Tour De France Lyrics in English Claudio Capéo

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tour De France by Claudio Capéo from French to English.

I love your Burgundy wines

That tell me stories

Your little cheap wines that stick

And smell of the terroir

I wrap myself in your sleeve

I dream of your tropics

I love your Sundays so much

Your countryside and your circuses

With you we feel free

Equal and brotherly

And even when you get me drunk

I cling to your eyes

All on the fourteenth of July

You shine with a thousand lights

We're all on the lookout

The kids, the grown-ups, the old

Every time I wanna leave

Travel, see the world

I come back for your smile

My France, you taught me everything

We can go all around the world

Visit Vienna or Florence

Love brunettes or blondes

We never get around France

I love your little squares

Picard and then pétanque

Sit on your terraces

Or mint syrup

You taste like partying

Your dreams speak loud

You've got so many facets

And so many backdrops

With you we never get bored

You've got your little temper

When we step on your toes

You raise your fist in the air

United we're stronger

Even when we fight each other

We yell at each other, so what

We stay united

Every time I wanna leave

Travel, see the world

I come back for your smile

My France, you taught me everything

We can go all around the world

Visit Vienna or Florence

Love brunettes or blondes

We never get around France

There's always a piece of you

That we love, that we prefer

Where we feel at home

A little patch of land

Brittany's very pretty

And Finistere's really beautiful

And when Alsace wins you over

You don't go back

Every time I wanna leave

Travel, see the world

I come back for your smile

My France, you taught me everything

We can go all around the world

Visit Vienna or Florence

Love brunettes or blondes

We never get around France

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SONG MEANING

“Tour De France” is Claudio Capéo’s heartfelt postcard to his homeland. Through vivid snapshots – the Bourgogne wines that “tell stories,” lazy games of pétanque in sunny squares, the scent of mint syrup on a café terrace – he invites us on a sensory road-trip across France. Each line celebrates a different flavor, sound, or landscape: tropical dreams in overseas territories, circus tents in the countryside, fireworks on 14 July. Capéo reminds us that in France you feel libre, égal, fraternel – free, equal, brotherly – even when the nation argues or raises its fist in protest.

The chorus delivers the core message: you can circle the globe, fall for Vienna or Florence, brunettes or blondes, yet “on n’fait jamais le tour de France” – you can never truly finish touring France. Its regions are endless mosaics of character, always leaving a “little piece” still to discover and love. The song is both patriotic anthem and travel diary, blending affection, humor, and pride to say: wherever you roam, France’s smile keeps calling you home.

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Claudio Capéo Tour De France Lyrics