Sur Une Échelle Lyrics in English by MPL

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On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how much pain you have?

If it's too hard, I'll call the hospital right away

On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how you hope

That your great-great-grandchildren don't know war?

On a scale of 1 to 10, the chances of seeing each other again

They're not very big and you know it as well as I do

We won't tell each other but we're both thinking about it

This all obviously seems like goodbyes

You would have wanted me to introduce you to a girl, but I came alone

You would have received her like a queen

You would have told him how beautiful you were too

Winking at me

On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how scared you are

When you're all alone and you think you hear your hour strike?

On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how you remember?

Jams for snacks, summer and cousins?

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give you the highest score

For the grandmother that you were, but I can see that you don't care

I would have liked to stay again but I think I have to go back

Life calls me and you know how to not keep it waiting

You would have wanted me to introduce you to a girl, but I came alone

You would have received her like a queen

You would have told him how beautiful you were too

Winking at me

On a scale of 1 to 10, I see myself as a child

On a scale of 1 to 10, we walked while singing

'There was a little shepherdess who went to the market

Three steps ahead, three steps behind and three steps to the side'

You would have wanted me to introduce you to a girl, but I came alone

You would have received her like a queen

You would have told him how beautiful you were too

Winking at me

On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how much pain you have?

If it's too hard, I'll call the hospital right away

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arrière-arrière-petits-enfants — great-great-grandchildren

Arrière-arrière-petits-enfants literally translates to "great-great-grandchildren". It's a compound word that beautifully illustrates the French way of extending family terms.

In the song, the narrator asks, "Que tes arrière-arrière-petits-enfants ne connaissent pas la guerre?" (That your great-great-grandchildren don't know war?). This word is particularly poignant as it evokes a deep sense of hope for future generations, making it both unique and emotionally resonant.

MPL's "Sur Une Échelle" is a really touching and honest song, seemingly a conversation with an aging loved one, perhaps a grandmother. The singer uses a 1-to-10 scale to ask some pretty heavy questions, like "Sur une échelle de 1 à 10, dis-moi comment t'as mal?" [On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how much pain you're in?] and "Sur une échelle de 1 à 10, dis-moi comment t'as peur?" [On a scale of 1 to 10, tell me how scared you are?]. It feels like a final visit, with lines like "Tout ça ressemble de toute évidence à des adieux" [All of this clearly looks like goodbyes].

There's a bittersweet nostalgia as he remembers childhood, singing a nursery rhyme together: "'Il était une petite bergère qui allait au marché / Trois pas devant, trois pas derrière et trois pas sur le côté'" [There once was a little shepherdess who went to the market / Three steps forward, three steps back and three steps to the side]. He also expresses a regret, saying "T'aurais voulu que je te présente une fille, mais je suis venu seul" [You would have wanted me to introduce you to a girl, but I came alone]. It's a beautiful, poignant reflection on love, memory, and the difficult goodbyes we all face.

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