“Tu t’en iras” is the second single released by Canadian singer La Zarra. It appears on her 2021 album Traîtrise. It has spent 41 weeks on the French radio hits chart, having made the top 10.

Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

moi, je – This construction of the disjunctive pronoun used with the subject pronoun appears several times throughout this song. It is often used to add emphasis or to highlight a contrast between the thoughts or actions of a second person to that of the first. In this song, the previous line always has the subject tu. So the idea is you do X, but as for me, I do Y.

s’en aller – This phrase means to go away or to leave. It would translate literally as something like to go oneself away from there.

se lasser (de) – This phrase means to get tired of. It would translate literally as something like to bore oneself (of).

en vouloir à quelqu’un – This phrase means to be annoyed with or to be angry with. It would translate literally as something like to want some of it to someone.

se douter de – This phrase means to suspect, to have a feeling/suspicion that, or to be sure/certain. It would translate literally as to doubt oneself of.

s’attendre à – This phrase means to expect. It would translate literally as something like to wait oneself for. Usually seen as s’attendre à ce que, this phrase is followed by the subjunctive as it is an expectation on the part of the subject.

sentir vs se sentir – While sentir and se sentir both translate as to feel, they are used in different contexts. Sentir is used when the feeling is tied to an external source, for example, an odor, a physical sensation or a touch. It can also be used to talk about how one perceives an external condition or situation. Se sentir is used to express how one perceives one’s own physical or mental state, free of outside stimulus.

avoir du mal à faire – This means to have difficulty doing, to have trouble doing or to find it hard to do. It would translate literally as to have pain doing.

autant dire que – This phrase means suffice to say (that). It would translate literally as so much to say that.

la tienne – This is one of the French possessive pronouns, which are used to replace a possessive adjective and a noun when the noun has already been referenced. For example we can say Tu as oublié ton livre ? Prends le mien. (You forgot your book? Take mine). Possessive pronouns always match the noun in gender and number. Here la tienne refers to la faute mentioned in the previous line.

celle de (quelqu’un) – This phrase means (someone)’s. Celle is one of the demonstrative pronouns, which mean this, that, these or those, so it literally means that of (someone). Like the possessive pronouns mentioned above, demonstrative pronouns also reference a previously mentioned noun and also have to match in gender and number. Like la tienne, celle also references the noun la faute in the previous line.

broyer du noir – This phrase means to mope, to brood, to be depressed, or to be down in the dumps. It would translate literally as to grind from the darkness.

à force de – This phrase means thanks to, because of, due to, by way of or by means of. It translates literally as by force of.

y a – This is a shortened version of the phrase il y a meaning there is or there are. It would translate literally as it has there.

au revoir – This is the more formal way of saying goodbye in French. It translates literally as upon seeing again.

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.

se mettre dans tous ses états – This phrase means to get worked up, to get into a state or to be overcome by a strong emotion such as anger or excitement. It would translate literally as to put oneself in all one’s frames of mind.

fallait – This is the imperfect tense of the verb falloir. It is a unique verb, as it is only ever used in the third person singular. It conveys a necessity or something that has to happen. It will be followed by a verb in the infinitive or the subjunctive mood. For example il faut que j’aille meaning I have to go.

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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave

