Ma faute – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Marine

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Marine's “Ma faute” offers a unique opportunity to delve into the nuances of French expression. The song's narrative of overcoming a toxic relationship provides a rich emotional context for its vocabulary. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn how to express complex feelings of guilt, love, and empowerment. The raw honesty and relatability of the song make it a compelling and memorable way to engage with the French language.

[English]

Your glass is full

Is it my fault again?

...

If you empty it

It will certainly be done

...

I stumbled

Under the weight of your words

But stood back up

Everything doesn't sound so false, it's false

When I cry for help, you told me "it's your fault"

Crying until I'm out of breath, you told me "it's your fault"

And you told me "I love you", that, that was definitely my fault

...

When I cry for help, you told me "it's your fault"

Crying until I'm out of breath, you told me "it's your fault"

And you told me "I love you", that, that was definitely my fault

My fault

The night is calm without the sound of your voice

If you raise it, it will only be at me

I stay alone, sitting with my tears

It's her who stays after all the noise

...

When I cry for help, you told me "it's your fault"

Crying until I'm out of breath, you told me "it's your fault"

And you told me "I love you", that, that was definitely my fault

When I cry for help, you told me "it's your fault"

Crying until I'm out of breath, you told me "it's your fault"

And you told me "I love you", that, that was definitely my fault

Sometimes, I don't even recognize you

I hear the noise without hearing your voice

You see, I love you despite all that

Oh, and now, I know it's not me

Yet, I fell so low

With you, I don't love myself

When I cry for help, you told me "it's your fault"

Crying until I'm out of breath, you told me "it's your fault"

And you told me "I love you", that, that was definitely my fault

...

When I cry for help, you told me "it's your fault"

Crying until I'm out of breath, you told me "it's your fault"

And you told me "I love you", that, that was definitely my fault

My fault

Crying for help, out of breath

You told me "it's your fault" (crying for help)

Crying for help

...

You told me "it's your fault"

You made me lose the one I thought was so strong

But the rain shower passed when I slammed the door

Without you, good days return

It will never be my fault again

...

[French]

Ton verre est plein

Est-ce encore de ma faute?

Si tu le vides

Cela sera sans faute

J'ai trébuché

Sous le poids de tes mots

Mais relevé

Tout ne sonne pas si faux, c'est faux

Quand je crie à l'aide, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Pleurer à perdre haleine, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Et tu m'as dit "je t'aime", ça, c' était bien ma faute

Quand je crie à l'aide, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Pleurer à perdre haleine, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Et tu m'as dit "je t'aime", ça, c' était bien ma faute

Ma faute

La nuit est calme sans le son de ta voix

Si tu la hausses, ça ne sera que sur moi

Je reste seule, assise avec mes larmes

C'est elle qui reste après tout le vacarme

Quand je crie à l'aide, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Pleurer à perdre haleine, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Et tu m'as dit "je t'aime", ça, c' était bien ma faute

Quand je crie à l'aide, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Pleurer à perdre haleine, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Et tu m'as dit "je t'aime", ça, c'était bien ma faute

Parfois, je n'te reconnais même pas

J'entends le bruit sans entendre ta voix

Tu vois, je t'aime malgré tout ça

Oh, et maintenant, je sais que c'est pas moi

Pourtant, je suis tombée si bas

Avec toi, je n'm'aime pas

Quand je crie à l'aide, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Pleurer à perdre haleine, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Et tu m'as dit "je t'aime", ça, c'était bien ma faute

Quand je crie à l'aide, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Pleurer à perdre haleine, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Et tu m'as dit "je t'aime", ça, c'était bien ma faute

Ma faute

Crier à l'aide, à perdre haleine

Tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute" (crier à l'aide)

Crier à l'aide

Tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

Tu m'as fait perdre celle que je pensais si forte

Mais l'averse est passée quand j'ai claqué la porte

Sans toi, beaux jours reviennent

Ce sera plus jamais ma faute

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
faute /fot/ A2	noun - fault, mistake
verre /vɛʁ/ A1	noun - glass
plein /plɛ̃/ A1	adjective - full
vider /vide/ A2	verb - to empty
trébucher /tʁebyʃe/ B2	verb - to stumble
poids /pwa/ A2	noun - weight
mots /mo/ A1	noun - words
relevé /ʁəlve/ B1	verb - raised, stood up
sonne /sɔn/ A2	verb - sounds
faux /fo/ A2	adjective - false
crie /kʁi/ A2	verb - shouts
aide /ɛd/ A1	noun - help
pleurer /plœʁe/ A1	verb - to cry
haleine /alɛn/ B1	noun - breath
nuit /nɥi/ A1	noun - night
calme /kalm/ A2	adjective - calm
voix /vwa/ A1	noun - voice
larmes /laʁm/ A2	noun - tears
vacarme /vakaʁm/ B2	noun - racket, din
bruit /bʁɥi/ A2	noun - noise
porte /pɔʁt/ A1	noun - door

Key Grammar Structures

• Ton verre est plein Est-ce encore de ma faute?

  ➔ Possessive adjective + noun; interrogative sentence structure with 'de'

  ➔ "Ton" is a possessive adjective indicating possession by 'you'. "Est-ce encore de ma faute?" uses 'de' to indicate cause/responsibility. It literally translates to 'Is it still of my fault?' meaning 'Is it still my fault?'

• Si tu le vides Cela sera sans faute

  ➔ Conditional clause (Si + present tense, future tense); adverbial phrase ('sans faute')

  ➔ The "Si + present, future" construction expresses a condition and its consequence. "Sans faute" is an adverbial phrase meaning 'without fail' or 'certainly'.

• J'ai trébuché Sous le poids de tes mots

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating cause ('sous le poids de')

  ➔ "Sous le poids de" translates to 'under the weight of' and indicates the reason why the speaker stumbled.

• Tout ne sonne pas si faux, c'est faux

  ➔ Negative statement with 'ne...pas si'; emphasis with repetition ('c'est faux')

  ➔ "Tout ne sonne pas si faux" means 'Everything doesn't sound so wrong', implying that some things sound true. "C'est faux" ('It's wrong') emphasizes the speaker's contradiction or disbelief.

• Pleurer à perdre haleine, tu m'as dit "c'est ta faute"

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating manner ('à perdre haleine'); past tense (passé composé); direct speech

  ➔ "À perdre haleine" means 'breathlessly' or 'to the point of losing breath'. The sentence structure shows direct speech, quoting what someone said.

• Et tu m'as dit "je t'aime", ça, c' était bien ma faute

  ➔ Past tense (passé composé); pronoun 'ça' used for emphasis/antecedent; 'bien' as an intensifier

  ➔ "Ça" refers back to the statement 'je t'aime'. "Bien ma faute" emphasizes the speaker's regret or ownership of the mistake.

• La nuit est calme sans le son de ta voix

  ➔ Preposition 'sans' indicating absence

  ➔ "Sans" means 'without'. It indicates the absence of the sound of the other person's voice.

• Si tu la hausses, ça ne sera que sur moi

  ➔ Conditional clause (Si + present tense, future tense); adverb 'que' limiting scope

  ➔ The "Si + present, future" construction expresses a condition and its consequence. "Que sur moi" limits the action of raising one's voice to being directed solely at the speaker.