C'est toi – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Naza
• Album: Dégât

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Il paraît que c'est toi, ça on me l'a dit tellement de fois.

It seems it's you, I've been told that so many times.

Comment parler de toi? La vérité, je te connais pas.

How can I talk about you? Truth is, I don't know you.

J'ai rien fait, tu t'affoles, j'ai compris ça sera mieux sans moi.

I didn't do anything, you're panicking, I understood it'll be better without me.

Mais il paraît que c'est toi.

But it seems it's you.

Il paraît que c'est toi.

It seems it's you.

On peut s'embrouiller ou un peu rigoler.

We can argue or have a little laugh.

Tout est contrôlé mais tout peut s'envoler.

Everything is controlled but everything can fly away.

Il paraît que c'est toi, ça on me l'a dit tellement de fois.

It seems it's you, I've been told that so many times.

Comment parler de toi? La vérité, je te connais pas.

How can I talk about you? Truth is, I don't know you.

J'ai rien fait, tu t'affoles, j'ai compris ça sera mieux sans moi.

I didn't do anything, you're panicking, I understood it'll be better without me.

Mais il paraît que c'est toi.

But it seems it's you.

Il paraît que c'est toi.

It seems it's you.

Dia, donne-moi tout, je t'ai sur la peau comme un tattoo.

Dia, give me everything, I have you on my skin like a tattoo.

Je sais que tu as les atouts. Oh!

I know you have what it takes. Oh!

Tu t'attaches à ton gros bébé, en vérité je te comprends.

You get attached to your big baby, truly I understand you.

Personne ne va regretter, je peux pas te mytho, je suis dedans.

No one will regret it, I can't lie to you, I'm all in.

Y'a de la place dans le fafé, eh.

There's room in my world, eh.

On pourra se compléter.

We can complete each other.

Si t'es là quand je suis pété, j'aurai mon cœur à donner.

If you're there when I'm down, I'll have my heart to give.

On peut s'embrouiller ou un peu rigoler.

We can argue or have a little laugh.

Tout est contrôlé mais tout peut s'envoler.

Everything is controlled but everything can fly away.

Il paraît que c'est toi, ça on me l'a dit tellement de fois.

It seems it's you, I've been told that so many times.

Comment parler de toi? La vérité, je te connais pas.

How can I talk about you? Truth is, I don't know you.

J'ai rien fait, tu t'affoles, j'ai compris ça sera mieux sans moi.

I didn't do anything, you're panicking, I understood it'll be better without me.

Mais il paraît que c'est toi.

But it seems it's you.

Il paraît que c'est toi.

It seems it's you.

Dia, donne-moi tout, je t'ai sur la peau comme un tattoo.

Dia, give me everything, I have you on my skin like a tattoo.

Je sais que tu as les atouts. Oh!

I know you have what it takes. Oh!

Donne-moi tout.

Give me everything.

Dia, donne-moi tout, je t'ai sur la peau comme un tattoo.

Dia, give me everything, I have you on my skin like a tattoo.

Je sais que tu as les atouts. Oh!

I know you have what it takes. Oh!

On n'a pas commencé, tu veux connaître mon salaire.

We haven't even started, you want to know my salary.

Je réfléchis pas, si on s'aime peu importe, on sait jamais.

I don't think about it, if we love each other, it doesn't matter, you never know.

Et des fois j'ai pas le temps, donc je pense à toi quand j'ai sommeil.

And sometimes I don't have time, so I think of you when I'm sleepy.

Et des fois j'ai pas le temps, donc je pense à toi quand j'ai sommeil.

And sometimes I don't have time, so I think of you when I'm sleepy.

Il paraît que c'est toi, ça on me l'a dit tellement de fois.

It seems it's you, I've been told that so many times.

Comment parler de toi? La vérité, je te connais pas.

How can I talk about you? Truth is, I don't know you.

J'ai rien fait, tu t'affoles, j'ai compris ça sera mieux sans moi.

I didn't do anything, you're panicking, I understood it'll be better without me.

Mais il paraît que c'est toi.

But it seems it's you.

Il paraît que c'est toi.

It seems it's you.

Dia, donne-moi tout, je t'ai sur la peau comme un tattoo.

Dia, give me everything, I have you on my skin like a tattoo.

Je sais que tu as les atouts. Oh!

I know you have what it takes. Oh!

Donne-moi tout.

Give me everything.

Dia, donne-moi tout, je t'ai sur la peau comme un tattoo.

Dia, give me everything, I have you on my skin like a tattoo.

Je sais que tu as les atouts. Oh!

I know you have what it takes. Oh!

Donne-moi tout.

Give me everything.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
paraître /pa.ʁɛtʁ/ A2	verb - to seem, to appear (used impersonally in 'il paraît que' - it seems that)
vérité /ve.ʁi.te/ B1	noun - truth
s'affoler /s‿a.fɔ.le/ B2	verb - to panic, to get flustered, to become agitated
s'embrouiller /s‿ɑ̃.bʁu.je/ B2	verb - to get confused, to get into a muddle; (informal) to argue, to fall out with someone
rigoler /ʁi.ɡɔ.le/ B1	verb - to laugh, to joke, to have fun (informal equivalent of 'rire')
contrôler /kɔ̃.tʁo.le/ A2	verb - to control, to check, to inspect
s'envoler /s‿ɑ̃.vɔ.le/ B1	verb - to fly away, to disappear, to vanish
peau /po/ A2	noun - skin
tattoo /ta.tu/ B1	noun - tattoo
atout /a.tu/ B1	noun - asset, advantage, trump card
s'attacher /s‿a.ta.ʃe/ B1	verb - to become attached (to someone/something); to tie oneself, to fasten oneself
regretter /ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te/ A2	verb - to regret, to miss (a person or thing)
mytho /mi.to/ C1	verb (informal/slang) - to lie (short for 'mythomaner' or informal use deriving from 'mythomane')
compléter /kɔ̃.ple.te/ B1	verb - to complete, to complement
pété /pe.te/ B2	adjective (informal/slang) - (slang) drunk, high, wasted; broken, smashed
cœur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart (both organ and seat of emotions)
donner /dɔ.ne/ A1	verb - to give
salaire /sa.lɛʁ/ A2	noun - salary, wage
réfléchir /ʁe.fle.ʃiʁ/ A2	verb - to think, to reflect, to ponder
sommeil /sɔ.mɛj/ A2	noun - sleep; drowsiness, urge to sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• Il paraît que c'est toi

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'il paraît que' with a subordinate clause.

