Qui je suis – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Kyo
• Album: La part des lions

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective world of Kyo's "Qui je suis," a song that delves into the complexities of identity and the emotional impact of fame. Through its evocative French lyrics, listeners can gain insight into feelings of disorientation and the search for self in a rapidly changing world.

[English]

Thousands of outstretched arms

In the chaos of my arrival

My God, who am I?

...

I left my solitude behind

My home is like a vehicle

People swear, they shout as I pass by

...

I am lost forever in another life

I no longer know who I am

I shake a little, I pray

They used to care about me on my street

I'm judged in my country

...

At the top of the building

Shining under fake lights

I can't see my way anymore

...

Today I have so many friends

Where are those who saw me grow up?

I saw them all leave

I've lost myself forever in my future

I no longer know who I am

I shake a little, I pray

They used to care about me on my street

I'm judged in my country

Who am I?

I only go out at night

Today I'm afraid to live

Tomorrow I'm afraid of being forgotten

Oh well

I no longer know who I am

I shake a little, I pray

They used to care about me on my street

I'm judged in my country

Who am I?

I only go out at night

Today I'm afraid to live

Tomorrow I'm afraid of being forgotten

Oh well

...

[French]

Des milliers de bras tendus

Dans le vacarme de ma venue

Mon dieu qui je suis?

J'ai laissé ma solitude

Ma maison est un véhicule

Sur mon passage on jure, on crie

Je suis perdu à jamais dans une autre vie

Je n'sais plus qui je suis

Je tremble un peu, je prie

On m'aimait bien dans ma rue

On me juge dans mon pays

Tout en haut de l'édifice

Brillant sous les lumières factices

Je n'vois plus mon chemin

Aujourd'hui j'ai tant d'amis

Où sont ceux qui m'ont vu grandir?

Je les ai vus partir

Je m'suis perdu à jamais dans mon avenir

Je n'sais plus qui je suis

Je tremble un peu, je prie

On m'aimait bien dans ma rue

On me juge dans mon pays

Qui je suis?

Je sors seulement la nuit

Aujourd'hui j'ai peur de vivre

Demain j'aurai peur qu'on m'oublie

Tant pis

Je n'sais plus qui je suis

Je tremble un peu, je prie

On m'aimait bien dans ma rue

On me juge dans mon pays

Qui je suis?

Je sors seulement la nuit

Aujourd'hui j'ai peur de vivre

Demain j'aurai peur qu'on m'oublie

Tant pis

Key Grammar Structures

• Je n'sais plus qui je suis

  ➔ Negative form with "ne...pas" and interrogative "qui".

  ➔ The sentence expresses a negative statement questioning "who I am" using "ne...pas" to negate "sais".

• Ma maison est un véhicule

  ➔ Use of "est" (to be) indicating identity or equivalence.

  ➔ The verb "est" (is) links the subject to its complement, here equating "ma maison" with "un véhicule".

• Je tremble un peu, je prie

  ➔ Use of verbs "tremble" (to tremble) and "prie" (to pray) in present tense.

  ➔ The verbs describe physical and spiritual reactions occurring simultaneously, in the present tense.

• On me juge dans mon pays

  ➔ Use of "on" as an indefinite subject and "juge" (to judge) in present tense.

  ➔ The pronoun "on" functions as an impersonal subject, with "juge" indicating the action of judging happening in the present.

• Je sors seulement la nuit

  ➔ Use of "sors" (to go out) in present tense, with adverb "seulement" (only).

  ➔ The verb "sors" describes the action of going out, restricted to nighttime, emphasized by "seulement".

• Tant pis

  ➔ Expression of indifference or resignation.

  ➔ A phrase used to indicate acceptance of a situation with a sense of defeat or indifference.