Alain Chamfort - Laide, Jolie Laide - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Alain Chamfort - Laide, Jolie Laide




Laide, Jolie Laide
Ugly, Pretty Ugly
Tu fais la moue, tu souris
You make a face, you smile
Tu as tes moudes, tu as tes heures
You have your moods, you have your hours
Tu fais l'amour et tu cries
You make love and you scream
Trois secondes après tu pleures
Three seconds later you cry
Tu es imprévisible, je ne sais comment te saisir
You are unpredictable, I don't know how to handle you
Comment faire pour accéder à tous tes désirs.
How can I reach all your desires.
Tu vois tout en rose et gris
You see everything in pink and gray
Tu es pile et tu es face
You are heads and tails
Que tu sois amère ou aigrie
Whether you are bitter or sour
D'un sourire tout s'efface
A smile erases everything
Tu sautes à pieds joints dans toutes tes sautes d'humeur
You jump into all your mood swings
Du rouge au rose bonbon, tu changes de couleur.
From red to pink candy, you change color.
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty
Souvent mignonne, vilaine aussi
Often cute, ugly too
Tu es le jour, tu es la nuit
You are the day, you are the night
Tu t'allumes, tu t'éteins au gré de ta fantaisie.
You light up, you go out according to your fancy.
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty
Parfois charmante, odieuse aussi
Sometimes charming, hateful too
Tu es le jour, tu es la nuit
You are the day, you are the night
Tu t'allumes, tu t'éteins au gré de ta fantaisie.
You light up, you go out according to your fancy.
Tu vois tout en rose et gris
You see everything in pink and gray
Tu es pile et tu es face
You are heads and tails
Que tu sois amère ou aigrie
Whether you are bitter or sour
D'un sourire tout s'efface
A smile erases everything
Tu sautes à pieds joints dans toutes tes sautes d'humeur
You jump into all your mood swings
Du rouge au rose bonbon, tu changes de couleur.
From red to pink candy, you change color.
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty
Souvent mignonne, vilaine aussi
Often cute, ugly too
Tu es le jour, tu es la nuit
You are the day, you are the night
Tu t'allumes, tu t'éteins au gré de ta fantaisie.
You light up, you go out according to your fancy.
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty
Parfois charmante, odieuse aussi
Sometimes charming, hateful too
Tu es le jour, tu es la nuit
You are the day, you are the night
Tu t'allumes, tu t'éteins au gré de ta fantaisie.
You light up, you go out according to your fancy.
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty
Souvent mignonne, vilaine aussi
Often cute, ugly too
Tu es le jour, tu es la nuit
You are the day, you are the night
Tu t'allumes, tu t'éteins au gré de ta fantaisie.
You light up, you go out according to your fancy.
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty
Parfois charmante, odieuse aussi
Sometimes charming, hateful too
Tu es le jour, tu es la nuit
You are the day, you are the night
Tu t'allumes, tu t'éteins au gré de ta fantaisie.
You light up, you go out according to your fancy.
Oh jolie laide, jolie laide, laide jolie, laide
Oh pretty ugly, pretty ugly, ugly pretty, ugly
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie, laide jolie
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty, ugly pretty
Souvent mignonne, vilaine aussi
Often cute, ugly too
Tu es le jour, tu es la nuit
You are the day, you are the night
Oh jolie laide, jolie laide, laide jolie, laide
Oh pretty ugly, pretty ugly, ugly pretty, ugly
Oh jolie laide, laide jolie, laide jolie...
Oh pretty ugly, ugly pretty, ugly pretty...





Writer(s): Serge Gainsbourg, Alain Chamfort


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