La vie est belle – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Nassi
• Album: La vie est belle

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the uplifting French song "La vie est belle" by Nassi, a track that encourages embracing life's beauty. Through its relatable lyrics and catchy melody, you can explore themes of perseverance and finding joy in the everyday, offering a unique way to connect with the French language and culture.

[English]

My banker thinks I need some help

While my shrink says I need some love instead

Time passing always leads us to face ourselves

If not me, who's gonna solve my problems?

I was told: "You're overthinking it

Try to see better how much

Life is beautiful, life opens its arms to you"

I thought: "Oh yeah, life is beautiful

Maybe for you who lives

Like in a dream

Dressed in gold and silk"

...

(Oh yeah, life is beautiful)

(Oh yeah, life is beautiful)

Mom saw me becoming an architect or a doctor

I work at the factory, my boss sees me as worthless

Dad told me: "Musician is not a job"

Let me close my eyes at least until tomorrow

I was told: "You're overthinking it" (you're overthinking it)

I was told: "You're overthinking it

Try to see better how much

Life is beautiful, life opens its arms to you"

I thought: "Oh yeah, life is beautiful

Maybe for you who lives

Like in a dream

Dressed in gold and silk"

(Oh yeah, life is beautiful)

(Oh yeah, life is beautiful)

...

I was told: "You're overthinking it

Try to see better how much

Life is beautiful, life opens its arms to you"

I thought: "Oh yeah, life is beautiful

Maybe for you who lives

Like in a dream

Dressed in gold and silk"

...

(Oh yeah, life is beautiful)

(Oh yeah, life is beautiful)

...

[French]

Mon banquier pense que j'aurais besoin que l'on m'aide

Tandis qu'mon psy dit qu'j'aurais plutôt besoin qu'on m'aime

Le temps qui passe nous mène toujours face à nous-mêmes

Si c'n'est pas moi, qui résoudra mes problèmes?

On m'a dit: "Tu t'prends trop la tête

Essaye de mieux voir combien

La vie est belle, la vie t'ouvre les bras"

J'me suis dit: "Ah ça, la vie est belle

Peut-être pour toi qui vis

Comme dans un rêve

Vêtu d'or et de soie"

(Ah ça, la vie est belle)

(Ah ça, la vie est belle)

Maman m'voyait devenir architecte ou médecin

J'taffe à l'usine, mon boss me voit comme un vaut-rien

Papa m'a dit: "C'n'est pas un métier, musicien"

Laisse-moi fermer les yeux au moins jusqu'à demain

On m'a dit: "Tu t'prends trop la tête" (tu t'prends trop la tête)

On m'a dit: "Tu t'prends trop la tête

Essaye de mieux voir combien

La vie est belle, la vie t'ouvre les bras"

J'me suis dit: "Ah ça, la vie est belle

Peut-être pour toi qui vis

Comme dans un rêve

Vêtu d'or et de soie"

(Ah ça, la vie est belle)

(Ah ça, la vie est belle)

On m'a dit: "Tu t'prends trop la tête

Essaye de mieux voir combien

La vie est belle, la vie t'ouvre les bras"

J'me suis dit: "Ah ça, la vie est belle

Peut-être pour toi qui vis

Comme dans un rêve

Vêtu d'or et de soie"

(Ah ça, la vie est belle)

(Ah ça, la vie est belle)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
banquier /bɑ̃.kje/ B1	noun - banker
problèmes /pʁɔ.blɛm/ B1	noun - problems
mieux /mjø/ B1	adverb - better
rêve /ʁɛv/ A2	noun - dream
musicien /my.zi.sjɛ̃/ B2	noun - musician
architecte /aʁ.ki.tɛkt/ B2	noun - architect
demain /də.mɛ̃/ A2	adverb - tomorrow
vaut-rien /vo.ʁjɛ̃/ B2	noun - good-for-nothing
soie /swa/ B2	noun - silk
or /ɔʁ/ A2	noun - gold
temps /tɑ̃/ A1	noun - time
face /fas/ A2	noun - face
bras /bʁɑ/ A2	noun - arms
aider /ɛ.de/ A2	verb - to help
ouvrir /u.vʁiʁ/ A2	verb - to open
voir /vwaʁ/ A2	verb - to see
vivre /vivʁ/ B1	verb - to live

Key Grammar Structures

• Mon banquier pense que j'aurais besoin que l'on m'aide

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood after 'penser que' with doubt/uncertainty

  ➔ The sentence uses the conditional form of the verb 'avoir' ('j'aurais') and the subjunctive 'aide' after 'que' because the speaker's banker's thought introduces a degree of uncertainty. 'Penser que' can take the subjunctive when expressing doubt or uncertainty about the thought being true.

• Tandis qu'mon psy dit qu'j'aurais plutôt besoin qu'on m'aime

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'besoin que'

  ➔ The expression 'besoin que' followed by a verb requires the subjunctive because it expresses a need or a desire that is not certain. 'Qu'on m'aime' is the subjunctive form.

• Si c'n'est pas moi, qui résoudra mes problèmes?

  ➔ Future Simple used to express strong conviction or rhetorical question

  ➔ The use of the future simple 'résoudra' emphasizes the speaker's belief that no one else can solve their problems. It's also a rhetorical question, implying the answer is 'no one'.

• On m'a dit: "Tu t'prends trop la tête

  ➔ "On" as an indefinite pronoun

  ➔ "On" is used to represent people in general or to avoid specifying who said it. Here, it means 'people have told me'.

• Essaye de mieux voir combien La vie est belle, la vie t'ouvre les bras

  ➔ Imperative mood (Essaye de...)

  ➔ 'Essaye de' is a command/suggestion to try something. The verb 'essayer' is conjugated in the imperative mood.

• Peut-être pour toi qui vis Comme dans un rêve Vêtu d'or et de soie

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'qui' connecting to the subject

  ➔ 'Qui' is a relative pronoun that refers back to 'toi', the person being addressed. It introduces a relative clause that describes the person: 'who lives like in a dream'.

• Maman m'voyait devenir architecte ou médecin

  ➔ Imperfect tense + infinitive

  ➔ The use of the imperfect tense 'voyait' indicates a repeated or habitual action in the past, or a state of being. It expresses what the mother used to envision or how she used to see the speaker.