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Translation
Tergiversate
There's a whole circus in my head
And fire-eaters under my skin
At war with my stomach
And as for friends, I don't have any
I straighten up, full of clumsiness
With competence I sense, I take: failure*
I'm alone, I don't open up
And as for friends, I don't want any
I shift between south and north,
I know the city high and low
And my downs definitely go too low
And my ups are never high enough
Okay, I might have gotten overwhelmed,
But I feel that today is better
It'll be okay, it's true, I assure you
And it's important that you're reassured
I shift between south and north,
I know the city high and low
And my downs definitely go too low
And my ups are never high enough (x2)
How are you going, you?
How are you going?
How are you going, you?
How are you going in school?
As we always say:
"I'm fine, hello,"
Yes, but I don't go to school anymore.
How are you going, you?
I'm fine
What's your name?
That doesn't concern you,
it's none of your business
I'm not going
And then what?
You'll tell me it's nice out
Tell me where you're going,
Tell me where you came from,
Tell me everything,
Tell me almost nothing,
Tell me if you think you'll come back
Would it be impolite, my friend,
To ask you: how old would you be
If the world were to end?
I shift between south and north,
I know the city high and low
And my downs definitely go too low
And my ups are never high enough (x2)
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About translator
when i first found this song i didn't speak a lick of french. i still needed some help to translate this as i'm still not fluent, but now that i get the meaning behind it, it's a lot sadder (and more relatable) than i initially thought. little 13-year-old me thought it was a lovely happy song when they first heard it.
also
*i have no idea what this line (With competence, I sense, I take: failure) means