La Poupée Lyrics in English Christophe Maé

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Poupée by Christophe Maé from French to English.

Eyes lost in space

She watches me walk by

In the hollow of her wrinkles

I tripped

It hurts my gut

Her lovely busted face

Like a pale star

Just inches from falling

She drags on a cigarette butt lit a hundred times

When I reach out my hand through the smoke

She was so pretty, my doll

She whom the angels had forgotten

And if we'd looked at her a bit

Maybe

Winter wouldn't have broken her

One foot in the void

She's moved away

She loses her balance

Between two salty tears

There's kind of an acid taste

That haunts her kisses

She says she's lucid

Never settling down again

She drags on a cigarette butt lit a hundred times

When I reach out my hand through the smoke

She was so pretty, my doll

She whom the angels had forgotten

And if we'd looked at her a bit

Maybe

Winter wouldn't have broken her

And your heart in winter, I keep it warm

While waiting for the sun to return

And if mine spends the winter warm

Know that I'm watching over you

She was so pretty, my doll

She whom the angels had forgotten

And if we'd looked at her a bit

Maybe

Winter wouldn't have broken her

She was so pretty, my doll

She whom the angels had forgotten

And if we, if we'd looked at her a bit

Maybe

Winter wouldn't have broken her

Maybe

Winter's already lasted too long

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SONG MEANING

Christophe Maé paints a bittersweet street-corner scene in “La Poupée.” The “doll” of the title is not a toy, but a once-radiant woman now worn down by life: her empty stare, chain-lit cigarette and “broken face” reveal scars both visible and hidden. As the singer watches her teeter on the edge of despair, he imagines the harsh “winter” that has frozen her dreams, and he wonders if a little warmth, attention and kindness from those around her could have saved her sparkle.

Beneath the catchy melody lies a message about fragility and compassion. The narrator reaches out his hand through the smoke, vowing to keep her heart warm until the sun returns — a poetic promise that hope can survive even the coldest season. “La Poupée” invites us to look up from our daily rush, notice the people society overlooks, and become the warmth that helps them make it through their personal winters.

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Christophe Maé La Poupée Lyrics