Champs Elysées Lyrics in English Zaz

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Champs Elysées by Zaz from French to English.

I was strolling down the avenue, heart wide open to the unknown

I felt like saying hello to anybody

Anybody, and it was you, I told you just anything

All it took was talking to you to win you over

On the Champs-Elysées

In the sun, in the rain, at noon or at midnight

There's everything you want on the Champs-Elysées

You told me "I've got a date in a basement with some crazies

Who live with a guitar in hand, from evening till morning"

So I went with you, we sang, we danced

And we didn't even think about kissing

On the Champs-Elysées

In the sun, in the rain, at noon or at midnight

There's everything you want on the Champs-Elysées

Last night two strangers and this morning on the avenue

Two lovers all dizzy from the long night

And from the Étoile to the Concorde, an orchestra with a thousand strings

All the birds at break of day sing love

On the Champs-Elysées

In the sun, in the rain, at noon or at midnight

There's everything you want on the Champs-Elysées

On the Champs-Elysées

In the sun, in the rain, at noon or at midnight

There's everything you want on the Champs-Elysées

On the Champs-Elysées

In the sun, in the rain, at noon or at midnight

There's everything you want on the Champs-Elysées

On the Champs-Elysées

In the sun, in the rain, or at midnight

There's everything you want on the Champs-Elysées

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t'apprivoiser — to tame you / to win you over

T'apprivoiser comes from the verb apprivoiser, which literally means "to tame" an animal. It's a charming and somewhat unexpected word to use in the context of meeting someone.

In the song, the singer uses it metaphorically to describe the process of getting to know someone and winning them over. It implies a gentle, gradual approach to forming a connection, making it a very endearing and memorable word in this romantic Parisian setting.

Picture yourself strolling down Paris’s most famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysées, with an open heart and a curious smile. The singer starts her walk ready to greet anyone, and fate answers when she bumps into a stranger who quickly feels like a friend. Together they dive into the lively underground music scene, singing and dancing until they forget everything else. The repeating chorus reminds us that the Champs-Elysées has “everything you want” — rain or shine, noon or midnight — turning the avenue into a symbol of endless possibilities.

By sunrise, two complete strangers have become a dizzy pair of new lovers, surrounded by birds, street musicians, and the magic of Paris. The song celebrates spontaneity, music, and the simple joy of meeting someone who changes your day, or even your life. Listening to it feels like taking a joyful, carefree walk where every corner holds a new adventure — proof that romance and wonder can bloom at any moment on the Champs-Elysées.

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Zaz Champs Elysées Lyrics