Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Si Un Jour by Joyce Jonathan from French to English.
Excuses acceptées
Accepted excuses
Pour ces moments volés
For these stolen moments
Excuses acceptées
Accepted excuses
Mais j'aurai préféré
But I would have preferred
Qu'on se dise les choses
That we say things to each other
Sans courir sans user
Without rushing, without wearing out
Le désir qu'on avait l'un pour l'autre
The desire we had for each other
Oui j'aurai préféré
Yes, I would have preferred
Ne pas faire la course
Not to race
Contre la montre
Against the clock
Si un jour on y croit
If one day we believe in it
Si un jour on se dit que ça peut marcher
If one day we say that it can work
Que ça peut valoir le coup
That it's worth it
D'y croire jusqu'au bout
To believe in it until the end
Ce serait mentir
It would be a lie
De te dire que ça n'a pas compté
To tell you that it didn't matter
Toutes les gitanes
All the gypsies
Qui dansent autour de toi
Dancing around you
Ces fleurs qui fanent
These flowers that wither
Qui meurent sans un signe de toi
That die without a sign from you
Oui j'aurai préféré
Yes, I would have preferred
Que nos cœurs soient déserts envieux
That our hearts be jealous deserts
Que nos idées soient rose
That our ideas be pink
Oui j'aurai préféré
Yes, I would have preferred
Que l'on fasse le tour
That we explore
De mille autres choses
A thousand other things
Si un jour on y croit
If one day we believe in it
Si un jour on se dit que ça peut marcher
If one day we say that it can work
Que ça peut valoir le coup
That it's worth it
D'y croire jusqu'au bout
To believe in it until the end
Ce serait mentir
It would be a lie
De te dire que ça n'a pas compté
To tell you that it didn't matter
Ce serait mentir
It would be a lie
De te dire que ça n'a pas compté
To tell you that it didn't matter
Et si un jour
And if one day
Si un jour on y croit
If one day we believe in it
Si un jour on se dit que ça peut marcher
If one day we say that it can work
Que ça peut valoir le coup
That it's worth it
D'y croire jusqu'au bout
To believe in it until the end
Ce serait mentir
It would be a lie
De te dire que ça n'a pas compté
To tell you that it didn't matter
Ce serait mentir
It would be a lie
De te dire que ça n'a pas compté
To tell you that it didn't matter
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