Un Été Français Lyrics in English Indochine

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Un Été Français by Indochine from French to English.

Again

A day in my life

when I don't feel like

staying put

Another lifeless Monday

when I only endure time passing

Tuesday my stomach's in knots

staying locked in

and marching in step

Wednesday I dream of another life

if everything could stop right there

so I'd get to choose

when I'm surrounded

I dream of a French summer

a perfect summer

where nothing can happen to me

forgive me if here

everything turns cold and national

an infernal country

the little death for us

I'm in the wrong place

Thursday and all the promises that

you had made me

like a black Friday

when I forgot everything

and the role of my life

and I feel a little lonely

a bit too old

to die in winter

I'd love a spot in the sun

but here everyone still

needs me

when I'm surrounded

I dream of a French summer

a perfect summer

where nothing can happen to me

forgive me if here

everything turns cold and national

an infernal country

the little death for us

nights on a roof

watching storms

and running through dangers

lightning on your face

and stars near you

and our imperfect dreams

for the time of a French summer

where we would've forgotten everything

nights on a roof

watching storms

and the sky's waiting for us

and the flying fish

and stars near you

and our imperfect dreams

for the time of a French summer

and our imperfect dreams

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SONG MEANING

“Un Été Français” captures the feeling of being stuck in a colorless routine and craving a burst of life. As the lyrics march from Monday to Friday, the singer feels weighed down by an “infernal” country, broken promises, and a national chill that freezes any sense of possibility. In the middle of this daily grind, he daydreams about an ideal French summer: cloud-watching on rooftops, lightning illuminating a friend’s face, and star-filled nights where worries melt away.

The song is both a personal escape fantasy and a subtle social comment. Indochine paints modern France as a place where time drags and obligations never end, yet the chorus insists on hope. The imagined summer becomes a symbol of freedom, friendship, and youth—reminding us that even when life feels gray, we can still look up, spot the flying fish in the sky, and believe that nothing bad can touch us, at least for the length of a song.

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Indochine Un Été Français Lyrics