Non je ne regrette rien
Frances McDormand Lyrics


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Non! Rien de rien
Non ! Je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait
Ni le mal tout ça m'est bien égal !

Non ! Rien de rien
Non ! Je ne regrette rien
C'est payé, balayé, oublié
Je me fous du passé!

Avec mes souvenirs
J'ai allumé le feu
Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs
Je n'ai plus besoin d'eux !

Balayés les amours
Et tous leurs trémolos
Balayés pour toujours
Je repars à zéro

Non ! Rien de rien
Non ! Je ne regrette rien
Ni le bien, qu'on m'a fait
Ni le mal, tout ça m'est bien égal !

Non ! Rien de rien
Non ! Je ne regrette rien




Car ma vie, car mes joies
Aujourd'hui, ça commence avec toi !

Overall Meaning

The song, "Non Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Frances McDormand, is a French classic that translates to "No, I regret nothing." The lyrics express a strong sense of liberation from the past and a commitment to moving forward without any regrets. The singer declares that she does not regret anything - neither the good nor the bad that has happened to her in the past. She sees it all as water under the bridge and is moving on with her life.


The lyrics suggest that the singer has had a complicated relationship with her memories, both good and bad, which she has used as fuel to start a fire. She has emerged from her struggles and is able to look back at them without any attachment or longing, as she has now moved on. She has banished all her former loves and their emotional attachments, and is ready to begin again.


The song was made famous by French singer Edith Piaf in 1960, and has since become an emblem of French culture. The sense of freedom and independence conveyed in the lyrics has been a source of inspiration for many listeners over the years. The melody is both melancholic and uplifting at the same time, which reflects the bittersweet nature of life itself.


Line by Line Meaning

Non! Rien de rien
I have no regrets whatsoever


Non! Je ne regrette rien
I do not regret anything


Ni le bien qu'on m'a fait
Not the good that was done to me


Ni le mal tout ça m'est bien égal !
Not the bad, none of it matters to me!


C'est payé, balayé, oublié
It's paid for, swept away, forgotten


Je me fous du passé!
I do not care about the past!


Avec mes souvenirs
With my memories


J'ai allumé le feu
I lit a fire


Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs
My sorrows, my pleasures


Je n'ai plus besoin d'eux !
I no longer need them!


Balayés les amours
Swept away are the loves


Et tous leurs trémolos
And all their tremolos


Balayés pour toujours
Swept away forever


Je repars à zéro
I'm starting over


Car ma vie, car mes joies
Because my life, because my joys


Aujourd'hui, ça commence avec toi !
Today, it begins with you!




Lyrics © SEMI, Peermusic Publishing, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire

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