Charles Aznavour - Hier encore (1964) English subtitles

Life is unfair, hard and sometimes leaves you feeling defeated. Nothing is more tiring than contemplating the past and worrying about the future.
Feelings of regret, loneliness and sadness tend to swallow me whole an awful lot, however, I am trying to pair these feelings with gratitude and excitement. Gratitude for all the times I was filled with bliss and excitement for the times this feeling will hopefully return.
I have learned that it is no use trying to suppress "bad" feelings. There are no bad feelings, they may feel bad but at the end of the day they are just feelings, meant to be felt.
Knowing the pains of life should only enhance the beauty and tenderness that it also brings.
We are all flawed by design. Whatever your hardships are in life, I bet we are not as different as we all tend to think.

It is vain to fight against an ever-so-moving world. Time will always win. No matter what stage of your life you are in, you can still enjoy life. Just remember, emotions are only furthermore proof that you are indeed alive. The greatest miracle the universe has to offer resides within you! Be kind to yourself; I am trying to do that too.

[nelsonreyes]

am a 51 year old man and I can't tell you how true his words are...sends shivers down my spine!!!

[interro]

I'm not even an adult yet, and I am the reflection of that song!

[amirmehraban]

What a voice, the lyrics, and the true life of many of us.
Enjoying this song a hundred times on and on

[kilian]

few months before he died aznavour was invited to sing on first canal national french television for a special show dédicated to him. he was there in the middle of the scene quiet and calm while a 27 years old bimbo was having a fake conversation with him . When she asked him why does he think he was there this night he just answered: "Well i guess i dont have so much time yet to spend on Earth " meaning "well i guesstelevision industry wants to have me singing before i die" what a man!

[trapper]

Always thought this was a sad song about lost love... only to read the subtitles and find out that it is a lot sader

[ERESMIFANNUMERO]

I don't like Bad Bunny as an artists but I thank him for bringing new generations to this masterpiece.

[rickyx]

Literally twenty years of age as for today and this song has given me some great advice on what I should avoid and what to do instead through these years of life I have ahead. Merci Charles Aznavour

[michealmckeown]

Due to this song l now speak fluent French 🇫🇷, it’s my party pice being English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 nobody except what comes out of my mouth, thank you 🙏 mr Charles aznorvour xx

[jecmedesss]

Even that I’m 19 I understand him, understand every single word in this song, I feel like an old woman trapped in a young body, I can’t feel my youth I can’t feel my happiness, all has gone with the wind

[Deeluxx]

Une belle chanson qui fait monter les larmes aux yeux parceque c'est vrai.

[kristinasulla]

This song is so sad but yet so heartfelt. It makes me cry every time I hear it.❤️

[kb]

Damn. I just heard this song for the first time yesterday and wish I didn’t know what he was saying. I’m 30 and everything he said perfectly describes my 20s.

[incaroots]

In my 20's I wanted to change the world, and be successful, but I didn't have clear thoughts in my youth. Today in my late 50's, the world goes on being the same, and I live everyday with worries about paying my debts and afraid of losing my love ones. I don't know if I would like to live more years if I lose my mind and the dementia or alzeheimer took away my memories and finish in an isolated bed of a senior place. Aznavour chante avec passion et les paroles de la chanson me font penser à ce que j'ai perdu parce que je ne l'ai jamais eu.

[kdpaul]

This song is absolutely amazing! Love the French version better than the American version. Love the way Charles Aznovour sings it with such feeling!!!! <3

[aimy]

Can't be more true. 💝 A wake up-call indeed.

[juancabeza]

Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” 🙏

[Nagaei]

I'm only 18 years old, but I get emotional every time I hear this song, as if it were a part of me. 😢

[gigliwen]

Hier encore
J’avais vingt ans,
Je caressais le temps
Et jouais de la vie
Comme on joue de l’amour,
Et je vivais la nuit
Sans compter sur mes jours
Qui fuyaient dans le temps.

J’ai fait tant de projets
Qui sont restés en l’air,
J’ai fondé tant d’espoirs
Qui se sont envolés,
Que je reste perdu,
Ne sachant où aller,
Les yeux cherchant le ciel,
Mais le cœur mis en terre.

Hier encore
J’avais vingt ans
Je gaspillais le temps
En croyant l’arrêter
Et pour le retenir
Même le devancer
Je n’ai fait que courir
Et me suis essoufflé.

Ignorant le passé,
Conjuguant au futur,
Je précédais de moi
Toute conversation
Et donnais mon avis
Que je voulais le bon
Pour critiquer le monde
Avec désinvolture.

Hier encore
J’avais vingt ans
Mais j’ai perdu mon temps
À faire des folies
Qui ne me laissent au fond
Rien de vraiment précis
Que quelques rides au front
Et la peur de l’ennui

Car mes amours sont mortes
Avant que d’exister
Mes amis sont partis
Et ne reviendront pas
Par ma faute j’ai fait
Le vide autour de moi
Et j’ai gâché ma vie
Et mes jeunes années

Du meilleur et du pire
En jetant le meilleur
J’ai figé mes sourires
Et j’ai glacé mes pleurs
Où sont-ils à présent ?
À présent, mes vingt ans ?

Just yesterday
I was twenty years old.
I cherished the time
And enjoyed life
Like one enjoys love.
And I lived for the night
Without counting my days
That faded in time.

I made so many plans
That remained in thin air.
I built so many hopes
That flew away.
So I stay lost
Not knowing where to go
Eyes searching the sky
But heart tied to ground.

Just yesterday
I was twenty years old.
I wasted time
Thinking I could make it stop.
And to keep it,
Or even get ahead of it,
I did nothing but run
And ran out of breath.

Ignoring the past,
Thinking about the future,
I jumped ahead in
Every conversation.
And I spoke my mind
I only wanted to do good
By criticizing the world
Flippantly.

Just yesterday
I was twenty years old.
But I wasted my time
Doing foolish things
That basically left me
Nothing really specific
Except wrinkles on my brow
And fear of boredom.

Because my romances died
Before even existing.
My friends have gone
And will never return.
It’s my fault--I’ve made
Emptiness around myself.
I’ve wasted my life
And my youthful years.

From the best and the worst
While throwing away the best.
I fixed my smiles
And I froze my tears.
Where are they now?
Now--my twenty years?

[ANewEvilRising]

This is actual a very good warning for many. One of the cruelest fates and yet one so common.

[hasansamaha]

Les music francais classic touche mon Coeur ❤