Ta main – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Grégoire

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Tu sais que j'ai du mal

You know I have a hard time

Encore à parler de toi

Still talking about you

Il paraît que c'est normal

It seems that it's normal

Y'a pas de règles dans ces jeux-là

There are no rules in these games

Tu sais j'ai la voix qui se serre

You know my voice tightens

Quand je te croise dans les photos

When I see you in the photos

Tu sais j'ai le cœur qui se perd

You know my heart gets lost

Je crois qu'il te pense un peu trop

I think it thinks of you a bit too much

C'est comme ça

That's how it is

C'est comme ça

That's how it is

J'aurais aimé tenir ta main un peu plus longtemps

I would have liked to hold your hand a little longer

J'aurais aimé tenir ta main un peu plus longtemps

I would have liked to hold your hand a little longer

J'aurais aimé que mon chagrin ne dure qu'un instant

I would have liked my sorrow to last just a moment

Et tu sais, j'espère au moins que tu m'entends

And you know, I at least hope you can hear me

C'est dur de briser le silence

It's hard to break the silence

Même dans les cris, même dans la fête

Even in the screams, even in the party

C'est dur de combattre l'absence

It's hard to fight the absence

Car cette conne n'en fait qu'à sa tête

Because that fool only does what she wants

Et personne ne peut comprendre

And no one can understand

On a chacun sa propre histoire

We each have our own story

On m'a dit qu'il fallait attendre

I was told to wait

Que la peine devienne dérisoire

For the pain to become trivial

C'est comme ça

That's how it is

C'est comme ça

That's how it is

J'aurais aimé tenir ta main un peu plus longtemps

I would have liked to hold your hand a little longer

J'aurais aimé tenir ta main un peu plus longtemps

I would have liked to hold your hand a little longer

J'aurais aimé que mon chagrin ne dure qu'un instant

I would have liked my sorrow to last just a moment

Et tu sais, j'espère au moins que tu m'entends

And you know, I at least hope you can hear me

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Je voulais te dire que j'étais fier

I wanted to tell you that I was proud

D'avoir été au moins un jour

To have been at least for one day

Un peu ton ami et ton frère

A bit your friend and your brother

Même si la vie a ces détours

Even if life has its twists

C'est comme ça

That's how it is

C'est comme ça

That's how it is

J'aurais aimé tenir ta main un peu plus longtemps

I would have liked to hold your hand a little longer

J'aurais aimé tenir ta main un peu plus longtemps

I would have liked to hold your hand a little longer

J'aurais aimé que mon chagrin ne dure qu'un instant

I would have liked my sorrow to last just a moment

Et tu sais, j'espère au moins que tu m'attends

And you know, I at least hope you are waiting for me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mal /mal/ A2	noun - harm, evil
parler /paʁle/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk
voix /vwa/ A1	noun - voice
cœur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
main /mɛ̃/ A1	noun - hand
aimer /ɛme/ A1	verb - to like, to love
chagrin /ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃/ B2	noun - sorrow, grief
durer /dyʁe/ A2	verb - to last, to endure
entendre /ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/ A2	verb - to hear
dur /dyʁ/ A2	adjective - hard, difficult
briser /bʁize/ B1	verb - to break, to shatter
silence /si.lɑ̃s/ A2	noun - silence
combattre /kɔ̃.batʁ/ B1	verb - to fight, to combat
absence /ap.sɑ̃s/ B1	noun - absence
attendre /a.tɑ̃dʁ/ A2	verb - to wait
fier /fjɛʁ/ B1	adjective - proud
frère /fʁɛʁ/ A1	noun - brother
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
détour /de.tuʁ/ B2	noun - detour, turning

Key Grammar Structures

• J'aurais aimé tenir ta main un peu plus longtemps

  ➔ Conditional perfect tense used to express regret about a past possibility.

  ➔ The phrase "J'aurais aimé" combines the conditional "aurais" (would have) with the past participle "aimé" (liked/wished), expressing a regret about not being able to do something.

• C'est dur de combattre l'absence

  ➔ Infinitive construction used after an adjective to express what is difficult.

  ➔ The phrase "C'est dur de" is a common way to say "it's hard to" and is followed by an infinitive verb.

• On a chacun sa propre histoire

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun "chacun" used with possessive adjective "sa" to indicate each person’s own story.

  ➔ The phrase "chacun sa propre histoire" emphasizes individual experiences, with "chacun" meaning "each one".

• Et personne ne peut comprendre

  ➔ Negation with "ne peut" (cannot) + infinitive "comprendre" to express inability.

  ➔ The phrase "ne peut comprendre" uses the negative "ne...pas" structure with "pouvoir" (can) to express inability to understand.

• Je voulais te dire que j'étais fier

  ➔ Imperfect tense "voulais" (wanted) used with "te dire" to express a past desire or intention.

  ➔ The verb "voulais" is the imperfect tense of "vouloir" (to want), used here to indicate a past desire.

• C'est comme ça

  ➔ Expression used to accept or acknowledge a situation, often meaning "that's just how it is."

  ➔ The phrase "C'est comme ça" is an idiomatic expression meaning "that's just how it is" or "that's how things are."