Yalla viens – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: VERNIS ROUGE
• Album: Corps sauvages

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "Yalla viens" by Vernis Rouge, a song that captures the complex emotions of early romance through its ethereal pop soundscape and evocative lyrics. The track offers a unique blend of ASMR-like production and orchestral grandeur, inviting listeners to explore themes of indecision and desire.

[English]

It seems like we weren't part of this crowd

It seems you didn't know I was full of love

And you leave, far from me

I act as if it doesn't affect me

And I leave (leave, leave), far from you (you, you)

As if life didn't want me

Tell me, tell me, tell me do you want me?

Tell me, tell me, tell me what do you want from me?

Tell me you want me, tell me what do you want from me?

Tell me if you want me or not, tell me if I should stay here?

...

It seems you didn't want me to turn back

It seems you thought I was ready for anything forever

And I come, close to you

Act as if it were the first step

And you come (come, come), close to me (me, me)

As if it were the very first time

Tell me, tell me, tell me do you want me?

Tell me, tell me, tell me what do you want from me?

Tell me you want me, tell me what do you want from me?

Tell me if you want me or not, tell me if I should stay here?

...

Come

Yalla come

Come

Come

Come

Yalla come

Yalla come

Come

Come

Yalla come

Yalla come

Come

...

Tell me, tell me

Tell me do you want me?

Tell me, tell me

Tell me if I should stay here

...

[French]

À croire qu'il ne s'agissait pas de nous dans cette foule

À croire que tu ne savais pas que j'étais pleine d'amour

Et tu pars, loin de moi

Je fais comme si ça ne m'atteignait pas

Et je pars pars (pars, pars), loin de toi (toi, toi)

Comme si la vie ne me voulait pas

Dis-moi, dis-moi, dis-moi tu me veux toi?

Dis-moi, dis-moi, dis-moi tu me veux quoi?

Dis-moi tu me veux toi, dis-moi tu me veux quoi?

Dis-moi tu me veux ou pas, dis-moi si je reste là?

À croire que tu ne voulais pas que je fasse demi-tour

À croire que tu me pensais prête à tout pour toujours

Et je viens, près de toi

Fais comme si c'était le premier pas

Et tu viens (viens, viens), près de moi (moi, moi)

Comme si c'était la toute première fois

Dis-moi, dis-moi, dis-moi tu me veux toi

Dis-moi, dis-moi, dis-moi tu me veux quoi?

Dis-moi tu me veux toi, dis-moi tu me veux quoi?

Dis-moi tu me veux ou pas, dis-moi si je reste là?

Viens

Yalla viens

Viens

Viens

Viens

Yalla viens

Yalla viens

Viens

Viens

Yalla viens

Yalla viens

Viens

Dis-moi, dis-moi

Dis-moi tu me veux toi

Dis-moi, dis-moi

Dis-moi si je reste là

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
croire /kʁwaʁ/ B1	verb - to believe
partir /paʁtiʁ/ A2	verb - to leave
vouloir /vulwaʁ/ A2	verb - to want
amour /amuʁ/ A1	noun - love
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
premier /pʁəmje/ A2	adjective - first
dis-moi /di mwa/ A2	phrase - tell me
près /pʁɛ/ A2	adverb - near
tout /tu/ A1	adjective - all
demi-tour /dəmi tuʁ/ B2	noun - U-turn
pensais /pɑ̃sɛ/ B1	verb - thought (past tense of think)
prête /pʁɛt/ B1	adjective - ready
veux /vø/ A1	verb - want (present tense of vouloir)
là /la/ A1	adverb - there
viens /vjɛ̃/ A1	verb - come (present tense of venir)

Key Grammar Structures

• À croire qu'il ne s'agissait pas de nous dans cette foule

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "à croire que"

  ➔ "À croire que" expresses doubt or disbelief. When used with a negative clause, the subjunctive is often used to emphasize the uncertainty or disbelief. Here, "s'agissait" is in the imperfect subjunctive.

• À croire que tu ne voulais pas que je fasse demi-tour

  ➔ Subjunctive after "vouloir que"

  ➔ "Vouloir que" followed by a person necessitates the subjunctive. "Fasse" is the present subjunctive of the verb "faire".

• Fais comme si c'était le premier pas

  ➔ "Comme si" followed by the imperfect subjunctive

  ➔ "Comme si" introduces a hypothetical situation that is contrary to fact. It's always followed by the imperfect subjunctive or pluperfect subjunctive depending on the nuance. Here, "c'était" is the imperfect subjunctive of "être".

• Dis-moi tu me veux toi

  ➔ Omission of "est-ce que" or inversion for questions

  ➔ In informal French, it is common to form a question by simply raising the intonation at the end of the sentence. The standard "est-ce que" or verb-subject inversion is often omitted, especially in spoken language.