Bonjour Au Revoir Lyrics in English Joyce Jonathan

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bonjour Au Revoir by Joyce Jonathan from French to English.

She comes every morning, she hangs up her apron like

Like every day, like it's nothing

She tells herself "sh*tty day"

Her life in her hands, it's not the one we know

Every day's the same old song

Full-time waitress, happy part-time

When she sings in the local café, it's true

Everyone, everyone has a story

We only tell it on certain nights

Everybody's full of hope

All, all the words are trivial

We look at each other without seeing

And all we keep from it is hello, goodbye

Hello, ni hao, hola, halo

Hello, goodbye

Adios, bye bye, zài jiàn, ciao

Hello, goodbye

Every night she dreams of the life she'd like

Sometimes all grey, sometimes all glory, never giving up

You, who are you in the dark? Tell me, do you know yourself?

In all four corners of your mirror

Full-time dreamer, fearful part-time

She only sings in the bathroom, it's true

Everyone, everyone has a story

We only tell it on certain nights

Everybody's full of hope

All, all the words are trivial

We look at each other without seeing

And all, all we keep from it is hello, goodbye

Hello, ni hao, hola, halo

Hello goodbye

Adios, bye bye, zài jiàn, ciao

Hello goodbye

Hello, ni hao, hola, halo

Hello goodbye

Adios, bye bye, zài jiàn, ciao

Hello goodbye

Full-time waitress, part-time singer

That's already something, that's already good, it's true

Everyone, everyone has a story

We only tell it on certain nights

Everybody's full of hope

All, all the words are trivial

We look at each other without seeing

And all we keep from it is hello, goodbye

Hello, ni hao, hola, halo

Hello goodbye

Adios, bye bye, zài jiàn, ciao

Hello goodbye

Hello, ni hao, hola, halo

Hello goodbye

Adios, bye bye, zài jiàn, ciao

Hello goodbye

Hello, ni hao, hola, halo

Hello goodbye

Adios, bye bye, zài jiàn, ciao

Hello goodbye

Hello, ni hao, hola, halo

Hello goodbye

Adios, bye bye, zài jiàn, ciao

Hello goodbye

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Feel like stepping into a cosy Parisian café? "Bonjour Au Revoir" follows a young waitress who spends her days serving coffee and her spare moments chasing melodies. Joyce Jonathan paints the scene of someone who appears ordinary on the surface—apron on, smile ready—but secretly bursts with ambition and song. The multilingual chorus (“Hello, ni hao, hola…”) mirrors the endless stream of customers she greets, highlighting how most interactions are reduced to quick hellos and good-byes.

Yet the track isn’t gloomy; it is full of quiet hope. Joyce reminds us that everyone has a hidden story and a dream they rehearse when no one is watching. The waitress may only sing in the bathroom for now, but her voice—and the optimism of people everywhere—refuses to stay silent. By the last refrain, the song celebrates that spark inside us all: even if life feels like a loop of “bonjour, au revoir,” our untold songs are waiting to be heard.

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