Reste – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: GIMS, Sting

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt "Reste," a collaboration between French artist GIMS and British icon Sting. This song, a blend of pop and R&B, delves into themes of love, commitment, and the fear of separation, using evocative imagery. Learning the French lyrics of "Reste" offers a beautiful insight into expressing deep emotions and can be a charming way to engage with the French language.

[English]

Like the moon, the night appears in my life

Like a spark, it sets fire under the rain

She made me the victim of my insomnia

And I wonder how I managed to hold on until now

And if I ever leave

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

Sometimes the moon hides in the clouds so high above me

Her beauty fell beyond my glances

But every morning leaves me wondering if she loves me still

I roll a dice and take my chances

I roll a dice and take my chances

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

Just like the rain, she plants a flower in the desert of my heart

Kill it with the zeal of sunlight

And as the hours pass, I pray for her returning to me

A lonely shadow in the moonlight

A lonely shadow in the moonlight

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

And behind each of your steps

I am here but you do not see me

Where is it-go-go-go (you do not see me)

Where is it-go-go-go (but I am here)

And behind each of your steps

I am here but you do not see me

Where is it-go-go-go (you do not see me)

Where is it-go-go-go (but I am here)

Like the red rose she placed on my chest

I prayed for fear that it would fly away and be ruined

She made me the victim of my insomnia

And I wonder how I managed to hold on until now

And if I ever leave

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh if you ever left

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh (A lonely shadow in the moonlight)

But where will you go-go-go if I ever leave?

It would make me eh-eh-eh (A lonely shadow in the moonlight)

Where-go-go-go (A lonely shadow in the moonlight)

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[French]

Comme la lune, la nuit apparaît dans ma vie

Comme une étincelle elle met le feu sous la pluie

Elle a fait de moi la victime de mes insomnies

Et je me demande comment j'ai fait pour tenir jusqu'ici

Et si jamais je m'en vais

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Sometimes the moon hides in the clouds so high above me

Her beauty fell beyond my glances

But every morning leaves me wondering if she loves me still

I roll a dice and take my chances

I roll a dice and take my chances

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Just like the rain she plants a flower in the desert of my heart

Kill it with the zeal of sunlight

And as the hours pass I pray for her returning to me

A lonely shadow in the moonlight

A lonely shadow in the moonlight

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Et derrière chacun de tes pas

Je suis là mais tu ne me vois pas

C'est où-où-où (tu ne me vois pas)

C'est où-où-où (mais je suis là)

Et derrière chacun de tes pas

Je suis là mais tu ne me vois pas

C'est où-où-où (tu ne me vois pas)

C'est où-où-où (mais je suis là)

Comme la rose rouge qu'elle a posée sur ma poitrine

J'ai prié de peur qu'elle s'envole et ne s'abîme

Elle a fait de moi la victime de mes insomnies

Et je me demande comment j'ai fait pour tenir jusqu'ici

Et si jamais je m'en vais

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh si jamais tu partais

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh (A lonely shadow in the Moonlight)

Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

Ça me rendrait eh-eh-eh (A lonely shadow in the Moonlight)

Où-où-où (A lonely shadow in the Moonlight)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lune /lyn/ B1	noun - moon
nuit /nɥi/ B1	noun - night
feu /fø/ B2	noun - fire
pluie /plɥi/ B1	noun - rain
victime /viktim/ B2	noun - victim
insomnie /ɛ̃sɔmni/ C1	noun - insomnia, inability to sleep
chance /ʃɑ̃s/ B2	noun - luck, chance
flower /ˈflaʊər/ B1	noun - flower
desert /ˈdɛzərt/ B2	noun - desert
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - heart
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B2	noun - shadow
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ C1	noun - moonlight
rose /roʊz/ B1	noun - rose

Key Grammar Structures

• Comme la lune, la nuit apparaît dans ma vie

  ➔ Use of the present tense form 'apparaît' to describe a current state or appearance.

  ➔ 'apparaît' is the third person singular present tense of 'apparaître', meaning 'to appear'.

• Je me demande comment j'ai fait pour tenir jusqu'ici

  ➔ Use of the reflexive pronoun 'me' and the present tense 'demande' to express a question or inquiry.

  ➔ 'demande' is the present tense of 'se demander', meaning 'to wonder' or 'ask oneself'.

• Mais tu iras où-où-où si jamais je m'en vais?

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'iras' to express a question about future location or action.

  ➔ 'iras' is the second person singular future tense of 'ir', meaning 'to go'.

• She plants a flower in the desert of my heart

  ➔ Use of the simple present 'plants' to describe a habitual or poetic action.

  ➔ 'plants' is the third person singular present tense of 'to plant', meaning 'to put a flower or seed in soil'.

• And as the hours pass I pray for her returning to me

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'pass' and the infinitive 'to return' to express ongoing actions and hope.

  ➔ 'pass' is the third person singular present tense of 'to pass', meaning 'to go by' or 'elapse'.

• C'est où-où-où (tu ne me vois pas)

  ➔ Use of 'où' (where) repeated for emphasis and the negation 'tu ne me vois pas' in present tense.

  ➔ 'où' is a question word meaning 'where', repeated for poetic emphasis, and 'tu ne me vois pas' is 'you don't see me' in present tense negative.