Ta Fête Lyrics in English by Stromae

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ta Fête by Stromae from French to English.

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Verse 1

It's time, the time to dance is over

Dance, don't worry, you'll dance

Sway, but you're going to get thrown out

Get wasted, but you're going to get smashed

Chorus 1

You'd like to throw your party

Your mother wants to teach you a lesson too

The judge would like to make you pay

Everyone will come after you too

Verse 2

You go out too much, at least that's what they say

They talk too much, that's why your ears are burning

Whose fault is it? It's someone else's fault, huh?

It's the others, you only have one desire

Chorus 2

You'd like to throw your party

Your mother wants to teach you a lesson too

The judge would like to make you pay

Everyone will come after you too

Chorus 3

You'd like to throw your party

Your mother wants to teach you a lesson too

The judge would like to make you pay

Everyone will come after you too

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faire ta fête — to party / to give you a hard time

Faire la fête literally means "to party" or "to celebrate". However, in French, the phrase faire SA fête à quelqu'un has a very different, idiomatic meaning: "to give someone a hard time," "to punish them," or even "to beat them up."

Stromae masterfully plays on this double meaning throughout the song. While the listener might initially think of a fun celebration, the lyrics quickly reveal a darker undertone, with the mother, the judge, and "everyone" wanting to "faire ta fête" in a punitive sense. This clever wordplay is central to the song's message and makes it incredibly engaging.

This is one of Stromae's darkest dance tracks, and it's all built on a clever, and kind of mean, play on words. The French phrase faire la fête means "to party." But the phrase faire sa fête à quelqu'un means to punish someone, or even to beat them up. The song's subject just wants to party: "Tu aimerais faire ta fête" (You'd like to have your party). The problem is, everyone else wants to punish them for it.

Stromae lists all the people who are ready to bring the hammer down. "Ta mère veut te la faire aussi, ta fête" (Your mother wants to have your party too), and so does "le juge" (the judge). It's a song about someone who lives for the moment, goes out too much, and blames everyone else for their problems. But the party is over. The lyrics warn that for every action, there's a consequence, often a harsh one. "Balance-toi, mais tu vas te faire balancer" (Swing yourself, but you're going to get thrown out).

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