She may be the face I can't forget
She may be the face I can't forget
Song translation
She
Charles Aznavour
Learn She by Charles Aznavour with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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27 lines, first 27 translated
About this song
She by Charles Aznavour is a great song to learn French through music. This page breaks down 27 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as i'll, face, can't. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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A trace of pleasure or regret
A trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay
She may be the song that summer sings
She may be the song that summer sings
May be the chill that autumn brings
May be the chill that autumn brings
May be a hundred different things
May be a hundred different things
Within the measure of a day
Within the measure of a day
She may be the beauty or the beast
She may be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into a heaven or a hell
May turn each day into a heaven or a hell
She may be the mirror of my dream
She may be the mirror of my dream
A smile reflected in a stream
A smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem
She may not be what she may seem
Inside her shell
Inside her shell
She who always seems so happy in a crowd
She who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
She may be the love that cannot hope to last
She may be the love that cannot hope to last
May come to me from shadows of the past
May come to me from shadows of the past
That I remember till the day I die
That I remember till the day I die
She may be the reason I survive
She may be the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The one I'll care for through the rough and rainy years
The one I'll care for through the rough and rainy years
Me, I'll take her laughter and her tears
Me, I'll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
And make them all my memories
For where she goes, I've got to be
For where she goes, I've got to be
The meaning of my life is she, she, she
The meaning of my life is she, she, she
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
i'll
i'll
face
face
can't
can't
forget
forget
trace
trace
pleasure
pleasure
regret
regret