Sous L'Océan Lyrics in English Henri Salvador

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sous L'Océan by Henri Salvador from French to English.

Ariel, listen to me

The human world is a mess

Life under the sea is way better than the life they've got on land

The reed's always greener in the swamp next door

You'd love to live on land, hello disaster

Take a good look at the world around you in the scented ocean

We throw a carnival every day, you won't find better

Under the sea, under the sea

Honey it's way better, everybody's happy

Under the sea

Up there they work all day, slaves and prisoners

While we dive like sponges

Under the sea

Here the fish crack up laughing

The waves are a real treat

Up there they scale off and freak out

Spinning in their fishbowl

The bowl, gotta say, is pure bliss

For their cannibal buddies

If Mister Fish isn't well-behaved

He'll end up in the pan

Under the sea, under the sea

There's no broth

No fish soup

No kitchen boy

For their stew we say no

Under the sea there's no hook

We stroll around, we blow bubbles

Under the sea

Life is awesome, better than on land, I'm telling you

Yeah, I'm telling you hee hee

You see the sturgeon and the ray

They've jumped into reggae

We've got rhythm, it's dynamite

Under the sea

Riton on the fluton

The carp plays the harp

The scorpionfish the bass

They're the kings of rap

Mackerel on sax

Turbot on bongo

Pollock is the god of Soul

Ray on trumpet

Roach on violin

The soles rock 'n' roll

The tuna keeps the tune

The bass and the sprat laugh and go wild

Go on, blow, my honey

Yeah

Under the sea

When the sardine biguines a biguine

It swings, it rocks

They've got sand, that's for sure

We've got the jazz band and the pals

We've got the clam clams for a jim-jam

Under the sea

The sea slugs with a hell of a beat

Under the sea

And the periwinkles to set the tempo

It's frenetic, it's fantastic

We're in a trance

It's gotta swing

Under the sea

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SONG MEANING

Dive into a technicolor underwater carnival! In this buoyant tune from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, French crooner Henri Salvador (voicing the quick-witted crab Sébastien) does everything he can to keep Princess Ariel from trading fins for feet. He argues that the human world is a stressful jumble of work and worry, while life beneath the waves is an endless party where fish laugh, surf, and jam to reggae, jazz, and rock. Down here there is no boiling pot, no fish soup, and no hooks—only freedom, friendship, and music bubbling through the coral streets.

The lyrics burst with playful comparisons: humans toil like prisoners on land, yet under the sea every creature joins a dazzling band—carp on harp, mackerel on sax, turbot on bongo. By turning the ocean into a joyful orchestra, the song celebrates community, rhythm, and savoring the treasures right in front of you. Its cheerful message is crystal clear: sometimes the seaweed really is greener where you already are, so dance, sing, and let the waves set you free!

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