Perdu Lyrics in English by M. Pokora
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Perdu by M. Pokora from French to English.
Les ballons sur le bitume, les vannes qu'on se lançait
The balls on the asphalt, the jokes we told each other
Nos rengaines, nos habitudes, c'est tout ce qu'on avait
Our old habits, our routines, it's all we had
Des rêves écrits sur les murs, les dessins qui s'animaient
Dreams written on the walls, the drawings that came to life
Mon frère ou mon gars sûr, voilà ce que t'étais
My brother or my trusted friend, that's what you were
Voilà, voilà, voilà ce que t'étais
That's, that's, that's what you were
Voilà, voilà, voilà ce qu'on était
That's, that's, that's what we were
On s'est perdu, perdu à croiser des chemins
We got lost, lost by taking different paths
Perdus, perdus, on se retrouvera demain
Lost, lost, we'll meet again tomorrow
Perdu, perdu, mais ce n'est jamais la fin
Lost, lost, but it's never the end
Perdues, perdues, nos histoires de gamin
Lost, lost, our childhood stories
On en a séché des classes tous assis sur un banc
We skipped a lot of classes all sitting on a bench
On s'en est donné des claques pour un jour devenir grands
We gave each other slaps to one day grow up
On s'est raconté nos peines et tout nous idéaux
We told each other our troubles and all our ideals
Si tu gagnes, j'ai pas la haine, jamais pour le frérot
If you win, I'm not jealous, never for my homie
Voilà, voilà, voilà ce que t'étais
That's, that's, that's what you were
Voilà, voilà, voilà ce qu'on était
That's, that's, that's what we were
On s'est perdu, perdu à croiser des chemins
We got lost, lost by taking different paths
Perdus, perdus, on se retrouvera demain
Lost, lost, we'll meet again tomorrow
Perdu, perdu, mais ce n'est jamais la fin
Lost, lost, but it's never the end
Perdues, perdues, nos histoires de gamin
Lost, lost, our childhood stories
On se retrouvera comme on s'est laissé
We'll meet again as we left each other
À l'époque ou on se prenait pour la seleçao
Back when we thought we were the Seleção
Même si aujourd'hui ma vie c'est la scène
Even if today my life is the stage
En vérité rien à changé, nous deux c'est la même
In truth nothing's changed, for us two it's the same
On se dira qu'on s'est délaissé
We'll tell ourselves we neglected each other
On aura l'air bêtes à se regarder les pieds
We'll look silly looking at our feet
On se dira qu'on a pris du bide
We'll tell ourselves we've gained a belly
On rira l'air vieux à se regarder les rides
We'll laugh looking old looking at our wrinkles
On se dira c'est la vie
We'll tell ourselves that's life
Les gens se quittent et se retrouvent parfois
People part ways and sometimes meet again
Toi et moi c'est la miff, viens on se fait la bise, maintenant tous à table
You and I, we're family, come on let's do the bise, now everyone to the table
On s'est perdu, perdu à croiser des chemins
We got lost, lost by taking different paths
Perdus, perdus, on se retrouvera demain
Lost, lost, we'll meet again tomorrow
Perdu, perdu, mais ce n'est jamais la fin
Lost, lost, but it's never the end
Perdues, perdues, nos histoires de gamin
Lost, lost, our childhood stories
Perdu, perdu à croiser des chemins
Lost, lost by taking different paths
Perdus, perdus, on se retrouvera demain
Lost, lost, we'll meet again tomorrow
Perdu, perdu, mais ce n'est jamais la fin
Lost, lost, but it's never the end
Perdues, perdues, nos histoires de gamin
Lost, lost, our childhood stories
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rengaines — old tunes / refrains
Rengaines refers to old tunes, refrains, or repetitive sayings. It's a less common word than 'chansons' (songs) or 'mélodies', making it more distinctive and interesting.
In the context of the song, M. Pokora uses it to evoke a sense of nostalgia for shared memories and familiar routines with a childhood friend, singing "Nos rengaines, nos habitudes, c'est tout ce qu'on avait" (Our old tunes, our habits, that's all we had). It beautifully captures the essence of shared history and comfort.
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