CAROLINA
Joe Dassin Lyrics


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Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer que tu viendrais
Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer qu'on s'aimerait

Elle est si jolie, si fragile
Qu'on a presque peur, presque peur d'y toucher
Elle est le bonheur impossible à rêver

Elle ressemble un peu à ma chance
J'ai presque peur, presque peur d'y penser
Et plus je la vois plus je pense à rêver

Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer que tu viendrais
Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer qu'on s'aimerait

Elle a le regard de l'enfance
Mais elle a aussi les pouvoirs de la fée
C'est la beauté qui commence à rêver

Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer que tu viendrais
Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer qu'on s'aimerait

Je me suis fait prendre au piège
Oh, mais j'aime ma prison
Et c'est si bon de perdre la raison

Un matin, le printemps se donne
Je sais bien, je sais bien qu'il va s'en aller
Mais j'ai tellement mieux que l'automne à rêver

Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer que tu viendrais




Carolina
Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer qu'on s'aimerait

Overall Meaning

The song Carolina by Joe Dassin is a love song that speaks of the singer's disbelief that someone as beautiful and fragile as Carolina has come into his life. The singer compares Carolina to his chance, in that she is something that he almost cannot believe is happening to him. The song describes her as having both the innocence of a child and also the powers of a fairy.


The song also speaks to the singer's feelings of being trapped once he has fallen in love with Carolina. He describes it as a prison, but it is one that he loves being in. The lyrics suggest that he is willing to lose his senses for her and that her presence in his life is worth it.


Overall, the song is a beautiful ode to falling in love unexpectedly and completely. It speaks to the wonder of being with someone who seems too good to be true, and the joy that can come from having your expectations exceeded in that way.


Line by Line Meaning

Carolina
Expressing the feeling of love towards someone named Carolina


Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer que tu viendrais
Could not have imagined that Carolina would come into their life


Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer qu'on s'aimerait
Could not have imagined that they would fall in love with Carolina


Elle est si jolie, si fragile
Carolina is very pretty and delicate


Qu'on a presque peur, presque peur d'y toucher
One feels scared to even touch Carolina because of her fragility


Elle est le bonheur impossible à rêver
Carolina seems like an unattainable source of happiness


Elle ressemble un peu à ma chance
Carolina seems like a stroke of luck


J'ai presque peur, presque peur d'y penser
The thought of having Carolina in one's life is almost too good to be true


Et plus je la vois plus je pense à rêver
The more they see Carolina, the more they daydream about her


Elle a le regard de l'enfance
Carolina has an innocent look in her eyes


Mais elle a aussi les pouvoirs de la fée
But Carolina also has magical powers.


C'est la beauté qui commence à rêver
Carolina is so beautiful that it inspires dreams in others


Je me suis fait prendre au piège
They feel trapped in their love for Carolina


Oh, mais j'aime ma prison
Despite feeling trapped, they still love being in love with Carolina


Et c'est si bon de perdre la raison
Losing oneself in love with Carolina is an amazing feeling


Un matin, le printemps se donne
One morning, spring arrives


Je sais bien, je sais bien qu'il va s'en aller
However, they know that spring is temporary and will leave soon


Mais j'ai tellement mieux que l'automne à rêver
Despite knowing that spring will end, they are happy to have something better than autumn (presumably love with Carolina) to dream about




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