Belle à en crever – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Olivia Ruiz
• Album: Miss Météores

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of French pop with Olivia Ruiz's "Belle à en crever." This song offers a beautiful opportunity to explore French expressions of intense desire and yearning, with its rich, poetic lyrics about unfulfilled love and the wish for deeper connection. Its poignant melody and evocative storytelling make it a compelling piece for language learners to uncover nuanced emotional vocabulary in French.

[English]

I just want once

To caress your white skin

To let it slide between my fingers

From your neck to your hips

I couldn't leave my sheets this morning

I felt your body on mine

I'm here, weary of brushing against you

You give me a lot but it's not enough

I'll grow flowers in my hair

I'll make myself beautiful to blind you

...

I'll place on my lips,

The scent of a kiss

From a tiny hummingbird

So that you try to catch it

In your light, I have the right to try everything

...

So that this song never ends

I'm here, weary of brushing against you

You give me a lot but it's not enough

I'll grow flowers in my hair

I'll make myself beautiful to blind you

...

Without getting physical

Without a certain future

...

Fall on my lower back

Lie on my breasts

Like a cat

Cuddle up

I'm here, weary of brushing against you

You give me a lot but it's not enough

I'll grow flowers in my hair

I'll make myself beautiful to blind you

...

[French]

Je voudrais juste une fois

Caresser ta peau blanche

La faire glisser entre mes doigts

De ta nuque jusqu'à tes hanches

Je n'ai pas pu quitter mes draps ce matin

J'avais la sensation de ton corps sur le miens

Je suis là, lasse de t'effleurer

Tu me donnes beaucoup mais ce n'est pas assez

Je ferai pousser des fleurs dans mes cheveux

Je me ferai belle à t'en crever les yeux

Je poserai sur ma bouche,

L'effluve d'un baiser

D'un tout petit oiseau-mouche

Pour que tu cherches à l'attraper

Dans ta lumière, j'ai le droit de tout tenter

Pour que cette chanson ne s'arrête jamais

Je suis là, lasse de t'effleurer

Tu me donnes beaucoup mais ce n'est pas assez

Je ferai pousser des fleurs dans mes cheveux

Je me ferai belle à t'en crever les yeux

Sans en venir aux mains

Sans avenir certain

Chute sur mes reins

Planche sur mes seins

Tel un chat

Blottis-toi

Je suis là, lasse de t'effleurer

Tu me donnes beaucoup mais ce n'est pas assez

Je ferai pousser des fleurs dans mes cheveux

Je me ferai belle à t'en crever les yeux

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caresser /kʁɛse/ /ʁe/ B1	verb - to stroke, to touch gently
glisser /ɡli.se/ B1	verb - to slide, to glide
haine /ɛ̃k/ C2	noun - hate, intense dislike
nuque /nyk/ B2	noun - nape of the neck
hanches /ɑ̃ʃn/ C1	noun - hips
quitter /kɥi.te/ B1	verb - to leave, to quit
sensation /sɑ̃sasjon/ B2	noun - sensation, feeling
corps /kɔʁ/ A2	noun - body
effleurer /ɛf.ly.ʁe/) B2	verb - to touch lightly, to brush against
pousser /pu.se/ B1	verb - to grow, to push
fleurs /flœʁ/ A2	noun - flowers
cheveux /ʃə.vø/ A2
crever /kʁə.vɛʁ/ C2	verb - to die (slang)
tenter /tɑ̃.te/ B2	verb - to try, to attempt
mains /mɛ̃/ A2	noun - hands