Je Ne Parle Pas Français Lyrics in English Namika

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Ne Parle Pas Français by Namika from German to English.
I've somehow gotten lost
Got no clue where I'm headed
Standing with my little suitcase
Here on the Champs-Élysées
Suddenly you speak to me
"Salut, qu'est-ce que vous cherchez?"
I say, "Par-don, I'm sorry
I just can't understand you."
But you keep on talking
I kinda find it charming
And draw two cups of coffee
With a pen on your hand
I don't speak French
But please keep talking
Everything you tell me
Somehow sounds kinda nice
And time just freezes
I wish I could understand you
I don't speak French
But please keep talking
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Your long wild hair
The little scar on your face
Even the dust on your jeans
Has flair whenever you speak
The cigarette tastes like liberté
As long as we share it
You speak in body language
And I listen between your lines
I'm hanging on your lips
I don't wanna leave anymore
And you talk and talk
Yet I don't get a word
I don't speak French
But please keep talking
Everything you tell me
Somehow sounds kinda nice
And time just freezes
I wish I could understand you
I don't speak French
But please keep talking
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The sun drops behind the houses
Ships pass us by
And all that we want
That the moment stays a bit longer
Around us, a thousand people
They all talk at once
But the language we're speaking
Only we two understand
I don't speak French
But please keep talking
Everything you keep saying
Somehow sounds kinda nice
And time just freezes
I wish I could understand you
I don't speak French
But please keep talking
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Hanan Hamdi, David Vogt, Sipho Sililo, Philip Boellhoff, Hannes Buescher, Simon Mueller-Lerch, Simon Triebel
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SONG MEANING

Lost in translation has never sounded so good! In Je Ne Parle Pas Français, German singer Namika wanders through Paris with nothing but a small suitcase and zero sense of direction. A charming stranger strikes up a conversation in rapid-fire French, and although she cannot grasp a single word, she is instantly captivated. From the Champs-Élysées to riverside sunsets, every gesture, smile, and shared cigarette becomes its own little dictionary, proving that chemistry often speaks louder than vocabulary.

The song celebrates the magic of unspoken connection: the way body language, tone, and atmosphere can create an instant bond even when grammar fails. Namika’s chorus—“Je ne parle pas français, aber bitte red’ weiter” (“I don’t speak French, but please keep talking”)—captures the thrill of surrendering to the moment. It is a flirty, feel-good reminder that sometimes the most memorable conversations are the ones we never actually understand, and that music, like love, is a universal language we can all tune into.

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