Vanessa Paradis
Que fait la vie ? lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:20
Mais que fait la vie?
But what is life doing?
Que fait la vie?
What is life doing?
Que fait la nuit de nos bébés?
What does the night do with our babies?
Qui dois-je annoncer?
Who should I announce?
Faire le pressing ou repasser
Do the laundry or iron?
J'hésite
I'm hesitating.
Je m'étais déjà repliée
I had already folded away.
Des pompes ou des apnées
Some push-ups or some breath-holds?
J'hésite
I'm hesitating.
Un mille bornes, plutôt crever
A thousand miles, I'd rather die.
Mais que fait la vie?
But what does life do?
Que fait la vie?
What does life do?
Que fait la nuit de nos dossiers?
What does the night do with our files?
Qui dois-je dénoncer?
Whom should I expose?
J'aurais voulu que tu me vois
I wish you could see me
Le long des alluvions
Along the alluvium
Des hallus que nous avions
The hallucinations we had
Affrontant dragons
Facing dragons
Simbad et Aragon
Sinbad and Aragon
J'aurais voulu que tu me croies
I wish you could believe me
En proie à l'Oregon
Caught up in Oregon
Mais que fait la vie?
But what does life do?
Que fait la vie?
What does life do?
Que fait la nuit de nos allées?
What does the night do to our paths?
De nos lauriers jonchés?
To our laurels scattered?
Donner des ordres au jardinier
Giving orders to the gardener
J'évite
I avoid
Trop d'infos à recouper
Too much info to cross-check
Trop de chiffres à défricher
Too many figures to clear away
J'évite
I avoid
Et de halos à décrocher
And halos to be unhooked
J'aurais voulu que tu me vois
I wish you could see me
Le long des alluvions
Along the alluvial plains
Des hallus que nous avions
The hallucinations we had
Affrontant dragons
Facing dragons
Simbad et Aragon
Sinbad and Aragon
J'aurais voulu que tu me croies
I wish you could believe me
En proie à l'Oregon
Caught in Oregon's grip
Faire le pressing ou repasser
Do the laundry or iron
J'hésite
I hesitate
Je m'étais déjà repliée
I had already withdrawn
Des pompes ou des apnées
From pumps or from holding my breath
J'hésite
I'm hesitating
Un mille bornes, plutôt crever
A thousand miles, I'd rather die
J'aurais voulu que tu me vois
I wish you could see me
Le long des alluvions
Along the riverbanks
Des hallus que nous avions
The visions we had
Affrontant dragons
Facing dragons
Simbad et Aragon
Sinbad and Aragon
J'aurais voulu que tu me croies
I wish you could believe me
En proie à l'Oregon
In the grip of Oregon
Mais que fait la vie?
But what does life do?
Mais que fait la vie?
But what does life do?
Que fait la vie?
What does life do?
Que fait la vie?
What does life do?
Que fait la vie?
What does life do?
Que fait la vie?
What does life do?
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Key vocabulary
- évite
- avoid
- infos
- news
- défricher
- clear land
- décrocher
- unhookB1
- fait
- actA1
- vie
- lifeA1
- nuit
- nightA1
- bébés
- babiesA1
- dois-je
- must I
- annoncer
- announceA1
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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.