Sains Et Saufs Lyrics in English Zaz

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sains Et Saufs by Zaz from French to English.
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We don't fit into boxes
We are not made to live in a cage
We are not the same, we are crazy
We are many, we are false
If it's to fit in a little
If it's to become fearful
To make us walk
In line
In secret, on our knees
Come on, let's pass by
My love
Look at what they're playing
You and me like we've never been
My love
Entirely us
We let go, let it fall
My love
We are not made to play wolves
We are abandoned diamonds
My love
Safe and sound
Safe and sound
Because love saves from everything
There are days when I have bruises
There are days when we see red
There are hands on our eyes
When we want to please
Everything that moves
There's enough to enrage
And so much to say we must be silent
There's enough to deviate
Disobey the border
And the sun can shine
My love
On us, little jewels
You and me like we've never been
My love
Entirely us
We let go, let it fall
My love
We are not made to play wolves
We are abandoned diamonds
My love
Safe and sound
Safe and sound
Because love saves from everything
Our faces are full of scribbles
We catch up, we start again
We are not caricatures
We don't bow
Come on, let's pass by
My love
Look at what they're playing
You and me like we've never been
My love
Entirely us
We let go, let it fall
My love
We are not made to play wolves
We are abandoned diamonds
My love
Safe and sound
Safe and sound
Because love saves from everything
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SONG MEANING

“Sains et Saufs” is Zaz’s rallying cry for every free spirit who refuses to be squeezed into society’s tidy little boxes. From the very first lines, she declares that we are not meant for cages, rules, or polite obedience. Instead, we are “diamants délaissés” – neglected diamonds whose brilliance lies in our differences. The song bursts with a playful defiance: Zaz invites her lover (and us) to step off the beaten path, ignore the people “playing games,” and live unapologetically, even if that means breaking a few rules along the way.

Beneath the rebel energy beats a tender heart. When the world gives us “bleus” (bruises) or paints everything “rouge” (anger), love becomes a sanctuary that keeps us sains et saufs – safe and sound. Hand in hand, Zaz promises, we can shine like jewels under the sun, shake off our smudged faces, and start again. It is an uplifting reminder that authenticity plus love is the ultimate armor against fear, judgment, and conformity.

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