Noir Désir – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Vive la Fête

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Je veux être seule

I want to be alone

Reste-là, toi ta geule

Stay there, shut your trap

Je ne peux pas me calmer

I can't calm down

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

J'ai trop des tristes pensées

I have too many sad thoughts

Pour ça je veux crier

That's why I want to scream

Je ne suis pas contente

I'm not happy

Furieuse comme un enfant

Furious like a child

C'est la manie

It's the mania

C'est la manie

It's the mania

Je ne me suis pas gênée

I didn't hold back

J'ai un esprit troublé

I have a troubled mind

Donne-moi un peu de temps

Give me some time

Ça passera par le vent

It will pass with the wind

Je veux être seule

I want to be alone

Reste-là, toi ta geule

Stay there, shut your trap

Je ne peux pas me calmer

I can't calm down

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

C'est la manie

It's the mania

C'est la manie

It's the mania

Je veux être seule

I want to be alone

Reste-là, toi ta geule

Stay there, shut your trap

Je ne peux pas me calmer

I can't calm down

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

Laisse-moi t'embêter

Let me bother you

C'est la manie

It's the mania

C'est la manie

It's the mania

C'est la manie

It's the mania

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C'est la manie

It's the mania

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Key Grammar Structures

• Reste-là, toi ta geule

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Pronoun Stress and Vulgar Language

  ➔ "Reste-là" is the imperative of "rester" (to stay) with the adverbial pronoun "là" (there). "Toi" is a stressed pronoun, emphasizing the person being addressed. "Ta geule" is a vulgar expression meaning "shut your mouth." The phrase combines imperative and direct, rude address.

• J'ai trop des tristes pensées

  ➔ Use of "trop de" with a plural noun

  ➔ While grammatically slightly informal or regional, the phrase uses "trop des" instead of the standard "trop de." "Trop de" is followed by a noun without an article. The use of "des" here is more colloquial but still understandable; indicating the speaker has "too many sad thoughts."

• Pour ça je veux crier

  ➔ Use of "Pour ça" as an introductory phrase

  ➔ "Pour ça" literally translates to "for that" or "because of that." It's used as an introductory phrase to indicate the reason or cause for the following statement. The inverted word order "je veux" is more formal, but common.

• Je ne me suis pas gênée

  ➔ Reflexive verb in passé composé

  ➔ "Se gêner" is a reflexive verb meaning "to be embarrassed" or "to feel constrained." The passé composé is formed with the auxiliary verb "être" and the past participle. The reflexive pronoun "me" indicates that the action is performed on the subject (je). The sentence means "I wasn't embarrassed" or "I didn't hold back."

• J'ai un esprit troublé

  ➔ Use of past participle as adjective

  ➔ "Troublé" is the past participle of the verb "troubler" (to trouble or disturb). Here, it functions as an adjective modifying "esprit" (mind/spirit). So, "J'ai un esprit troublé" means "I have a troubled mind/spirit".

• Ça passera par le vent

  ➔ Future simple with impersonal subject

  ➔ "Ça" is the impersonal subject, representing the troubling situation. "Passera" is the future simple of "passer" (to pass). "Par le vent" means "by the wind," suggesting the situation will resolve itself over time, carried away like the wind.