Marie
Clean Bandit - Rockabye ft. Sean Paul & Anne Lyrics
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Quand Marie passait simplette, sans rubans et sans apprêts
Les crétins devant leur verre, les chipies à leur carreau
Qui jugeraient la terre entière, qui voient pas ce qui est beau
Disaient "Elle fait sa fière, Marie qui ne compte pas
Marie taillée à la serpe, Marie au visage ingrat"
Et Marie disait le soir à Clément, à son espoir
Dis-moi ce qu'ils me trouvent, c'qu'ils n'me trouvent pas
Qu'ils aillent demander à ma mère de quelle peau elle m'a cousue
Qu'ils aillent demander à mon père de quel amour il m'a voulue
Et à ma fille, à Maïté, si j'suis pas la plus douce à embrasser"
Et Marie, devant sa glace, se disait à demi-voix
"J'peux me regarder en face, j'aime bien ce que je vois
J'ai, tant au long de ma vie, cherché la beauté que, si
J'étais pas un peu jolie, j'serais déjà plus ici
J'ai pourtant la peau si douce, j'ai pourtant les plus beaux yeux
Qu'on ait vu d'mémoire de source, de mémoire d'amoureux"
Et Marie disait toujours à Clément, à son amour
"Dis-moi ce qu'ils me trouvent, qui ne leur plaît pas
Dis-moi, dis-moi, ce qu'ils me trouvent, c'qu'ils ne me trouvent pas
Qu'ils aillent demander à ma mère de quelle soie elle m'a tricotée
Qu'ils aillent demander à mon père de quelle tendresse il m'a parée
Et à ma fille, à Maïté, si j'suis pas la plus douce à embrasser"
Et Marie, la toute fière, se disait d'un ton bien las
"Quelle serpe a pu me faire ce visage et ces mains-là ?
S'ils ne peuvent pas comprendre qu'au moins ils ne disent rien
Je suis femme et je suis tendre, certains s'en souviennent bien
Et si l'amour se rappelle autant que je l'aime, moi
Il faut bien que je sois belle, sinon je ne vivrais pas"
Et lui répondit Clément, en cherchant ses mots longtemps
"J'sais pas ce qu'ils te trouvent, qui ne leur plaît pas
J'sais pas ce qu'ils te trouvent, moi, je ne trouve pas
J'sais que le jour où je t'ai vue, j'ai eu envie de te garder
Que le jour où je t'ai connue, moi, ma maison, j't'ai tout donné
Et que pour moi, pour Maïté, tu restes la plus douce à embrasser.
T'es toujours la plus douce à regarder".
These lyrics are from the French version of the popular song "Rockabye" by Clean Bandit, featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie. The song is about a woman named Marie who is constantly judged and ridiculed by others for her unadorned appearance. Despite this, Marie remains confident and content with her natural beauty, and questions the criticism she receives from others. She finds solace in her relationship with Clément, who reassures her of her beauty and worth.
The lyrics are a commentary on society's beauty standards and the pressure women face to conform to them. Marie's defiance in the face of criticism and her self-love are empowering and inspiring. The song also emphasizes the importance of genuine love and acceptance in a relationship, as seen in Clément's unwavering admiration for Marie's beauty. The lyrics are powerful and thought-provoking, and resonate with anyone who has ever felt insecure about their appearance.
Line by Line Meaning
Quand Marie passait seulette, oh ! Comme on la regardait !
When Marie walked alone, oh! How they looked at her!
