Are you looking for love phrases in French and unique ideas to express romance?

I love you in French (je t’aime) are words that you are probably already familiar with. So what other love phrases in French could you use (that are a bit more original?)

For something short and sweet, you can try:

• love of my life (love of my life)
• I love you with all my heart (I love you with all my heart); gold
• for you forever (yours forever).

Darling (referring to boy), darling (referring to girl) means my darling; there are also some very cute ones, like ma cocotte (which literally means my hen but roughly translated is Honey Honey, gold baby .

Other lovely ways to talk to your partner is by calling them mon chou (my pastry) gold darling (my flea).

But maybe you’re looking for something that goes much deeper than this (after all … love can be complicated!) French love quotes and French love poems are great sources of inspiration.

You can take French love quotes from famous writers, movies, or songs, for example.

Take this one from French romantic novelist George Sand:

There is only one happiness in life, and it is loving and being loved.

There is only one happiness in life, loving and being loved.

Or try quoting Edith Piaf, popular in the 1940s and 1950s for her love songs, like “La Vie en Rose.” (Life through pink glasses 🙂

When he takes me in his arms

Whispers to me

I see life in pink

When he takes me in his arms

and he talks to me softly

I see the world through rose-colored glasses

French love poems are wonderfully romantic and evocative.

You can find all styles of French love poems, depending on the type of mood you want to convey: happy, passionate, flirtatious, longing, sorry, etc.

Quoting French love poems can be a very effective way to express something. Imagine having a romantic weekend in Paris, maybe you are celebrating an anniversary or planning to ask the question. You can whisper French words or write a romantic letter.

So where do you find these French love poems? The first place to look is the Romantic Movement, which began around the end of the 18th century. Some of the best poets who wrote in this style include Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire, François-René de Chateaubriand, Alphonse de Lamartine, and Alfred de Musset.

You can visit your local foreign language bookstore or even do a book search online. And there you go! You will surprise your loved one with beautiful love phrases in French, in no time!

We will end with a poem by Victor Hugo, considered one of the greatest French romantic poets; along with an English translation:

Always love! Love again!

When love leaves, hope flees.

Love is the cry of dawn

Love is the hymn of the night.

What the waves say to the shores

What the wind says to the old months

What the star says to the clouds

It is the ineffable word: Love!

Love makes you think, live and believe.

Has to warm the heart

A ray more than glory

And this ray is happiness!

Love ! whether we praise them or blame them,

Always great hearts will love:

Join this youth of the soul

To the youth of your forehead!

Always love! Love more!

When love leaves, hope escapes us.

Love is the cry of dawn

Love is the hymn of the night

Love! whether we praise them or blame them

Big hearts will always love:

Join this youth of the soul

To the youth of your forehead!