Comment tu vas ? – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Eloïz, Ridsa
• Album: Premier album d'Eloïz

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the French pop song "Comment tu vas ?" by Eloïz and Ridsa, a heartfelt collaboration that invites listeners to explore themes of connection and well-being. Through its relatable lyrics and engaging melody, the song offers a beautiful way to practice and understand everyday French expressions related to checking in on someone.

[English]

How many days have passed without seeing each other?

I've counted my fingers 100 times

I haven't forgotten the sound of your voice

I thought about it every evening

Look a little around you

Don't you miss a part of me?

Your name is engraved somewhere

Deep inside me

I go through days, endless nights

Searching for your smile in the morning

With every breath, I wonder

How are you, far from my path?

Hey you, how are you?

We have things to share

Hey you, don't count on me

If you want to be forgotten

Hey you, how are you?

We have time to catch up

Hey you, now that you're here

We can start all over again

Hey, oh

Hey, oh

Like we find each other

Time has too much to tell us

Talk to me a little about your memories

I don't care to know

Whose fault it is?

Time has too much to offer

It's not without you that I see the future

I go through days, endless nights

Searching for your smile in the morning

With every breath, I wonder

How are you, far from my path?

Hey you, how are you?

We have things to share

Hey you, don't count on me

If you want to be forgotten

Hey you, how are you?

We have time to catch up

Hey you, now that you're here

We can start all over again

Hey, oh

Hey, oh

How did I manage without you?

All these years without seeing each other

I thought it was too late

I never want to say goodbye again

How did I manage without you?

I wondered every time

How are you far from me?

Hey you, how are you?

We have things to share

Hey you, don't count on me

If you want to be forgotten

Hey you, how are you?

We have time to catch up

Hey you, now that you're here

We can start all over again

Hey, oh

Hey, oh

...

[French]

Combien d'jours sont passés sans s'voir?

J'ai recompté mes doigts 100 fois

J'ai pas oublié l'son d'ta voix

J'y pensais chaque soir

Regarde un peu autour de toi

Est-ce qu'il te manque pas un bout de moi?

Il y a ton nom gravé quelque part

Tout au fond de moi

Je traverse les jours, les nuits sans fin

Cherchant ton sourire dans le matin

À chaque souffle, je me demande bien

Comment tu vas, loin de mon chemin?

Eh toi, comment tu vas?

On a des choses à s'raconter

Eh toi, compte pas sur moi

Si tu veux t'faire oublier

Eh toi, comment tu vas?

On a du temps à rattraper

Eh toi, maintenant que t'es là

On peut tout recommencer

Eh, oh

Eh, oh

Comme on s'retrouve

Le temps a trop d'chose à nous dire

Parle-moi un peu de tes souvenirs

Je m'en fous de savoir

À qui la faute?

Le temps a trop d'choses à offrir

C'est pas sans toi que j'vois l'avenir

Je traverse les jours, les nuits sans fin

Cherchant ton sourire dans le matin

À chaque souffle, je me demande bien

Comment tu vas, loin de mon chemin?

Eh toi, comment tu vas?

On a des choses à s'raconter

Eh toi, compte pas sur moi

Si tu veux t'faire oublier

Eh toi, comment tu vas?

On a du temps à rattraper

Eh toi, maintenant que t'es là

On peut tout recommencer

Eh, oh

Eh, oh

Comment j'ai fait sans toi?

Toutes ces années sans s'voir

Je pensais qu'il était trop tard

J'veux plus jamais d'au revoir

Comment j'ai fait sans toi?

J'me demandais chaque fois

Comment tu vas toi loin de moi?

Eh toi, comment tu vas?

On a des choses à s'raconter

Eh toi, compte pas sur moi

Si tu veux t'faire oublier

Eh toi, comment tu vas?

On a du temps à rattraper

Eh toi, maintenant que t'es là

On peut tout recommencer

Eh, oh

Eh, oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jours /ʒuʁ/ A1	noun - days
voix /vwa/ A1	noun - voice
sourire /suʁiʁ/ A2	noun - smile
souffle /sufl/ B1	noun - breath
temps /tɑ̃/ A1	noun - time
souvenirs /su.və.niʁ/ B1	noun - memories
chemin /ʃə.mɛ̃/ B1	noun - path
raconter /ʁa.kɔ̃.te/ A2	verb - to tell
oublier /u.bli.je/ A2	verb - to forget
recommencer /ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.se/ B1	verb - to restart
faute /fot/ B2	noun - fault
avenir /a.və.niʁ/ B2	noun - future
traverser /tʁa.vɛʁ.se/ B1	verb - to cross
manquer /mɑ̃.ke/ B1	verb - to miss

Key Grammar Structures

• J'ai recompté mes doigts 100 fois

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'avoir' + past participle

  ➔ 'J'ai recompté' means 'I re-counted', demonstrating the use of the present perfect to describe an action completed in the recent past.

• Comment tu vas ?

  ➔ Interrogative phrase using 'tu' + 'vas' (verb 'aller' in present tense)

  ➔ This is an informal question meaning 'How are you?', using the verb 'aller' in the present tense.

• Je traverse les jours, les nuits sans fin

  ➔ Present tense with 'traverse' meaning 'to cross/go through'

  ➔ 'Je traverse' means 'I am crossing/go through', showing the present tense to describe ongoing action.

• On a du temps à rattraper

  ➔ Expression with 'avoir' + noun 'temps' + infinitive 'rattraper' meaning 'to catch up with time'

  ➔ 'On a du temps à rattraper' means 'We have time to catch up', indicating an ongoing opportunity to recover lost time.

• Comment j'ai fait sans toi?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with 'comment' + 'j'ai fait' to question 'how I managed'

  ➔ 'Comment j'ai fait sans toi?' means 'How did I manage without you?', questioning how one coped in someone's absence.

• Le temps a trop d'chose à nous dire

  ➔ Use of 'a' + 'trop de' + noun to indicate an excess of something

  ➔ 'Le temps a trop d'chose à nous dire' means 'Time has too many things to tell us', implying there is a lot to discover or discuss.

• J'veux plus jamais d'au revoir

  ➔ Negative adverb + 'plus jamais' + construct 'de' + noun to express 'never again'

  ➔ 'J'veux plus jamais d'au revoir' means 'I never want goodbye again', expressing a desire to avoid partings.