  ➔ The structure "Il paraît que..." (It seems that / Apparently) is an impersonal construction used to convey information heard from others or generally known, without direct confirmation from the speaker. It's followed by a clause introduced by "que". Here, "c'est toi" means "it's you".

• ça on me l'a dit tellement de fois.

  ➔ Direct and indirect object pronouns, indefinite pronoun 'on', Passé Composé, and intensifier 'tellement de'.

  ➔ "ça" is a demonstrative pronoun. "on" is an indefinite pronoun (one, we, they). "me" is the indirect object pronoun (to me). "l'" is the direct object pronoun (le/la, referring to 'ça'). "a dit" is the passé composé of "dire" (to say). The order of object pronouns is generally "me/te/nous/vous" before "le/la/les." "tellement de" means "so many" or "so much," modifying "fois" (times).

• La vérité, je te connais pas.

  ➔ Colloquial negation (omission of 'ne') and direct object pronoun 'te'.

  ➔ In informal spoken French, the "ne" part of the standard "ne...pas" negation is often omitted, as seen here with "je te connais pas" instead of "je ne te connais pas." "te" is the direct object pronoun meaning "you" (familiar, singular), placed before the verb "connais" (know).

• J'ai rien fait, tu t'affoles

  ➔ Negative pronoun 'rien' (colloquial 'ne' omission) and reflexive verb 's'affoler'.

  ➔ "J'ai rien fait" is the colloquial form of "Je n'ai rien fait" (I did nothing / I haven't done anything). "rien" is an indefinite negative pronoun. "tu t'affoles" uses the reflexive verb "s'affoler" (to panic / to get agitated). The reflexive pronoun "te" becomes "t'" before a vowel.

• j'ai compris ça sera mieux sans moi.

  ➔ Future Simple tense and the use of a tonic pronoun after the preposition 'sans'.

  ➔ "ça sera" is the future simple of "c'est" (it is), meaning "it will be." "mieux" means "better." "sans" is a preposition meaning "without." After prepositions in French, tonic (disjunctive) pronouns are used (e.g., "moi," "toi," "lui," "elle," "nous," "vous," "eux," "elles"). So, "sans moi" means "without me."

• On peut s'embrouiller ou un peu rigoler.

  ➔ Modal verb 'pouvoir' + infinitives, including a reflexive verb, and indefinite pronoun 'on'.

  ➔ "On" is an indefinite pronoun often used colloquially to mean "we," "one," or "people in general." "peut" is the conjugated form of the modal verb "pouvoir" (to be able to / can). Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive. "s'embrouiller" is a reflexive verb meaning "to get into an argument/fight" or "to get confused." "rigoler" means "to laugh" or "to have fun."

• Si t'es là quand je suis pété, j'aurai mon cœur à donner.

  ➔ Conditional sentence Type 1 (Si + présent, futur simple), conjunction 'quand', and construction 'avoir [noun] à [infinitive]'.

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence (If present, future). "Si t'es là" (If you are there) uses the present tense. "j'aurai" is the future simple of "avoir" (to have). "pété" is a colloquial term for "drunk" or "high." "quand" means "when." The structure "avoir [noun] à [infinitive]" means "to have something to do" or "something to be done." Here, "mon cœur à donner" means "my heart to give" or "my heart that can be given."

• Personne ne va regretter, je peux pas te mytho, je suis dedans.

  ➔ Negative indefinite pronoun 'personne ne', 'futur proche' (aller + infinitive), and colloquial verb 'mytho'.

  ➔ "Personne ne" is a negative indefinite pronoun meaning "nobody" or "no one." It requires "ne" before the verb. "va regretter" is the futur proche (near future), formed with "aller" (to go) + infinitive, meaning "is going to regret." "je peux pas te mytho" is very informal. "peux pas" is colloquial for "ne peux pas" (cannot). "mytho" is a slang verb from "mythomane" (liar), meaning "to lie to" or "to mislead."

• Et des fois j'ai pas le temps, donc je pense à toi quand j'ai sommeil.

  ➔ Colloquial expression 'des fois', common 'avoir' expressions ('avoir le temps', 'avoir sommeil'), conjunction 'donc', and verb 'penser à'.

  ➔ "Des fois" is a colloquial alternative to "parfois" (sometimes). "j'ai pas le temps" is colloquial "je n'ai pas le temps" (I don't have time). "donc" means "therefore" or "so." "penser à" means "to think about" or "to think of." "quand j'ai sommeil" uses the common "avoir" expression "avoir sommeil" (to be sleepy).

• On n'a pas commencé, tu veux connaître mon salaire.

  ➔ Negation 'ne...pas' with vowel contraction ('n'a'), and modal verb 'vouloir' followed by an infinitive.

  ➔ "On n'a pas commencé" is the negative form of "on a commencé" (we have started). The "ne" contracts to "n'" before a vowel. "Tu veux connaître" uses the modal verb "vouloir" (to want) which is followed by an infinitive verb ("connaître" - to know).