Jusqu'à Mon Dernier Souffle Lyrics in English by Terrenoire
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Jusqu'à Mon Dernier Souffle by Terrenoire from French to English.
Jusqu'à mon dernier souffle
Until my last breath
Je voudrais faire le bien
I would like to do good
Et puis soigner les gens
And then heal people
De cette vie qui les ronge
From this life that gnaws at them
Et qui les retient là sur le sol
And that holds them there on the ground
L'âme posée sur une mémoire de forme
Soul resting on a memory foam
Jusqu'à mon dernier souffle
Until my last breath
J'imaginerai le pire
I'll imagine the worst
J'suis pas mauvais pour ça
I'm not bad at that
J'ai dû prendre de mon père
I must have gotten it from my father
Je vieillis doucement
I'm slowly getting older
Je vais vers le bonheur
I'm going towards happiness
À toujours le chercher
By always looking for it
Quelle erreur
What a mistake
J'vis toujours à Clichy
I still live in Clichy
Ça fait plus de sept ans
It's been over seven years
Je compte même plus
I don't even count anymore
Le nombre de fille, le nombre de nuits
The number of girls, the number of nights
Passées sous ces toits
Spent under these roofs
À rouler des étoiles entre mes bras
Rolling stars between my arms
J'suis pas un gars d'ici
I'm not a guy from here
Je suis loin de chez moi
I'm far from home
J'suis enfant de Terrenoire
I'm a child of Terrenoire
Une très bonne mémoire
A very good memory
J'me souviens La Métare
I remember La Métare
Et les collines dorées
And the golden hills
Par le soleil du soir
By the evening sun
C'est l'heure de rentrer
It's time to go home
Papa nous sifflait, le jour s'embrumait
Dad would whistle for us, the day would get hazy
On mangeait en silence devant la télé
We ate in silence in front of the TV
Gamotière, Perrotière
Gamotière, Perrotière
St Jean, St Charles
St Jean, St Charles
La Métare, le château
La Métare, the castle
La maison, le cimetière
The house, the cemetery
St Jean, La Métare
St Jean, La Métare
Terrenoire, Terrenoire
Terrenoire, Terrenoire
Paradiso, Paradiso
Paradiso, Paradiso
Jusqu'à mon dernier souffle
Until my last breath
J'irai vers ton corps souple
I'll go towards your supple body
Et je m'inventerai une vie heureuse
And I'll invent a happy life for myself
Une vie où on serait deux
A life where there'd be two of us
Une maison merveilleuse
A wonderful house
Au bord d'une rivière
By a river
Qu'on aurait inventée
That we would have invented
Lyrics and Translations Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Melanie Pereira, Raphael Herrerias, Theo Herrerias
Did you like this lyrics translation?
sifflait — whistled
Sifflait is the imperfect tense of the verb siffler, meaning "to whistle". While seemingly simple, its use here evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and a specific cultural memory.
In the song, the line "Papa nous sifflait, le jour s'embrumait" (Dad would whistle for us, the day would get hazy) paints a vivid picture of childhood evenings. It's a common, yet deeply personal, memory for many French speakers, where a parent's whistle signals it's time to come home, connecting the listener to a universal feeling of home and family.
Did you know?
In addition to reading lyric translations, you can now learn French with music and lyrics from your favorite artists.
No more boring lessons. You can now learn with engaging and culturally relevant lyrics from the best artists.
Rated 4.9 · Join 250,000+ learners
Apple and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc.
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.
MORE VERIFIED TRANSLATIONS
MORE TERRENOIRE
Languages
Learn English with musicLearn Spanish with musicLearn French with musicLearn Portuguese with musicLearn Italian with musicLearn German with musicLearn Korean with musicLearn Russian with musicLearn Dutch with musicLearn Romanian with musicLearn Ukrainian with musicLearn Turkish with musicLearn Polish with musicLearn Swedish with musicLearn Finnish with music