Dernière Danse Lyrics in English by Slimane

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Dernière Danse by Slimane from French to English.

my sweet suffering

Why keep at it, you’re starting again

I’m just a nobody

Without him, I’m kinda paranoid

I wander alone in the subway

One last dance

To forget my huge pain

I wanna run away, start it all over

my sweet suffering

I shake the sky day and night

I dance with the wind, the rain

A little love, a touch of honey

And I dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance, dance

And in the noise, I run and I’m scared

Is it my turn

The pain comes back

All over Paris, I let go

And I fly away, fly, fly

Fly, fly, fly, fly

So much hope

On this path in your absence

I toil in vain

Without you my life’s just shiny scenery

Empty of meaning

I shake the sky day and night

I dance with the wind, the rain

A little love, a touch of honey

And I dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance, dance

And in the noise, I run and I’m scared

Is it my turn

The pain comes back

All over Paris, I let go

And I fly away, fly, fly

Fly, fly, fly, fly

In this sweet suffering

I’ve paid for every offense

Listen how huge my heart is

I’m a child of the world

I shake the sky day and night

I dance with the wind, the rain

A little love, a touch of honey

And I dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance, dance

And in the noise, I run and I’m scared

Is it my turn

The pain comes back

All over Paris, I let go

And I fly away, fly, fly

Fly, fly, fly, fly

I fly away

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déambule — to wander / to stroll

Déambuler is a poetic verb that means 'to wander' or 'to stroll'. It suggests walking without a specific destination, perfectly capturing a feeling of being lost in thought.

In the song, Slimane sings "Je déambule seul dans le métro" (I wander alone in the metro). This word paints a vivid picture of his loneliness and sorrow as he drifts aimlessly through the city, consumed by his 'douce souffrance' (sweet suffering).

This song throws you right into the middle of a massive heartbreak. The singer feels completely lost without someone, calling himself "un être sans importance" [a being without importance] and admitting, "Sans lui, je suis un peu paro" [Without him, I'm a bit paranoid/crazy]. His life has become "un décor qui brille / Vide de sens" [a shiny set / Empty of meaning]. To cope with this "peine immense" [immense sorrow], he has one solution: to dance.

But this isn't a fun night out. It's a desperate, almost magical act. He says, "Je remue le ciel le jour, la nuit / Je danse avec le vent, la pluie" [I move the sky day, night / I dance with the wind, the rain]. He uses the entire city of Paris as his stage, letting go and trying to fly away from his pain. It’s a powerful image of someone trying to escape their own suffering by dancing so hard they shake the heavens.

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Slimane Dernière Danse Lyrics