J'traine Des Pieds Lyrics in English Olivia Ruiz

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song J'traine Des Pieds by Olivia Ruiz from French to English.

I dragged my feet, some baggage

I didn't like school much

I dragged my feet, my beat-up legs

I explored my neighborhood

I shuffled around in my café

The old folks yelled over belote

Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle André and all those gals

Pampering me, fussing over me

My face scraped, my knees scraped

My soft little heart scraped raw

My shoes wrecked, a bruise on my cheek

The crumbs of us wrecked

The steam from the beef bourguignon

The whole family with heads down

Back when we could fool around

The lodgers, the regulars

The passers-by, especially in summer

A happy mess in my café

My face scraped, my knees scraped

My soft little heart scraped raw

The terrace swept, the little one flown off

The crumbs of us blown away

I drag my feet, I drag my baggage

I still don't like school

My face scraped, my knees scraped

My soft little heart scraped raw

My shoes wrecked, a bruise on my cheek

The crumbs of us wrecked

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SONG MEANING

J’traîne des Pieds is a playful stroll down memory lane, sung by Olivia Ruiz with mud still on her shoes. She recalls her childhood in a lively family café: elders bickering over cards, the smell of beef bourguignon, scraped knees, and a soft little heart that bruises just as easily. School never appealed to her, so she wandered the neighborhood instead, collecting scuffs on her sneakers and stories in her head.

Now grown, she is still “dragging her feet” and lugging around those metaphorical pots and pans of the past. The song becomes a bittersweet ode to messy family love, youthful rebellion, and the fleeting chaos of simpler days. Ruiz reminds us that the clatter of old memories may weigh us down, but it also keeps the rhythm that pushes us forward.

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Olivia Ruiz J'traine Des Pieds Lyrics