L' École De La Vie Lyrics in English Kendji Girac

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L' École De La Vie by Kendji Girac from French to English.

Everything I know, I've lived it

I shouted my dreams to the stars

I sang like nobody else

But for smiles on my street

I told myself stories

I turned them into songs for you

That say the heart is right

To hold on to nothing but hope

My school has no hallway

I didn't have another teacher

But that's where I learned it all

They gave me values

At the school of life

I was maybe a little dreamer

I must've even done some dumb sh*t

But I've always been on time

At the school of life

At the first ray of sun

I rushed off to join my class

Set in the very heart of a square

Right up to the end of sleepless nights

We had only one assignment

Forever believe in love

And what's beautiful in the story

Is we learn something every day

I'm still learning every day

I didn't have another teacher

But that's where I learned it all

They gave me values

At the school of life

I was maybe a little dreamer

I must've even done some dumb sh*t

But I've always been on time

At the school of life

My life's beautiful

She's the one who taught me everything

My life's beautiful

She's the one who taught me everything

My kids will read in the books

What I sometimes lack

Then I'll tell them that being free

Is starting over from scratch

Oooooh-oooh, the school of life

I didn't have another teacher

But that's where I learned it all

They gave me values

At the school of life

I was maybe a little dreamer

I must've even done some dumb sh*t

But I've always been on time

At the school of life

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SONG MEANING

Kendji Girac invites us into l'école de la vie- the school of life itself ‑ where there are no classrooms, only starry skies, busy streets, and the rhythm of his own guitar. Instead of textbooks, he studies dreams shouted to the heavens, the smiles of passers-by, and the lessons hidden in every sunrise. Kendji sings that his real teacher is experience, and each song he writes is a homework assignment handed in with a grin.

The chorus celebrates the idea that even when we make mistakes or act like un peu rêveur (a bit of a dreamer), life keeps rewarding punctual hearts that show up ready to learn. Love is the only permanent homework, hope is the main subject, and freedom means having the courage to start over from scratch. With its upbeat melody and joyful refrain « Elle est belle ma vie » (My life is beautiful), the song reminds us that we can pick up new lessons every single day, as long as we stay curious, grateful, and open-hearted.

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Kendji Girac L' École De La Vie Lyrics