Avant Toi Lyrics in English by Calogero

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Avant Toi by Calogero from French to English.

C'est des jours entiers

It's days on end

Ployer sous un fardeau

Bent under a load

Jamais léger

Never light

Toujours courber le dos

Always hunched over

Avant toi

Before you

Avant toi laisse moi te dire que

Before you, let me say that

C'est traîner des pieds

It's dragging your feet

C'est exister à peine

It's barely living

Désespérer

Despairing

Que quelque chose advienne

That something might happen

Avant toi

Before you

Avant toi laisse moi te dire

Before you, let me say

Avant toi c'était quoi

Before you, what was it

Sinon un préambule

If not a preamble

Un long chemin de croix

A long ordeal

Puis tout bascule

Then everything flips

Avant toi c'était rien

Before you it was nothing

Ou si peu que mon corps

Or so little that my body

Avant toi se souvient

Before you remembers

De s'être senti mort

Of having felt dead

C'est se démener

It's struggling

Chanter dans le désert

Singing in the desert

Pour qui c'était

Who was it for

Tous ces vers, tous ces airs

All those lines, all those tunes

Avant toi

Before you

Avant toi laisse moi te dire

Before you, let me say

Avant toi c'était quoi

Before you, what was it

Une répétition

A rehearsal

De mots de gestes las

Of weary words and moves

Puis l'explosion

Then the explosion

Avant toi c'était rien

Before you it was nothing

Ou si peu que mes bras

Or so little that my arms

N'avaient jamais étreint

Had never hugged

Que du vide et du froid

Just emptiness and cold

Avant toi c'était quoi

Before you, what was it

Sinon un préambule

If not a preamble

Un long chemin de croix

A long ordeal

Puis tout bascule

Then everything flips

Avant toi c'était rien

Before you it was nothing

Ou si peu que mon corps

Or so little that my body

Avant toi se souvient

Before you remembers

De s'être senti mort

Of having felt dead

Avant toi c'était quoi

Before you, what was it

Juste une scène immense

Just a giant stage

Bien trop vaste pour moi

Way too vast for me

Et puis tout danse

And then it all dances

Avant toi c'était rien

Before you it was nothing

Ou si peu que ma vie

Or so little that my life

Commença le matin

Started the morning

Du jour où je te vis

Of the day I saw you

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"Avant Toi" by Calogero is a heartfelt song that delves into the transformative power of love. The lyrics express the profound impact of a significant other on one's life, describing how everything felt empty and cold before their presence. The song beautifully captures the feeling of finding true love and how it can completely change one's perspective, turning a mundane existence into a vibrant and meaningful journey. Through poetic verses and emotive melodies, Calogero conveys the idea that love has the ability to breathe new life into a once desolate existence, making every moment before it seem like a mere prelude to the joy and fulfillment that comes with finding that special someone.

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