Les Roses Du Bois Boulogne Lyrics in English Slimane

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Roses Du Bois Boulogne by Slimane from French to English.
Every time I tell myself
That I'm the most beautiful
And it helps me a bit
I put red on my lips
And shadow on my eyes
I close the door
I say goodbye
To everything I've got
In case it's the end
You never know
And every night I wonder
If he'll come back
I wait for the one who'll
Get me out of here
I must admit, with the girls
We laugh at them
Truth is, they're like us
They're so lonely
In the whole garden
I'm the prettiest flower
It's that bandit, the one I love
Who told me so
You know, my rose
I want you only for me
So tomorrow to save you
I'll be there
They say the roses
In the Bois de Boulogne
Have thorns
But we, we love
We forgive
And stay dignified
They say the roses
In the Bois de Boulogne
Have thorns
If you stop
It's either you want me
Or you're hooking
One more time
But maybe
The last time
I say goodbye
For everything I've got
Even what I don't have
I made myself pretty
Yeah, the prettiest
So he'll talk to me
So he'll be strong
Yeah, the strongest
To love me
It's almost time
I hesitate a bit
When I see him coming down my road
He looks at me, he scares me
And asks me how much it costs
If I'd known, I'd have said
No, go see another
I'm done
He picked me and my bandit
Found me, left me lifeless
In the whole garden
I'm the prettiest flower
It's that bandit, the one I love
Who told me so
You know, my rose
I want you only for me
So tomorrow to save you
I'll be there
They say the roses
In the Bois de Boulogne
Have thorns
But we, we love
We forgive
And stay dignified
They say the roses
In the Bois de Boulogne
Have thorns
If you stop
It's either you want me
Or you're hooking
A rose doesn't die
I'll be back next spring
Bandit, don't wilt
Just a while longer and I'll be there
A rose doesn't die
Even if winter
Feels way too long
Bandit, don't wilt
Wait for spring
The first buds
In the whole garden
I'm the prettiest flower
It's that bandit, the one I love
Who told me so
You know, my rose
I want you only for me
So tomorrow to save you
I'll be there
They say the roses
In the Bois de Boulogne
Have thorns
But we, we love
We forgive
And stay dignified
They say the roses
In the Bois de Boulogne
Have thorns
If you stop
It's either you want me
Or you're hooking
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SONG MEANING

Les Roses Du Bois de Boulogne paints a cinematic night-time scene in Paris’s famous park, where "roses" is a tender nickname for the sex-workers waiting under the trees. The narrator—a young woman who calls herself the prettiest flower—puts on bright lipstick and brave words every evening, never sure she will make it home. She dreams of a “bandit” lover who promises to save her, yet the streets keep wounding her, reminding us that even the sweetest petals come with thorns. Through playful bravado, whispered fears, and a shattering moment of violence, Slimane shows the fragile mix of glamour, danger, loneliness, and hope that colors life on the margins.

Despite the tragedy, the chorus insists that une rose, ça n’meurt pas—a rose does not die. The image of springtime buds hints at resilience: the promise that love, dignity, and new beginnings can still bloom after the coldest nights. The song invites listeners to feel both the sparkle and the sorrow of these “roses,” while questioning the social gaze that labels, judges, and sometimes forgets the people behind the perfume.

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