Dans tes bras – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Wejdene

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Wejdene with "Dans tes bras," a poignant R&B track perfect for learning French through music. Experience the rich blend of French pop and R&B influences, and explore themes of love and longing in this captivating song .

[English]

I can still smell your perfume Too bad you didn't stay until the next day

I wanted you to hold me one last time I wanted you to kiss me one last time

I should have held you back, oh babe Can you come back, oh babe?

Nothing here affects me anymore You're the only one who makes me dream

Take me away I'll go with you, if it's in your arms

Take me away I'll go with you, if it's in your arms

In your arms In your arms

I can still feel your hands Sliding all over my body, lights off

You catch my falling heart mid-flight My darling knows me better than anyone

I should have held you back, oh babe Do I need to say it, oh babe?

Down here, nothing scares me anymore Because your love for me is sincere and true

Take me away I'll go with you, if it's in your arms

Take me away I'll go with you, if it's in your arms

In your arms In your arms

[French]

Je sens encore ton parfum Dommage tu n'es pas resté jusqu'au lendemain 

Je voulais que tu m'enlaces une dernière fois Je voulais que tu m'embrasses une dernière fois

J'aurais dû te retenir, oh babe Est-ce que tu peux revenir, oh babe 

Ici plus rien ne me fait de l'effet Toi tu es le seul qui me fait rêver

Emmène-moi J'irai avec toi, si c'est dans tes bras 

Emmène-moi J'irai avec toi, si c'est dans tes bras 

Dans tes bras Dans tes bras

Je ressens encore tes mains Glisser tout le long de mon corps lumière éteinte 

Tu ramasses en plein vol mon coeur qui tombe Mon chéri me connait mieux que quiconque

J'aurais dû te retenir, oh babe Est-ce que j'ai besoin de le dire, oh babe 

Ici-bas il n'y a plus rien qui m'effraie Car ton love pour moi est sincère et vrai

Emmène-moi J'irai avec toi, si c'est dans tes bras 

Emmène-moi J'irai avec toi, si c'est dans tes bras 

Dans tes bras Dans tes bras

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sens /sɑ̃/ A1	verb - to feel, sense
parfum /paʁ.fœ̃/ A2	noun - perfume
dommage /dɔ.maʒ/ B1	noun - pity, shame
embrasses /ɑ̃.bʁas/ A2	verb - to kiss
retenir /ʁə.tə.niʁ/ B1	verb - to hold back, keep
effet /e.fɛ/ B1	noun - effect
rêver /ʁe.ve/ A2	verb - to dream
bras /bʁa/ A1	noun - arm
mains /mɛ̃/ A1	noun - hands
corps /kɔʁ/ A1	noun - body
lumière /ly.mjɛʁ/ A2	noun - light
vol /vɔl/ A2	noun - flight
cœur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
chéri /ʃe.ʁi/ A2	noun - darling, sweetheart
effraie /e.fʁɛ/ B2	verb - frightens
sincère /sɛ̃.sɛʁ/ B1	adjective - sincere
vrai /vʁɛ/ A1	adjective - true

Key Grammar Structures

• Dommage tu n'es pas resté jusqu'au lendemain

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (indirectly)

  ➔ While not explicitly subjunctive in the phrase itself, the underlying feeling of regret suggests a missed opportunity which often implies the subjunctive. "Dommage" (too bad) introduces a statement expressing regret that something didn't happen, thus implying a missed possibility.

• Je voulais que tu m'enlaces une dernière fois

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with "vouloir que"

  ➔ The verb "vouloir" (to want) followed by "que" requires the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause when expressing a wish, a desire, or an order. Here, the speaker wanted *someone else* to do something (embrace them), hence the subjunctive.

• J'aurais dû te retenir, oh babe

  ➔ Conditional perfect tense (past regret)

  ➔ "J'aurais dû" expresses regret about something that didn't happen in the past. The structure "avoir dû + infinitive" indicates an unfulfilled obligation or a missed opportunity.

• Est-ce que tu peux revenir, oh babe

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with inversion (formal)

  ➔ While the question could be asked more informally as "Tu peux revenir ?", the inversion "Est-ce que tu peux revenir ?" is grammatically correct and demonstrates a slightly more formal approach.

• Ici plus rien ne me fait de l'effet

  ➔ Negative construction with "ne...plus...rien"

  ➔ "Ne...plus...rien" means "nothing anymore". The structure consists of "ne" before the verb, "plus" after the verb when the verb is a simple tense (e.g. present, imperfect, future) and "rien" follows to negate the subject or object (in this case, the subject: nothing makes an effect on me anymore).

• Car ton love pour moi est sincère et vrai

  ➔ Use of adjective "vrai" after "et"

  ➔ Using two adjectives, "sincère" and "vrai", joined by "et" (and), to emphasize the qualities of "love".