Paris-Seychelles – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Julien Doré
• Album: LØVE

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the lyrical and emotional landscape of Julien Doré's "Paris-Seychelles." This song offers a unique blend of French and English, painting a vivid picture of love, longing, and the contrast between urban reality and idyllic escape. Learning through this song allows you to explore poetic expression and the nuances of modern relationships.

[English]

Smiling outside in Angoulême

A Melchior Heartbreaker, Paris-Seychelles

Discovering your body from the Seine

In the dark setting Lucrece is queen

We had said things

That we wouldn’t hold onto

Until the water settles

On our lilac thorns

The sun sets over Seychelles

The sand and dawn, salt flower

Wait for me, I’m leaving the deer island

The storm is gold to get lost in

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

Suffering death to please you

Defending our faults then keeping silent

Still longing for winter

A chaos of efforts at Saint-Hilaire

We had said things

That we wouldn’t hold onto

Until we settle down

On our Mayan laurels

We had said things

...

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

We had said things

That we wouldn’t hold onto

Until the water settles

On our lilac thorns

...

[French]

Te sourire dehors à Angoulême

Un Chasse-Spleen Melchior, Paris-Seychelles

Découvrir ton corps depuis la Seine

Du sombre décor Lucrèce est reine

On s'était dit des choses

Que l'on ne tiendra pas

Le temps que l'eau se pose

Sur nos ronces lilas

Le soleil s'endort sur Seychelles

Le sable et l'aurore, fleur de sel

Attends-moi je sors de l'île aux cerfs

L'orage est de l'or pour se perdre

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

Souffrir la mort pour te plaire

Défendre nos torts et puis se taire

Le désir encore pour l'hiver

Un chaos d'efforts sur Saint-Hilaire

On s'était dit des choses

Que l'on ne tiendra pas

Le temps que l'on se pose

Sur nos lauriers mayas

On s'était dit des choses

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

I need you so

I won't let you go

On s'était dit des choses

Que l'on ne tiendra pas

Le temps que l'eau se pose

Sur nos ronces lilas

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sourire /suʁiʁ/ A2	noun - smile
découvrir /dekuvʁiʁ/ B1	verb - to discover
corps /kɔʁ/ A2	noun - body
sombre /sɔ̃bʁ/ B1	adjective - dark or gloomy
reine /ʁɛn/ B2	noun - queen
temps /tɑ̃/ A2	noun - time
l'eau /lo/ A1	noun - water
sable /sabl/ A2	noun - sand
dormir /dɔʁmiʁ/ A2	verb - to sleep
fleur /flœʁ/ A2	noun - flower
secret /sɛkʁɛ/ B1	noun - secret
perdre /pɛʁdʁ/ B1	verb - to lose
plaire /plɛʁ/ B2	verb - to please
mort /mɔʁ/ B2	noun - death
tordre /tɔʁdʁ/ B2	verb - to twist
chaos /ka.o/ B2	noun - chaos

Key Grammar Structures

• Je s'étais dit des choses

  ➔ Past perfect tense (Je + avais + participe passé)

  ➔ Expresses an action completed before another past action.

• Le soleil s'endort sur Seychelles

  ➔ Reflexive verb (s'endort) and preposition (sur)

  ➔ Use of reflexive verb to indicate the subject performing the action on itself.

• Que l'on ne tiendra pas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with negation (ne + tiendra pas)

  ➔ Expresses uncertainty or doubt about the action, with negation.

• Le temps que l'eau se pose

  ➔ Subordinate clause with subjunctive or infinitive structure (que + subjunctive/infinitive)

  ➔ A dependent clause indicating purpose or timing, often using subjunctive or infinitive.

• On s'était dit des choses

  ➔ Reflexive verb in imperfect tense (s'était dit)

  ➔ Uses imperfect tense of a reflexive verb to indicate an ongoing or repeated past action.

• Que l'on ne tiendra pas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with negation (ne + tiendra pas)

  ➔ Expresses a wish or doubt using subjunctive with negation.