Jean – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Jeanne Cherhal

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the French language with Jeanne Cherhal's enchanting song, "Jean." This track offers a playful exploration of infatuation and admiration, set against a backdrop of dreamy melodies. Discover new vocabulary and expressions while enjoying Cherhal's signature poetic style and the song's light, danceable rhythm.

[English]

Jean

I'm tired of dreaming about you

Jean

I'm tired of talking about you

Jean

I can't stand only thinking about you

Jean

I've known stronger people than you

Jean

I've known more beautiful people than you

Jean

I've known others, but they weren't you

Jean

I'll laugh about this in a month, in a year

I'll laugh about this if you're on TV

Obviously

Jean

I can hear your silver laughter from here

Shining, idyllic and charming

Obviously

Jean

In the upholstered rooms

Jean

You never cease to amaze me

I've had enough of seeing you give everything

Jean

I'll carry on the deserted island

Jean

The outline of your silhouette

Jean

I'll trace the contours in my head

Jean

I'll laugh about this in a month, in a year

I'll laugh about this if you're on TV

Obviously

Jean

I can hear your silver laughter from here

Shining, idyllic and changing

And yes, Jean

Jean

You know nothing of all this

I bury it here like a little dog

Jean

My secret deep down in the garden

Jean

Is it the line of your backside

Jean

Or your eyes that convinced me

Jean

That life is worth living

Uhh

Uhh

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

I'll laugh about this in a month, in a year

I'll laugh about this if you're on TV

Obviously

Jean

I can hear your silver laughter from here

Shining, idyllic and changing

And yes, Jean

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

[French]

Jean

J'en ai marre de rêver de vous

Jean

J'en ai marre de parler de vous

Jean

J'en peux plus de ne penser qu'à vous

Jean

J'en ai connu des plus forts que vous

Jean

J'en ai connu des plus beaux que vous

Jean

J'en ai connu mais ils n'étaient pas vous

Jean

J'en rirai dans un mois, dans un an

J'en rirai si vous êtes à l'écran

Évidemment

Jean

J'entends d'ici votre rire d'argent

Qui scintille idyllique et charmant

Évidemment

Jean

Dans les salles capitonnées

Jean

Vous ne cessez de m'étonner

J'en ai assez de vous voir tout donner

Jean

Porterai sur l'île déserte

Jean

Le dessin de votre silhouette

Jean

Tracerai les contours dans ma tête

Jean

J'en rirai dans un mois, dans un an

J'en rirai si vous êtes à l'écran

Évidemment

Jean

J'entends d'ici votre rire d'argent

Qui scintille idyllique et changeant

Et oui, Jean

Jean

De tout ça vous ne savez rien

J'enterre ici comme un petit chien

Jean

Mon secret tout au fond du jardin

Jean

Est-ce la ligne de votre cul

Jean

Ou vos yeux qui m'ont convaincue

Jean

Que la vie vaut d'être vécue

Uhh

Uhh

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

Jean

J'en rirai dans un mois, dans un an

J'en rirai si vous êtes à l'écran

Évidemment

Jean

J'entends d'ici votre rire d'argent

Qui scintille idyllique et changeant

Et oui, Jean

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
marre /maʁ/ B1	adjective - fed up, tired (of something)
rêver /ʁɛ.ve/ B1	verb - to dream
parler /paʁ.le/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk
penser /pɑ̃.se/ A1	verb - to think
connu /kɔ.ny/ B1	adjective - known, familiar
forts /fɔʁ/ A2	adjective - strong
beaux /bo/ A1	adjective - beautiful, handsome
lerdir /ʁɛ.ʁe/ B1	verb - to laugh
écran /e.kʁɑ̃/ B1	noun - screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
entends /ɑ̃.tɑ̃d/ A1	verb - to hear
rire /ʁiʁ/ A2	noun - laughter
argent /aʁ.ʒɑ̃/ B2	noun - silver (metal); money
scintille /sɛ̃.ti.j/ C1	verb - to sparkle, to glitter
idyllique /i.di.lik/ C1	adjective - idyllic, picturesque
charmant /ʃaʁ.mɑ̃/ B1	adjective - charming, delightful
capitonnées /ka.pi.tɔ.ne/ C2	adjective - upholstered, padded (referring to furniture, often with buttons)
étonner /e.tɔ.ne/ B2	verb - to surprise, to astonish
donner /dɔ.ne/ A1	verb - to give
porterai /pɔʁ.te.ʁe/ B1	verb - will carry, will wear
déserte /de.zɛʁt/ B2	adjective - deserted, uninhabited
dessin /de.sɛ̃/ A2	noun - drawing, sketch
silhouette /si.lu.ɛt/ B2	noun - silhouette, outline
tracerai /tʁa.sə.ʁe/ B1	verb - will trace, will draw
contours /kɔ̃.tuʁ/ B2	noun - contours, outlines
changeant /ʃɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/ B2	adjective - changing, changeable, shifting
savent /sav/ A2	verb - to know (facts, information)
enterre /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ B2	verb - to bury
secret /sə.kʁɛ/ A2	noun - secret
jardin /ʒaʁ.dɛ̃/ A2	noun - garden
ligne /liɲ/ A2	noun - line
cul /kyl/ C2	noun - bottom, rear end (slang)
yeux /jø/ A1	noun - eyes
convaincue /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ky/ B2	adjective - convinced
vécue /ve.ky/ B2	verb - lived, experienced

Key Grammar Structures

• J'en ai marre de rêver de vous

  ➔ Use of the pronoun 'en' as a partitive pronoun.

  ➔ "En" replaces 'de rêver de vous' and indicates an amount or portion of something. It's often translated as 'some' or 'of it'. Here, it means 'I'm tired *of* dreaming *about* you'.

• J'en ai connu des plus forts que vous

  ➔ Use of 'en' with an indefinite article and comparative structure.

  ➔ "J'en ai connu" means 'I have known some'. 'Des plus forts' is a superlative construction meaning 'some of the strongest'. The sentence translates to 'I have known people stronger than you'.

• J'en rirai dans un mois, dans un an

  ➔ Future tense with 'rire' and use of 'en' as a pronoun referring to the previous situation.

  ➔ This sentence uses the future simple tense ('rirai') to express that the speaker will laugh about the situation in the future. 'En' refers to the whole situation described previously.

• J'entends d'ici votre rire d'argent

  ➔ Use of 'd'ici' to indicate proximity and the possessive adjective 'votre'.

  ➔ "D'ici" means 'from here' or 'nearby'. 'Votre rire d'argent' is a metaphorical expression meaning 'your silvery laughter', suggesting a charming but perhaps insincere laugh.