ta fête – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Stromae
• Album: Multitude

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuanced French language through Stromae's "Ta fête." This song uses wordplay to convey deeper meanings about life's ups and downs, making it a unique opportunity to understand cultural expressions and linguistic creativity.

[English]

It's that time

No more dancing now

Dance, don’t worry, you’re going to dance

Move yourself, but you’re going to get pushed around

Go crazy, but you’ll get beaten down

You want to party

Your mom also wants to throw you a party

The judge wants to have his fun with you

Everyone will celebrate you too

You go out too much, or so they say

They talk too much, that’s why your ears are ringing

Whose fault is it? It’s someone else’s fault

It’s others’ fault; you just have one wish

You want to party

Your mom also wants to throw you a party

The judge wants to have his fun with you

Everyone will celebrate you too

You want to party

Your mom also wants to throw you a party

The judge wants to have his fun with you

Everyone will celebrate you too

[French]

Il est l'heure

Fini l’heure de danser

Danse, t’inquiète pas tu vas danser

Balance-toi mais tu vas te faire balancer

Défonce-toi mais tu vas te faire défoncer

Tu aimerais faire ta fête

Ta mère veut te la faire aussi ta fête

Le juge voudrait te faire ta fête

Tout le monde te fera aussi ta fête

Tu sors trop, du moins c’est ce qu’ils disent

Ils parlent trop, c’est pourquoi tes oreilles sifflent

À qui la faute, c’est la faute à autrui

C’est les autres, toi tu n’a qu’une seule envie

Tu aimerais faire ta fête

Ta mère veut te la faire aussi ta fête

Le juge voudrait te faire ta fête

Tout le monde te fera aussi ta fête

Tu aimerais faire ta fête

Ta mère veut te la faire aussi ta fête

Le juge voudrait te faire ta fête

Tout le monde te fera aussi ta fête

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heure /œʁ/ A1	noun - hour; time
danser /dɑ̃se/ A1	verb - to dance
fête /fɛt/ A1	noun - party; celebration verb - to celebrate
mère /mɛʁ/ A1	noun - mother
juge /ʒyʒ/ A2	noun - judge verb - to judge
monde /mɔ̃d/ A1	noun - world; people
sortir /sɔʁtiʁ/ A2	verb - to go out; to exit
oreilles /ɔ.ʁɛj/ A2	noun - ears
faute /fot/ A2	noun - fault; mistake
envie /ɑ̃.vi/ B1	noun - desire; craving
balancer /balɑ̃se/ B1	verb - to swing; to throw
défoncer /defɔ̃se/ B2	verb - to break down; to destroy; to get high (slang)
siffler /sifle/ B1	verb - to whistle
autrui /otʁɥi/ C1	noun - others; other people

Key Grammar Structures

• Il est l'heure

  ➔ Present tense to indicate the current time.

  ➔ The phrase "Il est l'heure" translates to "It is time".

• Tu aimerais faire ta fête

  ➔ Conditional mood to express desire.

  ➔ The phrase "Tu aimerais" means "You would like".

• C’est les autres, toi tu n’as qu’une seule envie

  ➔ Use of negation and emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "toi tu n’as qu’une seule envie" emphasizes that you have only one desire.

• Tout le monde te fera aussi ta fête

  ➔ Future tense to indicate an action that will happen.

  ➔ The phrase "Tout le monde te fera" means "Everyone will do for you".