Dance in the old fashioned way
Dance the old‑school way
Song translation
The Old Fashioned Way
Charles Aznavour
Learn The Old Fashioned Way by Charles Aznavour with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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31 lines, first 31 translated
About this song
The Old Fashioned Way by Charles Aznavour is a great song to learn French through music. This page breaks down 31 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as fashioned, dance, won'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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Won't you stay in my arms?
Won’t you stay in my arms?
Just melt against my skin
Just melt against my skin
And let me feel your heart
And let me feel your heart
Don't let the music win
Don’t let the music win
By dancing far apart
By dancing way outta touch
Come close where you belong
Come close where you belong
Let's hear our secret song
Let’s hear our secret song
Dance in the old fashioned way
Dance the old‑school way
Won't you stay in my arms?
Won’t you stay in my arms?
And we'll discover heights
We’ll hit new heights
We never knew before
We never knew before
If we just close our eyes
If we just close our eyes
And dance around the floor
And dance all over the floor
That gay old fashioned way
That funky old‑school vibe
That makes me love you more
Makes me love you more
Come closer, forget about the others
Come closer, forget the rest
It's nice to be like this
It’s cool to be like this
Cheek to cheek in the old fashioned way
Cheek to cheek the old‑school way
It's funny but I have the feeling that
It’s funny but I feel like
We're dancing as our parents used to do
We’re dancing just like our parents did
Well, maybe they weren't wrong
Maybe they weren’t wrong after all
The world changes, love stays
The world changes, love stays
Dance in the old fashioned way
Dance the old‑school way
Won't you stay in my arms?
Won’t you stay in my arms?
And we'll discover heights
We’ll hit new heights
We never knew before
We never knew before
If we just close our eyes
If we just close our eyes
And dance around the floor
And dance all over the floor
That gay old fashioned way
That funky old‑school vibe
That makes me love you more
Makes me love you more
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
fashioned
fashioned
dance
dancing
won't
won't
stay
stay
arms
arms
close
close
love
love