Adora – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Indochine
• Album: Alice & June

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Là

It's

Je réalise

I realize

Que tu me fais mal

That you hurt me

Mais que j'aime ça

But I like that

Moi

Me

J'idéalise

I idealize

Quand tu me fais mal

When you hurt me

Mais que j'adore ça...

But I adore that...

Quand on s'approche de moi je suis

When people get close to me - I am

De moins en moins tranquille

Less and less calm

Il semblerait que mon fiancé soit une fille

It would seem that my - fiancé is a girl

J'aimerais bien te raser les cheveux

I'd like to shave - your hair

Voir l'allure que ça te fait

See how it looks on you

Tes parents auront peur de moi

Your parents will be afraid of me

Enlève-toi

Get out of here

Toi

You

Tu m'apprendras

You will teach me

Que mon heure est grave

That my hour is serious

Je ne te quitterai jamais

I will never leave you

Je reste en vie et je réussis à grandir et à sourire

I stay alive and I manage - to grow and to smile

Ça fait quand même un mal de chien d'être bien

It still hurts like hell - to be well

Dis-moi

Tell me

Est-ce que tu sauras

Will you still know

Encore

Again

Te coucher sur moi

To lie on me

Enlève-moi

Take me away

Enlève-moi

Take me away

Et donne-moi

And give me

Oui montre-moi

Yes, show me

Enlève-moi

Take me away

Pour que tu sois

So that you can be

Et donne-moi

And give me

Oui montre-moi

Yes, show me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mal /mal/ A2	noun - pain, evil, harm
aimer /ɛme/ A1	verb - to like, to love
adorer /adɔʁe/ A2	verb - to adore, to love very much
approche /apʁɔʃ/ B1	noun - approach verb - to approach
tranquille /tʁɑ̃kil/ A2	adjective - calm, quiet
fiancé /fjɑ̃se/ B1	noun - fiancé, groom
fille /fij/ A1	noun - girl
raser /ʁaze/ A2	verb - to shave
cheveux /ʃəvø/ A1	noun - hair
allure /alyʁ/ B2	noun - appearance, look
parents /paʁɑ̃/ A1	noun - parents
peur /pœʁ/ A2	noun - fear
heure /œʁ/ A1	noun - hour, time
grave /ɡʁav/ B1	adjective - serious, grave
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
sourire /suʁiʁ/ A2	verb - to smile noun - smile
chien /ʃjɛ̃/ A1	noun - dog
montrer /mɔ̃tʁe/ A1	verb - to show

Key Grammar Structures

• Que tu me fais mal / Mais que j'aime ça

  ➔ "Que" as a conjunction indicating a subordinate clause of result/consequence or an object clause; Use of "aimer + ça" to express liking something abstract or a situation

  ➔ The first "que" introduces the clause "tu me fais mal", functioning as the object of the verb "réalise" (I realize **that** you hurt me). The second "que" introduces a clause expressing a consequence or a stronger statement. "aimer ça" emphasizes a liking for an abstract concept or a situation (loving the fact that it hurts).

• Il semblerait que mon / fiancé soit une fille

  ➔ Impersonal verb "sembler" followed by "que" and the subjunctive mood ("soit").

  ➔ The construction "il semblerait que" expresses uncertainty or a hypothetical situation. The subjunctive "soit" is used because the statement is not presented as a fact but as a possibility or an appearance. This construction is typical when expressing opinions, doubts, or emotions.

• J'aimerais bien te raser / les cheveux

  ➔ Conditional mood ("aimerais") to express a wish; Use of definite article "les" with body parts

  ➔ "J'aimerais" (I would like) indicates a desire. In French, when referring to body parts, it's common to use the definite article (les, la, le) rather than a possessive pronoun. For example, "te raser les cheveux" means "to shave your hair" but literally translates to "to shave the hair to you".

• Tes parents auront peur de moi

  ➔ Future simple tense ("auront") to express a prediction or certainty about a future event

  ➔ The future simple "auront" (they will have) expresses a high degree of certainty that the singer's actions will cause fear in the addressee's parents. It's a statement of expectation.

• Je ne te quitterai jamais

  ➔ Use of "ne...jamais" for a negative statement expressing 'never'

  ➔ "Ne...jamais" is a common way to express 'never' in French, negating the action of the verb. "Je ne te quitterai jamais" means "I will never leave you".

• Ça fait quand même un mal / de chien d'être bien

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "un mal de chien"; Use of "ça fait" to express a feeling or effect. "D'être bien" is an infinitive phrase acting as a complement.

  ➔ "Un mal de chien" is an idiom that means "a hell of a pain." "Ça fait" expresses the effect or feeling that something causes. The infinitive phrase "d'être bien" (to be well) explains what causes this pain - being happy can paradoxically be very painful. The "quand même" is used to add emphasis or show surprise.