Coeur de Pirate – Comme Des Enfants

TranslationSo you see how it all gets mixed up
And from your heart to your lips, I become a headache
You laugh calls out to me to let you go
Before losing control and giving up
‘Cause I will never ask you for so much
Especially since you already treat me like a child
We no longer have anything left to lose
Other than our lives that we left behind

And he still loves me, and I love you just a little bit more
But he still loves me, and I love you just a little but more

That’s enough of this two-timing
It’s harder to do than any other way
‘Cause joking aside, it’s easier to dream
About what we can never touch again
We take each other’s hands a little artlessly
Like children with happiness on our lips
And we walk together with a resolute step
Whereas our heads are telling us to stop everything

And he still loves me, and I love you just a little bit more
But he still loves me, and I love you just a little but more
And despite this, he still loves me, and I love you just a little bit more
But he still loves me, and I love you just a little but more

Again, and I love you just a little bit more
But he still loves me, and I love you just a little but more
And despite this, he still loves me, and I love you just a little bit more
But he still loves me, and I love you just a little but more
And despite this, he still loves me, and I love you just a little bit more
But he still loves me, and I love you just a little but more
And despite this, he still loves me, and I love you just a little bit more
But he still loves me, and I love you just a little but more

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  @mitya90

General Commentthis song is amazing,

the lyrics are amazing
the piano is amazing
the melody is amazing

AMAZING

shes so talented

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  @jazzy-ox

General CommentIt's about a love triangle. The girl is in a relationship with one guy, but she's in love with her close friend who "treats her like a child" (tu me traites, comme un grand enfant). The one part I'm confused about is whether he loves her back (toi tu m'aime un peu plus fort) or she just wishes he did. But anyways, they go on spending time time with each other even though they know it isn't right (alors que nos têtes nous crient de tout arrêter). And then her boyfriend/other guy knows (I think) but he continues to love her anyways.

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  @accidentalidiot
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  She likes *him* a little more than he likes her.

  Flag deixmachinison August 28, 2009  

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  Oh, and the line you were referring to that says "toi tu m'aimes..." refers to her current boyfriend, I believe.

  Flag deixmachinison August 28, 2009  

Lyric CorrectionAlors tu vois, comme tout se mele
Et du coeur a tes levres, je deviens un casse-tête
Ton rire me crit de te lacher
Avant de perdre prise et d'abandonner
Car je ne t'en demanderai jamais autant
Déja que tu me traites comme un grand enfant
Nous n'avons plus rien à risquer
A part nos vies qu'on laisse de coté

Et il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort

C'en est assez de ces dédoublements
C'est plus dur à faire qu'autrement
Car sans rire, c'est plus facile de rêver
A ce qu'on ne pourra jamais plus toucher
On se prend la main, comme des enfants
Le bonheur aux lèvres, un peu naïvement
Et on marche ensemble d'un pas décidé
Alors que nos têtes nous crient de tout arrêter

Il m'aime encore, et toi tu m'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré ça il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort

Encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré ça il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré sa il, m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré ça il, m'aime encore et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort

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  @mitya90

General Comment*Your laugh.

*little bit more... haha.

And sorry for posting the corrected lyrics twice...

Anyway, this song is about a girl who is in a relationship with one guy (that she does in fact love) but is also in love with a friend of hers, which I think started out as just a harmless crush she developed after a while, but then evolved into something more (since he teased her a lot ["treated her like a child"], she just thought those were fleeting sentiments at first until they finally). So the first verse is her talking to the "other" guy and explaining how confusing the situation is and how it got out of hand... and how they have nothing left to lose so they should be with each other. After a while, she gets sick of trying to strike a balance between the two guys (I translated it as two-timing, but rédoublement actually means like... a division in two... but I didn't want that one line to be exceptionally long since there's no single word for it in English), so she ends up leaving her boyfriend for this other guy that she's been sleeping with because they both love each other more than in her relationship with the first guy. But she feels guilty about this, which is reflected in the repetition of the chorus (it keeps running through her mind). The reason she feels guilty is that even though the first guy knew about the affair the whole time and even though she ended up leaving him for that other guy, he's still in love with her after their relationship ended. (I'll conclude my interpretation of it after mentioning this line which is vital)

I love the lines: Car sans rire, c'est plus facile de rêver/A ce qu'on ne pourra jamais plus toucher (‘Cause joking aside, it’s easier to dream/About what we can never touch again). It's like she's almost scared that the reason she loves him more is simply because she shouldn't and that after she leaves her boyfriend for this guy, she'll end up loving the first guy more than this second guy. Conclusion: However, along with the whole repetition thing I explained earlier, it's also as if that over time, even though her now ex is still in love with her, she feels like she made the right decision since she still loves the second guy more.

