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Scarabée – Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis

Scarabée lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
1988
Genre
Pop
Length
6:24
  1. Sur le radeau, t'es seul, t'es beau

    On the raft, you're alone, you're beautiful

  2. Tu rames au fil de l'eau

    You row along the water's flow

  3. À quatre, la vie est plus belle

    With four, life is more beautiful

  4. L'amour, l'amitié, c'est tout pareil, oh

    Love, friendship, it's all the same, oh

  5. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Scarabée

  6. Oh

  7. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Scarabée

  8. Au fil de l'eau

    Along the water's flow

  1. On croit que la vie est éternelle

    We believe that life is eternal

  2. On meurt parfois

    We die sometimes

  3. De chanter seul

    To sing alone

  4. À quatre, à quatre, les murs font prison, oh

    In groups of four, the walls become a prison, oh

  5. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  6. Oh

  7. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  8. Ça fait rien

    It doesn't matter

  9. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  10. Il fait beau

    The weather is nice

  11. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  12. Ça fait rien

    It doesn't matter

  13. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  14. Il fait beau

    The weather's nice

  15. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  16. Au fil du temps

    As time goes by

  17. T'es seul, t'es grand

    You're alone, you're tall

  18. Et tu souris aux gens

    And you smile at people

  19. Du ciel, la vie est plus belle

    From the sky, life is more beautiful

  20. L'amour, l'amitié, c'est tout pareil, oh

    Love, friendship, it's all the same, oh

  21. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  22. Oh

  23. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  24. Dans le soleil

    In the sun

  25. Tu sais que la vie est éternelle

    You know that life is eternal

  26. Y a plus d'combat

    There's no more fight

  27. On n'est plus seul

    We're not alone anymore

  28. On n'est plus seul au ciel

    We're not alone in the sky anymore

  29. Ça fait rien

    It doesn't matter

  30. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  31. Il fait beau

    It's beautiful out

  32. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  33. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  34. Chante un scarabée assassiné

    Sings a murdered beetle

  35. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

    All alone, he sings as he sang

  36. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  37. Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

    Sings a beetle that was killed

  38. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

    All alone, he sings as he sang

  39. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  40. Chante un scarabée assassiné

    Sings a murdered beetle

  41. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

    All alone, he sings as he sang

  42. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  43. Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

    Sing of a beetle that has been killed

  44. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait (il chante comme il chantait)

    All alone, he sings just like he sang (he sings just like he sang)

  45. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on the Earth

  46. Chante un scarabée assassiné

    Sing of a beetle that was murdered

  47. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait (il chante comme il chantait)

    All alone, he sings just like he sang (he sings just like he sang)

  48. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on the Earth

  49. Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

    Sing of a beetle that has been killed

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Key vocabulary

rien
nothingA1
soleil
sunA1
temps
timeA1
terre
earthA1
radeau
raft
seul
aloneA1
beau
beautifulA1
rames
oarsB2
fil
threadB1
eau
water

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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.

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Scarabée

Sur le radeau, t'es seul, t'es beau

On the raft, you're alone, you're beautiful

Tu rames au fil de l'eau

You row along the water's flow

À quatre, la vie est plus belle

With four, life is more beautiful

L'amour, l'amitié, c'est tout pareil, oh

Love, friendship, it's all the same, oh

On t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, Scarabée

Oh

On t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, Scarabée

Au fil de l'eau

Along the water's flow

On croit que la vie est éternelle

We believe that life is eternal

On meurt parfois

We die sometimes

De chanter seul

To sing alone

À quatre, à quatre, les murs font prison, oh

In groups of four, the walls become a prison, oh

On t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, Beetle

Oh

On t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, Beetle

Ça fait rien

It doesn't matter

On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, loved you, Beetle

Il fait beau

The weather is nice

On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, loved you, Beetle

Ça fait rien

It doesn't matter

On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, loved you, Beetle

Il fait beau

The weather's nice

On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, loved you, Beetle

Au fil du temps

As time goes by

T'es seul, t'es grand

You're alone, you're tall

Et tu souris aux gens

And you smile at people

Du ciel, la vie est plus belle

From the sky, life is more beautiful

L'amour, l'amitié, c'est tout pareil, oh

Love, friendship, it's all the same, oh

On t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, Beetle

Oh

On t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, Beetle

Dans le soleil

In the sun

Tu sais que la vie est éternelle

You know that life is eternal

Y a plus d'combat

There's no more fight

On n'est plus seul

We're not alone anymore

On n'est plus seul au ciel

We're not alone in the sky anymore

Ça fait rien

It doesn't matter

On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, loved you, Beetle

Il fait beau

It's beautiful out

On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

We loved you, loved you, Beetle

Tout seul sur la Terre

All alone on Earth

Chante un scarabée assassiné

Sings a murdered beetle

Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

All alone, he sings as he sang

Tout seul sur la Terre

All alone on Earth

Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

Sings a beetle that was killed

Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

All alone, he sings as he sang

Tout seul sur la Terre

All alone on Earth

Chante un scarabée assassiné

Sings a murdered beetle

Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

All alone, he sings as he sang

Tout seul sur la Terre

All alone on Earth

Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

Sing of a beetle that has been killed

Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait (il chante comme il chantait)

All alone, he sings just like he sang (he sings just like he sang)

Tout seul sur la Terre

All alone on the Earth

Chante un scarabée assassiné

Sing of a beetle that was murdered

Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait (il chante comme il chantait)

All alone, he sings just like he sang (he sings just like he sang)

Tout seul sur la Terre

All alone on the Earth

Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

Sing of a beetle that has been killed