Je Vis Pour Elle – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Andrea Bocelli, Kendji Girac
• Album: Vivre…

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Vivo per lei da quando sai

I live for her, you know

La prima volta l'ho incontrata

The first time I met her

Non mi ricordo come ma

I don't remember how but

Mi é entrata dentro e c'é restata

She got inside me and stayed there

Vivo per lei perché mi fa

I live for her because she makes my

Vibrare forte l'anima

Soul vibrate strongly

Vivo per lei e non è un peso

I live for her and it's not a burden

Je vis pour elle depuis toujours

I live for her since forever

Qu'elle me déchire ou qu'elle soit tendre

Whether she tears me apart or is tender

Elle nous dessine après l'amour

She paints us, after love

Un arc-en-ciel dans notre chambre

A rainbow in our room

Elle est musique et certains jours

She is music, and some days

Quand notre cœur se fait trop lourd

When our heart gets too heavy

Elle est la seule à pouvoir nous porter secours

She's the only one who can rescue us

E' una musa che ci invita

She's a muse who invites us

Elle vivra toujours en moi

She will always live in me

Attraverso un pianoforte la morte è

Through a piano, death is

Lontana io vivo per lei

Far away, I live for her

Je vis pour elle jour après jour

I live for her day after day

Quand ses accords en moi se fondent

When her chords melt in me

C'est ma plus belle histoire d'amour

It's my most beautiful love story

E un pugno che non fa mai male

It's a punch that never hurts

Vivo per lei lo so mi fa

I live for her, I know she makes me

Girare di città in città

Go from city to city

Soffrire un po ma almeno io vivo

Suffer a little, but at least I live

Je serais perdue sans elle

I would be lost without her

Vivo per lei dentro gli hotels

I live for her inside hotels

Je suis triste et je l'appelle

I'm sad and I call her

Vivo per lei nel vortice

I live for her in the vortex

Attraverso la mia voce

Through my voice

Si espande e amore produce

She expands and produces love

Vivo per lei nient'altro ho

I live for her, I have nothing else

E quanti altri incontrerò

And how many others will I meet

Che come me hanno scritto in viso

Who, like me, have written on their faces

Io vivo per lei

I live for her

Io vivo per lei

I live for her

Sopra un palco o contro ad un muro

On a stage or against a wall

Elle nous ressemble encore tu vois

She still resembles us, you see

Anche in un domani duro

Even in a hard tomorrow

J'existe encore je sais pourquoi

I still exist, I know why

Ogni giorno una conquista

Every day a conquest

La protagonista sarà sempre lei

The protagonist will always be her

Vivo per lei perché oramai

I live for her because now

Io non ha altra via d'uscita

I have no other way out

Perche la musica lo sai

Because music, you know

Davvero non l'ho mai tradita

I've truly never betrayed her

Elle est musique, elle a des ailes

She is music, she has wings

Elle m'a donné la clef du ciel

She gave me the key to the sky

Qui m'ouvre enfin les portes du soleil

That finally opens the doors to the sun for me

J'existe par elle

I exist through her

Vivo per lei la musica

I live for her, music

J'existe pour elle

I exist for her

Vivo per lei è unica lo vivo

I live for her, she's unique, I live it

Elle est toi et moi

She is you and me

Io vivo per lei

I live for her

Io vivo per lei

I live for her

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vivo /ˈvi.vo/ A1	verb - I live
lei /leɪ/ A1	noun - her
musica /ˈmu.zɪ.kə/ A2	noun - music
cuore /ˈkwɔ.re/ A2	noun - heart
amore /aˈmo.re/ A2	noun - love
vita /ˈvi.ta/ A2	noun - life
sogni /ˈsoɲ.ɲi/ B1	noun - dreams
forte /ˈfɔr.te/ B1	adjective - strong
bello /ˈbɛl.lo/ B1	adjective - beautiful
musa /ˈmu.za/ B2	noun - muse
arc-en-ciel /aʁ.kɑ̃.sjɛl/ B2	noun - rainbow
chiave /ˈkja.ve/ B2	noun - key
sorriso /soˈri.zo/ B2	noun - smile
giorno /ˈdʒor.no/ B2	noun - day
storia /ˈstɔ.ri.a/ B2	noun - story
incontrare /in.konˈtra.re/ B2	verb - to meet
tradire /traˈdi.re/ C1	verb - to betray

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Present Tense (Vivo), Past Definite (ho incontrata)

  ➔ "Vivo" is the first person singular present tense of "vivere" (to live). "ho incontrata" is the past definite form of "incontrare" (to meet) using the auxiliary verb "avere" (to have).

• Vivo per lei perché mi fa Vibrare forte l'anima

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (mi fa vibrare)

  ➔ "mi fa vibrare" uses the causative "fare" + infinitive construction. While not strictly subjunctive in form, it conveys a similar idea of causing something to happen. It's similar to saying "she makes my soul vibrate".

• Je vis pour elle depuis toujours Qu'elle me déchire ou qu'elle soit tendre

  ➔ Present Tense (vis), Subjunctive (qu'elle me déchire, qu'elle soit)

  ➔ "Je vis" is the present tense of the verb "vivre" (to live). The subjunctive is used after "que" when expressing a wish, doubt, or uncertainty. Here, it expresses a hypothetical situation.

• Elle nous ressemble encore tu vois Anche in un domani duro

  ➔ Pronoun agreement (Elle nous ressemble), Future tense implied (un domani duro)

  ➔ "Elle nous ressemble" shows the correct agreement between the pronoun "elle" and the verb "ressembler". "un domani duro" implies a future time - a hard tomorrow.

• Elle est musique, elle a des ailes Elle m'a donné la clef du ciel

  ➔ Past indefinite/Passé Composé (m'a donné)

  ➔ "m'a donné" is the passé composé of the verb "donner" (to give), indicating a completed action in the past with relevance to the present. The direct object pronoun "m'" is placed before the auxiliary verb "a".