Ma Douleur, Ma Peine Lyrics in English Christophe Maé

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ma Douleur, Ma Peine by Christophe Maé from French to English.

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

who won't let me go

It's true I suffer in silence

But I know that someday

I'll end up taking her down

She calms down then hits me again

But I know I'll get her

It's true I spat at the sky

I cursed that lack of luck, yeah, that bad luck

And the day when all I'll leave her

will be my skin on the bones

She drops by once night falls

when I'm feeling blue

I tell her go jump

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

who won't let me go

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

Please let me go

Yeah it's true, it's true sometimes

I lose patience and I hate being

head-first inside this skin

A bit like the mistral that blows all year

Yeah it sends a chill down my spine

She tricks me, yeah she leads me on

It goes boom boom boom like a sick thought

She finally moves, no it's about time

Go drown in the Seine

She drops by once night falls

To keep hope alive I tell her go jump

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

who won't let me go

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

Please let me go

I'm begging you let me go

wherever I go

day or night

You, my pain yeah, you my bitterness

We tame each other then we leave

And that fear that's biding its time

I tell it 'go jump'

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

who won't let me go

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

who won't let me go

You, my pain, my sorrow

who doesn't leave me

You, my painful refrain

Please let me go

I'm begging you let me go

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SONG MEANING

Christophe Maé turns his private storm into a sing-along anthem in “Ma Douleur, Ma Peine.” From the very first line, he treats pain like an unwanted roommate that keeps banging on the door at midnight: “Toi, ma douleur, ma peine, qui ne me quitte pas.” The lyrics read like a tug-of-war between despair and defiance. One moment he’s crushed by a relentless ache, the next he’s spitting at the sky, daring his sorrow to go jump in the Seine. The imagery of the cold mistral wind, sleepless nights, and a racing heartbeat (“boum boum boum”) paints a vivid picture of anxiety that just refuses to loosen its grip.

Yet the song is anything but hopeless. Beneath the bluesy swing and catchy chorus lies a fierce determination to outlast the gloom. Maé keeps repeating that one day he will “avoir sa peau” – literally “skin it alive,” French slang for defeating something once and for all. Each chorus becomes a mini pep talk, a reminder that even the darkest feelings can be talked back into the night. By personifying pain and arguing with it, he shows learners that naming your fears is the first step to sending them packing. The result is a bittersweet, foot-tapping hymn to resilience that turns vulnerability into strength.

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