Angela – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Aya Nakamura
• Album: NAKAMURA

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Angela est une fille magique

Angela is a magical girl

Pour elle tout a l'air facile

Everything seems easy for her

Elle se fout de vos avis, car elle vit au jour le jour

She doesn't care about your opinions, because she lives day by day

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Dans son cœur il n'y a que les hommes, la fête et la sappe

In her heart, there are only men, parties, and fashion

Prend tout à la légère

She takes everything lightly

Et puis ne pense qu'à elle

And only thinks of herself

Elle fume, fume, fume, fume, fume

She smokes, smokes, smokes, smokes, smokes

Pour oublier ses soucis

To forget her worries

Elle danse, danse, danse, danse

She dances, dances, dances, dances

Toute la nuit

All night long

Angela tu vas tomber

Angela, you are going to fall

Angela tu vas flancher

Angela, you are going to falter

Car si tu conti-continues

Because if you keep, keep going

Du quartier tu seras la risée

You will be the laughingstock of the neighborhood

Angela tu vas tomber

Angela, you are going to fall

Angela tu vas flancher

Angela, you are going to falter

Car si tu conti-continues

Because if you keep, keep going

Du quartier tu seras la risée

You will be the laughingstock of the neighborhood

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Dans ses rêves, elle épouse le plus riche

In her dreams, she marries the richest

Qui succombe à ses plus gros caprices

Who succumbs to her biggest whims

C'est malheureux mais, pour elle elle atteint des sommets

It's unfortunate, but for her, she reaches new heights

À force de prouver et trop se montrer

By constantly proving and showing off too much

Elle se voile la face

She hides her face

À force de prouver, trop se montrer

By constantly proving, showing off too much

Son image se dégrade

Her image deteriorates

Elle fume, fume, fume, fume

She smokes, smokes, smokes, smokes

Pour oublier ses soucis

To forget her worries

Elle danse, danse, danse, danse

She dances, dances, dances, dances

Toute la nuit

All night long

Angela tu vas tomber

Angela, you are going to fall

Angela tu vas flancher

Angela, you are going to falter

Car si tu conti-continues

Because if you keep, keep going

Du quartier tu seras la risée

You will be the laughingstock of the neighborhood

Angela tu vas tomber

Angela, you are going to fall

Angela tu vas flancher

Angela, you are going to falter

Car si tu conti-continues

Because if you keep, keep going

Du quartier tu seras la risée

You will be the laughingstock of the neighborhood

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Tu montres ce que tu n'es pas

You show what you are not

Tu montres un faux visage

You show a false face

Qui se salît avec le temps

That gets dirty over time

Solo tu finis sans emploi

Solo, you end up unemployed

Tu pourras t'en prendre qu'à toi

You can only blame yourself

Oh Angela

Oh Angela

Angela tu vas tomber

Angela, you are going to fall

Angela tu vas flancher

Angela, you are going to falter

Car si tu conti-continues

Because if you keep, keep going

Du quartier tu seras la risée

You will be the laughingstock of the neighborhood

Angela tu vas tomber

Angela, you are going to fall

Angela tu vas flancher

Angela, you are going to falter

Car si tu conti-continues

Because if you keep, keep going

Du quartier tu seras la risée

You will be the laughingstock of the neighborhood

Angela yeah

Angela yeah

Angela yeah, nan

Angela yeah, no

Tu vas tomber

You are going to fall

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fille /fij/ A2	noun - girl
magique /maʒik/ B1	adjective - magical
facile /fasil/ A2	adjective - easy
fout /fu/ A2	verb - to mess up, to fail
vit /vi/ A2	verb - to live
jour /ʒuʁ/ A2	noun - day
coeur /kœʁ/ B1	noun - heart
hommes /ɔm/ A2	noun - men
fête /fɛt/ A2	noun - party, celebration
sappe /sap/ B2	noun - clothing (slang, especially in urban language)
prend /pʁɑ̃/ A2	verb - to take
légère /leʒɛʁ/ B1	adjective - light, slight
pense /pɑ̃s/ A2	verb - to think
fume /fym/ B1	verb - to smoke
danse /dɑ̃s/ A2	verb - to dance
tomber /tɔ̃be/ A2	verb - to fall
flancher /flɑ̃ʃe/ B2	verb - to collapse, to give in
conti-continues /kɔ̃tinu/ B2	verb - to continue
risée /ʁize/ B2	noun - laughingstock, ridicule
montres /mɔ̃tʁ/ B2	verb - to show, to display
finir /finiʁ/ B1	verb - to finish, to end
emploi /ɑ̃plwa/ B2	noun - job, employment

Key Grammar Structures

• Angela est une fille magique

  ➔ Present tense to describe a state or characteristic.

  ➔ The phrase "est une fille magique" indicates that Angela is characterized as magical.

• Elle se fout de vos avis

  ➔ Reflexive verbs to indicate actions done to oneself.

  ➔ The phrase "se fout de vos avis" means she does not care about your opinions.

• Elle danse, danse, danse, danse

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis in present tense.

  ➔ The repetition of "danse" emphasizes her continuous action of dancing.

• Car si tu conti-continues

  ➔ Conditional clause to express a consequence.

  ➔ The phrase "si tu continues" indicates a condition that leads to a consequence.

• Tu montres ce que tu n'es pas

  ➔ Negation to express the opposite.

  ➔ The phrase "ce que tu n'es pas" indicates that she is showing a false image of herself.

• Son image se dégrade

  ➔ Reflexive verbs to indicate a change in state.

  ➔ The phrase "se dégrade" indicates that her image is deteriorating.

• Tu pourras t'en prendre qu'à toi

  ➔ Future tense to express a future action.

  ➔ The phrase "tu pourras" indicates that you will be able to take responsibility for your actions.