Les Jours Heureux Lyrics in English ZAZ

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Jours Heureux by ZAZ from French to English.
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Behind our windows
We think we see the world disappearing
And the birds are there
Every day they sing at the top of their lungs
In a language I think I know
Joy is here
I observe their feathers
My heart is heavy
Like an anvil
But I smile, my faith
Is it a height of misfortune
To return to old habits
Wisdoms of the past
Like you, I cross my fingers
For love to enchant
Happy days
For life to dance on grand pianos
For love, the angels fulfill
Our wishes
And for people to love each other a bit like
The two of us
I would like to get some air
Soak up a bit of light
And leave my home
This eternal winter
Like you, I have lost my bearings
Almost as much as my voice
Yet every day I believe in it
Time makes its rounds
Every minute, every second
I obey its laws
Sitting there I observe this world
Barricading itself, wallowing
And deep inside me
I believe and cross my fingers
For love to enchant
Happy days
For life to dance on grand pianos
For love, the angels fulfill
Our wishes
And for people to love each other
A bit like the two of us
Under our dull masks
If so many smiles are discerned
It's because hope is there
Let the pain speak
If sometimes tears come to you
No, don't hold them back
Believe me, believe me
It's only the end of a shadow
The very beginning of another world
Growing under our steps
The thunder had to rumble
For our consciences to flood
With hope, with a sparkle
Like me, cross your fingers
For love to enchant
Happy days
For life to dance on grand pianos
For love, the angels fulfill
Our wishes
And for people to love each other
A bit like the two of us
For love to enchant
Happy days
For life to dance on grand pianos
For love, the angels fulfill
Our wishes
And for people to love each other
A bit like the two of us
The two of us
The two of us
And that people love each other
A bit like both of us
We two
We two
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SONG MEANING

Les Jours Heureux invites us to sit by the window with ZAZ, hear birds shouting their joyful chorus, and feel the contrast between their carefree melody and our own heavy hearts. Written in the shadow of lockdowns and face masks, the song turns everyday images—plumes, pianos, crossed-fingers wishes—into symbols of stubborn hope. ZAZ admits her fears, her lost bearings, even the weight of an “eternal winter,” yet she keeps believing that love can still “enchant happy days.”

Instead of surrendering to gloom, she treats the storm outside as the spark of a brighter dawn. Each chorus is a collective wish: may life pirouette across grand-piano keys, may angels amplify our dreams, and may people learn to love “a little like us two.” Les Jours Heureux is an anthem of resilience that says: cry if you must, but do not lose faith—because beyond the thunder lies a brand-new world already sprouting under our feet.

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