Mélanie Lyrics in English by Diam's
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mélanie by Diam's from French to English.
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Qu'est-c'tu fais là?
What are you doing there?
Sors d'ton lit, vas-y
Get out of bed, go on
Prends ton stylo et gratte là
Take your pen and write there
Nan, j'ai plus envie
No, I don't want to anymore
Lâche-moi
Let me go
J'fais plus rien
I'm not doing anything anymore
Quoi?
What?
J'en ai marre, j'fais plus rien
I'm fed up, I'm not doing anything anymore
Mais arrêtes un peu, vas-y, lève-toi
But stop a bit, come on, get up
Sinon, j'vis comment, moi?
Otherwise, how do I live, me?
J'la nourris comment Maman, si tu t'laisses crever là et qu't'écris pas, hein?
How do I feed Mom, if you let yourself die there and don't write, huh?
Tu m'dis?
You tell me?
J'en sais rien, compte plus sur moi franchement j'ai trop mal au cœur
I don't know, don't count on me honestly I'm too heartbroken
J'ai trop de chose sur le cœur
I have too much on my mind
Bah justement ça d'vrait t'inspirer Mel'
Well, that should inspire you, Mel'
Vas-y écris, allez
Go on, write, come on
J'arriverai pas ça, nan
I won't manage that, no
Mais arrête un peu, relève ta tête là, arrête de chouiner là
But stop a bit, lift your head, stop whining there
Vas-y écris et moi j'pars au front, ok?
Go on, write and I'll go to the front, okay?
C'est moi qui t'défend, ok?
I'm the one defending you, okay?
Ok mais d'abord y faut qu'on parle
Okay but first we need to talk
Car c'est d'ta faute aussi tout ça
Because it's your fault too, all this
Ok vas-y j't'écoute, vas-y
Okay go on, I'm listening to you, go on
J'me sens perdue, j'vis à l'étroit dans ta cellule
I feel lost, I live cramped in your cell
Si j'perds pied, c'est qu'j'en ai marre qu'on nous conjugue
If I lose my footing, it's because I'm tired of us being conjugated
Tu prends trop d'place, t'occupes toute la surface
You take up too much space, you occupy the whole surface
Et moi je m'écrase, plutôt c'est toi qui m'efface, Diam's
And I get crushed, rather it's you who erases me, Diam's
Ton ambition cad'nasse tous mes rêves de gosse
Your ambition padlocks all my childhood dreams
Où est mon mari? Où est son bon goût? Où est son carrosse?
Where is my husband? Where is his good taste? Where is his carriage?
Baggy, baskets, y'a qu'mon mascara qui t'illumine
Baggy pants, sneakers, only my mascara illuminates you
Et puis j'me taperais bien un grec, vu q't'es au régime, beh ouais
And then I'd really go for a kebab, since you're on a diet, well yeah
Depuis quand c'est toi la bouée, quand c'est moi qui submerge?
Since when are you the buoy, when it's me who's submerging?
Et qui écrit quand c'est toi qui a la gamberge?
And who writes when it's you who has the ideas?
J'suis ton inspi', et c'est dur à admettre, Diam's
I'm your inspiration, and it's hard to admit, Diam's
Car j'suis l'auteur et toi t'es qu'l'interprète
Because I'm the author and you're just the interpreter
C'est quoi ce discours?
What is this speech?
Car t'as bien kiffé mes disques d'or
Because you really liked my gold records
Tu fais demi tour car t'as peur qu'mon succès te dévore
You turn around because you're afraid my success will devour you
J'suis ton sang, celui qui n'a jamais fait plus qu'un tour
I'm your blood, the one who never did more than one turn
Ton Lexomil comme avant dernier recours, ma belle
Your Lexomil as a last resort, my dear
Je suis la rage, t'es fragile comme une princesse
I am the rage, you're fragile like a princess
Moi le dragster, j'suis le Baxter de ta TS
Me the dragster, I'm the Baxter to your TS
T'es mon frein et puis t'es beaucoup trop timide Mél'
You're my brake and then you're much too shy, Mel'
Moi j'aime les r'frains, j'aime quand ça rappe, j'aime les gimmicks, ouais
Me, I like choruses, I like when it raps, I like gimmicks, yeah
À t'écouter, on n'aurait pas atteint l'Zénith
Listening to you, we wouldn't have reached the Zenith
Ni le million, ni l'Afrique, moi je suis photovoltaïque
Neither the million, nor Africa, I am photovoltaic
J'suis la compèt', j'ai du succès et ils sont fous d'moi
I'm the competition, I have success and they're crazy about me
Toi tu pètes un câble et t'es vexée, car on s'en fout d'toi
You lose it and you're annoyed, because nobody gives a d*mn about you
Viens, on leur dit, viens, on leur dit
Come on, let's tell them, come on, let's tell them
Viens, on leur dit, viens, on leur dit
Come on, let's tell them, come on, let's tell them
Ils ont dit que j'étais morte, ils ont dit que j'avais péri
They said I was dead, they said I had perished
Je vous réponds que je suis forte, que je suis guérie
I answer you that I am strong, that I am healed
Ils ont dit que j'avais pété les plombs, pas là pour leur cirer les pompes
They said I had lost my mind, not here to kiss their a**es
Désormais seul mon public compte
From now on, only my audience matters
La lumière les aveugle, ils peuvent dire ce qu'ils veulent (ce qu'ils veulent)
The light blinds them, they can say what they want (what they want)
Mais je suis seule devant ma feuille
But I am alone in front of my sheet
Et si Diam's a perdu des amis, détracteurs
And if Diam's has lost friends, detractors
Sachez que Mélanie n'a pas perdu son cœur
Know that Mélanie has not lost her heart
Son cœur, son cœur
Her heart, her heart
Son cœur, son cœur
Her heart, her heart
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cad'nasse — padlocks
Cad'nasse is a colloquial contraction of "cadenasse", which means "padlocks". It's an interesting word because it's not commonly found in song lyrics and carries a strong visual.
In the song, Mélanie (Diam's alter ego) uses it to express how Diam's ambition "padlocks" or locks away all of Mélanie's childhood dreams. It vividly conveys a sense of being trapped and restricted by another's overpowering drive.
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