Tu Te Vas – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Manu Chao, Laeti
• Album: Viva Tu

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of "Tu Te Vas" by Manu Chao and Laeti, a song that beautifully blends French and Spanish to capture the universal experience of love and heartbreak. Learn how simple melodies can convey profound feelings and discover the art of expressing complex emotions with grace.

[English]

Living without you is living dying

Living like this, I don't recommend it

And so I keep insisting

Living without you is dying wanting

When you leave

I will never return

I will never return

When you leave

I will never return

When you leave

Singing for you is like getting thorns

If that pain contaminates you

It will be my voice that is already out of tune

Singing for you is my ruinous drug

Living without you is getting thorns

The money barely calms me

I will never return

Everywhere I see your smile

I will never return

I must fulfill my dreams

I will never return

I sing my pain and I forget

That I will never return

Remember us

Despite the love, I put some distance

Some distance

A song, the tears flow

Despite the love, I put some distance

Some distance

When you leave

When you leave

Living without you is running away

Chasing your shadow, the one I invent

Does it even matter to you?

Living without you, like a marriage

It's not just a question of love

You know it very well

I will do everything to keep you safe

Everything will be fine

I don't want to go back into the trap

No, never again

Just give me a glimmer of hope

When you leave

I take you with me

I did my best

To make your life easier

It's up to you to make your choice

The money barely calms me

I will never return

Everywhere I see your smile

I will never return

I must fulfill my dreams

I will never return

I sing my pain and I forget

That I will never return

When you leave

Living without you is my dexedrine

You hit me harder than cocaine

That bursts you through the toilet

Living without you is getting thorns

When you leave

I will never return

Everywhere I see your smile

I will never return

I must fulfill my dreams

I will never return

I sing my pain and I forget

That I will never return

Remember us

Despite the love, I put some distance

Some distance

A song, the tears flow

Despite the love, I put some distance

Some distance

The money barely calms me

I will never return

Everywhere I see your smile

I will never return

I must fulfill my dreams

I will never return

I sing my pain and I forget

That I will never return

When you leave

I will never return

Everywhere I see your smile

I will never return

I must fulfill my dreams

I will never return

I sing my pain and I forget

That I will never return

...

[French]

Vivir sin ti es vivir muriendo

Vivir asi, no lo recomiendo

Y asi que asi, yo sigo insistiendo

Vivir sin ti es morir queriendo

Cuando tú te vas

J'reviendrai jamais

J'reviendrai jamais

Cuando tú te vas

J'reviendrai jamais

Cuando tú te vas

Cantar pa ti es clavarme espinas

Si ese dolor se te contamina

Sera' mi voz que ya desafina

Cantar pa ti es mi droga ruina

Vivir sin ti es clavarme espinas

La moula m'apaise a peine

J'reviendrai jamais

Partout je vois ton sourire

J'reviendrai jamais

Je dois exaucer mes rêves

J'reviendrai jamais

Je chante ma peine et j'oublie

Que j'reviendrai jamais

Souviens-toi de nous

Malgre le love j'ai mis d'la distance

D'la distance

Une chanson, les larmes coulent

Malgre le love j'ai mis d'la distance

D'la distance

Cuando tú te vas

Cuando tú te vas

Vivir sin ti es salir corriendo

A por tu sombra, la que yo me invento

Sera que a ti te importa un pimiento

Vivir sin ti, como un casamiento

Non c'n'est pas qu'une question d'amour

Tu l'sais tres bien

Je f'rai tout pour t'mettre a l'abri

Tout ira bien

J'veux plus retourner dans le piege

Non, plus jamais

Donne-moi juste une lueur d'espoir

Cuando tú te vas

J't'emmene

Moi j'ai fait de mon mieux

Pour te faciliter la vie

A toi de faire ton choix

La moula m'apaise a peine

J'reviendrai jamais

Partout je vois ton sourire

J'reviendrai jamais

Je dois exaucer mes rêves

J'reviendrai jamais

Je chante ma peine et j'oublie

Que j'reviendrai jamais

Cuando tú te vas

Vivir sin ti es mi dexedrina

Me pones mas que la cocaina

Que te revienta por la letrina

Vivir sin ti es clavarme espinas

Cuando tú te vas

J'reviendrai jamais

Partout je vois ton sourire

J'reviendrai jamais

Je dois exaucer mes rêves

J'reviendrai jamais

Je chante ma peine et j'oublie

Que j'reviendrai jamais

Souviens-toi de nous

Malgre le love j'ai mis d'la distance

D'la distance

Une chanson, les larmes coulent

Malgre le love j'ai mis d'la distance

D'la distance

La moula m'apaise a peine

J'reviendrai jamais

Partout je vois ton sourire

J'reviendrai jamais

Je dois exaucer mes rêves

J'reviendrai jamais

Je chante ma peine et j'oublie

Que j'reviendrai jamais

Cuando tú te vas

J'reviendrai jamais

Partout je vois ton sourire

J'reviendrai jamais

Je dois exaucer mes rêves

J'reviendrai jamais

Je chante ma peine et j'oublie

Que j'reviendrai jamais

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vivir /biˈbiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ A1	verb - to die
recomendar /re.ko.menˈdaɾ/ B1	verb - to recommend
insistir /in.sisˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to insist
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to sing
clavar /klaˈβaɾ/ B2	verb - to nail, to pierce
espina /esˈpi.na/ B1	noun - thorn, spine
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
contaminar /kon.ta.miˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to contaminate, to pollute
voz /bos/ A2	noun - voice
droga /ˈdɾo.ɣa/ B1	noun - drug
ruina /ˈrwi.na/ B2	noun - ruin, destruction
correr /koˈreɾ/ A1	verb - to run
sombra /ˈsom.bɾa/ A2	noun - shadow
inventar /in.benˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to invent
casamiento /ka.sa.ˈmjen.to/ B2	noun - wedding, marriage
amour /a.muʁ/ A1	noun - love
larmes /laʁm/ A2	noun - tears
sourire /su.ʁiʁ/ A2	noun - smile
rêves /rɛv/ B1	noun - dreams