Françoiz Breut (1969-) is the stage name of Françoise Breut, a French singer and professional illustrator. Breut got involved with music when her then-fiancé, French pop star Dominique A, asked her to contribute vocals on three songs of his 1993 album, Si Je Connais Harry. A then wrote and arranged most of the songs for her eponymous debut album. She has also collaborated with Yann Tiersen, Louise Attaque, and Calexico. Her music might be categorized as french pop; however, contrary to “popular” notions of contemporary “pop”, her melodies are often restrained, melancholy and sombre. She sings primarily in French, with an occasional song in English or Spanish, frequently working with collaborators on music and lyrics.
Si tu disais on y va
Si tu disais j’en tellement
Marre d’être ici
Je t’écouterais, crois-moi
Je n’hésiterais pas
Et que ce soit pour une ville
Ou pour un bled, un bout de terre
Paumé, crois-moi
Ça n’me défriserait pas
Je serais prête comme si j’attendais
If you said let’s go
If you said I’m so
Sick of this place
I would listen to you, believe me
I wouldn’t hesitate
And whether it’s for a town
A godforsaken place, a piece of land
In the middle of nowhere, believe me
It wouldn’t bother me
I’d be ready as if I was waiting
Si tu disais jusque-là
On s’est contenté de rien et ça va un peu
Je t’approuverais, crois-moi
Je répondrais “c’est vrai”
Chaque pan de murs, chaque fissure
Je connais trop le dessin de cet endroit-là
Oh si tu disais ça
Je serais prête comme si j’attendais
If you said up to now
We’ve gotten by with the blues
I would agree, believe me
I would answer “it’s true”
Every wall, every crack
I could sketch for you every detail of this place
If you said only this
I’d be ready as if I was waiting
Si tu disais on y va
Si tu disais que pour nous c’est le bon moment
Je t’écouterais, crois-moi
Je suis prête depuis longtemps
Mais tu n’dis rien de tout ça
Tu n’décides rien et je n’sais pas
Si tu as idée
De ce qu’on pourrait faire
Je me demande pourquoi tu es là
If you said let’s go
If you said that for us it’s the right moment
I would listen to you, believe me
I’ve been ready for a while
But you don’t say anything about it
You never decide and I don’t know
If you have any idea
of what we could do
I wonder why you’re here