Maintenant Lyrics in English Vianney , Renaud

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maintenant by Vianney from French to English.

I've packed my bag a hundred times

Never sure I'm in the right place

I look at the world and I don't get used to it

Vile and sublime at once

I ask myself a thousand questions a day

I'm a third of the way

Is growing old

Worth the detour?

We wanna leave a mark on history

Devour the world, haunt memories

The ego strays, so we fall

Through the mirror

From young and docile, we end up fossils

Is thinking about tomorrow useful

Or pointless?

I'm ready to fight another thousand years

And I'll do it for my kids

I used to never be scared

Then I became a parent

I'm scared of the future

Not for mine but for theirs

Not the ties but the worst

Seas rise, flowers fade

The elders teach us

The kids p*ss them off

And none of that'll change

The student's done, the dreams are done

Done with the "hey dad"

You who've lived a thousand lives

What d'you say?

Is life lived up in Paradise

Or down here?

Now, but not later

Cherish the moment, sweep the past away

Some wanna grow old

That's a mistake, you gotta live better

Now, but not later

Cherish people, sweep regrets away

Some wanna grow old

Me, I don't have the time

All the better

I've packed my bag a hundred times

One day they'll do it for me

And I won't even know it

But that'll be the last time

I never think about it, yet I should

Yet I know I'm gonna cry

If I've lived nothing by then

Let me be forgiven

Throw me away if I rejected

What's the point of the power of words

If it doesn't serve the duty to love

To keep the rush of my youth

To keep my heart lit

Tell me the secret

It's now, not later

Cherish the moment, sweep the past away

Some wanna grow old

That's a mistake, you gotta live better

Now, but not later

Cherish people, sweep regrets away

Some wanna grow old

Me, I don't have the time

All the better

Some wanna grow old

I wanna leave

Happy

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SONG MEANING

Packing and unpacking a metaphorical backpack, Vianney and iconic singer Renaud invite us on a soul-searching road trip. They stare at a world that is both “immense and sublime,” wrestle with ego, and wonder if chasing fame or a long life is worth the hassle. Along the way, they poke fun at humanity’s mirror maze: we start off young and obedient, end up fossils, and spend half the journey asking, “Is planning for tomorrow genius or pointless?”

The chorus lands like a friendly slap: stop counting candles, start living better now. Parenthood, climate worries, and generational friction all raise the stakes, but the remedy stays simple—cherish the moment, love people fiercely, ditch regrets, and let go of the dream of merely getting old. In the end, the song is a bright reminder that happiness is not about owning more years, it is about squeezing every drop out of the minutes we already have.

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