Vanessa Paradis
Coupe coupe lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1988
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:20
Coupe dans la brousse
Cut through the bushes
Coupe dans les bois
Cut through the woods
Just cut, hey brother
Just cut, hey brother
Dans ta main tourne
In your hand it turns
Tout autour de toi
All around you
Le fer de ta machette
The edge of your machete
Coupe dans la brousse
Cut through the bushes
Coupe dans les bois
Cut through the woods
Just cut, hey brother
Just cut, hey brother
Un grand soleil tourne seul
A great sun spins alone
Autour de toi
Around you
La canne à sucre est mûre
The sugar cane is ripe
Et couper c'est ton boulot
And cutting is your job
Il faut couper les roseaux
You must cut the reeds
D'où le sucre coule à flot
From where the sugar flows abundantly
Coupe, coupe, brother
Cut, cut, brother
Couper c'est ton boulot
Cutting is your job
La machette te casse le dos
The machete breaks your back
Fer forgé
Wrought iron
Fer forgé sucré
Sweet wrought iron
Coupe les murailles
Cut through the walls
Coupe la tristesse
Cut through the sadness
Just cut, hey brother
Just cut, hey brother
Dans ton coeur, tourne
In your heart, turn
Tout autour de toi
All around you
L'histoire des jours de fête
The story of festive days
Coupe dans la brousse
Cut through the bush
Coupe dans les bois
Cut through the woods
Just cut, hey brother
Just cut, hey brother
Un grand amour tourne seul
A great love turns alone
Autour de toi
Around you
Il coupe la nuit qui dure
He cuts through the long night
Et couper c'est ton boulot
And cutting is your job
Il faut couper les roseaux
You must cut the reeds
D'où le sucre coule à flot
Where the sugar flows abundantly
Coupe, coupe, brother
Cut, cut, brother
Couper c'est ton boulot
Cutting is your job
La machette te casse le dos
The machete breaks your back
Fer forgé
Wrought iron
Fer forgé sucré
Sweet wrought iron
Coupe dans la brousse
Cut in the brush
Coupe dans les bois
Cut in the woods
Just cut, hey brother
Just cut, hey brother
Dans ta main tourne
In your hand turn
Tout autour de toi
All around you
Le fer de ta machette
The blade of your machete
Et couper c'est ton boulot
And cutting is your job
Il faut couper les roseaux
You must cut the reeds
D'où le sucre coule à flot
Where the sugar flows freely
Coupe, coupe, brother
Cut, cut, brother
Couper c'est ton boulot
Cutting is your job
La machette te casse le dos
The machete breaks your back
Fer forgé
Wrought iron
Fer forgé sucré
Sweet wrought iron
Et couper c'est ton boulot
And cutting is your job
Il faut couper les roseaux
You have to cut the reeds
D'où le sucre coule à flot
From where the sugar flows abundantly
Coupe, coupe, brother
Cut, cut, brother
Couper c'est ton boulot
Cutting is your job
La machette te casse le dos
The machete breaks your back
Fer forgé
Wrought iron
Fer forgé sucré
Sweet wrought iron
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Key vocabulary
- machette
- machete
- brousse
- bush
- fer
- ironA2
- canne
- caneA2
- mûre
- ripeC1
- boulot
- jobB1
- faut
- must
- roseaux
- reeds
- bois
- woodA1
- coule
- flowsB1
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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.