the essence of life ; [] joie de la vie. n. joy of life. » View all results. "Cest la vie mon ami": examples and translations in context. Comprendre beaucoup mieux l'importance des amis pour une vie heureuse. Understand much better the importance of friends to a happy life. mener la grande vie to live the high life ⧫ to live it up. avoir la vie dure (= persister) (clichés, habitudes) to die hard. mener la vie dure à qn to make sb’s life a misery. c’est la vie ! that’s life! Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. English translation of lyrics for C'est la vie by Khaled. On va s′aimer, on va danser Oui c'est la vie, la la la la la On va s′aimer, on va danser O “Il n’y a qu’un bonheur dans la vie, c’est d’aimer et d’être aimé.” – George Sand. Translation: There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, who went by the pen name George Sand, was a French Novelist, journalist and memorist. [Bridge] I know I'm not the last But may no one else fall so hard You were already gone when I woke up [Outro] And you greet me with hello C'est la vie I say goodbye to you I know I'm not the one Perhaps tomorrow things will go better but today my life is shit. I’d watch out for yourself, little boy, because my girlfriends want to break your legs. I’d watch out for yourself, little boy, because my girlfriends want to break your legs. I look like a big old drunk sitting alone at the bar. Bitching all night to anyone unfortunate In lyrics of La Vie en Rose, Piaf evokes innocent and youthful feelings of love she has for a man, singing “When he takes me into his arms, he speaks to me in a soft voice, I see la vie en rose “. La Vie en Rose came out in 1946 at the end of World War II and became one of the biggest French music hit s of that era and of all time. Translation: Life is a flower, of which love is the honey. Although this is a beautiful love quote unto itself, the lines that follow it are also pretty great: La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel. C'est la colombe unie à l'aigle dans le ciel, C'est la grâce tremblante à la force appuyée, C'est ta main dans ma main doucement bldd.