B1 · Episode 8 · 3:06
The Day Breaks
This song expresses the weariness and uncertainty of ordinary people's daily toil, while holding onto a faint hope for a brighter, sunnier day ahead.
Source:Ron Sagaton · License:CC BY 4.0
Transcript
Tu vis, tu trimes, à quoi ça rime?
You live, you toil—what's the point?
T'es fatigué, t'es déprimé, tu penses à rien.
You're exhausted, depressed, and thinking of nothing.
Souvent tu doutes, tu
You often doubt,
s'en vas ta route.
and walk your own path alone.
T'avais des rêves, des foutus rêves, et t'as plus rien.
You had dreams—wild, burning dreams—and now you have nothing left.
C'est pas ta faute, toi comme toi.
It's not your fault—you're just who you are.
La vie t'étouffe, la vie
Life chokes you; life
te bouffe et t'y peux rien.
devours you—and there's nothing you can do.
Alors t'attends le jour
So you wait for the day
où viendra ton tour Un jour de miel, jour de soleil, où tout ira bien.
when it's finally your turn—a day of honey, a day of sunshine, when everything will be alright.
Tu vis, tu trimes, à quoi ça rime?
You live, you toil—what's the point?
Faut se lever, aller bosser,
You've got to get up, go to work,
j'suis fatigué.
I'm tired.