Moins Joli Lyrics in English by ILIONA
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Moins Joli by ILIONA from French to English.
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C'est le jour où l'été est arrivé
It's the day when summer arrived
Le jour où nous avons rangé nos ratés
The day when we put away our failures
Comme l'on jette parfois du mobilier abîmé
Like we sometimes throw away damaged furniture
On a déposé notre amour sur un trottoir du quartier
We left our love on a neighborhood sidewalk
Alors sans cri, nous avons ri
So without a cry, we laughed
Comme pour couvrir le bruit de nos sanglots
As if to cover the sound of our sobs
Timidement, on s'est dit 'restons amis', comme si c'était beau
Timidly, we said 'let's stay friends', as if it was beautiful
Pourtant
Yet
C'est moins joli qu'un tout début, qu'un bouquet de roses, qu'un poème lu
It's less pretty than a brand new start, a bouquet of roses, a poem read
C'est moins joli qu'un mot d'amour que l'on donne sans rien attendre en retour
It's less pretty than a word of love given without expecting anything in return
C'est moins joli qu'un tout début, qu'un bouquet de roses, qu'un poème lu
It's less pretty than a brand new start, a bouquet of roses, a poem read
C'est moins joli qu'un mot d'amour que l'on donne sans rien attendre en retour
It's less pretty than a word of love given without expecting anything in return
C'est le jour où nous sommes sortis du rêve avant la fin
It's the day when we left the dream before the end
Comme si l'on avait peur qu'il ne finisse pas bien
As if we were afraid it wouldn't end well
C'est le jour où, au fond de moi, j'espérais que notre 'adieu' dise 'à demain'
It's the day when, deep down, I hoped our 'goodbye' would say 'see you tomorrow'
Comme un accord stupide, on s'est promis qu'on s'appellerait encore, qu'on se dirait 'bonne nuit'
Like a stupid agreement, we promised we'd still call each other, we'd say 'good night'
Et que malgré la solitude des matins, des réveils froids, on ne regretterai rien
And that despite the loneliness of mornings, of cold awakenings, we wouldn't regret anything
Pourtant
Yet
C'est moins joli qu'un tout début, qu'un bouquet de roses, qu'un poème lu
It's less pretty than a brand new start, a bouquet of roses, a poem read
C'est moins joli qu'un mot d'amour que l'on donne sans rien attendre en retour
It's less pretty than a word of love given without expecting anything in return
C'est moins joli qu'un tout début, qu'un bouquet de roses, qu'un poème lu
It's less pretty than a brand new start, a bouquet of roses, a poem read
C'est moins joli qu'un mot d'amour que l'on donne sans rien attendre en retour
It's less pretty than a word of love given without expecting anything in return
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ratés — failures
Ratés literally translates to "failures" or "misses". It's an interesting word choice in the context of a relationship song, as it personifies the mistakes or shortcomings within a relationship.
In the lyrics, "Le jour où nous avons rangé nos ratés" (The day we put away our failures), it suggests a deliberate act of acknowledging and setting aside past mistakes or things that didn't work out, much like tidying up or discarding old, broken items. This gives the word a deeper, more reflective meaning than a simple synonym for 'mistakes'.
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