[Verse 1]
Mêmemêmeeven | adv sanssanswithout | prep goûter,goûterto taste, try, sample | verb, reg | infin mêmemêmeeven | adv sanssanswithout | prep douterdouterto doubt | verb, reg | infin
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub dirasdireto say, to tell | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub m’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsaimesaimerto like, to love | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres maismaisbut | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub nenenot, no | adv | used with another negative term, such as 'ne … pas' lelehim, it | pron | dir obj, masc sing pensespenserto think, believe | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech
Mêmemêmeeven | adv sanssanswithout | prep goûter,goûterto taste, try, sample | verb, reg | infin mêmemêmeeven | adv sanssanswithout | prep douterdouterto doubt | verb, reg | infin
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub dirasdireto say, to tell | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub nenenot, no | adv | used with another negative term, such as 'ne … pas' m’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsaimesaimerto like, to love | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech etetand | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub teteyou; yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex lasseraslasserto bore, tire, leave wary | verb, reg | sec pers sing fut | se lasser (de) = get tired of
Maismaisbut | conj moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsm’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron | | en vouloir à qqn = be annoyed with, be angry with, be mad at voulais,vouloirto want | verb, irreg | first an sec pers sing imperf | en vouloir à qqn = be annoyed/angry with moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsm’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron | | en vouloir à qqn = be annoyed with, be angry with, be mad at voulais,vouloirto want | verb, irreg | first an sec pers sing imperf | en vouloir à qqn = be annoyed/angry with moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsm’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron | | en vouloir à qqn = be annoyed with, be angry with, be mad at voulaisvouloirto want | verb, irreg | first an sec pers sing imperf | en vouloir à qqn = be annoyed/angry with
Maismaisbut | conj qu’quethat, than; let | conj | | est-ce que = do, does, is, are, has, have?est-êtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | est-ce que = do, does, is, are, has, have?cecethis, that | adj, dem | masc sing | est-ce que = do, does, is, are, has, have? quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj | | est-ce que = do, does, is, are, has, have? tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub crois ?croireto believe, think | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres Quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaimeaimerto like, to love | verb, reg | first and third pers sing pres êtreêtreto be | verb, irreg | infin contrecontreagainst | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj
Moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsm’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron doutais,douterwaver | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing imperf | se douter de = to suspect; be sure, be certain; have a feeling/suspicion that moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsm’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron doutais,douterwaver | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing imperf | se douter de = to suspect; be sure, be certain; have a feeling/suspicion that moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsm’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron doutaisdouterwaver | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing imperf | se douter de = to suspect; be sure, be certain; have a feeling/suspicion that
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave iras,allerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave commecommelike, as; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj

[Chorus]
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave dedeof; from | prep mesmesmy | adj, poss | masc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave commecommelike, as; as well as, and; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsn’nenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsattеndaisattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing imperf pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub lelehim, it | pron | dir obj | masc sing soisêtreto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing subj
Maismaisbut | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub grandirasgrandirget bigger, get taller; grow; grow up | verb, reg | sec pers sing fut commecommelike, as; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj

[Verse 2]
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsmememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex senssentirto feel; to smell; to sense, appreciate | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | se sentir = to feel brimée,brimerto bully, torment | verb, reg | pp | used as adj dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art malmalache; evil, wrong | noun | masc sing | avoir du mal à faire = to have difficulty doing, have trouble doing, find it hard to do ààat, to, in | prep m’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsexprimerexprimerto express, show, reveal | verb, reg | infin | s'exprimer = to express oneself
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelstrouvetrouverto find | verb, reg | first pers sing pres pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl mots,motword | noun | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl foisfoistime | noun | fem sing and pl quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj j’jei | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron disdireto say, tell | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres troptroptoo, too much, too many, excessively | adv
Autantautantso much | adv | | autant dire que = suffice to say (that) teteyou; yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex diredireto say, to tell | verb, irreg | infin quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsm’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to m' before vowelsattendsattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing pres | s'attendre à = to expect auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing pirepirethe worst | noun | masc sing
Est-êtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | est-ce = is, is it, is this?cecethis, that | adj, dem | masc sing | est-ce = is, is it, is this? dedeof; from | prep mamamy | adj, poss | fem sing faute ?fauteerror, mistake; fault, blame | noun | fem sing Est-êtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | est-ce = is, is it, is this?cecethis, that | adj, dem | masc sing | est-ce = is, is it, is this? dedeof; from | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing tiennetienmine | pron, poss | fem sing | used with def art in reference to a previously referenced noun ououor | conj cellecellethe one, that one | pron | | celle de (qqn) = (sb)'s desde + lesof the | prep + def art | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl | les autres = others, the rest, the others
Moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. douté,douterto doubt | verb, reg | pp j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | adv douté,douterto doubt | verb, reg | pp j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. troptroptoo, too much, too many, excessively | adv douté,douterto doubt | verb, reg | pp
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. perduperdreto lose | verb, reg | pp lalathe | art, def | fem sing foifoifaith, belief | noun | fem sing enento, in | prep l’le, lathe | art, def | masc or fem sing | shortened to l' before vowelsamouramourlove | noun | masc when singular, fem when plural d’deof; from | prep | used before vowelsautrefoisautrefoisonce, at one time, in days gone by | adv
Moi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers sing j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. broyébroyerto grind, crush | verb, stm chg | pp | broyer du noir = to mope, brood, be depressed, be down in the dumps dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art | masc sing | broyer du noir = to mope, brood, be depressed, be down in the dumps noir,noirblack; dark, darkness | noun | masc sing | broyer du noir = to mope, brood, be depressed, be down in the dumps ààat, to, in | prep | | à force de = thanks to, because of, due to, by way of, by means of forceforcestrength, power, force | noun | fem sing | à force de = thanks to, because of, due to, by way of, by means of dedeof; from | prep | | à force de = thanks to, because of, due to, by way of, by means of redouterredouterto fear, dread | verb, reg | infin
Quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenento, in | prep irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave commecommelike, as; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj

