French is a language known for its beauty, expressivity, and artistic merit - but not for its pop music. (Name a recent French pop song which is a) good and b) well-known and c) actually by a French person. I'll wait.) This tune, however, has been taking La France by storm - it's catchy, cute, and you can't get it out of your head! Simply put, it's a song about love - clichéd, but done SO well in this song.
(Warning: my French is a little rusty - I generally only read in French for academic purposes, and I haven't had a class in three years. If you spot a glaring error, please let me know. If you think I should stay far, far away from such a beautiful language with my bumbling translations, let me know that, too.)
Toi, plus moi, plus eux, plus tous ceux qui le veulent,
Plus lui, plus elle, et tous ceux qui sont seuls,
Allez venez et entrez dans la danse,
Allez venez, laissez faire l'insouciance.
You, plus me, plus them, plus all those who want it,
Plus him, plus her, and all those who are alone,
Go*, come and join our dance,
Go, come, let’s be carefree.
*"Allez" literally means "go," but in this instance there's also the sense of "go on, hurry!" (/lecture :-p )
A deux à mille, je sais qu'on est capable,
Tout est possible, tout est réalisable,
On peut s'enfuir bien plus haut que nos rêves,
On peut partir bien plus loin que la grève.
In twos, in thousands, I know that we are capable,
Everything is possible, everything is achievable,
We can fly away higher than our dreams,
We can leave and go further than the grave.
Oh toi, plus moi, plus tous ceux qui le veulent,
Plus lui, plus elle, plus tous ceux qui sont seuls,
Allez venez et entrez dans la danse,
Allez venez c'est notre jour de chance.
Oh, you, plus me, plus all those who want it,
Plus him, plus her, plus all those who are alone,
Go, come and join our dance,
Go, come, it’s our lucky day.
Avec l'envie, la force et le courage,
Le froid, la peur ne sont que des mirages,
Laissez tomber les malheurs pour une fois,
Allez venez, reprenez avec moi.
With the desire, the strength and the courage,
The cold, the fear, are nothing but a mirage,
Let go of misfortune once and for all,
Go, come, take over with me.
Je sais, c'est vrai, ma chanson est naïve,
Même un peu bête, mais bien inoffensive,
Et même, si elle ne change pas le monde,
Elle vous invite à entrer dans la ronde.
I know, it’s true, my song is naïve,
Even a bit stupid, but relatively inoffensive,
and even, if it doesn’t change the world,
it invites you to join in the chorus.
L'espoir, l'ardeur, prend tout ce qu'il te faut,
Mes bras, mon cœur, mes épaules et mon dos,
Je veux te voir des étoiles dans les yeux,
Je veux nous voir insoumis et heureux.
The hope, the zeal, take all that you need,
My arms, my heart, my shoulders and my back,
I want to see stars in your eyes,
I want to see us rebellious and happy.
Like I said, a little rusty, but I think the meaning's there. I hope you've enjoyed the song, regardless of my rendering!
I wish I could understand French better.