Couleur Lyrics in English Zazie

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Couleur by Zazie from French to English.

In my genes, nothing

Nothing that bothers

I am brunette or blonde

Everyone loves me

In the street, in life

I walk around

Playing cowboy

Or rather Indian

In your genes, good

Yes, it's the same

If your skin gets fewer

Sunburns

In the street, under the blows

It turns out you die

That the world makes you see

In all colors

This world, I can't stand it

Anymore

It's been too long

That it lasts

Let it be clear

I am black, white

I am the color

Of hope, white and black

And in my heart

I am Floyd, Blake

Flame that watches over the dead

So that all colors

Still shine

In our DNA unfortunately a gene

Causes war

A seed of violence

That masks our crimes

As mere incidents

When knowing where I shoot

At everything that moves

It's not clear

Not sure if the savage is the one

We stop

But since it seems that music

Softens manners

I send you these few notes

From the bottom of my heart

I don't care about the color

Of your skin

I carry all colors

On my flag

Yes, I am black, white

I am the color

Of hope, white and black

And in my heart

I am Floyd, Blake

Flame that watches over the dead

So that all colors

Still shine

Is it clear

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SONG MEANING

Can a single melody repaint the world? In “Couleur,” French singer Zazie grabs a box of linguistic crayons and writes a playful yet powerful manifesto against racism. She toys with the French homophones gêne (embarrassment) and gènes (genes) to say, “In my genes, nothing bothers me… I can be brunette or blonde, everyone loves me.” The idea is simple: our DNA doesn’t decree superiority or inferiority. Yet when society looks at skin rather than soul, the same streets that welcome some can become deadly for others. Zazie’s lyrics jump from childhood games of cowboys and “Indians” to chilling name-checks of George Floyd and Jacob Blake, reminding us that real bullets and real hatred still stain the pavement.

Despite the darkness, the song bursts with hope. Zazie declares herself “noire, blanche… de la couleur de l’espoir”—black, white, and the color of hope all at once. She waves a personal flag painted with every shade, insisting that music can still “soften our manners.” “Couleur” is therefore both a lament and a luminous call-to-action: drop the prejudice, crank up the volume, and let every hue shine on. Is that clear? She asks—and then answers with a resounding, melodic yes.

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