Toi tu pars by Céphaz

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“Toi tu pars” is a single by Ghanan-born French singer Céphaz. It was released in November of 2021 and appears on his first, 2022 album L’homme aux mille couleurs. It has spent 22 weeks on the French radio hits chart, reaching number 31.

Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

se mettre – This phrase can either mean to put on/apply something deliberately, or to get something on you accidentally.

coup de fatigue – This phrase means sudden tiredness or sudden fatigue. It would translate literally as something like an attack/fit of fatigue.

avoir un coup de blues – This phrase means to feel down, to feel depressed or to have the blues. It would translate literally as something like to have an attack/fit of blues.

des tas de – This phrase means tons of or a ton of. It translates literally as a heap of or a pile of.

tout le monde – This phrase means everyone or everybody. It translates literally as all the world or all the people.

s’en foutre – This phrase means to not care, to be unable to care less, or to not give a sh*t. Be careful when using this phrase as it is vulgar. I’m really not even sure how to translate this literally, but I guess it would be something like to do of it to oneself.

il y a – This phrase means there is or there are. It would translate literally as it has there. It appears in this song as the negative form il n’y a pas.

ne … plus – This is a common form of negation. Used in the same way as ne … pas (sandwiched around the verb), it means not anymore or no longer.

ligne d’arrivée – This phrase means finish line, matching its literal translation.

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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Toi tu pars

[Verse 1]
Parfois on se met de coups de fatigue
Des coups de blues au bout des doigts
D’abord c’est simple puis ça se complique
Comme des tas d’histoires qui n’avancent pas

[Pre-Chorus]
Si rien ne change, que tout le monde s’en fout
Qu’il n’y a plus un ange dans ce monde fou
J’achèterai des ailes, en polystyrène
Pour que tu t’envoles depuis la Tour Eiffel

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici

[Verse 2]
Quand on prend trop de faux départs
On ne voit pas la ligne d’arrivée
Partir trop tôt, c’est déjà trop tard
Et on finit disqualifié

[Pre-Chorus]
Si rien ne change, que tout le monde s’en fout
Qu’il n’y a plus un ange dans ce monde fou
J’achèterai des ailes, en polystyrène
Pour que tu t’envoles depuis la Tour Eiffel

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici, ici

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici, ici, ici

Lyrics with Translation

Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.

Toi tu pars
You leave

[Verse 1]
Parfois on se met de coups de fatigue
Sometimes we suddenly get tired
Des coups de blues au bout des doigts
Depression at your fingertips
D’abord c’est simple, puis ça se complique
At first it’s simple, then it gets complicated
Comme des tas d’histoires qui n’avancent pas
Like a ton of stories that don’t move forward

[Pre-Chorus]
Si rien ne change, que tout le monde s’en fout
If nothing changes, so that everyone doesn’t care
Qu’il n’y a plus un ange dans ce monde fou
So that there is no longer an angel in this crazy world
J’achèterai des ailes, en polystyrène
I’ll buy wings, made of polystyrene
Pour que tu t’envoles depuis la Tour Eiffel
For you to fly away from the Eiffel Tower

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
You leave and I stay here
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici
You leave and I stay here, here, here

[Verse 2]
Quand on prend trop de faux départs
When we make too many false starts
On ne voit pas la ligne d’arrivée
We don’t see the finish line
Partir trop tôt, c’est déjà trop tard
Leaving too early is already too late
Et on finit disqualifié
And we end up disqualified

[Pre-Chorus]
Si rien ne change, que tout le monde s’en fout
If nothing changes, so that everyone doesn’t care
Qu’il n’y a plus un ange dans ce monde fou
So that there is no longer an angel in this crazy world
J’achèterai des ailes, en polystyrène
I’ll buy wings, made of polystyrene
Pour que tu t’envoles depuis la Tour Eiffel
For you to fly away from the Eiffel Tower

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
You leave and I stay here
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici
You leave and I stay here, here, here

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
You leave and I stay here
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici, ici
You leave and I stay here, here, here, here

[Chorus]
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
You leave and I stay here
Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici, ici, ici, ici, ici
You leave and I stay here, here, here, here, here

Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song

  • Disjunctive Pronouns:
    • Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
  • Negation:
    • Si rien ne change, que tout le monde s’en fout
    • Qu’il n’y a plus un ange dans ce monde fou
  • Adverbial Pronouns:
    • Si rien ne change, que tout le monde s’en fout
  • Reflexive:
    • Parfois on se met de coups de fatigue
    • D’abord c’est simple, puis ça se complique
    • Si rien ne change, que tout le monde s’en fout
    • Pour que tu t’envoles depuis la Tour Eiffel
  • Irregular Verbs:
    • partir:
      • Toi tu pars et moi je reste ici
    • se mettre:
      • Parfois on se met de coups de fatigue
    • être:
      • D’abord c’est simple, puis ça se complique
      • Partir trop tôt, c’est déjà trop tard
    • avoir:
      • Qu’il n’y a plus un ange dans ce monde fou
    • prendre:
      • Quand on prend trop de faux départs
    • voir:
      • On ne voit pas la ligne d’arrivée
  • Future:
    • J’achèterai des ailes, en polystyrène
  • Subjunctive:
    • Pour que tu t’envoles depuis la Tour Eiffel
Categories: French

toiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presparfoissometimes, occasionally | advonone, people, you, someone; we | pron | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl reflexmettreto put, to place | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | se mettre = to put on/apply (delibrately); to get (accidentally)deof; from | prepcoupknock, blow, punch, shot, stroke; fit, attack | noun | masc pl | coup de fatigue = sudden tiredness/fatiguedeof; from | prepfatiguefatigue, tiredness, weariness | noun | fem sing | coup de fatigue = sudden tiredness/fatiguedessome | art, indef | masc and fem plcoupknock, blow, punch, shot, stroke; fit, attack | noun | masc pl | avoir un coup de blues = to feel down, feel depressed, have the bluesdeof; from | prepbluesblues | noun | masc sing | avoir un coup de blues = to feel down, feel depressed, have the bluesà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc singboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc singdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pldoigtfinger | noun | masc pld'abordfirst, first of all; beforehand | advcethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pressimplesimple, plain; easy straightforward; humble modest | adj | masc and fem singpuisthen, finally, what's more | advçathis, that, it | pron | indef demsehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl reflexcompliquerto complicate, make difficult, make harder | verb, reg | first and third pers sing pres | se compliquer = to become complicated, get more complicated/complexcommelike, as; because, since | conjdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltaspile, heap | noun | masc sing | des tas de = tons of, a ton ofdeof; from | prep | used before vowelshistoirestory, tale; history; lie; business, question, matter | noun | fem plquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsavancerto move, move/go forward, keep moving; make progress; stick out, lean forwards; bring forward; claim, put forward | verb, spl chg | third pers pl presne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speechsiif | conj(ne) … riennothing, not … anything | pron | in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in coll langnenot, no | adv | used with another negative term, such as 'ne … pas'changerto change | verb, spl chg | third pers sing presquethat, than; let; so, so that | conjtoutall, all of, every one of, the whole | adj | masc sing | tout le monde = everyone, everybody; all lethe | art, def | masc singmondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing | tout le monde = everyone, everybody; all sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelsenabout it, some (of it), of them | pronfoutreto do; put, throw down; put on (clothes) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres | s'en foutre = to not care, be unable to care less, not give a sh*tquethat, than; let; so, so that | conjilhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, sub | il y a = there is/there arenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsyhere, there | adv | | il y a = there is/there areavoirto have | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | il y a = there is/there areplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longeruna | art, indef | masc singangeangel; love, sweetheart | noun | masc singdansin | prepcethis, that | adj, dem | masc singmondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singfoucrazy, insane; absurd, ridiculous, unrealistic, preposterous | adj | masc singjeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsacheterto buy | verb, stm chg | first pers sing futdessome | art, indef | masc and fem plailewing | noun | fem plenabout it, some (of it), of them | pronpolystyrènepolysyrene, Styrofoam | noun | masc singpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron's | pour que + subj = so thatquethat, than; let; so, so that | conjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjteyou | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing | shortened to t' before vowelss'envolerfly away, fly off; blow away; flee; soar | verb, reg | sec pers sing subjdepuissince; for (length of time); from | preplathe | art, def | fem singTour EiffelEiffel Tower | noun, prop | fem singtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advicihere | advicihere | advquandwhen | adv, conjonone, people, you, someone; we | pron | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'prendreto take | verb, irreg | third pers sing prestroptoo, too much, too many, excessively | advdeof; from | prepfauxfalse, wrong, deceitful | adj | masc sing and pldépartdeparture; start | noun | masc plonone, people, you, someone; we | pron | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'nenot, no | adv | used with another negative term, such as 'ne … pas'voirto see | verb, irreg | third pers sing presne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speechlathe | art, def | fem singligneline | noun | fem sing | ligne d'arrivée = finish linedeof; from | prep | used before vowelsarrivéearrival; finish | noun | fem sing | ligne d'arrivée = finish linepartirto leave | verb, irreg | infintroptoo, too much, too many, excessively | advtôtearly; soon, early on | advcethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presdéjàalready, yet | advtroptoo, too much, too many, excessively | advtardlate; later | advetand | conjonone, people, you, someone; we | pron | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'finirto finish | verb, reg | third pers sing presdisqualifierto disqualify; invalidate; discredit | verb, reg | pp used as adjsiif | conj(ne) … riennothing, not … anything | pron | in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in coll langnenot, no | adv | used with another negative term, such as 'ne … pas'changerto change | verb, spl chg | third pers sing presquethat, than; let; so, so that | conjtoutall, all of, every one of, the whole | adj | masc sing | tout le monde = everyone, everybody; all lethe | art, def | masc singmondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing | tout le monde = everyone, everybody; all sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelsenabout it, some (of it), of them | pronfoutreto do; put, throw down; put on (clothes) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres | s'en foutre = to not care, be unable to care less, not give a sh*tquethat, than; let; so, so that | conjilhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, sub | il y a = there is/there arenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsyhere, there | adv | | il y a = there is/there areavoirto have | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | il y a = there is/there areplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longeruna | art, indef | masc singangeangel; love, sweetheart | noun | masc singdansin | prepcethis, that | adj, dem | masc singmondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singfoucrazy, insane; absurd, ridiculous, unrealistic, preposterous | adj | masc singjeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsacheterto buy | verb, stm chg | first pers sing futdessome | art, indef | masc and fem plailewing | noun | fem plenabout it, some (of it), of them | pronpolystyrènepolysyrene, Styrofoam | noun | masc singpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron's | pour que + subj = so thatquethat, than; let; so, so that | conjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjteyou | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing | shortened to t' before vowelss'envolerfly away, fly off; blow away; flee; soar | verb, reg | sec pers sing subjdepuissince; for (length of time); from | preplathe | art, def | fem singTour EiffelEiffel Tower | noun, prop | fem singtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advicihere | advicihere | advtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advicihere | advicihere | advicihere | advtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advtoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disjtuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjpartirto leave | verb, irreg | first and sec pers sing presetand | conjmoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjeI | pron | first pers sing, subresterremain, stay, be left, continue | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presicihere | advicihere | advicihere | advicihere | advicihere | adv