Je Vis Pour Elle – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Andrea Bocelli, Kendji Girac
• Album: Vivre…

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and “Je Vis Pour Elle” offers a unique opportunity to engage with both French and Italian. The song's beautiful melody and heartfelt lyrics about a passionate devotion to music make it a captivating piece. By listening, you can appreciate the poetic nuances of both languages and the emotive power of a timeless classic reinterpreted by two distinct voices.

[English]

I've lived for her as long as you've known

The first time I met her

I don't remember how, but

She entered me and stayed there

I live for her because she makes

my soul vibrate strongly

I live for her and it's not a burden

I've lived for her forever

Whether she tears me apart or is tender

She sketches us after love

a rainbow in our room

She is music, and on some days

when our hearts become too heavy

she's the only one who can help us

She is a muse that invites us

She will always live in me

Through a piano, death is

From afar, I live for her

I live for her day after day

when her chords melt into me

it's my most beautiful love story

It's a fist that never hurts

I live for her, I know it makes me

travel from city to city

suffer a little, but at least I live

I would be lost without her

I live for her inside hotels

I am sad and I call her

I live for her in the vortex

through my voice

it expands and creates love

I live for her, I have nothing else

and how many others I will meet

who, like me, have it written on their faces

I live for her

I live for her

On a stage or against a wall

She still resembles us, you see

even in a hard tomorrow

I still exist, I know why

Every day a conquest

the protagonist will always be her

I live for her because now

I have no other way out

Because music, you know

Honestly, I've never betrayed it

She is music, she has wings

She gave me the key to the sky

which finally opens the doors of the sun

I exist because of her

I live for her, the music

I exist for her

She is unique, I live it

She is you and me

I live for her

I live for her

...

[French]

Vivo per lei da quando sai

La prima volta l'ho incontrata

Non mi ricordo come ma

Mi é entrata dentro e c'é restata

Vivo per lei perché mi fa

Vibrare forte l'anima

Vivo per lei e non è un peso

Je vis pour elle depuis toujours

Qu'elle me déchire ou qu'elle soit tendre

Elle nous dessine après l'amour

Un arc-en-ciel dans notre chambre

Elle est musique et certains jours

Quand notre cœur se fait trop lourd

Elle est la seule à pouvoir nous porter secours

E' una musa che ci invita

Elle vivra toujours en moi

Attraverso un pianoforte la morte è

Lontana io vivo per lei

Je vis pour elle jour après jour

Quand ses accords en moi se fondent

C'est ma plus belle histoire d'amour

E un pugno che non fa mai male

Vivo per lei lo so mi fa

Girare di città in città

Soffrire un po ma almeno io vivo

Je serais perdue sans elle

Vivo per lei dentro gli hotels

Je suis triste et je l'appelle

Vivo per lei nel vortice

Attraverso la mia voce

Si espande e amore produce

Vivo per lei nient'altro ho

E quanti altri incontrerò

Che come me hanno scritto in viso

Io vivo per lei

Io vivo per lei

Sopra un palco o contro ad un muro

Elle nous ressemble encore tu vois

Anche in un domani duro

J'existe encore je sais pourquoi

Ogni giorno una conquista

La protagonista sarà sempre lei

Vivo per lei perché oramai

Io non ha altra via d'uscita

Perche la musica lo sai

Davvero non l'ho mai tradita

Elle est musique, elle a des ailes

Elle m'a donné la clef du ciel

Qui m'ouvre enfin les portes du soleil

J'existe par elle

Vivo per lei la musica

J'existe pour elle

Vivo per lei è unica lo vivo

Elle est toi et moi

Io vivo per lei

Io vivo per lei

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vivo /ˈvi.vo/ A1	verb - I live
lei /leɪ/ A1	noun - her
musica /ˈmu.zɪ.kə/ A2	noun - music
cuore /ˈkwɔ.re/ A2	noun - heart
amore /aˈmo.re/ A2	noun - love
vita /ˈvi.ta/ A2	noun - life
sogni /ˈsoɲ.ɲi/ B1	noun - dreams
forte /ˈfɔr.te/ B1	adjective - strong
bello /ˈbɛl.lo/ B1	adjective - beautiful
musa /ˈmu.za/ B2	noun - muse
arc-en-ciel /aʁ.kɑ̃.sjɛl/ B2	noun - rainbow
chiave /ˈkja.ve/ B2	noun - key
sorriso /soˈri.zo/ B2	noun - smile
giorno /ˈdʒor.no/ B2	noun - day
storia /ˈstɔ.ri.a/ B2	noun - story
incontrare /in.konˈtra.re/ B2	verb - to meet
tradire /traˈdi.re/ C1	verb - to betray

Key Grammar Structures

• Vivo per lei da quando sai La prima volta l'ho incontrata

  ➔ Present Tense (Vivo), Past Definite (ho incontrata)

  ➔ "Vivo" is the first person singular present tense of "vivere" (to live). "ho incontrata" is the past definite form of "incontrare" (to meet) using the auxiliary verb "avere" (to have).

• Vivo per lei perché mi fa Vibrare forte l'anima

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (mi fa vibrare)

  ➔ "mi fa vibrare" uses the causative "fare" + infinitive construction. While not strictly subjunctive in form, it conveys a similar idea of causing something to happen. It's similar to saying "she makes my soul vibrate".

• Je vis pour elle depuis toujours Qu'elle me déchire ou qu'elle soit tendre

  ➔ Present Tense (vis), Subjunctive (qu'elle me déchire, qu'elle soit)

  ➔ "Je vis" is the present tense of the verb "vivre" (to live). The subjunctive is used after "que" when expressing a wish, doubt, or uncertainty. Here, it expresses a hypothetical situation.

• Elle nous ressemble encore tu vois Anche in un domani duro

  ➔ Pronoun agreement (Elle nous ressemble), Future tense implied (un domani duro)

  ➔ "Elle nous ressemble" shows the correct agreement between the pronoun "elle" and the verb "ressembler". "un domani duro" implies a future time - a hard tomorrow.

• Elle est musique, elle a des ailes Elle m'a donné la clef du ciel

  ➔ Past indefinite/Passé Composé (m'a donné)

  ➔ "m'a donné" is the passé composé of the verb "donner" (to give), indicating a completed action in the past with relevance to the present. The direct object pronoun "m'" is placed before the auxiliary verb "a".