I really like the expression "le bonheur aux lèvres" or "happiness on our (the) lips"... I get the sense that it means "a kiss."

I also think it may have been better to translate it as "with one resolute stop" as oppose to "with a resolute step" but I translated it quickly and it's really late.

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  @mitya90

General Commentchanson magnifique

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  @scullion44

General CommentI'm not amazing at french but from what i know i think it roughly translates as this:

Well you see, as everything combines
And from the heart to your lips, i become a problem
Your laugh defines me, to let you go
Before losing hold, and abandoning

Because I would never ask you for that
Already you are treating me, like a big child
We have nothing to lose
Besides our lives that we leave aside

But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more
But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more

It is enough of these loops
It's harder to do otherwise
Because without laughing it's easier to dream
At what we would be able, never again to touch

We take each other's hands, like children
The happiness on our lips, a little niave
And we walk together, from a decided step
Even if our heads yell at us to stop everything

He loves me still, and you, you love me a little more
But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more
And despite that, he loves me still, and me I love you a little more

But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more
Still, and I love you a little more

But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more
And despite that, he loves me still, and me I love you a little more

But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more
And despite that, he loves me still, and me I love you a little more

But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more
And despite that, he loves me still, and me I love you a little more

But he loves me still, and me I love you a little more


The plus fort could mean "a little stronger" rather than more. I'm not sure.

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  @yellowbird86

General CommentMy interpretation of the first verse:

Look what we've gotten ourselves into
From your heart to your lips, I'm trouble for you
You laugh and push me off of you
Before losing restraint and giving in
I'm not asking you for anything
Except to treat me like a big girl
We've got nothing to lose
Except for our lives that we've left on the side

And he still loves me. I just love you a little bit more.
He still loves me... I just love you a little bit more.

And it goes on, but I suck at translating it lol - I just didn't want to do a super literal translation because then it sort of loses the poetry of it. Anyways, the song is definitely about having an affair. The girl is cheating on her boyfriend with another guy. It seems like in the beginning the two of them are flirting and start to fool around - the guy tries to stop her, but they are just crazy for each other and can't hold back their feelings. She is conflicted because her boyfriend still loves her.
My favourite line of the song is definitely when she adds "Et malgré ça" - which basically means "And despite the fact", which I just think is really powerful. Like "Despite the fact that he still loves me, I just love you a little bit more" It's like she is reluctantly disregarding what she knows to be the truth.
No idea if there are any SATC fans here but it totally reminds me of when Carrie cheats on Aidan with Big.

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  @lesmots91

General CommentThat is a beautiful translation :) I just wanted to point out that after the line "Alors que nos têtes nous crient de tout arrêter" She actually says "Il m'aime encore, et toi tu m'aime un peu plus fort" which is the only time in the whole song that she repeats that line differently. It translates as "He still loves me, et you, you love me just a bittle bit more"

I love how she slips that one line in there showing that her feelings are reciprocated. And me too, I love the line "Car sans rire, c'est plus facile de rêver a ce qu'on ne pourra jamais plus toucher" I feel like the impact of this line gets slightly lost in translation but it's a feeling I've experienced so many times. I love this song. She sings so beautifully about something I can't seem to get enough of in my own relationships.

Also I could be off base with this one, but I feel like the lines "Car je ne t'en demanderai jamais autant/Déja que tu me traites comme un grand enfant" are implying that he takes care of her and that she already needs so much from him that she could never ask for more.

Beautiful song and really, lovely lovely translation.

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  @lcv182122

My InterpretationAlors tu vois, comme tout se mele
Et du coeur à tes levres, je deviens un casse-tête
Ton rire me crit de te lacher
Avant de perdre prise et d'abandonner
Car je ne t'en demanderai jamais autant
Déja que tu me traites comme un grand enfant
Nous n'avons plus rien à risquer
A part nos vies qu'on laisse de coté

Et il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort

C'en est assez de ces dédoublements
C'est plus dur à faire qu'autrement
Car sans rire, c'est plus facile de rêver
A ce qu'on ne pourra jamais plus toucher
On se prend la main, comme des enfants
Le bonheur aux lèvres, un peu naïvement
Et on marche ensemble d'un pas décidé
Alors que nos têtes nous crient de tout arrêter

Il m'aime encore, et toi tu m'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré ça il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort

Encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré ça il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré sa il, m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Et malgré ça il, m'aime encore et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort
Mais il m'aime encore, et moi je t'aime un peu plus fort

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  @mitya90