“Ça va ça vient” is a collaboration between French singers Vitaa and Slimane. It appears on their 2019 collaborative album VersuS. The single was certified platinum, and won the award for Best Original Song at the  Victoires de la musique music awards.

Song information from Wikipedia.

About the Artists

Vitaa

Charlotte Gonin, who performs under the stage name Vitaa, is a singer/songwriter from Mulhouse, France. Her stage name Vitaa was inspired by her mother’s middle name and her great-grandmother’s first name, Vita, meaning life in Italian.

She got her first exposure collaborating with French rapper Dadoo on two songs, “Pas à pas” and “Oublie”, which got radio play. She did duets with several other artists and another song, “Sur ta route” with Dadoo, but it was her duet “Confessions nocturnes” with French rapper/singer/songwriter Diam’s in 2006 that launched her into the public eye. She was the first artist signed to Motown France and released her first album À fleur de toi in February 2007. The album sold more than 60,000 discs in the first week and hit first place in French sales. It was the most sold album by a female artist that year, and hit triple platinum a year after its release, with more than 400,000 copies sold.

In 2010 she opened for three shows on Rhianna’s Last Girl on Earth Tour. In 2010 she and Robin Thicke did a French version of his song “Feel Good”. November 2015 saw the release of her fourth album La même and a style shift away from R&B and towards pop. In May 2017 she released her fifth album J4M which included collaborations with Stromae, Jul, and Claudio Capéo.

She was invited to be a judge on the Belgian version of The Voice (The Voice Belgique) and The Voice Kids (The Voice Kids Belgique), where she was a judge next to Slimane in 2018 and 2019. In 2020 she voiced the charachter princess Poppy in the French version of Trolls World Tour (Les Trolls 2 : Tourée mondiale).

Vitaa has seen continued success in the French market, especially recently in her collaborations with Slimane. In 2020 she won the Best Original Song trophy at the Victoires de la musique music awards.

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Slimane

Slimane Nebchi, who performs under the stage name Slimane is a singer/songwriter from Chelles, in the Île-de-France region of France, east of Paris. His family was originally from Bouchagroune Algeria. After attending several music schools he began to produce his own music, playing in bars in the Pigalle neighborhood of Paris and posting videos on YouTube. He also participated in several television contests: Nouvelle Star in 2009, Popstar and X-Factor in 2011 and Encore une chance in 2012. Though he didn’t win any of them, it did get him noticed. Then, in 2016 he went on the fifth season of the Voice : La plus belle voix, which he would go on to win.

He would go on to release his first album À bout de rêves in July of 2016, which reached number one in France, Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland and was certified double platinum. The first single off of of this album, entitled “Paname”, was also certified platinum. In 2018 he released his second album entitled Solune, which quickly reached number one in sales in France and was also certified platinum. He was a judge on The Voice Belgique next to Vitaa.

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Collaboration

Vitaa and Slimane’s first song together was “Je te le donne”, from her 2017 album J4M. The song was used to promote the re-release of the album, and became a big success. In fact the song was so successful that it led Vitaa and Slimane to release an entire album together, which they entitled Versus. The album was number one in French sales and quickly reached triple platinum certification. The album contains collaborations with Amel Bent, Kendji Girac, Gims and Camélia Jordana.

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Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

‘se sentir seul’ – Translating literally as ‘to feel alone’, this phrase usually translates as ‘to be lonely’.

‘ne … plus rien’ – This is a common form of negation. Used in the same way as ‘ne … pas’ (sandwiched around the verb), it means ‘nothing left’, ‘nothing anymore’, ‘nothing else’ or ‘no more’.

‘savoir’ + verb – When the verb ‘savoir’ (to know) is followed by an infinitive, it means ‘to know how to’ do the action represented by the infinitive.

‘faire mal’ – Literally translating as ‘to do bad’, this phrase means ‘to hurt’.

‘avoir mal’ – Literally translating as ‘to have bad’, this phrase means ‘to be in pain’ or ‘to hurt’.

‘se planter’ = While the verb ‘planter’ means ‘to plant’, ‘to dump’ or ‘to ditch’, ‘se planter means ‘to get it wrong’ or ‘to screw up’.

‘à vrai dire’ – Meaning ‘to tell the truth’, this phrase is used like ‘in truth’, ‘in fact’ or ‘to be honest’. For example “Est-ce que tu aimes les chats? À vrai dire, je préfère les chiens. (Do you like cats? Honestly, I prefer dogs.)

‘se relever’ – This phrase means ‘to pick oneself up’, ‘to get back up’ or ‘to get back on one’s feet’. As in English, this phrase means both to literally to stand back up, as well as the figurative meaning of adjusting to a disruptive change.

