This post is about the English translation of several French words, phrases, and songs including the alors on danse meaning.
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Alors on Danse Meaning in English/What Does Alors on Danse Mean?/Alors on Danse Translation/Alor on Danse Meaning/Alors on Danse in English
The Alors on danse meaning is literally “so we dance”. The phrase was made popular by this song of the same name.
Here are the song’s lyrics in French followed by a translation of them in English.
Alors on Danse Lyrics
Alors on
Alors on
Alors on
Qui dit étude dit travail
Qui dit taf te dit les thunes
Qui dit argent dit dépenses
Et qui dit crédit dit créance
Qui dit dette te dit huissier
Et lui dit assis dans la merde
Qui dit amour dit les gosses
Dit toujours et dit divorce
Qui dit proches te dit deuils
Car les problèmes ne viennent pas seuls
Qui dit crise te dit monde
Dit famine, dit tiers-monde
Et qui dit fatigue dit réveil
Encore sourd de la veille
Alors on sort pour oublier tous les problèmes
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Et là tu te dis que c’est fini
Car pire que ça ce serait la mort
Quand tu crois enfin que tu t’en sors
Quand y en a plus et ben y en a encore
Est-ce la zik ou les problèmes?
Les problèmes ou bien la musique
Ça te prend les tripes, ça te prend la tête
Et puis tu pries pour que ça s’arrête
Mais c’est ton corps, c’est pas le ciel
Alors tu te bouches plus les oreilles
Et là tu cries encore plus fort
Et ça persiste
Alors on chante
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la
Alors on chante
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la
Alors on chante
Alors on chante
Et puis seulement quand c’est fini
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Alors on danse
Et ben y en a encore
Et ben y en a encore
Et ben y en a encore
Et ben y en a encore
Et ben y en a encore
Alors on Danse Lyrics English/Alors on Danse English
So we
So we
So we
Who says study says work
Who says work says money
Who says money says expenses
And who says credit says debt
Who says debt says bailiff
And he says sitting in deep trouble
Who says love says kids
Says always and says divorce
Who says loved ones says mourning
Because problems don’t come alone
Who says crisis says world
Says famine, says third world
And who says tiredness says waking up
Still deaf from the night before
So we go out to forget all the problems
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
And there you say it’s over
Because worse than that would be death
When you finally think you’re getting out
When there’s no more, there’s still more
Is it the music or the problems?
The problems or the music
It grabs your guts, it grabs your head
And then you pray for it to stop
But it’s your body, not the sky
So you don’t plug your ears anymore
And then you scream even louder
And it persists
So we sing
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la
So we sing
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la
So we sing
So we sing
And only when it’s over
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
So we dance
And there’s still more
And there’s still more
And there’s still more
And there’s still more
And there’s still more
What Is Alors On Danse About?
Essentially, this song is an existential song about the difficulties and complexities of life. The essence of the alors on danse meaning, is that ‘and so we dance to forget our problems’.
Alors Danse Meaning
Alors danse, without the on between the two words means ‘so dance’. Not that we dance but rather you dance.
Q7. What Does la Cadette Mean in English?
La cadette is a birth order term. By definition, la cadette, is a girl–because cadette is feminine—that comes after an older sibling.
La cadette is therefore, the younger sister. This younger sister could be a middle child or the last born, but definitely not a first born.
La cadette can also be used in a figurative sense between two people who are not related to mean a woman who is younger than the other person.
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And now to my original post:
I first heard of Coller La Petite in a Whatsapp message from a childhood friend.
I checked it out, and it’s been a love story ever since!
Immediately, I had questions about parts of the song, though, and headed online to look for its lyrics.
Although I could find them online, I couldn’t find a translation for some of the more difficult to understand words for non-Camfranglais speakers.
For instance, what is a ndjoka or what does Franko use sanga la petite meaning? (Having grown up in the Ivory Coast, I already knew what la petite meant, but those of you who speak more standard French might be wondering: what does Franko use la petite meaning?)
I eventually got the answers I was looking for but had to search far and wide for them.
I wrote this post so that you wouldn’t have to go through the same trouble I did.
One of the things that I like most about this song is its lyrics.
In Camfranglais, Cameroonian colloquial speak, Coller La Petite tells the story of many, many nights of partying like I have known them over the years.
For those English speakers out there who may be wondering what Coller la Petite is all about, this post is for you.
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