Intermediate

Formidable

Stromae

Stromae

Lyrics & Translation

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Original Lyrics

French

Formidable, formidable

Formidable, formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

Formidable

Formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

Oh, Bébé, oups, Mademoiselle

Oh, baby, oops, miss

J'vais pas vous draguer, promis juré

I won't hit on you, I swear

J'suis célibataire, depuis hier, putain

I've been single since yesterday, damn

J'peux pas faire d'enfant et bon, c'est pas...

I can't have kids and well, that's not...

Hé, reviens, cinq minutes quoi, j't'ai pas insultée

Hey, come back, just five minutes, I didn't insult you

J'suis poli, courtois, et un peu fort bourré

I'm polite, courteous, and a little too drunk

Mais pour les mecs comme moi

But for guys like me

Vous avez autre chose à faire, hein

You've got better things to do, huh

M'auriez vu hier

If you'd seen me yesterday

J'étais formidable, formidable

I was formidable, formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

Formidable

Formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

Oh, tu t'es regardé? Tu t'crois beau

Oh, look at yourself. You think you're hot?

Parce que tu t'es marié? Mais c'est qu'un anneau

Because you got married? That's just a ring

Mec, t'emballes pas

Dude, don't get carried away

Elle va t'larguer comme elles le font chaque fois

She'll dump you like they always do

Et puis l'autre fille, tu lui en as parlé?

And that other girl, did you tell her?

S'tu veux j'lui dis, comme ça c'est réglé

Want me to tell her, then it's settled

Et au petit aussi, enfin si vous en avez

And the kid too, I mean if you have one

Attends trois ans, sept ans et là vous verrez

Wait three years, seven years, then you'll see

Si c'est formidable, formidable

If it's formidable, formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

Formidable

Formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

Hé petite, oh pardon, petit

Hey kid, oh sorry, kiddo

Tu sais dans la vie, y a ni méchants ni gentils

You know in life, there's no bad guys or good guys

Si Maman est chiante

If Mom's a pain

C'est qu'elle a peur d'être mamie

It's 'cause she's scared of being a grandma

Si Papa trompe Maman

If Dad cheats on Mom

C'est parce que Maman vieillit, tiens

It's 'cause Mom's getting old, see

Pourquoi t'es tout rouge? Ben reviens gamin

Why are you all red? Hey, come back, kid

Et qu'est-ce que vous avez tous

And what's with all of you

À me regarder comme un singe, vous?

Staring at me like I'm a monkey, huh?

Ah oui, vous êtes saints, vous

Oh yeah, you're all saints, you are

Bande de macaques

Bunch of macaques

Donnez-moi un bébé singe

Give me a baby monkey

Il sera formidable, formidable

He'll be formidable, formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

Formidable

Formidable

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable

You were formidable, I was so pathetic

Nous étions formidables

We were formidable

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