‘tenir à’ -Literally meaning ‘to stick to’, this phrase can also mean ‘to matter to’ or ‘to be important to’.

‘au fond’ – Literally meaning ‘at he bottom’, this phrase means ‘deep down’, ‘fundamentally’ or ‘essentially’.

‘qu’est-ce qu’on’ – Even though ‘qu’est-ce que’ is a question marker, when ‘qu’est-ce qu’on’ is added to a phrase, the speaker isn’t really asking, rather it is added for emphasis. There isn’t a good translation for this. In the song I have simply added the word ‘really’ to the phrase.

Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

Mouse over a term for grammatical information. A chart of the terms and grammatical information can be found here.

Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres

[Verse 1]
Dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir, indir obj, dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing sisiif|conj tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform teteyou; yourself|pron|dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing senssentirto feel; to smell|verb|first pers sing pres seulseulonly, single; alone|adj||se sentir seul = be lonely
Auà + leat the, to the|prep + def art|masc sing milieumilieumiddle|noun|masc sing dedeof; from|prep lalathe|def art|fem sing foulefoulecrowd|noun|fem sing, quandquandwhen|adv, conj plusplusmore|adv||plus rien = nothing left, nothing anymore, nothing else, no more rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech|plus rien = nothing left, nothing anymore, nothing else, no more nenenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech saitsavoirto know|verb|third pers sing pres|savoir + verb = to know how to do touchertoucherto touch, feel; to reach; to touch, move, affect deeply|verb|infin tontonyour|poss adj|masc sing cœurcœurheart|noun, masc
Dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir, indir obj, dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing sisiif|conj çaçathis, that, it|pron faitfaireto do, to make|verb|third pers sing pres|faire mal = to hurt troptroptoo, too much, too many, excessively|adv malmalache; evil, wrong|noun|masc sing|faire mal = to hurt
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' t’teyou|pron|sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex|shortened to t' before vowelsaavoirto have|verb|third pers sing pres tellementtellementso much, so|adv déçudéçudisappointed|verb|pp
Quequethat, than|conj tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform disdireto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing pres qu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsavoiravoirto have|verb|infin malmalache; evil, wrong|noun|masc sing|avoir mal = to be in pain, hurt, c’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing normalnormal, usualnormal|adj|masc sing

[Pre-Chorus]
Tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform l’le, lathe|def art|masc or fem sing, shortened to l' before vowelssaissavoirto know|verb|first pers sing pres, dansdansin|prep lalathe|def art|fem sing vievielife|noun|fem sing, ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' s’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other|pron|third pers sing and pl, reflex|shortened to s' before vowelsestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing toustouseveryone, everybody|pron plantésplanterto plant, to dump, ditch|verb|pp + s|se planter = get it wrong, screw up
C’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing vraivraitrue, truth|adj|masc sing|à vrai dire = in truth, to tell the truth, in fact, to be honest, combiencombienhow much, how many, to what extent|adv d’deof; from|prep|used before vowelsfoisfoistime|noun|fem sing and pl ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' aavoirto have|verb|third pers sing pres dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other|reflex pron|third pers, sing and pl releverreleverpick up, lift, raise; relieve|verb|infin|se relever = pick oneself up, get back up, get back on one's feet?
Personnepersonneno one, anyone(when neg)|pron n’nenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas'|shortened to n' before vowelsestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing parfaitparfaitperfect|adj|masc sing, ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing toustouseveryone, everybody|pron sortissortirgo out, leave|verb|pp + s dude + lefrom, of the|prep + art chemincheminpath, way|noun|masc sing
Tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform saissavoirto know|verb|first pers sing pres, dansdansin|prep lalathe|def art|fem sing vievielife|noun|fem sing, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres

[Chorus]
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron tienttenirto hold; to manage; to conrol; to stand|verb|third pers sing pres|tenir à = to stick to; to matter to, be important to ààat, to, in|prep rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech
Dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir, indir obj, dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing encoreencorestill, yet; again|adv
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron tienttenirto hold; to manage; to conrol; to stand|verb|third pers sing pres|tenir à = to stick to; to matter to, be important to ààat, to, in|prep rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech
Auà + leat the, to the|prep + def art|masc sing|au fond = deep down, fundamentally, essentially fondfondbottom; floor; background|noun|masc sing|au fond = deep down, fundamentally, essentially, touttouteverything; anything|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv

