Mauvais présage – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Requin Chagrin

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Qui es-tu vraiment

Who are you really

Des restes de moi

Remnants of me

Des statues d'argent

Silver statues

Des chevaux de soie

Silk horses

Ces lames de ciment

These concrete blades

Ont percé nos peurs

Pierced our fears

La pluie est glacée de sang

The rain is ice-cold with blood

Elle a figé nos rancœurs

It froze our grudges

Les temps sont capricieux

Times are capricious

On ne se voit plus

We don't see each other anymore

Des mains devant leurs yeux

Hands in front of their eyes

Cachent des portraits déçus

Hide disappointed portraits

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Qui es-tu vraiment

Who are you really

Des morceaux d'été

Pieces of summer

Et les statues d'argent

And the silver statues

Se perdent à l'eau salée

Get lost in salty water

Des reflets dansant

Dancing reflections

Ont noirci les traits

Have darkened the features

Mais la vie les reprend

But life takes them back

Nos nuits seront noyées

Our nights will be drowned

Les temps sont capricieux

Times are capricious

On ne se voit plus

We don't see each other anymore

Des mains devant leurs yeux

Hands in front of their eyes

Cachent des portraits déçus

Hide disappointed portraits

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
statue /staty/ A2	noun - a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size
peur /pœʁ/ A2	noun - fear, anxiety about something that may happen
ciment /sɑ̃.mɑ̃/ B2	noun - cement, a powdery substance used to make concrete or mortar
pluie /plɥi/ A2	noun - rain, water falling from clouds
ombre /ɔ̃bʁ(ə)/ B2	noun - shadow, dark area caused by blockage of light
vie /vi/ A2	noun - life, the existence of living beings
nuages /nwaʒ/ B1	noun - clouds, visible masses of condensed vapor in the sky
mains /mɛ̃/ A1	noun - hands
portrait /pɔʁtʁɛ/ B2	noun - a drawing, photograph, or engraved likeness of a person
rancœurs /ʁɑ̃kuʁ/ C1	noun - bitterness, resentment, lingering anger
revenir /ʁ(ə)v(ə)niʁ/ B2	verb - to return, go back to a place or state
regards /ʁə.ɡaʁ/ B2	noun - affection, respect, or consideration for someone