Nos Plus Belles Années Lyrics in English Grand Corps Malade , Kimberose

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Nos Plus Belles Années by Grand Corps Malade from French to English.
Intro
Even if it's tempting
To flee the present
Please, open your eyes
Look ahead
Go where the wind goes
And then, do your best
Prisoner of doubt
Not really of the past
Too much shadow on the road
I can't see the markings anymore
And I remember like crazy
My crew of proles
I've got melancholy
From the chaos at camp
Laughing with all our senses
And hours roasting
Insolent innocence
Of my finest years
Where've gone
Our finest years
We drift apart slowly
Where've gone
Our finest years
The future gives them back to us
A compound past
Of imperfect events
A not-so-simple past
Smiles as trophies
Then the melancholy
I mix it with the present
It's the lovely upturn
Of soothing memories
And the good years
Even as stitches
I'm gonna bring them
To visit my future
Oh-ooh, to laugh straight ahead
Believe in it without pretending
Draw afterward differently
I dream of our embraces
Of light on those faded smiles
Find each other stronger, become one
Where've gone
Our finest years
They drift away slowly
Where've gone
Our finest years
The future gives them back to us
I've polished the story
Unlocked hope
To keep believing in it
I'm sending you an announcement
The wedding announcement
Between nostalgia and fate
When one feeds the other
Turn the future into a feast
I wanna find the appeal again
Of our life after
It's time to start
Where've gone
Our finest years
They drift away slowly
Where've gone
Our finest years
The future
Where've gone
Our finest years
They drift away slowly
Where've gone
Our finest years
The future gives them back to us
Where've gone
Where've gone
Outro
Then the melancholy
I mix it with the present
Outro
It's the lovely upturn
Of soothing memories
Outro
And the good years
Even as stitches
Outro
I'm gonna bring them
To visit my future
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SONG MEANING

“Nos Plus Belles Années” is a tender conversation between past and future, where Grand Corps Malade’s signature slam meets Kimberose’s soulful vocals. Together they look back on the carefree days of childhood camps, endless laughter, and the “insolente innocence” that once made life feel light. While nostalgia lightly tugs at their sleeves, they refuse to stay prisoners of yesterday; instead they invite us to open our eyes, face the wind, and carry those golden memories as gentle fuel for what comes next.

The song balances melancholy and hope, acknowledging imperfect moments yet turning them into trophies that brighten tomorrow. By picturing a playful “marriage between nostalgia and destiny,” the artists remind us that our best years are not lost in the rear-view mirror — they can be revived and even surpassed if we dare to dream forward. It is a moving ode to embracing the sweetness of what was, stitching it into the fabric of what will be, and celebrating a future made richer by every laugh and lesson already lived.

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