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Translation
What Good Does That Do?
Like you, I have a heart
That can promise nothing,
Who is frightened by love
But who loves you perhaps
What good does it do to hide that?
What use is there to run away?
I have nothing to offer you
Other than what my eyes see
You don't want to suffer
But who doesn't suffer?
What good does it do to avoid that?
What good does it do to walk away?
To stay in your ivory tower
Feeling happy or feeling blue*
All alone, all alone
As we aren't so miserable
We forget that we are not happy
All alone, all alone.
I only have the stars
And nothing else for you
If we must hurt ourselves
It's life who wants that
What is the point, to stay alone?
What good does it do, to live alone?
I only have the stars
And nothing else for you
If we must hurt ourselves
It's life who wants that
What is the point, to stay alone?
What good does it do, to live alone?
All alone.
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moonriver_andM on 2018-03-05
moonriver_andM on 2018-03-05Last edited by moonriver_andM on 2021-11-19
moonriver_andM on 2021-11-19✕
Françoise Hardy: Top 3
| 1. | Le temps de l'amour |
| 2. | Tous les garçons et les filles |
| 3. | Comment te dire adieu ? |
Idioms from "À quoi ça sert ?"
| 1. | ivory tower |
| 2. | tour d'ivoire |
Comments
About translator
Note on the title: the French phrase 'à quoi ça sert' can mean any of: What for? What good does that do? What use does it serve?, etc.
*Broyer du noir (literal translation: grinding the black): to feel depressed, brooding, having a dark outlook, and so forth.