Les Champs Elysées Lyrics in English Joe Dassin

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Champs Elysées by Joe Dassin from French to English.
I was strolling down the avenue
Heart wide open to the unknown
I felt like saying hello
To anybody
Anybody and it was you
I told you whatever
Just had to talk to you
To tame you
On the Champs-Élysées
On the Champs-Élysées
In the sun, in the rain
At noon or at midnight
There's everything you want
On the Champs-Élysées
You told me I've got a date
In a basement with some crazies
Who live with a guitar in hand
From dusk till dawn
So I went along with you
We sang, we danced
And we didn't even think
About kissing
On the Champs-Élysées
On the Champs-Élysées
In the sun, in the rain
At noon or at midnight
There's everything you want
On the Champs-Élysées
Last night two strangers
And this morning on the avenue
Two lovers all dizzy
From the long night
And from the Étoile to the Concorde
An orchestra with a thousand strings
All the birds at daybreak
Sing love
On the Champs-Élysées
On the Champs-Élysées
In the sun, in the rain
At noon or at midnight
There's everything you want
On the Champs-Élysées
On the Champs-Élysées
On the Champs-Élysées
In the sun in the rain
At noon or at midnight
There's everything you want
On the Champs-Élysées
On the Champs-Élysées
On the Champs-Élysées
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SONG MEANING

"Les Champs-Élysées" is a joyful postcard from Paris that celebrates the magic of serendipity. The singer sets out on the famous avenue with his heart "open to the unknown," ready to greet anyone. A chance “bonjour” sparks an instant connection, leading the pair through guitar-strumming basement parties, spontaneous singing, and carefree dancing. By sunrise, two total strangers have become dizzy lovers, all because they let the lively spirit of the Champs-Élysées guide them.

At every turn—sun or rain, midday or midnight—the song reminds us that this iconic boulevard offers “everything you want.” Joe Dassin turns the street into a symbol of limitless possibility where music, romance, and adventure are always just one friendly greeting away. Listening to the track feels like strolling beneath Parisian lights with arms wide open to whatever (and whomever) comes next.

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