T’Aimer Encore – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Florent Pagny

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Florent Pagny's "T'Aimer Encore." This poignant French pop ballad, rich with sincere lyrics and a powerful message of resilience, offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of the French language. Discover how Pagny's personal story of love and hope, expressed through Vianney's touching words, makes this song a truly special and inspiring piece for any language learner.

[English]

I'll take the tears and the pain

I'll take the doubts

I'll accept that living on might cost me

Me coûte

I'll take the ugliness and the forgetting

I'll take the trembling

I'll accept no longer being able to sing

Chanter

I still have so much to say

So many gestures to make you smile

I want to love you still

I want to love you still

Let death wait

I want to love you still

I want to give so much more

Than I've received

May the devil ignore me

I want to love you still

I want to see grandchildren

In their wild races

And tell them about the good times

In Spanish

I ask nothing of the good Lord

Just a little more time in your hands

I want to love you still

I want to love you still

Let death wait

I want to love you still

I want to give so much more

Than I've received

May the devil ignore me

I want to love you still

And I stay right here

Yes, I stay right here

I hold on to my family

My hands don't tremble

And I stay right here

Yes, I stay right here

For you

I want to love you still

I want to love you still

Let death wait

I want to love you still

I want to give so much more

Than I've received

May the devil ignore me

I want to love you still

I want to love you still

I want to give so much more

Than I've received

May the devil ignore me

I want to love you still

And I stay right here

For you

[French]

Je veux bien les larmes et la douleur

Je veux bien les doutes

Je veux bien que vivre encore

Me coûte

Je veux bien la laideur et l'oubli

Je veux bien trembler

Je veux bien ne plus pouvoir

Chanter

Il me reste tant de choses à dire

Tant de gestes pour te faire sourire

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Qu'elle attende la mort

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux donner bien plus

Que ce que j'ai reçu

Que le diable m'ignore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux voir les enfants des enfants

Dans des courses folles

Et leur parler du bon temps

En espagnol

Au bon Dieu j'ne demande rien

Rien qu'un peu de temps dans tes mains

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Qu'elle attende la mort

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux donner bien plus

Que ce que j'ai reçu

Que le diable m'ignore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Et je reste là

Oui, je reste là

Je me tiens aux miens

Mes mains ne tremblent pas

Et je reste là

Oui, je reste là

Pour toi

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Qu'elle attende la mort

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux donner bien plus

Que ce que j'ai reçu

Que le diable m'ignore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Je veux donner bien plus

Que ce que j'ai reçu

Que le diable m'ignore

Je veux t'aimer encore

Et je reste là

Pour toi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aimer /eme/ A1	verb - to love
douleur /duˈlœʁ/ A2	noun - pain
doutes /dut/ A2	noun - doubts
vivre /viʁvʁ/ A1	verb - to live
coûte /kut/ A2	verb - costs
laideur /ledyʁ/ B1	noun - ugliness
oubli /ubi/ B1	noun - forgetfulness
trembler /tʁɑ̃ble/ A2	verb - to tremble
chanter /ʃɑ̃te/ A1	verb - to sing
gestes /ʒɛst/ A2	noun - gestures
sourire /suʁiʁ/ A1	verb - to smile
attende /aˈtɑ̃d/ B2	verb - waits
mort /mɔʁ/ A2	noun - death
diable /djabl/ B1	noun - devil
enfants /ɑ̃fɑ̃/ A1	noun - children
parler /paʁle/ A1	verb - to speak
espagnol /ɛsˈpaɲɔl/ A1	noun - Spanish
demande /dəmɑ̃d/ A2	verb - asks
mains /mɛ̃/ A1	noun - hands

Key Grammar Structures

• Je veux bien les larmes et la douleur

  ➔ Present tense with 'vouloir bien'

  ➔ The verb 'veux' (from 'vouloir') is in the present tense, and 'bien' is used to express acceptance or willingness.

• Il me reste tant de choses à dire

  ➔ Impersonal construction with 'il' and infinitive

  ➔ The phrase uses 'il' as an impersonal subject, followed by the verb 'reste' and the infinitive 'dire' to express an indefinite idea.

• Je veux t'aimer encore

  ➔ Present tense with object pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'veux' is in the present tense, and 't'' is an object pronoun referring to 'te' (you).

• Qu'elle attende la mort

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que'

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used after 'que' to express a wish or uncertainty, here 'attende' (waits).

• Je veux donner bien plus

  ➔ Adverb 'bien' with comparative

  ➔ The adverb 'bien' is used to emphasize 'plus' (more), indicating a higher degree of comparison.

• Que le diable m'ignore

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que'

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used after 'que' to express a wish, here 'm'ignore' (ignores me).

• Et je reste là

  ➔ Present tense with adverbial phrase

  ➔ The verb 'reste' is in the present tense, and 'là' functions as an adverbial phrase indicating location.

• Pour toi

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'pour'

  ➔ The preposition 'pour' is used to indicate the beneficiary or purpose, here 'toi' (you).