Quand On A Seize Ans Lyrics in English Joe Dassin

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quand On A Seize Ans by Joe Dassin from French to English.
Qu'est-ce qu'elle s'ennuie en philo
Why is she bored in philosophy?
Et qu'est-ce qu'elle fait sur ce banc
And what is she doing on this bench
Clouée là comme une enfant
Nailed there like a child
Un peu plus loin, les copines
A little further, friends
Se racontent leurs copains
Their friends tell each other
Des aventures de gamin
Kid's adventures
A la maison, ses parents
At home, his parents
Sont comme avant, bien gentils
Are like before, very nice
Ignorant tout de sa vie
Ignoring everything about his life
Elle voudrait bien leur crier
She would like to shout to them
Regardez-moi, tout a changé
Look at me, everything has changed
Pendant le temps d'un été
During a summer
Quand c'est la première fois
When it's the first time
C'est plus grave qu'on ne croit
It's more serious than you think
Quand on a seize ans
When you're sixteen
Que les gens tout autour de vous pensent
What people all around you think
Ce n'est qu'une enfant
She's just a child
Quand on a seize ans
When you're sixteen
Qu'on a eu ses plus belles vacances
That we had our best vacation
Et son premier amant
And her first lover
C'est important
It is important
Lui, c'est si loin ce matin
He is so far away this morning
On parle encore d'examens
We're still talking about exams
On en parlera demain
We'll talk about it tomorrow
Et cette nuit de juillet
And this July night
Où son enfance a basculé
Where his childhood changed
Est-ce qu'elle ne l'a pas rêvée
Didn't she dream it?
Quand c'est la première fois
When it's the first time
C'est plus grave qu'on ne croit
It's more serious than you think
Quand on a seize ans
When you're sixteen
Que les gens tout autour de vous pensent
What people all around you think
Ce n'est qu'une enfant
She's just a child
Quand on a seize ans
When you're sixteen
Qu'il faut bien oublier les vacances
That we must forget the holidays
Et son premier amant
And her first lover
On met longtemps
It takes a long time
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Lyrics © MUSIC 18
Joe DASSIN, Claude LEMESLE, Pierre DELANOE
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