Paradis Perdus

• By: Christine and the Queens
• Album: Chaleur Humaine

Lyrics:

[Français]

[English]

Là, dans ma veste de soie rose

There, in my pink silk jacket

Je déambule morose

I wander around gloomy

Le crépuscule est grandiose

The twilight is magnificent

Heartless

Heartless

How could you be so heartless?

How could you be so heartless?

...

...

Oh, how could you be so heartless?

Oh, how could you be so heartless?

...

...

Eh, oh how could you be so heartless?

Eh, oh how could you be so heartless?

Dandy, un peu maudit

Dandy, a bit cursed

Un peu vieilli

A bit aged

Dans ce luxe qui s'effondre

In this collapsing luxury

Te souviens-tu?

Do you remember?

Quand je chantais

When I sang

Dans les caves de Londres

In the basements of London

Un peu noyé

A bit drowned

Dans la fumée

In the smoke

Ce rock sophistiqué

This sophisticated rock

Toutes les nuits

Every night

Tu restais là

You stayed there

Heartless

Heartless

...

...

How could you be so heartless?

How could you be so heartless?

Oh, how could you be so heartless?

Oh, how could you be so heartless?

Eh, oh how could you be so heartless?

Eh, oh how could you be so heartless?

...

...

Bandit, un peu maudit

Bandit, a bit cursed

Un peu vieilli

A bit aged

Les musiciens sont ridés

The musicians are wrinkled

Et ce clavier

And this keyboard

Comme c'est joli

How pretty it is

J'essaie de me rappeler

I try to remember

Encore une fois

Once again

Les accords de

The chords of

Ce rock qui t'étonnait

This rock that amazed you

Comme les Anglais

Like the English

Heartless

Heartless

How could you be so heartless?

How could you be so heartless?

Oh, how could you be so heartless?

Oh, how could you be so heartless?

Eh, oh how could you be so heartless?

Eh, oh how could you be so heartless?

...

...

In the night

In the night

I hear them talk

I hear them talk

The colder story ever told

The coldest story ever told

Somewhere far along this road

Somewhere far along this road

He lost his soul

He lost his soul

To a woman so heartless

To a woman so heartless

...

...

How could you be so heartless?

How could you be so heartless?

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
veste /vɛst/ A2	noun - jacket
soie /swa/ A2	noun - silk
rose /ʁoz/ A1	adjective - pink noun - rose (flower)
déambule /de.ɑ̃.byl/ B2	verb - wander, stroll
morose /mɔ.ʁoz/ B2	adjective - gloomy, sullen
crépuscule /kʁe.pys.kyl/ B2	noun - twilight, dusk
grand /ɡʁɑ̃/ A2	adjective - large, big
dandy /dɑ̃.di/ B2	noun - dandy
maudit /mo.di/ B2	adjective - cursed, damned
vieilli /vje.ji/ B1	verb - aged, grown old
luxe /lyks/ B1	noun - luxury
effondre /e.fɔ̃dʁ/ B2	verb - collapse, crumble
cave /kav/ A2	noun - cellar
noyé /nwa.je/ B1	verb - drowned adjective - submerged, overwhelmed
fumée /fy.me/ A2	noun - smoke
sophistiqué /sɔ.fis.ti.ke/ B2	adjective - sophisticated
nuit /nɥi/ A1	noun - night
bandit /bɑ̃.di/ B1	noun - bandit, outlaw
ridé /ʁide/ B1	adjective - wrinkled
clavier /kla.vje/ A2	noun - keyboard
joli /ʒɔ.li/ A1	adjective - pretty, nice
rappeler /ʁa.ple/ B1	verb - to remember
accord /a.kɔʁ/ B1	noun - agreement, chord
étonner /e.tɔ.ne/ B2	verb - to surprise
froid /fʁwa/ A1	adjective - cold
âme /ɑm/ B2	noun - soul
histoire /is.twaʁ/ A2	noun - story

Grammar:

• Là, dans ma veste de soie rose

  ➔ Use of an adverb of place "là" at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis. Use of preposition "dans" to indicate location.

  ➔ The word "là" is used to emphasize the location, adding a sense of immediacy. "Dans ma veste" means "in my jacket," indicating the singer is wearing it.

• Te souviens-tu?

  ➔ Interrogative form using inversion with the reflexive verb "se souvenir". The "-tu" is added for euphony.

  ➔ "Te souviens-tu?" is a more formal way of asking "Do you remember?" The inversion of the pronoun and verb is a classic French interrogation structure.

• Quand je chantais Dans les caves de Londres

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense "chantais" to describe a recurring or habitual action in the past. Use of the preposition "dans" to indicate location within a space.

  ➔ "Chantais" indicates that the singer used to sing in the caves of London regularly. The imperfect tense helps to create a nostalgic atmosphere.

• Comme c'est joli

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence structure using "comme" + verb + subject to express admiration or surprise.

  ➔ "Comme c'est joli" literally translates to "How pretty it is!" It's a common way to express a feeling of beauty or attractiveness.

• J'essaie de me rappeler

  ➔ Use of the verb "essayer de" followed by an infinitive to express an attempt to do something. The reflexive pronoun "me" indicates that the action is being done to oneself.

  ➔ "J'essaie de me rappeler" means "I am trying to remember". The "me" is crucial because it's not just about remembering *something*, but remembering *for myself*.