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Toujours vivant, rassurez vous 00:07
Toujours la banane toujours debout 00:10
J'suis retapé, remis sur pieds 00:14
Droit sur mes guibolles ressuscité 00:17
Tous ceux qui tombent autour de moi 00:21
C'est l'hécatombe, c'est Guernica 00:24
Tous ceux qui tombent, tombent à tour de bras 00:27
Et moi je suis toujours là 00:32
Toujours vivant, rassurez vous 00:34
Toujours la banane, toujours debout 00:38
Il est pas né ou mal barré 00:41
Le crétin qui voudra m'enterrer 00:45
J'fais plus les télés, j'ai même pas internet 00:48
Arrêté de parler aus radios, aux gazettes 00:51
Ils m'ont cru disparu, on me croit oublié 00:55
Dites à ces trous du cul, j'continue d'chanter 00:58
Et puis tous ces chasseurs de primes 01:09
Paparazzis en embuscade 01:13
Qui me dépriment, et qui m'impriment 01:16
Que des ragots, que des salades 01:20
Toutes ces rumeurs sur ma santé 01:23
On va pas en faire une affaire 01:26
Et que celui qui n'a jamais titubé 01:30
Me jette la première bière 01:34
Toujours vivant, rassurez vous 01:37
Toujours la banane, toujours debout 01:40
Il est pas né ou mal barré 01:44
L'idiot qui voudrait m'remplacer 01:47
Je dois tout l'temps faire gaffe 01:51
Derrière chaque buisson 01:52
À tous ces photographes 01:54
Qui vous prennent pour des cons 01:56
Ceux là m'ont enterré 01:58
Un peu prématuré 01:59
Dîtes à ces enfoirés j'continue d'chanter 02:01
Mais je n'vous ai jamais oubliés 02:18
Et pour ceux à qui j'ai manqué 02:22
Vous les fidèles, je reviens vous dire merci 02:26
Vous m'avez manqué vous aussi 02:30
Trop content de vous retrouver 02:33
Je veux continuer nom de nom 02:36
Continuer à écrire et à chanter 02:39
Chanter pour tous les sauvageons 02:44
Toujours vivant, rassurez vous 02:46
Toujours la banane, toujours debout 02:50
Il est pas né ou mal barré 02:53
Le couillon qui voudra m'enterrer 02:57
Depuis quelques années, je me suis éloigné 03:00
Je vis près des lavandes sous les oliviers 03:03
Ils m'ont cru disparu, on me croit oublié 03:07
Ces trous du cul peuvent continuer d'baver 03:10
Moi sur mon p'tit chemin, j'continue d'chanter 03:14
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Toujours debout – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Renaud
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Dans mes cordes
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Lyrics & Translation

Discover "Toujours debout" by Renaud, a powerful song that signifies resilience and a direct response to those who had written him off. Through its lyrics and energetic delivery, listeners can feel Renaud's defiance and his deep appreciation for his fanbase, offering a window into the artist's personal journey and the enduring spirit of French chanson.

[English]
Still alive, rest assured
Still smiling, still standing
I've bounced back, back on my feet
Standing tall, resurrected
All those who fall around me
It's a massacre, it's Guernica
All those who fall, fall one after another
And I'm still here
Still alive, rest assured
Still smiling, still standing
He wasn't born or is poorly off
The fool who wants to bury me
I don't do TV anymore, I don't even have the internet
Stopped talking on the radio, in the papers
They thought I was gone, they think I'm forgotten
Tell those idiots, I keep singing
And all these bounty hunters
Paparazzi lying in wait
Who depress me, and who print
Only gossip, only nonsense
All these rumors about my health
We're not going to make a big deal out of it
And let he who has never stumbled
Throw me the first beer
Still alive, rest assured
Still smiling, still standing
He wasn't born or is poorly off
The idiot who would want to replace me
I always have to be careful
Behind every bush
From all these photographers
Who take you for fools
Those have buried me
A bit prematurely
Tell those bastards, I keep singing
But I've never forgotten you
And for those I've missed
You the faithful, I'm back to say thank you
I've missed you too
So happy to see you again
I want to keep going, for heaven's sake
Keep writing and singing
Singing for all the wild ones
Still alive, rest assured
Still smiling, still standing
He wasn't born or is poorly off
The fool who wants to bury me
For a few years, I've distanced myself
I live near the lavender under the olive trees
They thought I was gone, they think I'm forgotten
Those idiots can keep babbling
Me on my little path, I keep singing
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

vivant

/vi.vɑ̃/

B1
  • adjective
  • - living, alive

banane

/ba.nan/

A2
  • noun
  • - banana

debout

/də.bu/

A2
  • adverb
  • - standing, upright

retapé

/ʁə.ta.pe/

B2
  • verb (past participle)
  • - to fix up, repair

ressuscité

/ʁɛ.sys.si.te/

C1
  • verb (past participle)
  • - resurrected, brought back to life

tomber

/tɔ̃.be/

A2
  • verb
  • - to fall

hécatombe

/ɛk.a.tɔm/

C2
  • noun
  • - massacre, large-scale slaughter

mortes

/mɔʁt/

A2
  • noun
  • - deaths

chasseur

/ʃa.sœʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - hunter

papiers

/pa.pje/

A2
  • noun
  • - papers, documents

entrer

/ɑ̃.tʁe/

A1
  • verb
  • - to enter

merci

/mɛʁ.si/

A1
  • interjection
  • - thank you

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Toujours vivant, rassurez vous

    ➔ Present participle used as an adjective.

    ➔ The phrase "*Toujours vivant*" means "Always alive" and uses the present participle "vivant" to describe the subject.

  • Il est pas né ou mal barré

    ➔ Negation with 'ne...pas'.

    ➔ The phrase "*Il est pas né*" translates to "He is not born" using the negation structure.

  • Dites à ces trous du cul

    ➔ Imperative form.

    ➔ The phrase "*Dites à ces trous du cul*" means "Tell those assholes" and uses the imperative form to give a command.

  • Je veux continuer nom de nom

    ➔ Use of 'vouloir' to express desire.

    ➔ The phrase "*Je veux continuer*" means "I want to continue" and expresses a strong desire.

  • Chanter pour tous les sauvageons

    ➔ Infinitive used to express purpose.

    ➔ The phrase "*Chanter pour tous les sauvageons*" means "To sing for all the wild ones" and uses the infinitive to indicate purpose.

  • Je n'vous ai jamais oubliés

    ➔ Use of 'ne...jamais' for negation.

    ➔ The phrase "*Je n'vous ai jamais oubliés*" translates to "I have never forgotten you" using the negation structure.