Vanessa Paradis
Commando lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:41
Un commando, ça saute aux yeux
A commando, it jumps to the eye
C'est pas cadeau, c'est pas qu'à deux
It's not a gift, it's not just for two
Ça prend des ponts aux amoureux
It builds bridges for lovers
Et ça répond aux vaniteux
And it replies to the vain ones
Un commando
A commando
C'est résistant
It's resilient
Ça résiste au pire existant
It withstands the worst that's real
Ça fait des bons et des méchants
It makes good and bad ones
Et sur le front, c'est sur les dents
And on the front, it's on the teeth
Un commando, c'est dans tes yeux
A commando, it's in your eyes
Sonnent les larmes à sang et à feu
Tears ring out like blood and fire
Dieu comme Rimbaud, beau comme un dieu
God like Rimbaud, beautiful as a god
Et dans son âme ça brûle un peu
And in his soul it burns a little
Un commando
A commando
Ça prend sur soi
It weighs on you
Et sur la peau ça déçoit pas
And on the skin, it doesn't let you down
Paris, c'est comme libre Cuba
Paris, it's like free Cuba
Un écusson s'use au combat
A patch wears out in battle
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commande commande, commandité
Order order, commissioned
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commander, commander
Un commando deux comme vandales
A commando two like vandals
Scie à métaux, scie à mental
Metal saw, mental saw
La Madelon s'en va au bal
Madelon is heading to the ball
Ça en dit long sur l'animal
It says a lot about the beast
Un commando
A commando
Ça tombe sous le sens
It makes perfect sense
C'est juste un mot
It's just a word
Qui sent l'essence
That smells like gasoline
Pleurer ça fait bomber le torse
Crying puffs up the chest
Mais sans jamais mouiller l'amorce
But without ever wetting the fuse
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commande, commande, commandité
Order, order, commissioned
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commander, commander
To command, to command
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commande, commande, commandité
Order, order, sponsored
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commander, commander
To command, to command
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commande, commande, commande
Order, order, order
Commando
Commando
Merci
Thank you
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Key vocabulary
- sonnent
- ring
- sang
- bloodA2
- rimbaud
- poet
- brûle
- burnsA2
- soi
- selfB1
- peau
- skinA2
- écusson
- shield
- beau
- beautifulA1
- bons
- goodA1
- méchants
- evilB1
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About this song
Vanessa Paradis is a French singer, actress, and model whose work blends pop with jazz and rock influences. She is best known for her breakout 1987 hit “Joe Le Taxi” and for her crossover presence in French cinema and fashion.