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She Tells Me Dance – MIKA In French Posted by on Aug 17, 2016 in Culture, Music

La Musique is proven to help you learn languages. Having something to sing while you take a shower is a fun and easy way to improve even when you wouldn’t think you have the time and finding a song catchy enough to start singing without thinking about it is even better!

"MIKA" by Sophie Chappuy on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

MIKA” by Sophie Chappuy on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

There are many tubes français (French hits) that you can learn to help you be a hit at the next karaoke night. You should check out some of DJ Josh’s posts for des tubes en plus (even more hits). I’d like to share une chanson en français (a song in French) that I enjoy: une chanson from the singer MIKA.

If you’re unfamiliar with le star, he’s not actually French! He’s a British singer born in Lebanon, but he also sings in French and is a judge on The Voice in France. Out of his French songs, there’s one that seems to always trotte dans la tête (get stuck in my head).

Elle Me Dit
She tells me

It’s a simple song, but that makes it easier to sing along! The lyrics are about une famille typique (a typically family) and the usual, somewhat stereotypical, problems each member of the family faces. It’s a fun chanson that always leaves a smile on my face.

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Voici les paroles :

Elle me dit
Écris une chanson contente
Pas une chanson déprimante
Une chanson que tout le monde aime

She tells me
Write a happy song
Not a depressing song
A song that everyone loves

Elle me dit
Tu deviendras milliardaire
Tu auras de quoi être fier
Ne finis pas comme ton père

She tells me
You will become a billionaire
You’ll have a lot to be proud
Do not end up like your father

Elle me dit
Ne t’enferme pas dans ta chambre
Vas-y, secoue-toi et danse
Dis-moi c’est quoi ton problème

She tells me
Don’t shut yourself in your bedroom
Go ahead, shake yourself and dance
Tell me what your problem is

Elle me dit
Qu’est-ce que t’as ? t’as l’air coincé
T’es défoncé ou t’es gay ?
Tu finiras comme ton frère

She tells me
What’s up with you? you look uptight
You’re high or you’re gay?
You’ll end up like your brother

Elle me dit
 
She tells me

Elle me dit, c’est ta vie
Fais c’que tu veux, tant pis
Un jour tu comprendras
Un jour tu t’en voudras

She tells me, it’s your life
Do what you want, oh well
One day you’ll understand
One day you’ll regret it

Elle me dit, t’es trop nul
Sors un peu de ta bulle
Tu fais n’importe quoi
On dirait que t’aimes ça

She tells me, you’re a zero
Get out of your bubble
You do stupid things
Looks like you like that

Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie (x3)
Danse, danse, danse
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie (x3)
Danse, danse, danse
 
Why are you wasting your life (x3)
Dance, dance, dance
Why are you wasting your life (x3)
Dance, dance, dance

Elle me dit
Fais comme les autres garçons
Vas taper dans un ballon
Tu deviendras populaire

She tells me
Act like the other boys
Go kick a ball around
You will become popular

Elle me dit
Qu’est-ce tu fous sur Internet ?
Ca va pas bien dans ta tête
Regarde le temps que tu perds

She tells me
What are you doing on the internet
It’s not okay in your head
Look at the time you lose

Elle me dit
Pourquoi tu te plains tout le temps ?
On dirait que t’as huit ans
C’est pas comme ca que tu vas m’plaire

She tells me
Why do you complain all the time
You act like you’re eight years old
That’s not how you’ll make me happy

Elle me dit
Un jour je serais plus là
Mais c’est quand elle me dit ça
Qu’elle me dit un truc que j’aime

She tells me
One day I will be gone
But it’s when she says that
That she tells me something that I love

Elle me dit, c’est ta vie
Fais c’que tu veux, tant pis
Un jour tu comprendras
Un jour tu t’en voudras

She tellsme, it’s your life
Do what you want, oh well
One day you’ll understand
One day you’ll regret it

Elle me dit, t’es trop nul
Sors un peu de ta bulle
Tu fais n’importe quoi
On dirait que t’aimes ça

She tells me, you’re a zero
Get out of your bubble
You do stupid things
Looks like you like that

Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie (x3)
Danse, danse, danse
Elle me dit danse
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie (x3)
Danse, danse, danse
Elle me dit danse

Why are you wasting your life (x3)
Dance, dance, dance
She tells me dance
Why are you wasting your life (x3)
Dance, dance, dance
She tells me dance

Elle me dit
T’as pas encore des ch’veux blancs
Mais t’auras bientôt trente ans
Vaudrait mieux que tu te réveilles

She tells me
You don’t have white hair yet
But soon you’ll be thirty years old
You had better to wake up

Elle me dit
Tu es toujours un enfant
Tu ne seras jamais grand
Et moi je suis déjà vieille

She tells me
You’re still a child
You will never be grown
And I am already old

Elle me dit
Regarde un peu tes amis
Qu’est-ce qu’ils vont faire de leur vie ?
Il y a de quoi se foutre en l’air

She tells me
Look at your friends
What will they do with their lives
There is something to fuck up

Elle me dit
Oui un jour tu me tueras
Mais c’est quand elle me dit ça
Qu’elle me dit un truc que j’aime

She tells me
Yes one day you will kill me
But it’s when she says that
That she tells me something that I love

Elle me dit danse (x8)

She tells me dance (x8)

Elle me dit, c’est ta vie
Fais c’que tu veux, tant pis
Un jour tu comprendras
Un jour tu t’en voudras

She tells me, it’s your life
Do what you want, oh well
One day you’ll understand
One day you’ll regret it

Elle me dit, t’es trop nul
Sors un peu de ta bulle
Tu fais n’importe quoi
On dirait que t’aimes ça

She tells me, you’re a zero
Get out of your bubble
You do stupid things
Looks like you like that

Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie (x3)
Danse, danse, danse
Elle me dit danse
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie (x3)
Danse, danse, danse
Elle me dit danse

Why are you wasting your life (x3)
Dance, dance, dance
She tells me dance
Why are you wasting your life (x3)
Dance, dance, dance
She tells me dance

Translation from Lyrics Translate.

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About the Author: John Bauer

John Bauer is an enthusiast for all things language and travel. He currently lives in France where he's doing his Master's. John came to France four years ago knowing nothing about the language or the country, but through all the mistakes over the years, he's started figuring things out.