[Chorus]
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave dedeof; from | prep mesmesmy | adj, poss | masc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave commecommelike, as; as well as, and; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsn’nenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsattеndaisattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing imperf pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub lelehim, it | pron | dir obj | masc sing soisêtreto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing subj
Maismaisbut | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub grandirasgrandirget bigger, get taller; grow; grow up | verb, reg | sec pers sing fut commecommelike, as; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj

[Bridge]
C’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres troptroptoo, too much, too many, excessively | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelseffort,efforteffort | noun | masc sing çaçathis, that, it | pron | indef dem mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex dévoredévorerto devour, eat up; consume, eat away at | verb, reg | third pers sing pres
Yyhere, there | adv | | il y a = there is/are aavoirto have | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres | il y a = there is/are rienriennothing | pron quiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or rel changechangerto change | verb, spl chg | third pers sing pres saufsaufexcept | prep lelehim, it | pron | dir obj | masc sing décordécorsetting, scenery, decor, decoration | noun | masc sing
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres plusplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longer lalathe | art, def | fem sing forceforcestrength, power, force | noun | fem sing | à force de = thanks to, because of, due to, by way of, by means of dedeof; from | prep devoirdevoir (+ infin)to have to, must | verb, irreg | infin diredireto say, to tell | verb, irreg | infin « auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing revoir »revoirto see again; review, revise, go over | verb, irreg | infin | au revoir = goodbye
Touttoutall, all of, every one of, the whole | adj | masc sing çaçathis, that, it | pron | indef dem pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron's toi,toiyou | pron | sec pers sing, informal touttoutall, all of, every one of, the whole | adj | masc sing çaçathis, that, it | pron | indef dem pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron's quoi ?quoiwhat | pron
Pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron's mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex mettremettreto put, place | verb, irreg | infin | se mettre dans tous ses états = to get worked up, get into a state, be overcome by a strong emotion (anger, excitement, etc) dansdansin | prep | | se mettre dans tous ses états = to get worked up, get into a state, be overcome by a strong emotion (anger, excitement, etc) toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl | se mettre dans tous ses états = to get worked up, get into a state, be overcome by a strong emotion (anger, excitement, etc) mesmesmy | adj, poss | masc and fem pl | se mettre dans tous ses états = to get worked up, get into a state, be overcome by a strong emotion (anger, excitement, etc) étatsétatstate, condition, frame of mind | noun | masc pl | se mettre dans tous ses états = to get worked up, get into a state, be overcome by a strong emotion (anger, excitement, etc)
Non,nonno, not | adv fallaitfalloirto be needed | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperf, impersonal | falloir + infin = to have to do, need to do, must do pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech venirvenirto come | verb, irreg | infin mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex voirvoirto see | verb, irreg | infin

