{"id":27283,"date":"2017-07-08T12:57:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T10:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27283"},"modified":"2017-11-06T15:05:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:05:59","slug":"comme-dhabitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/comme-dhabitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Comme d’habitude"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claude Fran\u00e7ois is one of the most iconic of French singer-songwriters of the 1960s. Emerging in the heyday of French rock and roll,\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois gained popularity from performing popular American songs in French during his early career. He was known for his fluffy blonde hair, long eyelashes..and for his somewhat difficult personality.<\/p>\n

One of Fran\u00e7ois’s early successes was the song “Si j’avais un marteau,” which is a literal translation of the American folk song “If I Had a Hammer.” But soon\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois gained fame for his own songs. His most famous song (co-written with Jacques Revaux) is perhaps “Comme d’habitude,” which literally means “as usual.” However, the English-speaking world might know this song more popularly as “My Way,” which was adapted by Paul Anka and made famous by Frank Sinatra. Many English listeners might also know\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois’s song “Parce que je t’aime, mon enfant” (“Because I Love You, My Child”), which was adapted by Elvis Presley as “My Boy.”<\/p>\n

Unfortunately,\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois died at the age of thirty-nine in a freak accident in 1978. But despite his early death, he is remained a much loved figure in French culture and many musicians continue to reinterpret and cover his music.<\/p>\n

Take a look at Claude\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois’s original “Comme d’habitude” below, and compare the original French lyrics with their English adaptation.<\/p>\n

Comme d’habitude<\/em><\/p>\n

Je me l\u00e8ve<\/em>
\nEt je te bouscule\u00a0<\/em>
\nTu ne te r\u00e9veilles pas<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nSur toi je remonte le drap<\/em>
\nJ’ai peur que tu aies froid<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nMa main caresse tes cheveux<\/em>
\nPresque malgr\u00e9 moi<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nMais toi tu me tournes le dos<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nAlors je m’habille tr\u00e8s vite<\/em>
\nJe sors de la chambre<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nTout seul je bois mon caf\u00e9<\/em>
\nJe suis en retard<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nSans bruit je quitte la maison<\/em>
\nTout est gris dehors<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nJ’ai froid, je rel\u00e8ve mon col<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nToute la journ\u00e9e<\/em>
\nJe vais jouer \u00e0 faire semblant<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nJe vais sourire<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nJe vais m\u00eame rire<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nEnfin je vais vivre<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nEt puis le jour s’en ira<\/em>
\nMoi je reviendrai<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em>
\nTu seras sortie<\/em>
\npas encore rentr\u00e9e <\/em><\/p>\n

comme d’habitude<\/em>
\nTout seul j’irai me coucher<\/em>
\nDans ce grand lit froid <\/em><\/p>\n

comme d’habitude<\/em>
\nMes larmes, je les cacherai<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em><\/p>\n

Comme d’habitude, <\/em><\/p>\n

m\u00eame la nuit<\/em>
\nJe vais jouer \u00e0 faire semblant<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude tu rentreras<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude je t’attendrai<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude tu me souriras<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em><\/p>\n

Comme d’habitude tu te d\u00e9shabilleras<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude tu te coucheras<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude on s’embrassera<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude<\/em><\/p>\n

Comme d’habitude on fera semblant<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude on fera l’amour<\/em>
\nComme d’habitude on fera semblant<\/em><\/p>\n

“As Usual”<\/p>\n

I get out of bed
\nAnd I bump into you
\nIt doesn’t wake you up
\nAs usual
\nI pull the sheet up
\nOver you
\nAfraid you might be cold
\nAs usual
\nMy hand
\nStrokes your hair
\nAlmost unwillingly
\nAs usual
\nBut you
\nYou turn your back on me
\nAs usual
\nAnd then
\nI dress up quickly
\nI get out of the room
\nAs usual
\nAll on my own
\nI drink my coffee
\nI’m late at work
\nAs usual
\nWithout a noise
\nI leave the house
\nIt’s all grey outside
\nAs usual
\nI’m cold
\nI turn up my collar
\nAs usual
\nAs usual
\nAll day long
\nLike it’s a game
\nI’ll be pretending
\nAs usual
\nI’ll be smiling
\nYeah, as usual
\nI’ll even be laughing
\nAs usual
\nI’ll live at last
\nYeah, as usual
\nAnd then
\nDay will go
\nBut I’ll come back
\nAs usual
\nYou
\nYou’ll be out already
\nNot home yet
\nAs usual
\nAll on my own
\nI’ll go to sleep
\nIn this big cold bed
\nAs usual
\nMy tears
\nI will cover
\nAs usual
\nAs usual
\nEven at night
\nLike it’s a game
\nI’ll be pretending
\nAs usual
\nYou’ll come back home
\nAs usual
\nI’ll be waiting
\nAs usual
\nYou’ll be smiling at me
\nYeah, as usual
\nAs usual
\nYou’ll get undressed
\nAs usual
\nYou’ll go to bed
\nYeah, as usual
\nAnd we’ll kiss
\nAs usual
\nAs usual
\nWe will pretend
\nYeah, as usual
\nWe’ll make love
\nYeah, as usual
\nWe will pretend
\nYeah, as usual..<\/p>\n