[Verse 2]
Dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir, indir obj, dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing, sisiif|conj plusplusmore|adv||plus rien = nothing left, nothing anymore, nothing else, no more rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech|plus rien = nothing left, nothing anymore, nothing else, no more n’nenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas'|shortened to n' before vowelsaavoirto have|verb|third pers sing pres dedeof; from|prep senssensmeaning, sense; direction, way|noun|masc sing
Sisiif|conj tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform n’nenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas'|shortened to n' before vowelsasavoirto have|verb|sec pers sing pres plusplusmore|adv lalathe|def art|fem sing foifoifaith, belief|noun|fem sing, plusplusmore|adv||plus rien = nothing left, nothing anymore, nothing else, no more rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech|plus rien = nothing left, nothing anymore, nothing else, no more ààat, to, in|prep donnerdonnerto give|verb|infin
Dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir, indir obj, dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing, sisiif|conj t’teyou|pron|sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex|shortened to t' before vowelsasavoirto have|verb|sec pers sing pres touttouteverything; anything|pron essayéessayerto try|verb|pp
Touttouteverything; anything|pron tentétenterto try|verb|pp, espéréespérerhope (for)|verb|pp quequethat, than|conj tontonyour|poss adj|masc sing mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody|noun|masc sing changechangerto change|verb|third pers sing pres

[Pre-Chorus]
Tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform l’le, lathe|def art|masc or fem sing, shortened to l' before vowelssaissavoirto know|verb|first pers sing pres, dansdansin|prep lalathe|def art|fem sing vievielife|noun|fem sing, ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' s’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other|pron|third pers sing and pl, reflex|shortened to s' before vowelsestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing toustouseveryone, everybody|pron plantésplanterto plant, to dump, ditch|verb|pp + s|se planter = get it wrong, screw up
C’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing vraivraitrue, truth|adj|masc sing|à vrai dire = in truth, to tell the truth, in fact, to be honest, combiencombienhow much, how many, to what extent|adv d’deof; from|prep|used before vowelsfoisfoistime|noun|fem sing and pl ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' aavoirto have|verb|third pers sing pres dûdevoirto have to, must|verb|pp sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other|reflex pron|third pers, sing and pl releverreleverpick up, lift, raise; relieve|verb|infin|se relever = pick oneself up, get back up, get back on one's feet?
Personnepersonneno one, anyone(when neg)|pron n’nenot, no|adv|used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas'|shortened to n' before vowelsestêtreto be|verb|third pers sing parfaitparfaitperfect|adj|masc sing, ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing toustouseveryone, everybody|pron sortissortirgo out, leave|verb|pp + s dude + lefrom, of the|prep + art chemincheminpath, way|noun|masc sing
Tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform saissavoirto know|verb|first pers sing pres, dansdansin|prep lalathe|def art|fem sing vievielife|noun|fem sing, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres

[Chorus]
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron tienttenirto hold; to manage; to conrol; to stand|verb|third pers sing pres|tenir à = to stick to; to matter to, be important to ààat, to, in|prep rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech
Dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir, indir obj, dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing encoreencorestill, yet; again|adv
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron tienttenirto hold; to manage; to conrol; to stand|verb|third pers sing pres|tenir à = to stick to; to matter to, be important to ààat, to, in|prep rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech
Auà + leat the, to the|prep + def art|masc sing|au fond = deep down, fundamentally, essentially fondfondbottom; floor; background|noun|masc sing|au fond = deep down, fundamentally, essentially, touttouteverything; anything|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv

[Bridge]
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv, alorsalorsthen, in that case, so, well|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv?
Enento, in|prep vraivraitrue, truth|adj|masc sing|en vrai = for real, qu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsest-êtreto be|verb|third pers sing presc’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelqu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv, alorsalorsthen, in that case, so, well|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv?
Enento, in|prep vraivraitrue, truth|adj|masc sing|en vrai = for real, qu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsest-êtreto be|verb|third pers sing presc’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelqu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv

Tutuyou|pron|sec pers sing, inform saissavoirto know|verb|first pers sing pres, dansdansin|prep lalathe|def art|fem sing vievielife|noun|fem sing, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres

[Chorus]
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron tienttenirto hold; to manage; to conrol; to stand|verb|third pers sing pres|tenir à = to stick to; to matter to, be important to ààat, to, in|prep rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech
Dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir, indir obj, dis-direto say, tell|verb|sec pers sing imperalelehim, it|pron|masc sing, dir obj moimoime|pron|dir and indir obj, first pers sing encoreencorestill, yet; again|adv
Çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres, çaçathis, that, it|pron vientvenirto come|verb|third pers sing pres
Çaçathis, that, it|pron tienttenirto hold; to manage; to conrol; to stand|verb|third pers sing pres|tenir à = to stick to; to matter to, be important to ààat, to, in|prep rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything|pron|in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech
Auà + leat the, to the|prep + def art|masc sing|au fond = deep down, fundamentally, essentially fondfondbottom; floor; background|noun|masc sing|au fond = deep down, fundamentally, essentially, touttouteverything; anything|pron vaallerto go|verb|third pers sing pres bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv

