Je Vis Pour Elle – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Andrea Bocelli, Kendji Girac
• Album: Duets - 30th Anniversary

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the beautiful French language through "Je Vis Pour Elle," a classic song re-imagined by the legendary Andrea Bocelli and French star Kendji Girac. This powerful duet, originally an Italian hit, is a profound love letter to music itself, offering learners a chance to grasp emotional vocabulary and poetic expression. Its clear pronunciation and touching lyrics make it a perfect entry point to appreciate the nuances and beauty of French as it intertwines with Italian passion, revealing how music can truly be a reason to live.

[English]

I live for her since you know

The first time I met her

I don't remember how but

She got inside me and stayed there

I live for her because she makes me

My soul vibrate strongly

I live for her and it's not a burden

I've lived for her forever

Whether she tears me apart or is tender

She paints us after love

A rainbow in our room

She is music, and some days

When our heart gets too heavy

She's the only one who can come to our rescue

She is a muse who invites us

She will always live in me

Through a piano, death is

Far away, I live for her

I live for her day after day

When her chords melt within me

It's my most beautiful love story

It's a punch that never hurts

I live for her, I know she makes me

Go around from city to city

Suffer a little but at least I live

I would be lost without her

I live for her inside hotels

I'm sad and I call her

I live for her in the whirlwind

Through my voice

It expands and produces love

I live for her, I have nothing else

And how many others will I meet

Who, like me, have written on their face

I live for her

I live for her

On a stage or against a wall

She still looks like us, you see

Even in a difficult tomorrow

I still exist, I know why

Every day a conquest

The protagonist will always be her

Oh, oh, oh

I live for her because now

I have no other way out

Because music, you know

I've truly never betrayed her

She is music, she has wings

She gave me the key to heaven

Which finally opens the doors of the sun for me

I exist through her

I live for her, music

I exist for her

I live for her, she's unique

She is you and me

I live for her

I live for her

...

[French]

Vivo per lei da quando sai

La prima volta l'ho incontrata

Non mi ricordo come ma

Mi é entrata dentro e c'é restata

Vivo per lei perché mi fa

Vibrare forte l'anima

Vivo per lei e non è un peso

Je vis pour elle depuis toujours

Qu'elle me déchire ou qu'elle soit tendre

Elle nous dessine après l'amour

Un arc-en-ciel dans notre chambre

Elle est musique et certains jours

Quand notre cœur se fait trop lourd

Elle est la seule à pouvoir nous porter secours

E' una musa che ci invita

Elle vivra toujours en moi

Attraverso un pianoforte la morte è

Lontana io vivo per lei

Je vis pour elle jour après jour

Quand ses accords en moi se fondent

C'est ma plus belle histoire d'amour

E un pugno che non fa mai male

Vivo per lei lo so mi fa

Girare di città in città

Soffrire un po ma almeno io vivo

Je serais perdue sans elle

Vivo per lei dentro gli hotels

Je suis triste et je l'appelle

Vivo per lei nel vortice

Attraverso la mia voce

Si espande e amore produce

Vivo per lei nient'altro ho

E quanti altri incontrerò

Che come me hanno scritto in viso

Io vivo per lei

Io vivo per lei

Sopra un palco o contro ad un muro

Elle nous ressemble encore tu vois

Anche in un domani duro

J'existe encore je sais pourquoi

Ogni giorno una conquista

La protagonista sarà sempre lei

Oh, oh, oh

Vivo per lei perché oramai

Io non ha altra via d'uscita

Perche la musica lo sai

Davvero non l'ho mai tradita

Elle est musique, elle a des ailes

Elle m'a donné la clé du ciel

Qui m'ouvre enfin les portes du soleil

J'existe par elle

Vivo per lei la musica

J'existe pour elle

Vivo per lei è unica

Elle est toi et moi

Io vivo per lei

Io vivo per lei

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vivre /vivʁ/ A1	verb - to live
amour /amuʁ/ A1	noun - love
musique /myzik/ A1	noun - music
jour /ʒuʁ/ A1	noun - day
coeur /kœʁ/ A2	noun - heart
histoire /istwaʁ/ A2	noun - story
voix /vwa/ A2	noun - voice
toujours /tuʒuʁ/ A2	adverb - always
porte /pɔʁt/ A2	noun - door verb - to wear verb - to carry
ciel /sjɛl/ B1	noun - sky
chambre /ʃɑ̃bʁ/ B1	noun - room, bedroom
accords /a.kɔʁ/ B2	noun - chords
soleil /sɔ.lɛj/ B1	noun - sun
déchirer /deʃiʁe/ B2	verb - to tear verb - to break apart emotionally
tendre /tɑ̃dʁ/ B2	adjective - tender
aile /ɛl/ B2	noun - wing

Key Grammar Structures

• Vivo per lei da quando sai La prima volta l'ho incontrata

  ➔ Present Tense, Compound Past (Passato Prossimo)

  ➔ "Vivo" (present tense) describes a current state. "L'ho incontrata" (compound past/Passato Prossimo) describes a completed action in the past.

• Elle nous dessine après l'amour Un arc-en-ciel dans notre chambre

  ➔ Subject Pronoun + Verb + Object Pronoun, Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "Elle nous dessine": "Elle" is the subject, "dessine" is the verb, "nous" is the object pronoun. "Après l'amour" is a prepositional phrase. These are standard French sentence structures.

• Quand notre cœur se fait trop lourd Elle est la seule à pouvoir nous porter secours

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction ("Quand"), Reflexive Verb, Infinitive Construction

  ➔ "Quand" introduces a subordinate clause. "Se fait" is a reflexive verb construction. "À pouvoir nous porter secours" is an infinitive construction expressing ability.

• Attraverso un pianoforte la morte è Lontana io vivo per lei

  ➔ Preposition, Word Order (Italian)

  ➔ "Attraverso" is a preposition meaning "through". The word order is characteristic of Italian, sometimes allowing for flexibility and emphasis.

• C'est ma plus belle histoire d'amour

  ➔ Superlative Adjective, Possessive Adjective

  ➔ "Plus belle" is a superlative adjective meaning "most beautiful." "Ma" is a possessive adjective indicating ownership.

• Sopra un palco o contro ad un muro

  ➔ Prepositions

  ➔ "Sopra" (on/above) and "contro" (against) are prepositions showing location or relationship to another object. "ad un" is a form of the preposition "a" before the indefinite article "un" (a).

• Elle m'a donné la clé du ciel Qui m'ouvre enfin les portes du soleil

  ➔ Past Tense (Passé Composé), Relative Pronoun ("Qui")

  ➔ "Elle m'a donné" is in the past tense (Passé Composé). "Qui" is a relative pronoun connecting the clauses and referring back to "la clé du ciel".

• Davvero non l'ho mai tradita

  ➔ Negative Adverb, Compound Past (Passato Prossimo), Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Non" is a negative adverb. "L'ho tradita" (I have betrayed it) is in the compound past. "l'" is an object pronoun standing for 'la musica'