Quoi Qu'on Dise Lyrics in English by Bénabar
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quoi Qu'on Dise by Bénabar from French to English.
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Quoi qu'on dise
Whatever we say
On l'évite entre deux tourments, je précise
We avoid it between two torments, I specify
Qu'on est surtout, anciens enfants
That we are, above all, former children
Qu'on rassure
That we reassure
Parce qu'on a la gueule de l'emploi
Because we look the part
On joue les durs
We act tough
Le plus souvent, on assure pas
Most often, we don't deliver
Quoi qu'on dise
Whatever we say
On accorde trop d'importance
We give too much importance
À des sottises
To foolish things
On rentre le ventre, on bombe le torse
We suck in our stomachs, we puff out our chests
Quoi qu'j'en dise
Whatever I say about it
J'ai pas fini La Recherche du Temps Perdu
I haven't finished In Search of Lost Time
Faut qu'j'te dise
I have to tell you
J'ai pas commencé non plus
I haven't started either
Quoi qu'on fasse
Whatever we do
On est des menteurs sincères et efficaces
We are sincere and effective liars
Des acteurs sur fond vert
Actors on a green screen
Quoi qu'il se passe
Whatever happens
Faut nous croire sur parole
You have to take our word for it
Dans la glace
In the mirror
On se donne le beau rôle
We give ourselves the good role
Quoi qu'on dise
Whatever we say
On a tous peur du noir
We're all afraid of the dark
On balise
We freak out
Y a bien des fantômes dans les placards
There are indeed ghosts in the closets
Quoi qu'on dise
Whatever we say
L'essentiel, c'est pas d'participer
The main thing isn't to participate
Ça, c'est c'que disent
That's what say
Ceux qui arrivent les premiers
Those who arrive first
Quoi qu'on fasse
Whatever we do
On est des menteurs sincères et efficaces
We are sincere and effective liars
Des acteurs sur fond vert
Actors on a green screen
Quoi qu'il se passe
Whatever happens
Faut nous croire sur parole
You have to take our word for it
Dans la glace
In the mirror
On se donne le beau rôle
We give ourselves the good role
Quoi qu'on dise
Whatever we say
On dévale tous la même pente
We all go down the same slope
Et on se brise
And we break
Les os, le cœur dans la descente
Our bones, our hearts on the way down
Quoi qu'on dise
Whatever we say
On a vraiment besoin les uns des autres
We really need each other
Sauf méprise
Unless I'm mistaken
Y a jamais personne qui la remonte
Nobody ever goes back up it
Quoi qu'on fasse
Whatever we do
On est des menteurs sincères et efficaces
We are sincere and effective liars
Des acteurs sur fond vert
Actors on a green screen
Quoi qu'il se passe
Whatever happens
Faut nous croire sur parole
You have to take our word for it
Dans la glace
In the mirror
On se donne le beau rôle
We give ourselves the good role
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sottises — nonsense / foolishness
Sottises translates to "nonsense" or "foolishness". It's a charmingly old-fashioned word that isn't heard as frequently in everyday conversation or popular music, making it stand out.
In the song, Bénabar uses it to reflect on how much importance we often give to trivial matters: "On accorde trop d'importance à des sottises" (We give too much importance to foolishness). This word perfectly captures the song's introspective and slightly cynical tone about human behavior.
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