[Bridge]
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv, alorsalorsthen, in that case, so, well|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv?
Enento, in|prep vraivraitrue, truth|adj|masc sing|en vrai = for real, qu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsest-êtreto be|verb|third pers sing presc’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelqu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv, alorsalorsthen, in that case, so, well|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv?
Ononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing pasne … pasnot|adv|the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv làlàthere; here|adv?
Enento, in|prep vraivraitrue, truth|adj|masc sing|en vrai = for real, qu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsest-êtreto be|verb|third pers sing presc’cethis, that, it|pron|shortened to c' before a vowelqu’quethat, than|conj|used before vowelsononone, people, you, someone; we|pron|following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloquially to mean 'we' estêtreto be|verb|third pers sing bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine|adv

Lyrics with Translation

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

Ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes

[Verse 1]
Dis-le moi, dis-le moi si tu te sens seul
Tell me, tell me if you’re lonely
Au milieu de la foule, quand plus rien ne sait toucher ton cœur
In the crowd, when nothing knows how to touch your heart
Dis-le moi, dis-le moi si ça fait trop mal
Tell me, tell me if it hurts too much
On t’a tellement déçu
We’ve disappointed you so much
Que tu dis qu’avoir mal, c’est normal
You say that to hurt, it’s normal

[Pre-Chorus]
Tu l’sais, dans la vie, on s’est tous plantés
You know, in life, we’ve all screwed up
C’est vrai, combien d’fois on a dû se relever?
It’s true, how many times did we have to get back up?
Personne n’est parfait, on est tous sortis du chemin
Nobody’s perfect, we’ve all strayed from the path
Tu sais, dans la vie, ça va, ça vient
You know, in life, it goes, it comes

[Chorus]
Ça va, ça vient, ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes, it goes, it comes
Ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes
Ça tient à rien
It doesn’t matter
Dis-le moi, dis-le moi encore
Tell me, tell me again
Ça va, ça vient, ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes, it goes, it comes
Ça tient à rien
It doesn’t matter
Au fond, tout va bien
Deep down, everything is fine

[Verse 2]
Dis-le moi, dis-le moi, si plus rien n’a de sens
Tell me, tell me, if nothing else makes sense
Si tu n’as plus la foi, plus rien à donner
If you no longer have faith, nothing left to give
Dis-le moi, dis-le moi, si t’as tout essayé
Tell me, tell me, if you tried everything
Tout tenté, espéré que ton monde change
Attempted everything, hoped that your world would change

[Pre-Chorus]
Tu l’sais, dans la vie, on s’est tous plantés
You know, in life, we’ve all screwed up
C’est vrai, combien d’fois on a dû se relever?
It’s true, how many times did we have to get back up?
Personne n’est parfait, on est tous sortis du chemin
Nobody’s perfect, we’ve all strayed from the path
Tu sais, dans la vie, ça va, ça vient
You know, in life, it goes, it comes

[Chorus]
Ça va, ça vient, ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes, it goes, it comes
Ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes
Ça tient à rien
It doesn’t matter
Dis-le moi, dis-le moi encore
Tell me, tell me again
Ça va, ça vient, ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes, it goes, it comes
Ça tient à rien
It doesn’t matter
Au fond, tout va bien
Deep down, everything is fine

[Bridge]
On est pas bien là, alors?
Aren’t we good here, then?
On est pas bien?
Aren’t we good?
On est pas bien là?
Aren’t we good here?
En vrai, qu’est-c’qu’on est bien
For real, we’re really good
On est pas bien là, alors?
Aren’t we good here, then?
On est pas bien?
Aren’t we good?
On est pas bien là?
Aren’t we good here?
En vrai, qu’est-c’qu’on est bien
For real, we’re really good

Tu sais, dans la vie, ça va, ça vient
You know, in life, it goes, it comes

[Chorus]
Ça va, ça vient, ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes, it goes, it comes
Ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes
Ça tient à rien
It doesn’t matter
Dis-le moi, dis-le moi encore
Tell me, tell me again
Ça va, ça vient, ça va, ça vient
It goes, it comes, it goes, it comes
Ça tient à rien
It doesn’t matter
Au fond, tout va bien
Deep down, everything is fine

[Bridge]
On est pas bien là, alors?
Aren’t we good here, then?
On est pas bien?
Aren’t we good?
On est pas bien là?
Aren’t we good here?
En vrai, qu’est-c’qu’on est bien
For real, we’re really good
On est pas bien là, alors?
Aren’t we good here, then?
On est pas bien?
Aren’t we good?
On est pas bien là?
Aren’t we good here?
En vrai, qu’est-c’qu’on est bien
For real, we’re really good
Tu sais, dans la vie, ça va, ça vient
You know, in life, it goes, it comes