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English translation of “Ce qui tue l’amour” from Blonde album

Room for one more love song? Well, at least it’s a bit different this time. Song is called Ce qui tue l’amourand it’s not about how love lasts forever and stands against all the obstacles… No, this time Alizée is making a list of things that guys should avoid to not kill the love. Apparently it isn’t a short list, and spoils most of the fun out of it. But well, sometimes we just have to… to keep pretending to live along those rules. But don’t tell them…

To check out earlier translations by RMJ:
01 – Blonde
02 – K.O
03 – Alcaline
04 – Seulement pour te plaire
05 – L’amour renfort
06 – Bi
07 – Mon planeur
09 – Tweet
10 – Charles est stone
11 – Mylène Farmer

Translation by RMJ Original French lyrics
That’s what kills the love

How to do a favour
To the boys who we like
This is to serve them
As they want to keep silent
Time to make a list
Of things not to do

Because since dawn of the time we know
That’s what kills the love,
kills the love, kills the love
My love

The lack of respect, never miss it
The name-calling, the lies on the phone
Jealousy is permitted, being a scum-bag isn’t
That also applies to your friends

I’ll go to the point
And I whisper to you gently
This message to the ear
Hoping it would grow
Like a flower
Listen soul mate

Because since the dawn of
the time we have known
That’s what the kills love,
kills the love, kills the love
My love

A little role play and idle talk
That’s what you find amusing and I so vulgar
Being macho is fine, being violent is too much
That also applies to your friends

Kills the love, kills the love, my love

How to do a favour
To the boys who we like
This is to serve them
As they want to keep silent
Time to make a list
Of things not to do

Because since dawn of the time we know
That’s what kills the love,
kills the love, kills the love
My love

Kills the love (That also applies)
Kills the love (To your friends)
Kills the love (That also applies)
My love (To your friends)

Ce qui tue l’amour

Comment rendre service
Aux garçons qui nous plaisent
C’est leur rendre service
De vouloir qu’ils se taisent
Le temps de faire la liste
Des choses à ne pas faire

Car depuis la nuit des temps on sait
Ce qui tue l’amour,
tue l’amour, tue l’amour
Mon amour

Le manque de respect, n’en manquez jamais
Le coup des pseudos, des faux téléphones
Jaloux c’est permis, voyou c’est maldonne
Ca vaut aussi pour tes amis

Je vais à l’essentiel
Et je te glisse en douce
Ce message à l’oreille
En espérant qu’il pousse
Un peu comme une fleur
Ecoute l’âme soeur

Car depuis la nuit
des temps on sait
Ce qui tue l’amour,
tue l’amour, tue l’amour
Mon amour

Petits jeux de rôles et paroles en l’air
Ce que tu trouves drôle et moi si vulgaire
Macho c’est possible, violent c’est trop cher
Ca vaut aussi pour tes amis

Tue l’amour, tue l’amour, mon amour

Comment rendre service
Aux garçons qui nous plaisent
C’est leur rendre service
De vouloir qu’ils se taisent
Le temps de faire la liste
Des choses à ne pas faire

Car depuis la nuit des temps on sait
Ce qui tue l’amour,
tue l’amour, tue l’amour
Mon amour

Tue l’amour (Ca vaut aussi)
Tue l’amour (Pour tes amis)
Tue l’amour (Ca vaut aussi)
Mon amour (Pour tes amis)


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