Petit Corps Lyrics in English by Solann

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Petit Corps by Solann from French to English.
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It echoes and it rings false
A distortion in my bones
Silently slips in
Lingers inside my womb
Little body will be big tomorrow
For now, for now
I wash my hands of it and stay away
For the moment, for the moment
Little body will be hungry tomorrow
Well, I think, fingers crossed
Little body, little body
One, two, three
I leave my bones
In the hands of others
So they'll love them instead of me
A craving that overwhelms me
Every time they hold me
Same when they kiss me
The less I think, the less I freak out
But once my night is over
My bones are mine
And their hands are gone
Little body will love itself tomorrow
For now, for now
I delegate and watch from afar
For the moment, for the moment
Little body, tomorrow will be enough
Well, I think, fingers crossed
Little body, little body
One, two, three
I can't do anything if I'm cold
Inside, my bones chatter
I'm losing my mind
And even if I hug myself
It shakes and it echoes
I crash into the walls
Claws out, I cling
But it melts under my fingers
Water comes in, I don't breathe
And I float in my sheets
My lungs struggle
But the body's not there
One, two, three
Little body will breathe tomorrow
For now, for now
I wash my hands of it and stay away
For the moment, for the moment
Little body, tomorrow, will live well
Well, I think, fingers crossed
Little body, little body
One, two, three
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s'éternise — lingers / drags on / eternalizes itself

S'éternise means 'to linger', 'to drag on', or literally 'to eternalize itself'. It's a vivid verb that implies something is lasting much longer than desired, often with a sense of weariness or inevitability.

In "Petit Corps," Solann uses this word to describe a 'distorsion' (distortion) that 's'éternise dans ma matrice' (lingers in my matrix/womb). This creates a powerful image of a persistent, internal struggle or discomfort that feels unending, making it a unique and memorable word to explore in the song.

Solann’s “Petit Corps” is like a whispered diary entry set to music. She sings to a petit corps – a “little body” that can be read as an unborn child, a fragile inner self, or even a body she feels detached from. By repeating that tomorrow the body will breathe, eat, and grow, she lets us feel the swirl of hope and anxiety that comes with waiting for change. The counting motif “un, deux, trois” mimics a calming technique, hinting at the singer’s attempt to steady racing thoughts while floating between expectation and fear.

Behind the soothing melody lies a raw confession of dissociation and self-doubt. The narrator “leaves her bones in the hands of others,” outsourcing self-love because embracing her own skin feels impossible. Nights are filled with shivers, lungs that “don’t breathe,” and walls she collides with, yet daylight always brings another try. In short, the song captures the fragile moment between who we are now and who we hope to become, wrapping vulnerability, bodily unease, and cautious optimism in one hauntingly beautiful package.

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