La Loi de Murphy – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Angèle
• Album: Nonante-Cinq

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the relatable charm of Angèle's "La Loi de Murphy," a song that humorously navigates a day filled with everyday mishaps. Through its catchy blend of French and English lyrics and a witty take on life's little frustrations, you can experience the unique storytelling and pop sensibilities of this Belgian artist.

[English]

Everything was going well, no worries

Thought I'd escape for a mellow day

A coffee to go, got my hair done

Should've been a perfect day, but it didn't turn out that way

Then, everything just went wrong, first there was the rain

Murphy's Law decided to ruin my blowout

A guy asks me for directions, nice, I help him out

Turns out, it was just a pick-up line, that idiot made me miss my tram

So I go to the bank, let my grandma go ahead

If only I knew she’d copy all her bank statements from the year

I would’ve pushed her and trapped her at the automatic door

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I’ve got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for these hips I got

Two times, shaking to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

Thinking it’d be fine with these directions

What the hell, I should’ve stayed in bed

Netflix and honey tea, curling up in my bed

Would be better in my sweater

Than outside in this weather

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I’ve got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for these hips I got

Two times, shaking to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

When I was at the bank, it was my turn

And I thought, it's about time

Quickly knew it wasn’t my day

It was written on that screen

That Murphy wanted to get me

This withdrawal is impossible

Due to insufficient funds

Murphy said so

Murphy said so

Murphy said so

Murphy said so

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I’ve got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for these hips I got

Two times, shaking to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I’ve got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for these hips I got

Two times, shaking to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

...

[French]

Everything was going well, no obligation

Thought I'd make a getaway on a chill out day

A coffee to take away, I got my hair done

Should have been a lovely day, didn't end that way

Puis, là, c'est trop parti en couille, y'a d'abord eu la pluie

La Loi de Murphy a décidé d'enterrer mon brushing

Un mec me demande son chemin, gentille, moi je le dépanne

En fait, c'était qu'un plan drague, ce con m'a fait rater mon tram

J'en profite, je passe à la banque, je laisse passer mémé

Si seulement j'avais su qu'elle relèverait tous ses extraits de l'année

Je l'aurais poussée et coincée dans la porte automatique

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for the hips I got

Two times, shaken to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

Thinking it would be okay, with these directions

What the fuck, I should have stayed in bed

Netflix and honey tea, curled up in my bed

Would be better in my sweater

Than be outside in this weather

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for the hips I got

Two times, shaken to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

Quand, à la banque, ce fût mon tour

Que je me suis dit qu'il était temps

J'ai vite compris que c'était pas mon jour

C'était écrit sur cet écran

Que Murphy voulait ma peau

Ce retrait est impossible

Pour cause de solde insuffisant

C'est Murphy qui l'a dit

C'est Murphy qui l'a dit

C'est Murphy qui l'a dit

C'est Murphy qui l'a dit

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for the hips I got

Two times, shaken to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

One time, never give it up

Two times, for all the love I got

Three for you, where are you?

One time, for the hips I got

Two times, shaken to the top

Three for you, I miss you too

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pluie /plɥi/ A1	noun - rain
jour /ʒuʁ/ A1	noun - day
banque /bɑ̃k/ A2	noun - bank
chemin /ʃəmɛ̃/ A2	noun - way, path
plan /plɑ̃/ A2	noun - plan
peau /po/ A2	noun - skin
hair /hɛr/ A2	noun - hair
café /kafe/ A1	noun - coffee
laisser /lɛse/ B1	verb - to let, to leave
rater /ʁate/ B1	verb - to miss
pousser /puse/ B1	verb - to push
temps /tɑ̃/ B1	noun - time
compris /kɔ̃.pʁi/ B1	verb - understood
écran /ekʁɑ̃/ B1	noun - screen
impossible /ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl/ B2	adjective - impossible
solde /sɔld/ B2	noun - balance
suffisant /sy.fi.zɑ̃/ B2	adjective - sufficient
dépanne /de.pan/ B2	verb - helps out

Key Grammar Structures

• Everything was going well, no obligation

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the past, indicated by "was going".

• La Loi de Murphy a décidé d'enterrer mon brushing

  ➔ Past tense with a subject and verb

  ➔ This line uses the past tense to indicate a completed action, with "a décidé" as the main verb.

• If only I had known

  ➔ Third conditional

  ➔ This line expresses a hypothetical situation in the past that did not happen, using the structure "had known".

• This withdrawal is impossible

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used here to state a fact, indicated by "is impossible".

• What the fuck, I should have stayed in bed

  ➔ Modal verb for advice

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb "should" to give advice or express regret about a past action.

• C'était écrit sur cet écran

  ➔ Imperfect tense

  ➔ The imperfect tense is used to describe a past action that was ongoing or habitual, indicated by "c'était".

• C'est Murphy qui l'a dit

  ➔ Present tense with emphasis

  ➔ The present tense is used here to emphasize the statement, with "C'est" indicating a strong assertion.