[Chorus]
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave dedeof; from | prep mesmesmy | adj, poss | masc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave commecommelike, as; as well as, and; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsn’nenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsattеndaisattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing imperf pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub lelehim, it | pron | dir obj | masc sing soisêtreto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing subj
Maismaisbut | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub grandirasgrandirget bigger, get taller; grow; grow up | verb, reg | sec pers sing fut commecommelike, as; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave dedeof; from | prep mesmesmy | adj, poss | masc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub t’teyou | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex | shortened to t' before vowelsenenindicates movement away from already mentioned place | prep | | s'en aller = to go away, leave irasallerto go | verb, irreg | sec pers sing fut | s'en aller = to go away, leave commecommelike, as; as well as, and; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj
J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsn’nenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsattеndaisattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | first and sec pers sing imperf pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub lelehim, it | pron | dir obj | masc sing soisêtreto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing subj
Maismaisbut | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers sing, inform, sub grandirasgrandirget bigger, get taller; grow; grow up | verb, reg | sec pers sing fut commecommelike, as; because, since | conj toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc pl leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl autresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl hommeshommeman; human beings, humanity, mankind | noun | masc pl avantavantbefore | prep toitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj

Lyrics with Translation

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

Tu t’en iras
You will go away

[Verse 1]
Même sans goûter, même sans douter
Even without tasting, even without doubting
Tu diras que tu m’aimes mais tu ne le penses pas
You’ll say you love me but you don’t believe it
Même sans goûter, même sans douter
Even without tasting, even without doubting
Tu diras que tu ne m’aimes pas et tu te lasseras
You’ll say you don’t love me and you’ll get tired
Mais moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais
But I was angry, I was angry, I was angry
Mais qu’est-ce que tu crois ?
But what do you think?
Que j’aime être contre toi
That I like to be against you
Moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais
I suspected, I suspected, I suspected
Tu t’en iras, comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
You’ll leave, like all the other men before you

[Chorus]
Tu t’en iras de mes bras
You’ll leave my arms
Tu t’en iras commе tous les autres hommes avant toi
You’ll leave, like all the other men before you
J’n’attеndais pas que tu le sois
I wasn’t expecting you to be
Mais tu grandiras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
But you’ll grow up like all the other men before you

[Verse 2]
J’me sens brimée, du mal à m’exprimer
I feel bullied, having trouble expressing myself
J’trouve pas les mots, les fois que j’en dis trop
I can’t find the words, the times that I say too much
Autant te dire que j’m’attends au pire
Suffice to say I expect the worst
Est-ce de ma faute ?
Is it my fault?
Est-ce de la tienne ou celle des autres ?
Is it yours or someone else’s?
Moi, j’ai douté, j’ai tant douté, j’ai trop douté
I doubted, I doubted so much, I doubted too much
J’ai perdu la foi en l’amour d’autrefois
I lost faith in the love of times gone by
Moi, j’ai broyé du noir à force de redouter
I moped because of dreading
Que tu t’en iras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
That you’ll leave, like all the other men before you

[Chorus]
Tu t’en iras de mes bras
You’ll leave my arms
Tu t’en iras commе tous les autres hommes avant toi
You’ll leave, like all the other men before you
J’n’attеndais pas que tu le sois
I wasn’t expecting you to be
Mais tu grandiras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
But you’ll grow up like all the other men before you

[Bridge]
C’est trop d’effort, ça me dévore
It’s too much effort, it consumes me
Y a rien qui change sauf le décor
There’s nothing that changes except the decor
J’ai plus la force de devoir dire « au revoir »
I don’t have the strength anymore to have to say “goodbye”
Tout ça pour toi, tout ça pour quoi ?
All this for you, all this for what?
Pour me mettre dans tous mes états
To get me all worked up
Non, fallait pas venir me voir
No, you shouldn’t have come to see me

[Chorus]
Tu t’en iras de mes bras
You’ll leave my arms
Tu t’en iras commе tous les autres hommes avant toi
You’ll leave, like all the other men before you
J’n’attеndais pas que tu le sois
I wasn’t expecting you to be
Mais tu grandiras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
But you’ll grow up like all the other men before you
Tu t’en iras de mes bras
You’ll leave my arms
Tu t’en iras commе tous les autres hommes avant toi
You’ll leave, like all the other men before you
J’n’attеndais pas que tu le sois
I wasn’t expecting you to be
Mais tu grandiras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
But you’ll grow up like all the other men before you

Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song

• Possessive Adjectives:
  • Tu t’en iras de mes bras
  • Pour me mettre dans tous mes états
  • Est-ce de ma faute ?

