Ça Va Ça Va Lyrics in English Claudio Capéo

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ça Va Ça Va by Claudio Capéo from French to English.

To you, the girl who makes me so

Hard and so tender

Who knows how to talk to me

When I'm gone

When I don't wanna hear anything

When my heart's deaf

When my heart's heavy

Rains of pain

The blade dipped in steel

When I'm lost and everything chains me

Chorus 1

Sometimes my soul's caught

In nets that torment me

Sometimes my soul's grey

And if tonight you ask me

How it's going, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

On my planet

I'll answer you it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

So-so

The beers, the wines I drink in vain

Don't taste like partying

But as long as the heart beats, beats

It's fine, it's fine

Verse 1

To you, buddy

The only man who held my hand

When every day I messed things up

For the days after

You, who I know that even hurt

You're always there

To carry me

To shorten

My pain until I'm light

Chorus 2

Sometimes my soul's in crisis

My zest for life, I want it back

My happiness despises me

And if tonight you ask me

How it's going, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

On my planet

I'll answer you it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

So-so

The beers, the wines I drink in vain

Don't taste like partying

But as long as the heart beats, beats

It's fine, it's fine

Bridge

To those I've sometimes neglected

Maybe a little free

So I wouldn't bother

Me, the castaway

On my drunken boat

I've got no buoy

No distress flare

I'm no good at caresses

But if you ever ask me

When everything hurts me

Chorus 3

How it's going, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

On my planet

I'll answer you it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

So-so

The beers, the wines I drink in vain

Don't taste like partying

But as long as the heart beats, beats

It's fine, it's fine

How it's going, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

On my planet

I'll answer you it's fine, it's fine, it's fine

So-so

The beers, the wines I drink in vain

Don't taste like partying

But as long as the heart beats, beats

It's fine, it's fine

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SONG MEANING

“Ça Va Ça Va” is Claudio Capéo’s lively way of saying “I’m fine… sort of.” Behind the upbeat accordion and sing-along chorus, the French artist opens his heart to three groups of people: the girl who softens his rough edges, the loyal friend who never lets go of his hand, and everyone he may have overlooked along the way. To each of them he confesses that life can feel like a stormy sea, where beer tastes flat, joy hides, and his soul gets tangled in gloomy nets. Yet when they ask the classic French question “Ça va ?”, he reflexively answers “Ça va, ça va, ça va” – a triple-layered smile that only partly masks the weight he carries.

The song’s real message is tucked inside its refrain: “As long as the heart keeps beating, it’s going to be OK.” Capéo reminds us that even when we feel adrift, love, friendship, and simple human warmth keep us afloat. The tune celebrates vulnerability, gratitude, and resilience all at once – turning a casual greeting into an anthem of honest emotion and quiet hope.

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