L'amour fou

• By: Indochine
• Album: Babel Babel

Lyrics:

[Français]

[English]

♪ Quand tu t’endors le soir ♪

When you fall asleep at night

♪ Moi je pense à tes cauchemars ♪

I think of your nightmares

♪ Tu m’appelleras la nuit ♪

You'll call me in the night

♪ Tu auras peur dans ton lit ♪

You'll be scared in your bed

♪ Et là ♪

And then

♪ tu me verras ♪

you'll see me

♪ sur ton cheval de bois ♪

on your rocking horse

♪ Je serai là ♪

I'll be there

♪ sur un tapis volant ♪

on a flying carpet

♪ Alors je te donnerai tout ce que j’ai raté ♪

Then I'll give you everything I missed

♪ avec toi ♪

with you

♪ J’irai retrouver tout ce que je n’ai pas fait ♪

I'll go find everything I didn't do

♪ pour toi ♪

for you

♪ C’est la nuit ici ♪

It's night here

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ Tu vois ♪

You see

♪ C’est la nuit ici ♪

It's night here

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ Tu vois ♪

You see

♪ Quand tu entendras les chiens cache-toi sous ♪

When you hear the dogs, hide under

♪ les draps ♪

the sheets

♪ Tu fermeras les yeux et tu m’attendras ♪

You'll close your eyes and wait for me

♪ là-bas ♪

over there

♪ Et là ♪

And then

♪ Tu seras ♪

You'll be

♪ sur un cheval de bois ♪

on a rocking horse

♪ On s’envolera ♪

We'll fly away

♪ sur un tapis volant ♪

on a flying carpet

♪ C’est la nuit ici ♪

It's night here

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ Ça va ♪

It's gonna

♪ aller ♪

be okay

♪ Je suis là ♪

I'm here

♪ ne t’inquiètes pas ♪

don't worry

♪ Tout va bien ♪

Everything will

♪ se passer ♪

be alright

♪ Tu vois ♪

You see

♪ c’est comme ça ♪

that's how it is

♪ La nuit ♪

The night

♪ La nuit ♪

The night

♪ La nuit ♪

The night

♪ C’est la nuit ici ♪

It's night here

♪ C’est la nuit ici (J’irai retrouver tout) ♪

It's night here (I'll go find everything)

♪ C’est la nuit ici (ce que j’ai raté) ♪

It's night here (that I missed)

♪ C’est la vie (ce que j’ai raté) ♪

It's life (that I missed)

♪ C’est la vie (avec toi) ♪

It's life (with you)

♪ C’est la nuit ici ♪

It's night here

♪ C’est la nuit ici (Et je te donnerai tout) ♪

It's night here (And I'll give you everything)

♪ C’est la nuit ici (ce que) ♪

It's night here (that)

♪ C’est la vie (je n’ai pas fait) ♪

It's life (I didn't do)

♪ C’est la vie (pour toi) ♪

It's life (for you)

♪ C’est la nuit ici ♪

It's night here

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ C’est la nuit ici (Et je te donnerai tout) ♪

It's night here (And I'll give you everything)

♪ C’est la nuit ici (ce que) ♪

It's night here (that)

♪ C’est la vie (je n’ai pas fait) ♪

It's life (I didn't do)

♪ C’est la vie (pour toi) ♪

It's life (for you)

♪ C’est la nuit ici ♪

It's night here

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

♪ C’est la vie ♪

It's life

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
nuit /nɥi/ A1	noun - night
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
peur /pœʁ/ A2	noun - fear
lit /li/ A1	noun - bed
bois /bwa/ A1	noun - wood
cheval /ʃə.val/ A1	noun - horse
dormir /dɔʁ.miʁ/ A1	verb - to sleep
tapis /ta.pi/ A2	noun - carpet, rug
volant /vɔ.lɑ̃/ B1	adjective - flying
cauchemars /koʃ.maʁ/ B1	noun - nightmares
rater /ʁa.te/ B1	verb - to miss, to fail
chiens /ʃjɛ̃/ A1	noun - dogs
drap /dʁa/ A2	noun - sheet
yeux /jø/ A1	noun - eyes
inquiéter /ɛ̃.kje.te/ B1	verb - to worry

Grammar:

• Quand tu t’endors le soir

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "quand" introducing a temporal clause.

  ➔ "Quand" means "when". This structure sets the scene by describing when the following action takes place. The verb "t'endors" is reflexive.

• Moi je pense à tes cauchemars

  ➔ Use of "à" with the verb "penser". Indirect object pronoun "je" for emphasis. Plural noun "cauchemars".

  ➔ "Penser à" means "to think about". Using "Moi je" is a common construction in French to emphasize the subject pronoun, although technically redundant.

• Tu auras peur dans ton lit

  ➔ Future simple tense of "avoir" (auras). Possessive adjective "ton".

  ➔ This line describes a future state. "Avoir peur" means "to be afraid". "Ton lit" means "your bed".

• Alors je te donnerai tout ce que j’ai raté

  ➔ Future simple of "donner" (donnerai). Relative pronoun "ce que". Past participle "raté".

  ➔ This uses the future simple to express an intention. "Ce que j'ai raté" means "what I missed". The past participle agrees in gender and number when preceding the auxiliary verb "avoir".

• J’irai retrouver tout ce que je n’ai pas fait

  ➔ Future simple of "aller" (irai). Negative construction "ne...pas". Relative pronoun "ce que".

  ➔ This uses the future simple to express an intention. "Je n'ai pas fait" is the passé composé in the negative, meaning "I did not do".

• cache-toi sous les draps

  ➔ Imperative mood (reflexive verb). Preposition "sous". Definite article "les".

  ➔ "Cache-toi" is the imperative form of the reflexive verb "se cacher", meaning "to hide". It's an order or instruction. "Sous les draps" means "under the sheets/covers".

• Tu fermeras les yeux et tu m’attendras là-bas

  ➔ Future simple tense (fermeras, attendras). Conjunction "et". Adverb of place "là-bas".

  ➔ This describes future actions. "Tu fermeras" (you will close) and "tu m'attendras" (you will wait for me). "Là-bas" means "over there".

• Je suis là

  ➔ Present tense of the verb "être". Adverb of place "là".

  ➔ "Je suis là" means "I am here". This is a simple but reassuring statement of presence.

• ne t’inquiètes pas

  ➔ Negative imperative form of reflexive verb "s'inquiéter".

  ➔ "Ne t'inquiètes pas" means "don't worry". This is a common expression of reassurance. The reflexive pronoun changes position in the negative imperative.