• Possessive Pronouns:
  • Est-ce de la tienne ou celle des autres ?

• Disjunctive Pronouns:
  • Mais moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais
  • Que j’aime être contre toi
  • Moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais
  • Tu t’en iras, comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Mais tu grandiras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Moi, j’ai douté, j’ai tant douté, j’ai trop douté
  • Moi, j’ai broyé du noir à force de redouter
  • Tout ça pour toi, tout ça pour quoi ?

• Demonstrative Pronouns:
  • Est-ce de la tienne ou celle des autres ?

• Object Pronouns:
  • Tu diras que tu m’aimes mais tu ne le penses pas
  • Tu diras que tu ne m’aimes pas et tu te lasseras
  • J’n’attеndais pas que tu le sois
  • Autant te dire que j’m’attends au pire
  • C’est trop d’effort, ça me dévore
  • Non, fallait pas venir me voir
• Adverbial Pronouns:
  • Mais moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais
  • Moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais
  • Tu t’en iras, comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Tu t’en iras de mes bras
  • J’trouve pas les mots, les fois que j’en dis trop
  • Y a rien qui change sauf le décor

• Reflexive Pronouns:
  • Tu diras que tu ne m’aimes pas et tu te lasseras
  • Autant te dire que j’m’attends au pire
  • Mais moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais
  • Moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais
  • Tu t’en iras, comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Tu t’en iras de mes bras
  • J’me sens brimée, du mal à m’exprimer
  • Autant te dire que j’m’attends au pire
  • Pour me mettre dans tous mes états

• Contractions:
  • J’me sens brimée, du mal à m’exprimer
  • Moi, j’ai broyé du noir à force de redouter
  • Autant te dire que j’m’attends au pire
  • J’ai plus la force de devoir dire « au revoir »
  • Est-ce de la tienne ou celle des autres ?

• Negation:
  • J’ai (je n‘ai) plus la force de devoir dire « au revoir »

• Irregular Verbs:
  • être:
    • Mais qu’est-ce que tu crois ?
    • Est-ce de ma faute ?
    • Est-ce de la tienne ou celle des autres ?
    • C’est trop d’effort, ça me dévore
  • croire:
    • Mais qu’est-ce que tu crois ?
  • sentir:
    • J’me sens brimée, du mal à m’exprimer
  • dire:
    • J’trouve pas les mots, les fois que j’en dis trop
  • avoir:
  • Moi, j’ai douté, j’ai tant douté, j’ai trop douté
  • J’ai perdu la foi en l’amour d’autrefois
  • Moi, j’ai broyé du noir à force de redouter
  • J’ai plus la force de devoir dire « au revoir »
  • Y a rien qui change sauf le décor

• Reflexive Verbs:
  • Tu diras que tu ne m’aimes pas et tu te lasseras
  • Autant te dire que j’m’attends au pire
  • Mais moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais
  • Moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais
  • Tu t’en iras, comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Tu t’en iras de mes bras
  • J’me sens brimée, du mal à m’exprimer
  • Pour me mettre dans tous mes états

• Passé Composé:
  • J’ai perdu la foi en l’amour d’autrefois
  • Moi, j’ai douté, j’ai tant douté, j’ai trop douté
  • Moi, j’ai broyé du noir à force de redouter

• Imperfect:
  • Mais moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais, moi, j’m’en voulais
  • Moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais, moi, j’m’en doutais
  • J’n’attеndais pas que tu le sois
  • Non, fallait pas venir me voir

• Future:
  • Tu diras que tu m’aimes mais tu ne le penses pas
  • Tu diras que tu ne m’aimes pas et tu te lasseras
  • Tu t’en iras, comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Tu t’en iras de mes bras
  • Tu t’en iras commе tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Mais tu grandiras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi
  • Que tu t’en iras comme tous les autres hommes avant toi

• Subjunctive:
  • J’n’attеndais pas que tu le sois