Je Vis Pour Elle

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

Lyrics:

[Français]

[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 draws 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 is the only one who can rescue us

E' una musa che ci invita

She is 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 am 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 I will 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 tough 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 have never really 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 heaven

Qui m'ouvre enfin les portes du soleil

Which finally opens the doors of the sun for me

J'existe par elle

I exist through her

Vivo per lei la musica

I live for her, the music

J'existe pour elle

I exist for her

Vivo per lei è unica lo vivo

I live for her, she is 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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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
vis /vi/ A1	verb - to live, to reside
amour /a.muʁ/ A1	noun - love
toujours /tu.ʒuʁ/ A2	adverb - always
musique /my.zik/ A2	noun - music
coeur /kœʁ/ A2	noun - heart
chambre /ʃɑ̃bʁ/ A2	noun - room, bedroom
porte /pɔʁt/ A2	noun - door
fondre /fɔ̃dʁ/ B1	verb - to melt, to blend
triste /tʁist/ B1	adjective - sad
ciel /sjɛl/ B1	noun - sky, heaven
tendre /tɑ̃dʁ/ B2	adjective - tender, gentle
secours /sə.kuʁ/ B2	noun - help, assistance
accords /a.kɔʁ/ B2	noun - chords (music)
vortice /vɔrˈti.t͡ʃe/ C1	noun - vortex, whirlwind
conquête /kɔ̃.kɛt/ C1	noun - conquest, achievement

Grammar:

• Vivo per lei da quando sai

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with "da quando"

  ➔ "da quando" means "since" or "from when". It indicates a starting point in time. Here, it means "I live for her since you know."

• Mi é entrata dentro e c'é restata

  ➔ Past participle with auxiliary verb "essere" (è entrata) and the pronoun "ci" referring to a place

  ➔ "è entrata" is the past participle of "entrare" (to enter) with the auxiliary verb "essere". "Ci" means "there" and refers to her staying inside the speaker. It translates to "She entered inside me and stayed there."

• Elle nous dessine après l'amour

  ➔ Use of "après" followed by a noun

  ➔ "Après" means "after". It indicates that something happens following something else. In this case, it means "after love".

• E un pugno che non fa mai male

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by "che" and the adverb "mai"

  ➔ "Che" introduces a relative clause, modifying "pugno" (punch). "Mai" means "never". The clause means "a punch that never hurts."

• Je serais perdue sans elle

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 2 (Si + imperfect subjunctive, conditional simple)

  ➔ This sentence expresses a hypothetical situation. It translates to "I would be lost without her". "Serait" is the conditional form of "être". Since there isn't an "If" clause, it's implied.

• Elle m'a donné la clef du ciel

  ➔ Compound past tense (passé composé) with auxiliary "avoir" and partitive article.

  ➔ "A donné" is the passé composé of the verb "donner" (to give). "La clef du ciel" means "the key to heaven/sky". "Du ciel" is a contracted partitive article representing "de le ciel". The whole sentences is "She gave me the key to heaven/sky."

• Qui m'ouvre enfin les portes du soleil

  ➔ Relative pronoun "qui" as subject; verb conjugation and use of definite article "les"

  ➔ "Qui" functions as the subject of the verb "ouvre" (opens), referring back to "la clef du ciel". "Les portes du soleil" (the doors of the sun) uses the definite article "les" to specify which doors are being opened. The sentence means "Which finally opens to me the doors of the sun".