
Vanessa Paradis
Pourtant lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:37
Tu demandais hier
You were asking yesterday
Mon avis sur le bonheur
My thoughts on happiness
L'air de rien voilà que tu t'inquiètes
Just like that, here you are worrying
La paix te ferait donc peur
Does peace then scare you?
Je l'attise cet amour
I nurture this love
Les brindilles volètent
The twigs are fluttering
Tu n'y vois que du feu
You see only a blaze
C'est sa vie secrète
It's her secret life
Pourtant, pourtant
Yet, yet
Pourtant, les mots sont, les mots font, les mots disent
Yet, the words are, the words make, the words say
Les mots coulent, les mots roulent sur un fil
Words flow, words roll on a thread
Moi, je laisse ces microbes, ces missiles
As for me, I leave these germs, these missiles
Aux bavards, aux poètes si possible
To the chatterers, to the poets if possible
Oh, comme je t'aime quand tu t'expliques
Oh, how I love you when you explain yourself
C'est drôle, mais
It's funny, but
J'ai rangé les modes et les recettes
I've put away the trends and the recipes
Incendié la boîte, mon cœur
Set fire to the box, my heart
De ce petit sacrifice me reste
From this little sacrifice remains for me
Un vertige, une chaleur
A dizziness, a warmth
Je l'attise cet amour
I stoke this love
Les brindilles volètent
The twigs flutter
Tu n'y vois que du feu
You see nothing but flame
C'est sa vie secrète
It's her secret life
Pourtant, pourtant, pourtant
Yet, yet, yet
Tu sais, tu me demandais hier
You know, you asked me yesterday
Ma vision du bonheur
My vision of happiness
Eh bien, chaque jour, elle est plus nette
Well, every day, it becomes clearer
Il ne nous fera plus peur
He won't scare us anymore
Je l'attise cet amour
I nurture this love
Les brindilles volètent
The twigs flutter
Tu n'y vois que du feu
You see nothing but the fire
C'est sa vision secrète
It's her secret vision
Pourtant, pourtant, pourtant
Yet, yet, yet
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Key vocabulary
- fil
- threadB1
- demandais
- asked
- inquiètes
- worried
- ferait
- would
- attise
- stokes
- brindilles
- twigs
- volètent
- flutter
- secrète
- secret
- font
- make
- disent
- say
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.