| Se Contenter D'ici Bas (original) | Se Contenter D'ici Bas (translation) |
|---|---|
| a ne se sait pas | don't know |
| a ne s’attend pas | a does not expect |
| Parfois mme c’est malgr soi | Sometimes it's even in spite of oneself |
| a s’emmle nous | we get confused |
| a se mle de tout | got involved with everything |
| a peut rendre comme fou | it can drive you crazy |
| a ne s’invente pas | a can't be invented |
| a ne se ment pas | don't lie |
| a ne se contrefait pas | a does not counterfeit |
| a ne se vole pas | it doesn't fly |
| a ne se veut pas | it is not meant |
| a se laisse venir comme a Et s’il ne restait que a Si on ne faisait plus que a Se contenter d’ici-bas | a let himself come like a What if there was only a left If we only did a Be satisfied with here below |
| Et s’il ne restait que a | What if there was only a |
| S’il n’y avait rien au-del | If there was nothing beyond |
| Etre heureux maintenant et l a ne s’oublie pas | Be happy now and don't forget it |
| a s’installe en soi | a settles in itself |
| a se suffit d’une fois | once is enough |
| a ne demande pas | don't ask |
| Ni mme pourquoi | Nor even why |
| Car a ne s’explique pas | 'Cause it can't be explained |
| a n’se regrette pas | no regrets |
| a n’se recherche pas | it is not sought |
| a n’s’abandonne pas | a does not give up |
| a n’se retient pas | a does not hold back |
| a se frle du doigt | a finger is rubbed |
| a s’en va et c’est comme a Et s’il ne restait que a Si on ne faisait plus que a Se contenter d’ici-bas | a goes away and it's like a What if there was only a left If we only did a Settle for here |
| Et s’il ne restait que a | What if there was only a |
| S’il n’y avait rien au-del | If there was nothing beyond |
| Etre heureux maintenant et l Et s’il ne restait que a Si nous n’avions pas le choix | To be happy now and what if there was only a If we had no choice |
| Et si le ciel se trouvait l | What if the sky was there |
| S’il n’y avait rien au-del | If there was nothing beyond |
| Si l’enfer n’existait pas | If hell didn't exist |
| Et s’il ne restait que a Si nos vies se vivaient l Si tout n’tait rien que a Et s’il ne restait que a Si la rponse tait l Se contenter d’ici-bas. | What if there was only a If our lives were lived there If it was all but a And if there was only a If the answer was there Settle for here. |
