France
Balavoine Daniel Lyrics

France, tu danses avec moi
France, the singer feels a connection with you

Caresse mes doigts
The singer is being gentle with France

Danse dans mes bras
The singer and France are moving together

Dans ce silence qui parle si bas
There is a quiet understanding between the artist and France

Ne me trompe pas, ne me trahis pas
The artist wants France to be honest and not betray them

Fais-moi confiance, je suis avec toi
The singer wants France to trust them, as they are on the same side

Et surtout ne les écoute pas
The singer cautions France not to listen to others

Ils aimeraient bien tous te séduire
Others desire France's favor

À n'importe quel prix
At any cost

Pour que tu leur donnes ta voix
So that France will support their cause

France, je ne reconnais ni mon côté gauche ni mon côté droit
The singer feels lost in a divided France

Et quand je pense à tous ces Français qui voudraient t'aimer mais ne peuvent pas
The artist laments that some French citizens wish to love France, but cannot for some reason

Les mots de sciences qui vont t'étouffer
The singer warns France that scientific or intellectual words may confound them

Viennent de gens qui ne respirent pas
These words come from people who don't truly understand France

Qui ne t'offrent aucune délivrance
These people do not offer any solutions to France's problems

N'oublie pas
The artist urges France not to forget this warning

France, tous ces mots pour un public
The artist is skeptical of politicians' speeches aimed at impressing voters

France, tous ces mots démagogiques
The singer believes these words are often just pandering or empty promises

Je voulais te prévenir et depuis longtemps déjà qu'ils ne font que te mentir
The singer has long wanted to alert France to the lies of politicians

Mais je gardais tout pour moi
However, the artist kept quiet about it

J'avais trop peur des lois
The artist was afraid of negative consequences for speaking out

France, si tu meurs demain
The artist contemplates France's potential downfall

Tu sauras au moins que ce n'est pas moi qui tient le manche de cette arme blanche
The singer wants France to know they are not responsible for any harm that may come to it

Qui au creux des reins te transpercera
The artist metaphorically describes an attack on France's core values

Et sur tes hanches mortes de chagrin
These values will be mourned by the French people

Ils viendront pour essuyer leurs mains et pour cacher ta poitrine prieront, sur tes seins
Others will come to hide their guilt, and will pray over France's symbols and traditions

Ça faisait longtemps déjà que je voulais te dire ça
The singer has been holding back their feelings for a while

Mais je n'osais vraiment pas
The artist was too scared to speak up

De peur qu'on ne me croit pas, qu'on se moque de moi
The artist feared not being believed or being ridiculed for their opinions

De peur qu'on ne me croit pas, qu'on se moque de moi
The singer repeats this fear of not being believed or taken seriously