Petite Émilie Lyrics in English by Keen'V
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Petite Émilie by Keen'V from French to English.
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Petite émilie, 6 ans et demi
Little Émilie, six and a half years old
Est l'unique fille d'une famille reconstruie
Is the only daughter of a blended family
Une mère pour qui, elle est toute sa vie
A mother for whom she's her whole life
Et un beau-père qui l'aime comme si elle était de lui
And a stepfather who loves her as if she were his own
Si gentille, si belle, des yeux qu'ensorcellent
So kind, so pretty, eyes that bewitch
Pour ceux d'sa mère elle en était la prunelle
She was the apple of her mother's eye
Elle ne pouvait pas vivre l'une sans elle
They couldn't live one without the other
Leur relation était devenue plus que fusionnelle
Their relationship had become more than inseparable
Petite émilie, à 8 ans passé
Little Émilie, a little over eight years old
Rien a changé sauf qu'elle a déménagé
Nothing had changed except that she'd moved
Fini la campagne isolée
No more isolated countryside
Elle vit maintenant en ville car sa maman fut mutée
She lives in the city now because her mom got transferred
Une nouvelle école, de nouveaux amis
A new school, new friends
Elle ne mit pas longtemps à s'adapter à cette vie
She didn’t take long to get used to this life
Du haut de ces 8 ans on peut dire qu'elle est ravie
For someone who's eight, you could say she's thrilled
Car tout va pour le mieux pour petite émilie
Because everything's going great for little Émilie
Petite émilie, à 10 ans était
Little Émilie, at ten years old
Devenue un petite fille comblée
Had become a perfectly happy little girl
On peut dire que l'école lui plaisait
You could say she really liked school
Bonne élève, pour maman elle en était une fierté
A good student, she was a source of pride for her mom
Un peu rondelette, de bonnes petites joues
A bit chubby, with nice plump cheeks
Elle essuie les critiques de quelques jaloux
She puts up with criticism from a few jealous kids
Devant les profs ils l'appelaient 'bouffe-tout'
In front of the teachers they called her “stuff-your-face”
Mais ce n'sont que des enfants après tout
But they're only kids after all
Petite émilie a 12 ans maintenant
Little Émilie is twelve now
Adolescente renfermée au grand dam de maman
A withdrawn teenager, to her mom’s great dismay
Fini le joli visage souriant
The pretty smiling face was gone
C'est une petite fille maussade qu'elle est devenue à présent
She'd become a gloomy little girl by then
Faut dire qu'au collège tout avait changé
You have to say that in middle school everything had changed
Trop d'élèves ne faisaient que se moquer
Too many students did nothing but make fun of her
Partout elle se sentait rejetée
Everywhere she felt rejected
Tantôt frappée et tantôt injuriée
Sometimes beaten and sometimes insulted
Elle se demandait comme faire face
She wondered how to cope
Elle était devenue le souffre douleur de la classe
She'd become the class punching bag
Sur les réseaux sociaux ils l'appelaient 'la dégueulasse'
On social media they called her “the disgusting one”
Des photos d'elle tournaient montrant son ventre qui dépasse
Photos of her were going around showing her belly sticking out
Ne sachant pas comment faire
Not knowing what to do
Ni comment réagir à cet enfer
Or how to react to this hell
Par honte et ne voulant pas affoler sa mère
Out of shame and not wanting to panic her mom
Petite émilie décida de se taire
Little Émilie decided to keep quiet
Mais un soir de décembre
But one December evening
Petite émilie rentra chez elle dénudée
Little Émilie came home half-naked
Ses camarades, tous ensemble
Her classmates, all together
L'avaient enfermée dans le vestiaire pour la toucher
Had locked her in the locker room to grope her
C'en était trop pour elle
It was more than she could take
Trop qu'elle ne puisse encore supporter
More than she could go on enduring
Alors elle étendit ses ailes
So she spread her wings
Et pris son envol vers la paix
And took off toward peace
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fusionnelle — fusion-like
Fusionnelle describes a relationship that is extremely close, almost as if two people have merged into one. It's a strong word that goes beyond just 'close' or 'intimate'.
In the song, it highlights the intense bond between Émilie and her mother, emphasizing how deeply connected they were before Émilie's life took a turn. This word captures the emotional depth of their early relationship.
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