C'est Que Du Bonheur Lyrics in English Stromae

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song C'est Que Du Bonheur by Stromae from French to English.

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I gave you life, you saved mine

If you only knew how I love you

I've never loved so much, I barely know you

There's a first time for everything

And thanks for wrecking Mom's body

She didn't love herself much but it's worse than before

We only get time to do it once a year

How beautiful the job of being a parent is

You'll see, it's nothing but happiness

You'll see, it's pure joy

There's diapers and smells

There's vomit, poop, and all the rest

You'll see, it's nothing but happiness

You'll see, it's pure joy

There's diapers and smells

There's vomit, poop, and all the rest

First, you idealize me

Before you despise me

Okay, fine, you'll throw tantrums

Then, well, you'll pack your bags

And then good riddance, good riddance

Good riddance, you'll say 'it's no big deal'

Yeah, but you clear out, you clear out

You clear out and take all your crap

Go on, make kids

You'll see, it's nothing but happiness

You'll see, it's pure joy

The tears and mood swings

And then you'll challenge Dad and everything else

You'll see, it's nothing but happiness

You'll see, it's pure joy

And then for real, you'll leave

But please, don't abandon us

Yeah, I know, your love will come

When it's time to have them, you'll have some too

You'll see, it's nothing but happiness

You'll see, it's pure joy

There's diapers, there's smells

There's pee, poop, and all the rest

Then there'll be Grandpa, there'll be Grandma

If we're alive, we'll watch the kid

Then we'll poop, and then we'll pee

Laugh hard, it'll happen to you too

You'll see, it's nothing but happiness

You'll see, it's pure joy

There's diapers and smells

There's vomit, poop, and all the rest

You'll see, it's nothing but happiness

You'll see, it's pure joy

There's diapers, there's smells

There's vomit, poop, and all the rest

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SONG MEANING

“C’est Que Du Bonheur” is Stromae’s tongue-in-cheek love letter to parenthood. Speaking directly to his newborn, the Belgian artist swings between adoration and exasperation: he is overwhelmed by a love so sudden it feels life-saving, yet he cannot ignore the sleepless nights, dirty diapers, and endless bodily fluids that come with the job. By repeating the upbeat refrain “tu verras, c’est qu’du bonheur” (“you’ll see, it’s only happiness”), Stromae highlights the ironic gap between the rosy cliché of parenting and the sticky, smelly reality that actually fills the days.

Under the playful humor lies a deeper reflection on the cycle of life. The baby will one day grow up, rebel, pack suitcases, and eventually become a parent too, discovering the same mixture of chaos and joy. Stromae’s witty lyrics remind us that true happiness often hides inside the mess, and that unconditional love means embracing all of it—vomit, tantrums, and sleepless nights included.

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