Je sais pas danser – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Pomme

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the introspective world of Pomme's "Je sais pas danser." This song offers a unique glimpse into vulnerability and the courage it takes to face one's own flaws. Through its poetic lyrics and gentle melody, listeners can connect with universal feelings of self-doubt and the journey towards self-love, making it a special track to explore.

[English]

When the lights burn everything down

And the proud night doesn't care

If you wanted to see me

I prefer the dark

I don't want to go out

I don't want to reveal myself

Falterings, falterings

Falterings, falterings

...

I see my body everywhere

I compare it to everything

And you won't believe me

I've had the same nightmare

I don't want to go out

I don't want to reveal myself

Falterings, falterings

Falterings, falterings

...

And I don't know how to dance

I don't know how to forget myself

And I don't know how to dance

I don't know how to forget myself

I don't want to go out

...

[French]

Quand les lumières brûlent tout

Que la nuit fière s'en fout

Si tu voulais me voir

Moi je préfère le noir

Je ne veux pas sortir

Je ne veux pas me découvrir

Des failles, des failles

Des failles, des failles

Je vois mon corps partout

Je le compare sur tout

Et tu vas pas me croire

J'ai fait le même cauchemar

Je ne veux pas sortir

Je ne veux pas me découvrir

Des failles, des failles

Des failles, des failles

Et je sais pas danser

Je sais pas m'oublier

Et je sais pas danser

Je sais pas m'oublier

Je ne veux pas sortir

Key Grammar Structures

• Quand les lumières brûlent tout

  ➔ Use of 'Quand' to indicate a temporal clause.

  ➔ The word "Quand" means "When" and introduces a situation that occurs at a specific time.

• Je ne veux pas sortir

  ➔ Negation with 'ne... pas'.

  ➔ The phrase "Je ne veux pas" translates to "I do not want" and is a common way to express negation in French.

• Je vois mon corps partout

  ➔ Present tense to express current actions.

  ➔ The verb "vois" is in the present tense, indicating that the action of seeing is happening now.

• Et je sais pas danser

  ➔ Use of 'sais' to express knowledge or ability.

  ➔ The verb "sais" means "know" and is used here to indicate a lack of ability to dance.

• Des failles, des failles

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "Des failles" is repeated to emphasize the speaker's feelings of flaws or vulnerabilities.