Elles Dansent Lyrics in English by Bénabar
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Elles Dansent by Bénabar from French to English.
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Elle a poussé la table basse
She pushed the coffee table
Et monté le son à fond
And turned the volume all the way up
Il faut bien faire de la place
You really have to make some space
Pour virevolter dans un petit salon
To twirl around in a small living room
Des bonds sur le canapé
Jumps on the sofa
Sans complexe, elle se déchaîne
Without inhibition, she lets loose
Ce qui bloque, elle laisse aller
What blocks her, she lets go
Frustrations, remords, ce qui peine et freine
Frustrations, regrets, what hurts and holds back
Elle danse
She dances
Elle danse
She dances
Pour tout envoyer valser
To send everything flying
Elle pense
She thinks
Elle pense
She thinks
Qu'elle devrait plus souvent danser
That she should dance more often
Sa fille entrée par mégarde
Her daughter, who accidentally came in
Surjoue la consternation
Overplays her dismay
Les ados quand ils nous regardent
Teenagers when they look at us
Adorent lever les yeux au plafond
Love rolling their eyes to the ceiling
Elle grimace que c'est gênant
She grimaces that it's embarrassing
J'aime le sourire qu'elle retient
I love the smile she holds back
Elle ne résiste pas longtemps
She doesn't resist for long
Quand sa mère l'entraîne par la main, allez viens
When her mother pulls her by the hand, come on, come
Elles dansent
They dance
Elles dansent
They dance
Cette fois avec E, N, T
This time with E, N, T
Elles pensent
They think
Elles pensent
They think
Qu'elles devraient plus souvent danser
That they should dance more often
Le vieux voisin, chez lui, en face
The old neighbor, at his place, across the street
Espionne le ballet domestique
Spies on the domestic ballet
Même s'il entend surtout les basses
Even if he mostly hears the bass
Va pour se plaindre de la musique
Is about to complain about the music
Mais les deux folles qui s'agitent
But the two crazy women who are stirring
Ont l'air si libres si heureuses
Look so free, so happy
Qu'il en tape du pied en rythme
That he taps his foot to the rhythm
Les folies sont contagieuses
Follies are contagious
Il danse
He dances
Il danse
He dances
Lui ça s'appelle 'guincher'
For him, that's called 'guincher'
Il pense
He thinks
Il pense
He thinks
Qu'on devrait plus souvent danser
That we should dance more often
Elles dansent
They dance
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virevolter — to twirl / to spin around
Virevolter means 'to twirl' or 'to spin around'. It's a delightful and dynamic verb that evokes a sense of playful, energetic movement.
In the song, it's used to describe the mother's uninhibited dancing in her living room: "Pour virevolter dans un petit salon" (To twirl around in a small living room). This word perfectly captures the joyful and carefree spirit of the song, making it both memorable and enticing.
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