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Aug 8, 2016 · The “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” lyrics are beautiful and describe the speaker letting go of a lifetime of emotional baggage – the good, the bad and the ugly. She sings “I regret nothing” and celebrates the birth of a new love that makes the past fall away.
Non, je ne regrette rien. Ni le bien, qu'on m'a fait. Ni le mal, tout ça m'est bien égal ! Non, rien de rien. Non, je ne regrette rien. C'est payé, balayé, oublié. Je me fous...
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Edith Piaf’s “Non, Je Ne regrette Rien” is her second most famous song. The meaning of “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien is “No, I don’t regret anything” or “No, I don’t have any regrets”. The song was written by composed by Charles Dumont and Michel Vaucaire in 1956 but wasn’t recorded by Piaf until 1960. The song is seen as her last great work as she pas...
Je ne regrette rien
The word ‘rien’ means nothing or anything. The French usually use ‘ne…pas’ in for negation. For example, ‘je ne mange pas’ means ‘I am not eating’. However, when rien replaces pas, the meaning changes. ‘Je ne mange rien’ means ‘I don’t eat anything’. Hence, in the lyrics, ‘Je ne regrette rien’ means both ‘I don’t regret anything’ and ‘I’m not sorry about anything’.
Je me fous du passé
Je me fous du passé translates to ‘I don’t care about the past’. The verb ‘foutre’ is slang and can replace faire (to make, do). ‘Qu’est-ce que tu fous?’ is slang for ‘What are you doing’. In the reflexive form, ‘se foutre de + noun’ means to not care about. For example, ‘Je me fous de cette situation’ would translate to ‘I don’t care about this situation.
Tout ça m’est bien égal
The translation of ‘tout ça m’est bien égal’ is all or everything is okay for me. The expression ‘ ça m’est bien égal ‘ translates to ‘I don’t mind’, ‘It doesn’t matter’ and ‘It’s all the same to me’. By adding the word ‘tout’, Piaf is expressing that everything is fine with her.
Non, rien de rien Non, je ne regrette rien Ni le bien qu’on m’a fait Ni le mal; tout ça m’est bien égal! No, nothing of nothing No, I don’t regret anything Neither the good things people have done to me Nor the bad things, it’s all the same to me. Non, rien de rien Non, je ne regrette rien C’est payé, balayé, oublié Je me fous du passé! No, nothing...
Sung by the legendary Edith Piaf in 1960, this powerful ballad has transcended time and language barriers to become a universal expression of resilience and determination. The phrase “ Je ne regrette rien “, means “I don’t regret anything” in French.
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Translation of 'Non, je ne regrette rien' by Édith Piaf from French to English (Version #5)