Jane Birkin Lyrics in English MIKA

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Jane Birkin by MIKA from French to English.
Je suis
I am
Parfois beaucoup trop grand
Sometimes way too tall
Parfois beaucoup trop petit
Sometimes way too small
Je vis
I live
Souvent en m'effaçant
Often by fading away
Peu importe où je suis
No matter where I am
Libre, libre
Free, free
Libre comme l'air
Free as air
Vivre, vivre
Live, live
À ma manière
In my own way
Vivre libre
Live free
Je sais pas faire
I don't know how
Moi
Me
Je suis pas à l'aise
I'm not comfortable
Dans mes blue jeans
In my blue jeans
Je rêve d'un amour à la Birkin
I dream of a Birkin-style love
Tous ces regards qui m'assassinent
All those looks that kill me
J'ose pas sortir de la piscine
I don't dare step out of the pool
Pour vivre mon rêve jusqu'au bout
To live my dream all the way
J'aimerais seulement me dire
I'd just like to tell myself
Que j'm'en fous
That I don't care
Je suis pas à l'aise
I'm not comfortable
Dans mes blue jeans
In my blue jeans
Je rêve d'un amour à la
I dream of a
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin kind of love
Cette nuit
Tonight
Je suis un enfant qui danse
I'm a child who dances
Je suis un homme qui s'oublie
I'm a man who forgets himself
Tant pis
Whatever
Si mes bras se balancent
If my arms swing
Tu te moques et tu ris
You mock me and laugh
Libre, libre
Free, free
Libre comme l'air
Free as air
Vivre, vivre
Live, live
À ma manière
In my own way
Vivre libre
Live free
Je sais pas faire
I don't know how
Moi
Me
Je suis pas à l'aise
I'm not comfortable
Dans mes blue jeans
In my blue jeans
Je rêve d'un amour à la Birkin
I dream of a Birkin-style love
Tous ces regards qui m'assassinent
All those looks that kill me
J'ose pas sortir de la piscine
I don't dare step out of the pool
Pour vivre mon rêve jusqu'au bout
To live my dream all the way
J'aimerais seulement me dire
I'd just like to tell myself
Que j'm'en fous
That I don't care
Je suis pas à l'aise
I'm not comfortable
Dans mes blue jeans
In my blue jeans
Je rêve d'un amour à la Jane Birkin
I dream of a Jane Birkin kind of love
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin kind of love
J'suis pas à l'aise
I'm not comfortable
Dans mes blue jeans
In my blue jeans
Je rêve d'un amour à la Birkin
I dream of a Birkin-style love
Tous ces regards qui m'assassinent
All those looks that kill me
J'ose pas sortir de la piscine
I don't dare step out of the pool
Pour vivre mon rêve jusqu'au bout
To live my dream all the way
J'aimerais seulement me dire
I'd just like to tell myself
Que je m'en fous
That I don't care
Je suis pas à l'aise
I'm not comfortable
Dans mes blue jeans
In my blue jeans
Je rêve d'un amour à la
I dream of a
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin kind of love
J'suis pas à l'aise
I'm not comfortable
Dans mes blue jeans
In my blue jeans
Je rêve d'un amour à la Birkin
I dream of a Birkin-style love
Tous ces regards qui m'assassinent
All those looks that kill me
Je rêve d'un amour à la
I dream of a
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin kind of love
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SONG MEANING

MIKA’s "Jane Birkin" splashes into that awkward moment when you feel both too big and too small at the same time. Picture him poolside, tugging at ill-fitting blue jeans, wishing he could glide through life with the effortless chic of 1960s icon Jane Birkin. Behind the sparkling pop sound, the lyrics reveal a tug-of-war between shyness and the bold desire to live "libre comme l’air" (free like the air). Those judgmental stares? They feel like tiny assassins, making him hesitate to climb out of the water and fully show who he is.

Yet the chorus keeps urging him—and us—to dance, dream, and chase a love as cool and natural as Birkin’s legendary romance. "Jane Birkin" is a feel-good anthem for anyone who has ever mumbled "je m’en fous" (I don’t care) while secretly caring a lot. It celebrates self-acceptance, courage, and the hope that one day we will all stride out of the metaphorical pool with confidence, ready to live life à notre manière—our own way.

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