Quelqu'un M'a Dit Lyrics in English by Carla Bruni

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quelqu'un M'a Dit by Carla Bruni from French to English.

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Verse 1

Someone told me that our lives aren't worth much

Someone told me / They told me / One told me

They pass in an instant like roses fade

Someone told me that the time that slips away is a bastard

That from our sorrows he makes coats

Chorus 1

Yet someone told me

That you loved me still

It's someone who told me that you love me still

Would it be possible, so?

Or: Could it be possible then?

Verse 2

Someone said that destiny makes fun of us

Someone said / They said / One said

That he gives us nothing and promises us everything

It seems that happiness is within arm's reach

So we reach out and we find ourselves crazy

Chorus 2

Yet someone told me

That you loved me still

It's someone who told me that you love me still

Would it be possible, so?

Verse 3

But who told me that you still loved me?

Or: But who is it who told me that you always loved me?

I don't remember anymore, it was late in the night

I still hear the voice, but I don't see the features

He loves you, it's secret, don't tell him that I told you

Chorus 3

You see, someone told me

That you loved me still

He really told me that you love me still

Or: I was truly told that you love me still

Would it be possible, so?

Verse 4

Someone told me that our lives aren't worth much

They pass in an instant like roses fade

Someone told me that the time that slips away is a bastard

That from our sadness he makes coats

Chorus 4

Yet someone told me

That you loved me still

It's someone who told me that you love me still

Would it be possible, so?

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Carla Bruni, Leos Carax

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chagrins — sorrows

Chagrins is a beautiful, literary word for 'sorrows' or 'griefs'. It's more poetic and carries a deeper weight than the more common word tristesse (sadness).

In the song, Carla Bruni sings the haunting line, "Que de nos chagrins il s'en fait des manteaux" (That out of our sorrows, he makes coats). This metaphor describes Time as a cruel figure who literally wears human grief. It's a powerful and unique image that perfectly captures the song's melancholic mood.

Carla Bruni kicks off this classic French chanson track on a strikingly cynical note. People around her keep repeating bleak clichés about existence: "nos vies ne valent pas grand-chose" [our lives aren't worth much], fading instantly "comme fanent les roses" [like roses wither]. She even shares a wonderfully blunt French idiom, calling slipping time a "salaud" [bastard/jerk] that stitches winter coats out of human sadness ("Que de nos chagrins il s'en fait des manteaux"). Destiny promises everything, delivers nothing, and reaching for happiness just leaves you feeling crazy ("se retrouve fou").

Then comes the sudden turning point: "Pourtant quelqu'un m'a dit / Que tu m'aimais encore" [Yet someone told me that you still loved me]. That tiny whisper of gossip cuts straight through all the doom and gloom. Bruni admits she cannot even remember who said it late at night ("c'était tard dans la nuit") or picture their face anymore, which makes you wonder if it was real or wishful thinking. By the end, she even doubts herself, wondering, "Me l'a-t-on vraiment dit...?" [Did someone really tell me...?]. It turns a gloomy reflection on aging and fate into a sweet, lingering question of whether a lost romance is still alive.

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