Formidable
Stromae (Belgium/Rwanda) Lyrics

Formidable, formidable
Repeating that everything was great and amazing, but in a sarcastic way

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable
You were amazing, and I was really pathetic

Nous étions formidables
Together we were great

Formidable
Being sarcastic about how great everything was

Oh bébé, oups! Mademoiselle
Talking to someone and making some mistakes, being unsure of who they are

Je vais pas vous draguer, promis juré
I am not going to try to hit on you, I promise

Je suis célibataire, depuis hier putain!
I am single, just became single yesterday

Je peux pas faire d'enfant et bon c'est pas! Eh reviens!
I can't have children, but that's not a big deal. Hey, come back!

5 Minutes quoi! Je t'ai pas insulté,
Just give me five minutes, I didn't even insult you

Je suis poli, courtois, et un peu fort bourré
I am being polite and courteous, but also pretty drunk

Et pour les mecs comme moi
Talking about guys like himself

Vous avez autre chose à faire hein
You have better things to do than talk to me, right?

Vous m'auriez vu hier
Implying that he was really bad yesterday

J'étais formidable, formidable
Being sarcastic about how great he was yesterday

Oh bébé, oups! Mademoiselle
Talking again to the same person from before and making some mistakes

Eh tu t'es regardé, tu te crois beau
Talking to someone and saying they think they are very beautiful

Parce que tu t'es marié, mais c'est qu'un anneau
Implying that getting married doesn't mean much and it's just a ring

Mec, t'emballes pas,
Don't get too excited

Elle va te larguer comme elles le font chaque fois
She is going to leave you like they always do

Et puis l'autre fille, tu lui en as parlé?
Asking if he has talked to the other girl

Si tu veux je lui dis, comme ça c'est réglé
Offering to tell the other girl for him

Et au petit aussi, enfin si vous en avez
Mentioning the possibility of children, if they have any

Attends 3 ans, 7 ans et là vous verrez
Suggesting that things will change in three or seven years

Si c'est formidable
Being sarcastic again about things being great

Eh tu t'es vu dans ton smartphone
Talking to somebody about looking at themselves on their phone

Les gens se moquent, se moquent
People laugh and laugh

À prendre des selfies
Taking selfies

Tell'ment mieux, tell'ment mieux
So much better, so much better

Quand tu fais la gueule, quand tu fais la gueule
When you're angry, when you're angry

Leçon numéro 1, ne rien s'promettre
Lesson number 1: don't make promises to anyone

Car trop souvЂent, les gens vont s'faire voir
Too often, people will just go away

Oh bébé, oh bébé
Oh baby, oh baby

Non, non, non, non
No, no, no, no

Non, non, non, non
No, no, no, no

Non, non, non, non
No, no, no, no

Pas formidable, formidable
Not great, not great

Et petite, oh pardon! Petit
Talking to a child and making a mistake about their gender

Tu sais dans la vie y'a ni méchant ni gentil
Saying that people are neither good nor bad in life

Si maman est chiante
If mommy is annoying

C'est qu'elle a peur d'être mamie
She's afraid of being called granny

Si papa trompe maman
If daddy is cheating on mommy

C'est parce que maman vieillit, tiens
It's because mommy is getting older, you see

Pourquoi t'es tout rouge? Ben reviens gamin!
Asking why the child is red and telling them to come back

Et qu'est-ce que vous avez tous
Asking why everybody is looking at him strangely

À me regarder comme un singe, vous?
Asking why they are all looking at him like he's a monkey

Ah oui vous êtes saints, vous!
Saying sarcastically that they are all saints

Bande de macaques!
Calling them a bunch of monkeys

Donnez-moi un bébé singe, il sera
Asking for a baby monkey

Formidable, formidable
Being sarcastic again about everything being great

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable
You were amazing, and I was really pathetic

Nous étions formidables
Together we were great

Formidable
Saying again that everything was amazing, but in a sarcastic way

Tu étais formidable, j'étais fort minable
You were amazing, and I was really pathetic

Nous étions formidables
Together we were great