A corps perdu – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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corps /kɔʁ/ A2 |
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perdu /pɛʁ.dy/ B1 |
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espoir /ɛs.pwaʁ/ B1 |
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libre /libʁ/ A2 |
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âme /am/ B2 |
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chemin /ʃə.mɛ̃/ A2 |
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guerre /ɡɛʁ/ B2 |
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destin /dɛs.tɛ̃/ B2 |
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route /ʁut/ A2 |
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ciel /sjɛl/ A1 |
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brûler /bʁy.le/ B1 |
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histoire /is.twaʁ/ A2 |
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erreur /e.ʁœʁ/ B1 |
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pantin /pɑ̃.tɛ̃/ B2 |
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victoire /vik.twaʁ/ B2 |
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vécu /ve.ky/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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que rien ne brille sous nos remparts
➔ Use of the subjunctive mood with 'que' to express a wish or doubt
➔ 'que' introduces the clause that uses the subjunctive mood to convey uncertainty or emotion.
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À moins de s'y brûler les ailes
➔ Use of 'à moins de' + infinitive to express 'unless' or 'except if'
➔ 'à moins de' + infinitive expresses a negative condition or exception.
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pour n'être plus le pantin d'un espoir
➔ Use of 'pour' + infinitive to indicate purpose or goal
➔ 'pour' + infinitive indicates the purpose of the action.
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Je ne serai plus le pantin du hasard
➔ Use of 'ne...plus' for negation meaning 'no longer'
➔ 'ne...plus' is a French negation structure that means 'no longer'.
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Je partirai libre d'y avoir au moins cru
➔ Use of 'y' as a pronoun replacing a prepositional phrase, with 'avoir' in the infinitive to express past completion
➔ 'y' replaces a prepositional phrase and is used with 'avoir' in the infinitive to indicate completed action in the past.