Comment te dire adieu
Françoise Hardy Lyrics
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Avoir de réflexes malheureux,
Il faut que tu m'expliques un peu mieux
Comment te dire adieu.
Mon cœur de silex vite prend feu,
Ton cœur de pyrex résiste au feu,
Je suis bien perplexe, je ne veux
Me résoudre aux adieux.
Je sais bien qu'un ex amour n'a pas de chance,
Ou si peu,
Mais pour moi un explication voudrait mieux.
Sous aucun prétexte je ne veux
Devant toi surexposer mes yeux,
Derrière un kleenex je saurais mieux
Comment te dire adieu,
Comment te dire adieu.
Tu as mis a l'index nos nuits blanches,
Nos matins gris-bleu,
Mais pour moi un explication voudrait mieux.
Sous aucun prétexte je ne veux
Devant toi surexposer mes yeux,
Derrière un kleenex je saurais mieux
Comment te dire adieu,
Comment te dire adieu,
Comment te dire adieu.
The song "Comment Te Dire Adieu" by Françoise Hardy is a melancholic and reflective piece about the difficulty of saying goodbye to someone you love. The lyrics express how the singer is struggling to let go and move on, and is seeking an explanation from the person they are leaving behind. They don't want to have any regrettable reflexes as a result of their emotions, so they are asking for a clearer understanding of what went wrong. The singer's heart is compared to silex or flint, which easily catches fire, while the person they are leaving behind is compared to pyrex, which is resistant to heat. This further emphasizes the emotional disparity between the two.
Line by Line Meaning
Sous aucun prétexte je ne veux avoir de réflexes malheureux,
I don't want to have any unfortunate reactions no matter what happens.
Il faut que tu m'expliques un peu mieux Comment te dire adieu.
You have to explain to me more clearly how to say goodbye to you.
Mon cœur de silex vite prend feu, Ton cœur de pyrex résiste au feu, Je suis bien perplexe, je ne veux Me résoudre aux adieux.
My heart of flint quickly catches fire, your heart of pyrex resists fire, I am very perplexed and do not want to accept goodbye.
Je sais bien qu'un ex amour n'a pas de chance, Ou si peu, Mais pour moi un explication voudrait mieux.
I know that an ex-love doesn't have a chance (or hardly any), but for me, an explanation would be better.
Sous aucun prétexte je ne veux devant toi surexposer mes yeux, Derrière un kleenex je saurais mieux Comment te dire adieu.
I don't want to overexpose my eyes in front of you under any circumstances - I'll do better behind a Kleenex to tell you how to say goodbye.
Tu as mis a l'index nos nuits blanches, Nos matins gris-bleu, Mais pour moi un explication voudrait mieux.
You have taken off the index our white nights and gray-blue mornings, but for me, an explanation would be better.
Comment te dire adieu, Comment te dire adieu, Comment te dire adieu.
How to say goodbye to you, how to say goodbye to you, how to say goodbye to you.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: ARNOLD GOLAND, JACK GOLD
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