Nos Secrets – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Louane
• Album: Chambre 12

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of French pop with Louane's "Nos Secrets." This song offers a window into the complexities of relationships and the emotions tied to their decline, making it a great piece for those looking to connect with the French language and culture through music.

[English]

Despite everything, traveling

Returns, comings

Going down, going up

Leaning on hope

Despite all our secrets

Will remain well kept

The sweetness, the beauty

Our atoms connected

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

...

Our atoms connected

...

Our atoms connected

Despite everything, out of breath

In the center or scattered

Such a pretty bouquet

From "maybe" to wilted

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

...

Our atoms connected

...

If only I had

The courage to say it

If only I had

This courage to offer you

If only you had

The courage to say it

If only you had

This courage to offer me

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Such a pretty bouquet, our atoms connected

...

Our atoms connected

...

Our atoms connected

...

[French]

Malgré tout voyager

Des retours, des allés

Descendre, remonter

À l'espoir adosser

Malgré tous nos secrets

Resteront biens gardés

La douceur, la beauté

Nos atomes accrochés

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

Nos atomes accrochés

Nos atomes accrochés

Malgré tout essouffler

Au centre ou dispersé

Ce si joli bouquet

De "peut-être" a fané

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

Nos atomes accrochés

Si simplement j'avais

Le courage de le dire

Si simplement j'vais

Ce courage à t'offrir

Si simplement tu avais

Le courage de le dire

Si simplement tu avais

Ce courage à m'offrir

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

This ain't loving, this ain't loving

Un si joli bouquet, nos atomes accrochés

Nos atomes accrochés

Nos atomes accrochés

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
voyager /vwajaʒe/ B1	verb - to travel
retours /ʁətuʁ/ A2	noun - returns
espoir /ɛs.pwaʁ/ B1	noun - hope
secrets /sə.kʁɛ/ A2	noun - secrets
gardés /ɡaʁde/ B1	verb - kept
douceur /du.sœʁ/ B2	noun - sweetness, gentleness
beauté /bo.te/ B1	noun - beauty
atomes /a.tɔm/ B2	noun - atoms
accrochés /a.kʁɔ.ʃe/ B1	verb - hooked, attached
joli /ʒɔ.li/ A2	adjective - pretty
bouquet /bu.kɛ/ A2	noun - bouquet
essouffler /e.su.fle/ B2	verb - to exhaust
centre /sɑ̃tʁ/ A2	noun - center
fané /fa.ne/ B2	verb - faded
courage /ku.ʁaʒ/ B1	noun - courage
dire /diʁ/ A1	verb - to say

Key Grammar Structures

• Malgré tout voyager

  ➔ Infinitive as a noun with "malgré tout"

  ➔ The verb "voyager" (to travel) is used as a noun. "Malgré tout" means "despite everything". Here, it could be interpreted as "Despite everything, traveling/the act of traveling..."

• Resteront biens gardés

  ➔ Future tense of "rester" in passive voice.

  ➔ "Resteront" is the future tense (ils/elles form) of the verb "rester" (to stay, to remain). "Biens gardés" is the past participle of "garder" (to guard) used in the passive voice. The phrase means "will be well guarded" or "will remain well-kept".

• Nos atomes accrochés

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective.

  ➔ "Accrochés" is the past participle of "accrocher" (to hang, to be attached). Here, it's used as an adjective to describe "atomes" (atoms). So, "nos atomes accrochés" means "our attached atoms" or "our connected atoms".

• Ce si joli bouquet

  ➔ Use of "si" as an intensifier before an adjective.

  ➔ "Si" intensifies the adjective "joli" (pretty). "Ce si joli bouquet" means "This *so* pretty bouquet" or "This *such* a pretty bouquet".

• De "peut-être" a fané

  ➔ Use of a noun preceded by "de" to express a general idea or concept (here "peut-être") and "a fané" perfect tense.

  ➔ "Peut-être" (maybe) is used as a noun here. "De 'peut-être' a fané" roughly translates to "The 'maybe' has faded" or "The possibility has withered". "a fané" is the passé composé (perfect tense) of the verb "faner" (to fade, to wither).

• Si simplement j'avais

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive in a "si" clause (conditional type 3 - unreal in the past).

  ➔ This introduces a hypothetical situation in the past. "Si simplement j'avais..." means "If only I had..." or "If I simply had...". The rest of the sentence would explain what would have happened if that condition was met (although it isn't fully expressed in this line). This is a classic example of conditional type 3, indicating regret about something that didn't happen.

• Si simplement j'vais / Ce courage à t'offrir

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission) of "avais" to create a more rhythmic phrasing. Implies imperfect subjunctive similar to the line before. "à + infinitive" expressing purpose.

  ➔ The line is grammatically incomplete, but the implied verb is "avais". "Si simplement j'vais Ce courage à t'offrir" is understood as "Si simplement j'avais ce courage à t'offrir" (If I simply had this courage to offer you). The "à + infinitive" (à t'offrir) shows the purpose of the courage: to offer it to you.