Quand Marie passait simplette, sans rubans et sans apprêts
When Marie walked simply, without ribbons and without adornments
Les crétins devant leur verre, les chipies à leur carreau
The fools in front of their glass, the mischievous at their window
Qui jugeraient la terre entière, qui voient pas ce qui est beau
Who judge the whole world and do not see what is beautiful
Disaient "Elle fait sa fière, Marie qui ne compte pas
They said "She's acting proud, Marie who doesn't count"
Marie taillée à la serpe, Marie au visage ingrat"
Marie carved with a sickle, Marie with an unattractive face"
Et Marie disait le soir à Clément, à son espoir
And Marie said to Clément, her hope, in the evening
"Dis-moi ce qu'ils me trouvent, qui ne leur plaît pas
"Tell me what they find wrong with me, what they don't like"
Dis-moi ce qu'ils me trouvent, c'qu'ils n'me trouvent pas
Tell me what they find wrong with me, things they don't find
Qu'ils aillent demander à ma mère de quelle peau elle m'a cousue
Let them ask my mother what skin she sewed me with
Qu'ils aillent demander à mon père de quel amour il m'a voulue
Let them ask my father what love he wanted me with
Et à ma fille, à Maïté, si j'suis pas la plus douce à embrasser"
And to my daughter, Maïté, if I'm not the sweetest to kiss"
Et Marie, devant sa glace, se disait à demi-voix
And Marie, in front of her mirror, whispered to herself
"J'peux me regarder en face, j'aime bien ce que je vois
"I can look at myself in the face, I like what I see"
J'ai, tant au long de ma vie, cherché la beauté que, si
I have sought beauty throughout my life, so much so that if
J'étais pas un peu jolie, j'serais déjà plus ici
I weren't a little pretty, I would already be gone
J'ai pourtant la peau si douce, j'ai pourtant les plus beaux yeux
Yet I have skin so soft, yet I have the most beautiful eyes
Qu'on ait vu d'mémoire de source, de mémoire d'amoureux"
That have been seen from the source of memory, from the memory of lovers"
Et Marie disait toujours à Clément, à son amour
And Marie always said to Clément, her love
"Dis-moi ce qu'ils me trouvent, qui ne leur plaît pas
"Tell me what they find wrong with me, what they don't like"
Dis-moi, dis-moi, ce qu'ils me trouvent, c'qu'ils ne me trouvent pas
Tell me, tell me, what they find wrong with me, what they don't find
Qu'ils aillent demander à ma mère de quelle soie elle m'a tricotée
Let them ask my mother what silk she knitted me with
Qu'ils aillent demander à mon père de quelle tendresse il m'a parée
Let them ask my father what tenderness he adorned me with
Et à ma fille, à Maïté, si j'suis pas la plus douce à embrasser"
And to my daughter, Maïté, if I'm not the sweetest to kiss"
Et Marie, la toute fière, se disait d'un ton bien las
And Marie, very proud, said in a tired tone
"Quelle serpe a pu me faire ce visage et ces mains-là ?
"What sickle could have given me this face and these hands?
S'ils ne peuvent pas comprendre qu'au moins ils ne disent rien
If they can't understand, at least they should not say anything
Je suis femme et je suis tendre, certains s'en souviennent bien
I am a woman and I am tender, some remember it well
Et si l'amour se rappelle autant que je l'aime, moi
And if love remembers as much as I love it, me
Il faut bien que je sois belle, sinon je ne vivrais pas"
I must be beautiful, otherwise I would not live"
Et lui répondit Clément, en cherchant ses mots longtemps
And Clément replied, searching for his words for a long time
"J'sais pas ce qu'ils te trouvent, qui ne leur plaît pas
"I don't know what they find wrong with you, what they don't like"
J'sais pas ce qu'ils te trouvent, moi, je ne trouve pas
I don't know what they find wrong with you, I don't find anything
J'sais que le jour où je t'ai vue, j'ai eu envie de te garder
I know that the day I saw you, I wanted to keep you
Que le jour où je t'ai connue, moi, ma maison, j't'ai tout donné
The day I met you, I gave you everything I had in my house
Et que pour moi, pour Maïté, tu restes la plus douce à embrasser.
And for me, for Maïté, you are still the sweetest to kiss.
T'es toujours la plus douce à regarder".
You are still the sweetest to look at".
