Casser la table – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Salebarbes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant Acadian music of Salebarbes through their song "Casser la table." This track, filled with festive energy and a message of cultural resilience, offers a glimpse into the rich traditions and spirit of Acadian heritage, inviting you to connect with their unique sound and storytelling.

[English]

Whoa, oh, oh

I couldn’t go on anymore

I had lost the groove

You taught me how to dance again

You taught me how to dance again

Sometimes it’s a circle

It’s not a perfect set

Sometimes the line is broken

Lines on the side of the road

Like the lines on my palm

They’re fading away afterward

So take me away, oh

Where are the lights

That never turn off

Whoa, oh, oh

I couldn’t go on anymore

I had lost the groove

Almost dead and buried

But you

You broke the table

Shook the building

You taught me how to dance again

You taught me how to dance again

Oh, it used to go like that

I yanked the handbrake

Responsibility

Paying for my house

Thinking about my pension

How will they lay me out?

But tonight

I don’t want to know

I don’t want to go to bed

Whoa, oh, oh

I couldn’t go on anymore

I had lost the groove

Almost dead and buried

But you

You broke the table

Shook the building

You taught me how to dance again

You taught me how to dance again

...

[French]

Woh, oh, oh

Moi, j'étais plus capable

J'avais perdu le swing

Tu m'as appris back à danser

Tu m'as appris back à danser

Des fois ça tourne en rond

C'est pas un set carré

Des fois la ligne est brisée

Les lignes sur l'bord du chemin

Comme les lignes dans ma main

Sont après de s'effacer

Ça fait qu'emmène-moi Ouerre

Y où c'est que les lumières

Sont jamais fermées

Woh, oh, oh

Moi, j'étais pu capable

J'avais perdu le swing

Quasiment mort et enterré

Mais toi

Toi t'as cassé la table

T'as shaker le building

Tu m'as appris back à danser

Tu m'as appris back à danser

Oh ça y allait par là

J'ai hâlé l'brake à bras

Les responsabilités

Payer ma maison

Penser à ma pension

Comment est-ce qu'ils vont m'embaumer?

Well mais pour à soir

J'veux rien savoir

J'veux pas aller me coucher

Woh, oh, oh

Moi, j'étais pu capable

J'avais perdu le swing

Quasiment mort et enterré

Mais toi

Toi t'as cassé la table

T'as shaker le building

Tu m'as appris back à danser

Tu m'as appris back à danser

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
capable /kapabl/ B1	adjective - having the ability or qualities necessary to do something
swing /swɪŋ/ B1	noun - a regular movement back and forth or from side to side
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
lights /laɪts/ A2	noun - artificial illumination sources
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ B1	noun - a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or skyscraper
responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪti/ B2	noun - the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone
pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ B2	noun - a regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment, work, or insurance scheme
shaker /ˈʃeɪkər/ B2	noun - a person or thing that shakes; especially a device or a person who shakes a drink or musical instrument
brandt /bʁɑ̃t/ C1	noun - a surname, possibly referring to a person or a brand name
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into parts or pieces by force
table /ˈteɪbəl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top

Key Grammar Structures

• Moi, j'étais plus capable

  ➔ Imperfect tense to express past states.

  ➔ The phrase "j'étais plus capable" indicates a past inability.

• Tu m'as appris back à danser

  ➔ Past participle used with auxiliary verb 'avoir'.

  ➔ The phrase "Tu m'as appris" means 'You taught me'.

• Les responsabilités

  ➔ Noun phrase indicating plural responsibilities.

  ➔ The word "responsabilités" refers to duties or obligations.

• J'veux rien savoir

  ➔ Negation with 'rien' to express 'nothing'.

  ➔ The phrase "Je veux rien savoir" means 'I don't want to know anything'.

• T'as shaker le building

  ➔ Colloquial use of 't'as' for 'tu as'.

  ➔ The phrase "T'as shaker le building" means 'You shook the building'.

• Quasiment mort et enterré

  ➔ Colloquial expression indicating a state of being 'almost dead'.

  ➔ The phrase "Quasiment mort et enterré" means 'Almost dead and buried'.