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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

    Oh

  7. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Scarabée

  8. Au fil de l'eau

    Along the water's flow

  9. On croit que la vie est éternelle

    We believe that life is eternal

  10. On meurt parfois

    We die sometimes

  11. De chanter seul

    To sing alone

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

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

  13. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  14. Oh

    Oh

  15. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  16. Ça fait rien

    It doesn't matter

  17. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  18. Il fait beau

    The weather is nice

  19. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  20. Ça fait rien

    It doesn't matter

  21. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  22. Il fait beau

    The weather's nice

  23. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  24. Au fil du temps

    As time goes by

  25. T'es seul, t'es grand

    You're alone, you're tall

  26. Et tu souris aux gens

    And you smile at people

  27. Du ciel, la vie est plus belle

    From the sky, life is more beautiful

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

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

  29. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  30. Oh

    Oh

  31. On t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, Beetle

  32. Dans le soleil

    In the sun

  33. Tu sais que la vie est éternelle

    You know that life is eternal

  34. Y a plus d'combat

    There's no more fight

  35. On n'est plus seul

    We're not alone anymore

  36. On n'est plus seul au ciel

    We're not alone in the sky anymore

  37. Ça fait rien

    It doesn't matter

  38. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  39. Il fait beau

    It's beautiful out

  40. On t'aimait, t'aimait, Scarabée

    We loved you, loved you, Beetle

  41. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  42. Chante un scarabée assassiné

    Sings a murdered beetle

  43. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

    All alone, he sings as he sang

  44. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  45. Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

    Sings a beetle that was killed

  46. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

    All alone, he sings as he sang

  47. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  48. Chante un scarabée assassiné

    Sings a murdered beetle

  49. Tout seul, il chante comme il chantait

    All alone, he sings as he sang

  50. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on Earth

  51. Chante un scarabée qu'on a tué

    Sing of a beetle that has been killed

  52. 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)

  53. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on the Earth

  54. Chante un scarabée assassiné

    Sing of a beetle that was murdered

  55. 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)

  56. Tout seul sur la Terre

    All alone on the Earth

  57. 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

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

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

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

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