Paroles Paroles Lyrics in English Dalida , Alain Delon

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Paroles Paroles by Dalida from French to English.
It's strange
I don't know what's happening to me tonight
I look at you as if for the first time
More words, always words
The same words
I no longer know how to tell you
Nothing but words
But you're that beautiful love story I'll never stop reading
Easy words, fragile words, it was too beautiful
You're of yesterday and tomorrow
Far too beautiful
Forever my only truth
But the dream time is over
Memories fade too
When we forget them
You're like the wind that makes the violins sing
And carries away the scent of roses
Caramels, candies and chocolates
Sometimes, I don't understand you
Thanks, not for me
But you can give them to another
Who loves the wind and the scent of roses
As for me, tender words wrapped in sweetness
Land on my lips but never on my heart
One more word
Words, words, words
Listen to me
Words, words, words
Please
Words, words, words
I swear to you
Words, words, words, words
Words, still words you scatter to the wind
That's my fate, talking to you
Talking to you like the first time
More words, always words
The same words
How I'd love you to understand me
Nothing but words
To listen to me just once
Magic words, tactical words
That ring false
You're my forbidden dream
Yes, so false
My only torment and my single hope
Nothing stops you when you start
If you knew how much I want
A bit of silence
For me you're the only music
That made the stars dance on the dunes
Caramels, candies and chocolates
If you didn't already exist I'd invent you
Thanks, not for me
But you can give them to another
Who loves the stars on the dunes
As for me, tender words wrapped in sweetness
Land on my lips but never on my heart
One more word, just a single word
Words, words, words
Listen to me
Words, words, words
Please
Words, words, words
I swear to you
Words, words, words, words
Words, still words you scatter to the wind
How beautiful you are!
Words, words, words
How beautiful you are!
Words, words, words
How beautiful you are!
Words, words, words
How beautiful you are
Words, words, words, words
Words, still words you scatter to the wind
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SONG MEANING

Paroles, Paroles is a playful yet bittersweet conversation between two famous French icons: singer Dalida and actor Alain Delon. Throughout the song, Delon showers Dalida with velvety compliments, comparing her to swirling violins, star-lit dunes, and the scent of roses. Dalida listens, but instead of melting, she rolls her eyes: “Encore des mots, toujours des mots…” — “Just more words, always the same words.” The music glides along like a romantic waltz, while the lyrics reveal a tug-of-war between smooth-talking charm and a woman who has heard it all before.

Beneath the sugary images of “caramels, bonbons et chocolats,” Dalida exposes how sweet talk can turn hollow when actions never follow. Her refrain “Paroles, paroles” (“Words, words”) becomes a catchy, almost teasing accusation: your promises scatter like seeds in the wind. Delon keeps insisting “Que tu es belle !” (“You are beautiful!”) and Dalida keeps replying that pretty phrases land on her lips but never reach her heart. The duet captures:

  • the allure of poetic language vs. the need for genuine deeds;
  • the moment when romantic dreams fade and reality demands substance;
  • a timeless dynamic: one person dazzles with rhetoric, the other craves sincerity.

By the final echo of “Paroles, paroles,” we feel Dalida’s mix of nostalgia and liberation. She still loves the story, but she is done letting it lull her into complacency. The song remains a witty reminder that love, like good chocolate, must be savored with more than just words.

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