Coco Câline – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Julien Doré
• Album: Coco Remixes

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Ton corps scie les vagues

Your body cuts through the waves

Sous ce coeur que j'imagine

Under this heart that I imagine

Un baiser nuit noire

A kiss in the dark night

Dans tes yeux Coco divine

In your eyes, divine Coco

Vient la pluie, hélas

Here comes the rain, alas

Je te veux sous l'eau marine

I want you under the sea

Au désir des algues

To the desire of the seaweed

Je te veux Coco Câline

I want you, Coco Câline

Je te veux, prends-moi

I want you, take me

Je te veux Coco Câline

I want you, Coco Câline

Je te veux, prends-moi

I want you, take me

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

De ta bouche Coco naïve

From your mouth, naive Coco

L'océan me parle

The ocean speaks to me

Lagon bleu à l'eau saline

Blue lagoon with salty water

Sur tes lèvres parme

On your lavender lips

Sur ta peau mellow sublime

On your sublime mellow skin

Les dauphins du large

The dolphins from afar

Ont le coeur tropico-spleen

Have a tropical-spleen heart

Au lointain rivage

On the distant shore

Je te veux Coco Câline

I want you, Coco Câline

Je te veux, prends-moi

I want you, take me

Je te veux Coco Câline

I want you, Coco Câline

Je te veux, prends-moi

I want you, take me

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

De nous deux, Coco Câline

Of the two of us, Coco Câline

Un seul cygne nage

A single swan swims

Dans ton feu à l'origine

In your fire at the origin

L'indicible plage

The unspeakable beach

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Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

Sur la plage Coco Câline

On the beach Coco Câline

Sur la plage Coco

On the beach Coco

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
plage /plaʒ/ A1	noun - beach
corps /kɔʁ/ A1	noun - body
coeur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
yeux /jø/ A1	noun - eyes
eau /o/ A1	noun - water
nuit /nɥi/ A1	noun - night
bouche /buʃ/ A1	noun - mouth
peau /po/ A1	noun - skin
désir /deziʁ/ B1	noun - desire
vagues /vaɡ/ A2	noun - waves
pluie /plɥi/ A2	noun - rain
lèvres /lɛvʁ/ A2	noun - lips
feu /fø/ A1	noun - fire
algues /alɡ/ B1	noun - seaweed
cygne /siɲ/ B1	noun - swan

Key Grammar Structures

• Ton corps scie les vagues

  ➔ Present tense with metaphorical verb usage

  ➔ The verb "scie" (saws) implies that the body is cutting through the waves like a saw. It's a metaphorical and poetic use of the present tense to create a vivid image.

• Sous ce coeur que j'imagine

  ➔ Subordinate clause with relative pronoun "que"

  ➔ The phrase "que j'imagine" is a relative clause modifying "ce coeur". "Que" functions as the object of the verb "imagine". This showcases complex sentence structure.

• Vient la pluie, hélas

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis (Stylistic Device)

  ➔ The typical word order would be "La pluie vient". Inverting the subject and verb ("Vient la pluie") places emphasis on the arrival of the rain, often used in poetry and song for dramatic effect.

• Lagon bleu à l'eau saline

  ➔ Prepositional phrase as adjective

  ➔ The phrase "à l'eau saline" (with saline water) functions as an adjective describing "Lagon bleu". It adds detail and specificity to the noun.

• Ont le coeur tropico-spleen

  ➔ Compound adjective

  ➔ "Tropico-spleen" is a compound adjective combining "tropical" and "spleen" (melancholy). It's a more advanced vocabulary choice expressing a complex emotional state related to the tropics.

• Dans ton feu à l'origine

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating origin

  ➔ The prepositional phrase "à l'origine" (at the origin) clarifies where the "feu" (fire) comes from. It specifies the source or starting point.

• L'indicible plage

  ➔ Use of adjective with abstract meaning

  ➔ "Indicible" (unspeakable, unutterable) is an adjective that brings an abstract quality to the noun "plage" (beach). It creates a sense of something beyond words or description, evoking deeper emotional resonance.