth to the irresponsible?

Ah, dites-nous qui?

Ah, tell us who?

Tiens, tout le monde sait comment on fait des bébés

Hey, everyone knows how to make babies

Mais personne sait comment on fait des papas

But no one knows how to make dads

Monsieur je-sais-tout en aurait hérité, c'est ça?

Mr. Know-it-all would have inherited it, right?

Faut l'sucer d'son pouce ou quoi?

Do we have to suck our thumbs or what?

Dites-nous c'est caché, ça doit

Tell us where it's hidden, it must

Faire au moins mille fois qu'on a

Have been at least a thousand times since we

Bouffé nos doigts

Nibbled on our fingers

Hey

Hey

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papa out there?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papa out there?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papa out there?

t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

Where are you? Where are you? Where, papa out there

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papa out there?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

Where are you? Where are you? Where, papaoutai

(Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

(Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

(Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

(Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

est ton papa?

Where is your dad?

Dis-moi, est ton papa?

Tell me, where is your dad?

Sans même devoir lui parler

Without even having to speak to him

Il sait ce qui ne va pas

He knows what’s wrong

Ah, sacré papa

Ah, sacred dad

Dis-moi, es-tu caché?

Tell me, where are you hidden?

Ça doit faire au moins mille fois que j'ai

It must be at least a thousand times that I've

Compté mes doigts

Counted my fingers

Hey

Hey

est ton papa?

Where is your daddy?

Dis-moi, est ton papa?

Tell me, where is your daddy?

Sans même devoir lui parler

Without even having to speak to him

Il sait ce qui ne va pas

He knows what's wrong

Ah, sacré papa

Ah, dear daddy

Dis-moi, es-tu caché?

Tell me, where are you hidden?

Ça doit faire au moins mille fois que j'ai

It must be at least a thousand times that I've

Compté mes doigts

Counted my fingers

Hey

Hey

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

Where are you? Where are you? Where's papaoutai

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es, papaoutai?

Where are you, papaoutai?

t'es? t'es? Papaoutai

Where are you? Where are you? Where's Papaoutai

(Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

(Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

(Où t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es? t'es?)

(Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?)

Papaoutai

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