Le Jardin – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: La Femme
• Album: ROCK MACHINE

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with "Le Jardin" by La Femme, their captivating first Spanish-language song. This melancholic yet hopeful ballad offers a unique opportunity to learn Spanish through its poetic lyrics, which explore themes of fate's fragility and embracing life's unpredictable turns. The song's 'old-school slow dance' style and evocative Spanish scenery in its video make it a special and immersive experience for language learners.

[English]

Light enters your house when you least expect it

And it's hard to get out of the storm

Everything can go very fast, badly and well

So

Don't expect anything from life

Because life is a whore you pay with your body

And maybe, tonight you'll fall asleep in a hospital

Or maybe in my arms, in an apricot garden

Everything can go very fast, good or bad

A joy replaces a misfortune

What's worse makes you forget what's bad

And chance often dominates your destiny, your destiny, your destiny

One day it's the pirate flag and the other the white flag

Peace before war and vice versa

Because life is a raffle, tomorrow may be the end of the world

And because you don't know what's going to happen, I'd like to tell you that

Don't expect anything from life

But when light enters through your window don't stand in the shade

Don't fear life, or madness because we are all crazy

Under the eyes of the Macarena

...

Don't expect anything from life

But when light enters through your window don't stand in the shade

Don't fear life, or madness because we are all crazy

Under the eyes of the Macarena

...

Under the eyes of the Macarena

...

Under the eyes of the Macarena

...

Under the eyes of the Macarena

...

[French]

La luz entra en tu casa cuando no la esperas

Y de la tormenta es difícil de salir

Todo puede ir muy rápido, mal y bien

Entonces

No esperes nada de la vida

Porque la vida es una puta que pagas con tu cuerpo

Y quizás, esta noche te quedes dormido en un hospital

O quizás en mis abrazos, en un jardín de albaricoques

Todo puede ir muy rápido, bien o mal

Una alegría reemplaza una desgracia

Lo que es peor te hace olvidar lo que es malo

Y el azar a menudo domina tu destino, tu destino, tu destino

Un día es la bandera pirata y el otro la bandera blanca

La paz antes de la guerra y viceversa

Porque la vida es una tómbola, mañana puede ser el fin del mundo

Y porque no sabes lo que va a pasar, me gustaría decirte que

No esperes nada de la vida

Pero cuando la luz entra por tu ventana no te pongas en la sombra

No temas la vida, o la locura porque todos estamos locos

Bajo los ojos de la Macarena

No esperes nada de la vida

Pero cuando la luz entra por tu ventana no te pongas en la sombra

No temas la vida, o la locura porque todos estamos locos

Bajo los ojos de la Macarena

Bajo los ojos de la Macarena

Bajo los ojos de la Macarena

Bajo los ojos de la Macarena

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
entra /ɛ̃tʁa/ B1	verb - to enter
esperas /ɛspeʁas/ B1	verb - to wait for, to hope
tormenta /tɔʁmẽta/ A2	noun - storm
salir /saˈliɾ/ A2	verb - to go out, to leave
rapido /ˈrapido/ A2	adjective - fast, quick
vida /ˈbiβa/ A1	noun - life
pagar /paˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to pay
sommeil /sɔmɛj/ B2	noun - sleep
abrazos /a.bɾa.θos/ A2	noun - hugs
jardin /ʒaʁdɛ̃/ A2	noun - garden
mal /mal/ A1	adjective - bad, evil
mal /mal/ A1	noun - badness, evil
domina /dɔˈmi.na/ B2	verb - to dominate, to control
destino /dɛˈstino/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
bandera /bandeɾa/ A2	noun - flag
guerra /ˈge.rra/ B1	noun - war
tomba /tɔm.ba/ B2	noun - tomb
mundo /ˈmũn.do/ A2	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• No esperes nada de la vida

  ➔ Imperative mood for giving advice or commands.

  ➔ The phrase "No esperes" uses the imperative form to tell someone not to expect anything from life.

• Porque la vida es una puta que pagas con tu cuerpo

  ➔ Use of simile to compare life to a prostitute.

  ➔ The phrase compares life to a prostitute, suggesting that it demands a price.

• Todo puede ir muy rápido, bien o mal

  ➔ Use of modal verb 'poder' to express possibility.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that everything can change quickly, whether for better or worse.

• Quizás, esta noche te quedes dormido en un hospital

  ➔ Use of 'quizás' to express uncertainty.

  ➔ The word 'quizás' suggests that there is a possibility of falling asleep in a hospital tonight.

• La paz antes de la guerra y viceversa

  ➔ Use of contrastive conjunctions to show opposites.

  ➔ The phrase contrasts peace and war, indicating their interdependence.

• No temas la vida, o la locura porque todos estamos locos

  ➔ Use of imperative and subjunctive mood to express fearlessness.

  ➔ The phrase encourages not to fear life or madness, emphasizing that everyone is crazy.