Ma Meilleure Ennemie – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Stromae, Pomme, Coldplay
• Album: Arcane Season 2 Extended Soundtrack, Arcane Season 2 Original Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Unlock the emotional depth of French with Stromae and Pomme's captivating "Ma Meilleure Ennemie"! This powerful song, featured in the hit series Arcane, beautifully illustrates the complexities of love and hate through poignant lyrics and a haunting melody. Learning the French in this track offers a unique opportunity to grasp nuanced expressions of conflicting emotions, making it a special and impactful way to immerse yourself in the language.

[English]

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

You're the best thing that ever happened to me

But also the worst thing that ever happened to me

The day I met you, I might have preferred

That day had never come (come)

The worst of blessings

The most beautiful of curses

I should stay away from you

But as the saying goes

"Better to be badly accompanied than alone"

You know what they say

"Stay close to your dearest friends"

But also

"Even closer to your adversaries"

But my best enemy, that’s you

Run from me, the worst is you and me

...

But if you’re still searching for my voice

Forget me, the worst is you and me

...

Why does your first name hurt me

When it just hides there in the air?

What emotion is this?

Hate or sweetness

When I hear your name?

I told you, "Don’t look back"

The past that follows you, wages war on you

But my best enemy, that’s you

Run from me, the worst is you and me

...

But my best enemy, that’s you

Run from me, the worst is you and me

...

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you

...

[French]

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

T'es la meilleure chose qui m'est arrivée

Mais aussi la pire chose qui m'est arrivée

Ce jour où je t'ai rencontrée, j'aurais peut-être préféré

Que ce jour ne soit jamais arrivé (arrivé)

La pire des bénédictions

La plus belle des malédictions

De toi j'devrais m'éloigner

Mais comme dit le dicton

"Plutôt qu'être seul, mieux vaut être mal accompagné"

Tu sais c'qu'on dit

"Sois près d'tes amis les plus chers"

Mais aussi

"Encore plus près d'tes adversaires"

Mais ma meilleure ennemie, c'est toi

Fuis-moi, le pire c'est toi et moi

Mais si tu cherches encore ma voix

Oublie-moi, le pire c'est toi et moi

Pourquoi ton prénom me blesse

Quand il se cache juste là dans l'espace?

C'est quelle émotion?

D'la haine ou la douceur

Quand j'entends ton prénom?

Je t'avais dit "ne regarde pas en arrière"

Le passé qui te suit, te fait la guerre

Mais ma meilleure ennemie, c'est toi

Fuis-moi, le pire c'est toi et moi

Mais ma meilleure ennemie, c'est toi

Fuis-moi, le pire c'est toi et moi

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aime /ɛm/ A1	verb - to love
hais /ɛ/ A2	verb - to hate
meilleure /mɛ.jœʁ/ A2	adjective - better, best
chose /ʃoz/ A1	noun - thing
pire /piʁ/ A2	adjective - worse, worst
jour /ʒuʁ/ A1	noun - day
bénédictions /be.ne.dik.sjɔ̃/ B2	noun - blessings
malédictions /ma.le.dik.sjɔ̃/ C1	noun - curses
éloigner /e.lwa.ɲe/ B1	verb - to move away, to distance oneself
seul /sœl/ A1	adjective - alone
amis /a.mi/ A1	noun - friends
chers /ʃɛʁ/ A2	adjective - dear, expensive
adversaires /ad.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/ B2	noun - adversaries, opponents
ennemi /ɑ̃.nə.mi/ A2	noun - enemy
fuis /fɥi/ B1	verb - flee
voix /vwa/ A2	noun - voice
blesse /blɛs/ B1	verb - to wound, to hurt
émotion /e.mɔ.sjɔ̃/ B1	noun - emotion
haine /ɛn/ B1	noun - hatred
douceur /du.sœʁ/ B2	noun - sweetness, gentleness
passé /pa.se/ A2	noun - past
guerre /ɡɛʁ/ A2	noun - war

Key Grammar Structures

• Je t'aime, je te hais, je t'aime, je te hais

  ➔ Present tense repetition

  ➔ The phrase "Je t'aime, je te hais" is repeated to emphasize the conflicting emotions of love and hate.

• T'es la meilleure chose qui m'est arrivée

  ➔ Present tense with 'être' and relative pronoun 'qui'

  ➔ The verb 'être' is used with the relative pronoun 'qui' to describe the subject as the best thing that happened.

• Mais aussi la pire chose qui m'est arrivée

  ➔ Adversative conjunction 'mais aussi' with relative pronoun

  ➔ The conjunction 'mais aussi' is used to contrast the previous statement, followed by the relative pronoun 'qui'.

• Ce jour où je t'ai rencontrée, j'aurais peut-être préféré

  ➔ Past tense with 'rencontrée' and conditional 'aurais préféré'

  ➔ The past tense 'rencontrée' describes the meeting, while 'aurais préféré' expresses a hypothetical preference.

• De toi j'devrais m'éloigner

  ➔ Contraction 'j'devrais' and reflexive verb 'm'éloigner'

  ➔ The contraction 'j'devrais' is a colloquial form of 'je devrais', and 'm'éloigner' is a reflexive verb meaning 'to distance myself'.