Reviens pour l'hiver – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Barbara Pravi

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the evocative French song 'Reviens pour l'hiver' by Barbara Pravi. Through its melancholic melodies and poetic lyrics, you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of autumn in Paris and explore themes of love and longing, offering a beautiful glimpse into the nuances of the French language and emotional expression.

[English]

How beautiful autumn is in Paris

It's raining, multicolored leaves

And the sun hibernates like a bear

I am alone and my heart is gray

I hear others laughing outside

And, before my tired eyes, it races

And this is what missing you feels like

Dragging myself around foolishly with my arms hanging

Wearing three sweaters but still shivering inside

And watching time go by

Please

Come back for the winter when the night will eat the day

Please, for the winter

Oh, you need to know

I'm not going to lie to you, this cold without love depresses me

I will wait, if I must, forever

We'll lie down without thinking, a little when we want

And our two bodies will mix their solitude

On our skin, our fingers will run

This game will draw in the sheets infidelities to habits

But right now I hurt too much in the pit of my stomach

I hold grudges and my tears avalanche

The Earth seems mundane and emptier than a full moon on a Sunday

Please

Come back for the winter when the night will eat the day

Please, for the winter

Oh, you need to know

I'm not going to lie to you, this cold without love depresses me

I will wait, if I must, forever

Please

Come back for the winter when the night will eat the day

Please, for the winter

Oh, you need to know

I'm not going to lie to you, this cold without love depresses me

I will wait, as always

...

[French]

Comme c'est beau l'automne à Paris

Il pleut, des feuilles multicolores

Et, le soleil hiberne comme un ours

Moi je suis seule et j'ai le coeur gris

J'entends, les autres rirent au dehors

Et, devant mes yeux las il fait la course

Et ça ressemble à ça le manque de toi

Me trimballer bêtement les bras balants

Porter trois pulls mais frissonner dedans

Et regarder tourner le temps

S'il te plaît

Reviens pour l'hiver lorsque la nuit mangera le jour

S'il te plaît, pour l'hiver

Oh faut que tu saches

Je vais pas te mentir ça me déprime, ce froid sans amour

J'attendrai, si il faut, pour toujours

On se couchera sans réfléchir, un peu quand on le voudra

Et, nos deux corps mêleront leur solitude

Sur nos peaux nos doigts qu'on fera courir

Ce jeu dessinera dans les draps des infidélités aux habitudes

Mais là j'ai bien trop mal dans le creux du bide

Je me rancune et mes larmes s'avalanchent

La Terre me semble banale et plus vide que la pleine lune un dimanche

S'il te plaît

Reviens pour l'hiver lorsque la nuit mangera le jour

S'il te plaît, pour l'hiver

Oh faut que tu saches

Je vais pas te mentir ça me déprime, ce froid sans amour

J'attendrai, si il faut, pour toujours

S'il te plaît

Reviens pour l'hiver lorsque la nuit mangera le jour

S'il te plaît, pour l'hiver

Oh faut que tu saches

Je vais pas te mentir ça me déprime, ce froid sans amour

J'attendrai, comme toujours

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beau /bo/ A2	adjective - beautiful
automne /ɔtɔn/ B1	noun - autumn
pleuvoir /plœvwaʁ/ B2	verb - to rain
feuille /fœj/ A2	noun - leaf
soleil /sɔlɛj/ A2	noun - sun
hiberner /ibɛʁne/ B2	verb - to hibernate
coeur /kœʁ/ A2	noun - heart
rire /ʁiʁ/ A2	verb - to laugh
manger /mɑ̃ʒe/ A2	verb - to eat
jour /ʒuʁ/ A1	noun - day
nuit /nɥi/ A1	noun - night
froid /fʁwa/ B1	noun - cold adjective - cold
amour /amuʁ/ A2	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• Reviens pour l'hiver lorsque la nuit mangera le jour

  ➔ Subordinate clause with future tense ('l'hiver' + 'lorsque' + present tense) indicating a future condition

  ➔ 'lorsque' introduces a subordinate clause indicating time, and the verb in the clause is in the present tense to refer to a future event.

• Porter trois pulls mais frissonner dedans

  ➔ Use of 'porter' + number + noun to express 'wearing multiple items'; 'mais' introduces contrast, followed by an infinitive verb ('frissonner') to express simultaneous actions

  ➔ 'porter' + quantity + item indicates the act of wearing multiple items; 'mais' is used for contrast; the infinitive 'frissonner' shows the action happening simultaneously.

• J'attendrai, si il faut, pour toujours

  ➔ Future tense of 'attendre' ('j'attendrai') with a conditional phrase ('si il faut') to express willingness to wait indefinitely

  ➔ 'j'attendrai' is the future tense of 'attendre', indicating the act of waiting; 'si il faut' is a conditional phrase meaning 'if necessary,' combined to show willingness to wait indefinitely.

• Et, nos deux corps mêleront leur solitude

  ➔ Futur tense of 'mêler' ('mêleront') with possessive pronouns ('nos', 'leur') showing future action and possession

  ➔ 'mêleront' is the future tense of 'mêler', meaning 'will mix' or 'will intertwine'; 'nos' and 'leur' are possessive pronouns showing that the bodies and their solitude will be merged in the future.