Le Petit Guépard Lyrics in English Carla Bruni
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Petit Guépard by Carla Bruni from French to English.
C'était au début de l'hiver
It was at the beginning of winter
Par un dimanche ensoleillé
On a sunny Sunday
Que j'ai croisé mon petit guépard
That I crossed paths with my little cheetah
Enchaîné, enchaîné
Chained up, chained up
Il était debout dans sa cage
He was standing in his cage
Comme un joli petit fauve blessé
Like a beautiful little wounded beast
Et j'ai senti trembler sa rage
And I felt his rage trembling
Sa beauté, sa beauté
His beauty, his beauty
J'le veux pour moi, ce petit guépard
I want him for myself, this little cheetah
Je vais le voler sous vos yeux
I'm going to steal him right before your eyes
Je vais le cajoler pour voir
I'm going to cuddle him to see
Et j'vais le rendre heureux
And I'm going to make him happy
Rendre heureux-eux-eux
Make him happy-happy-happy
Il est à moi, ce petit guépard
He belongs to me, this little cheetah
J'sais comment l'amadouer
I know how to tame him
J'vais l'envelopper de douceur
I'm going to envelop him with sweetness
Afin qu'il se couche à mes pieds
So that he lies down at my feet
À mes pieds
At my feet
J'ai recueilli le petit guépard
I rescued the little cheetah
Je lui ai donné de quoi rêver
I gave him something to dream about
De quoi se prélasser au soir
Something to lounge around in the evening
Ronronner, ronronner
Purring, purring
Il était comme un coq en pâte
He was like a pampered rooster
J'croyais bien l'avoir dompté
I thought I had tamed him well
Mais les griffes au bout de ses pâtes
But the claws at the end of his paws
Aiguisées, Aiguisées
Sharpened, sharpened
Ça mord, ça griffe le petit guépard
It bites, it scratches, the little cheetah
Ça crache un air de liberté
It spits out an air of freedom
Ça ne veut pas rester tranquille et se faire caresser
It doesn't want to stay still and be caressed
caresser hey hey hey
Caressed, hey hey hey
Ça veut s'enfuir les petits guépards
It wants to escape, the little cheetahs
Ça cherche encore l'inespéré
It's still searching for the unexpected
Et quelque soit notre douceur
And no matter how gentle we are
Jamais ils se couchent à nos pieds
They never lie down at our feet
À nos pieds
At our feet
Mon homme m'a dit, ton petit guépard
My man told me, your little cheetah
N'a pas bien l'air apprivoisé
Doesn't seem well tamed
Et puis je n'aime pas son regard
And I don't like the look in his eyes
Affamé, affamé
Hungry, hungry
Un de ces jours, il va vouloir
One of these days, he's going to want
Comme un repas te dévorer
To devour you like a meal
C'est dans ses gènes dans son histoire
It's in his genes, in his history
C'est écrit chérie, c'est plié
It's written, darling, it's a done deal
J'ai libéré mon petit guépard
I set my little cheetah free
Son allure de boxeur brisé
His boxer-like appearance broken
Et sa silhouette comme une jaguar
And his silhouette like a jaguar
Toute en lignes allongées, allongées hey hey hey
All in elongated lines, elongated, hey hey hey
Je regretterai mon petit guépard
I will miss my little cheetah
Et sa jolie fourrure mouchetée
And his beautiful speckled fur
Et l'inquiétude dans son regard
And the worry in his eyes
Quand parfois il m'aimait
When sometimes he loved me
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Albin De La Simone, Carla Bruni
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