Les Gens Qu'on Aime Lyrics in English Patrick Fiori

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Gens Qu'on Aime by Patrick Fiori from French to English.
I could've lingered along my dreams
I could've looked like nothing
Waited here for the day to end
Walked the dog, if I had one
I could've invented inventories
Redone and taken stock
But this morning I've got far more precious to do
Bam da ba da ba
This morning I'll go tell the people I love
Just thanks for being who they are
For turning my bitter hours into poems
And all those words we keep quiet
This morning I'll go tell the people I love
Oh how they matter to me every moment
Sweet words are better than a fine requiem
And saying them matters
Say it before while there's still time
We always wanna wait for the next one
Put it off till tomorrow
It's way easier to vent hatreds
Quite anonymous, hidden in a corner
And our lives flow, and water from fountains
Everyday life
And the days go by and then the weeks
Bam ba da ba da
This morning I'll go tell the people I love
Just thanks for being who they are
For turning my bitter hours into poems
And all the words we hide
This morning I'll go tell the people I love
Oh how they matter to me every moment
Sweet words are better than a big chrysanthemum
And saying it matters
Remind it now and then
I could've lingered along my dreams
I could've looked like nothing
Waited here for the day to end
Bam da ba da ba
We should tell people when we love them
Find the phrases
Find the time
That they turn our bitter hours into poems
We should say everything beforehand
We must tell people when we love them
How they matter to us every moment
Sweet words are better than a fine requiem
As long as we're here alive
Say everything while there's time
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SONG MEANING

Les Gens Qu’on Aime is a warm reminder to stop scrolling through the routines of life and start celebrating the people who brighten it. Instead of “walking the dog” or “making lists,” Patrick Fiori chooses a better mission: knocking on doors, calling friends, and saying a simple merci. His lyrics paint everyday scenes—fountains running, weeks flying by—to show how easily time slips away when we keep our gratitude unspoken.

Fiori urges us to act now, before bouquets and requiems replace living words. Sweet phrases are free, powerful, and infinitely better than regrets left at a graveside. By turning “bitter hours into poems,” love transforms the ordinary into something lyrical, and that magic only happens when we dare to speak. In short, the song is a catchy, heartfelt nudge to tell your favorite humans they matter—while you still can.

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