Videyo Clip
Lyrics
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
– Sak lekòl la nan men l, li kite kay la byen bonè nan maten
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
– M ap fè yon souri ki pa gen sans pou m di l orevwa
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
– Mwen gade l ale ak yon vag nan tristès sa a byen li te ye
And I have to sit down for a while
– E mwen gen pou chita pou yon ti tan
The feeling that I’m losing her forever
– Santiman ke mwen ap pèdi l pou tout tan
And without really entering her world
– Epi san yo pa reyèlman antre nan mond li
I’m glad whenever I can share her laughter
– Mwen kontan chak fwa mwen ka pataje ri li
That funny little girl
– Ti fi komik sa a
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Glise nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an
I try to capture every minute
– Mwen eseye pran chak minit
The feeling in it
– Santiman an nan li
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Glise nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an
Do I really see what’s in her mind?
– Èske mwen vrèman wè sa ki nan tèt li?
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
– Chak fwa mwen panse mwen se fèmen nan konnen
She keeps on growing
– Li kontinye ap grandi
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Glise nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
– Dòmi nan je nou, li ak mwen nan tab manje maten an
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
– Mwen apèn reveye, mwen kite tan presye pase
Then when she’s gone, there’s that odd melancholy feeling
– Lè sa a, lè li ale, gen ke santiman melankoli etranj
And a sense of guilt I can’t deny
– E yon sans de koupab mwen pa ka refize
What happened to the wonderful adventures
– Ki sa ki te rive bèl avanti yo
The places I had planned for us to go?
– Ki kote mwen te planifye pou nou ale?
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
– (Slip nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an)
Well, some of that we did, but most we didn’t
– Oke, kèk nan sa nou te fè, men pifò nou pa t’
And why, I just don’t know
– E poukisa, mwen jis pa konnen
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Glise nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an
I try to capture every minute
– Mwen eseye pran chak minit
The feeling in it
– Santiman an nan li
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Glise nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an
Do I really see what’s in her mind?
– Èske mwen vrèman wè sa ki nan tèt li?
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
– Chak fwa mwen panse mwen se fèmen nan konnen
She keeps on growing
– Li kontinye ap grandi
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Glise nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
– Pafwa mwen swete ke mwen te kapab friz foto a
And save it from the funny tricks of time
– Epi sove li nan ke trik nouvèl komik nan tan
Slipping through my fingers
– Glise nan dwèt mwen
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Glise nan dwèt mwen tout tan tout tan an
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
– Sak lekòl la nan men l, li kite kay la byen bonè nan maten
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
– M ap fè yon souri ki pa gen sans pou m di l orevwa