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Lyrics:
Call it love and devotion
Call it the mom’s adoration
Foundation
A special bond of creation, hah
For all the single mums out there going through frustration
Clean Bandit, Sean-da-Paul, Anne-Marie
She works the night, by the water
She's gonna stress, so far away
From her father's daughter
She just wants a life for her baby
All on her own, no one will come
She's got to save him (daily struggle)
She tells him "oh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love
I'm gonna give you all of my love
Nobody matters like you"
She tells him "your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life
You're gonna grow and have a good life
I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you
Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Rockabye, no
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Rockabye, oh oh yeah
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Single mama you doing out there
Facing the hard life, without no fear
Just so you know that you really care
Cause any obstacle come you’re well prepared
And no mama, you never set tear
Cause you have to set things year and to year
And you give the youth love beyond compare
You find his school fee and the bus fare
Mmm Marie, the paps' disappear
In the round back can’t find him nowhere
Steadily you work flow, everything you know
You know say you nuh stop the time fi a jear
Now she gotta a six year old
Trying to keep him warm
Trying to keep out the cold
When he looks her in the eyes
He don't know he's safe
When she says "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love
I'm gonna give you all of my love
Nobody matters like you"
So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you
Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Bidda-bang-bang-bang, alright then
Rockabye, no
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Rockabye, oh oh yeah
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Now she gotta a six year old
Trying to keep him warm
Trying to keep out the cold
When he looks her in the eyes
He don't know he's safe when she says
She tells him "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love
I'm gonna give you all of my love
Nobody matters like you"
She tells him "your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life
You're gonna grow and have a good life
I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Somebody's got you
Rockabye baby, Rockabye
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Bidda-bang-bang-bang, alright then
Rockabye
Rockabye, yeah
Rockabye, no
Rockabye, oh oh yeah
@anastasiaspyropoulou4017
I really do believe that the pole dancing that this mother does as a job in this video also symbolizes all the jobs that mothers have to do that aren't socially acceptable,all the struggle at any point in order to raise their babies(because let's face it,we're always babies to them).
My mother is not single but we're talking about mothers in here....she's worked very hard to raise me,she's amazing.
"Facing the hard life without no fear
Just see and know that you really care
'Cause any obstacle come you well prepared"
Shout out to her and all the mothers that are pure miracles themselves and badasses.
We freaking love you.
@unknownst1
Call it love and devotion
Call it the mom's adoration
Foundation
A special bond of creation, hah
For all the single mums out there going through frustration
Clean Bandit, Sean-da-Paul, Anne-Marie
She works the night, by the water
She's gonna stress, so far away
From her father's daughter
She just wants a life for her baby
All on her own, no one will come
She's got to save him (daily struggle)
She tells him "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love
I'm gonna give you all of my love
Nobody matters like you"
She tells him "your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life
You're gonna grow and have a good life
I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you
Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Rockabye, no
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Rockabye, oh oh yeah
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Single mama you doing out there
Facing the hard life, without no fear
Just so you know that you really care
Cause any obstacle come you're well prepared
And no mama, you never set tear
Cause you have to set things year and to year
And you give the youth love beyond compare
You find his school fee and the bus fare
Mmm Marie, the paps' disappear
In the round back can't find him nowhere
Steadily you work flow, everything you know
You know say you nuh stop the time fi a jear
Now she gotta a six year old
Trying to keep him warm
Trying to keep out the cold
When he looks her in the eyes
He don't know he's safe
When she says "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love
I'm gonna give you all of my love
Nobody matters like you"
So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Somebody's got you
Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Bidda-bang-bang-bang, alright then
Rockabye, no
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Rockabye, oh oh yeah
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Now she gotta a six year old
Trying to keep him warm
Trying to keep out the cold
When he looks her in the eyes
He don't know he's safe when she says
She tells him "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love
I'm gonna give you all of my love
Nobody matters like you"
She tells him "your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life
You're gonna grow and have a good life
I'm gonna do what I've got to do"
So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
Somebody's got you
Rockabye baby, Rockabye
Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye
I'm gonna rock you
Rockabye baby, don't you cry
Bidda-bang-bang-bang, alright then
Rockabye, no
Rockabye, oh oh yeah
@ricardocontreras8290
this song is fire, specially cause there are 2 languages in the song, english and sean paul
@paigewilson6650
Ricardo Contreras LMAOOOO
@geri7902
Haha lol lmao
@davidblagojevic91
Haha, yeah @0:15 that China Ball part gets me everytime
@chadanefrancis2099
Jamaican creole stfu
@tylerbleach6187
Windex Innit
@tusmutusmu9397
My wife died one year ago and this lyrics remind me of her, she was a very good mom for my son.
Rest in peace Maria Salchichon and thank you.
@carlosmartinezcano3064
John Salchichon stay strong dude
@tusmutusmu9397
Carlos Martinez thank you so much man
@sundancent2202
John Salchichon That's very sad...