Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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dragon /dʁa.ɡɔ̃/ A2 |
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ciel /sjɛl/ A1 |
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temple /tɑ̃.pl/ A2 |
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flamme /flam/ A2 |
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poudre /pudʁ/ B1 |
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créature /kʁea.tyʁ/ B1 |
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cérémonie /se.ʁe.mɔ.ni/ B1 |
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regard /ʁə.ɡaʁ/ B1 |
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sélectionner /se.lɛk.sjɔ.ne/ B2 |
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talentueux /ta.lɑ̃.tɥø/ B2 |
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céleste /se.lɛst/ C1 |
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hommage /ɔ.maʒ/ C1 |
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feu /fø/ A1 |
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artifice /aʁ.ti.fis/ C1 |
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nouvel /nu.vɛl/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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il y a fort longtemps
➔ use of "il y a" + time period to express "ago"
➔ "il y a" indicates an amount of time has passed
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en plein cœur de la Chine ancestrale
➔ use of "en plein + noun" to mean "right in the middle of"
➔ "en plein cœur de" means "in the very heart of"
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régnaient sur des temples perdus dans les nuages
➔ imperfect tense (imparfait) to describe past ongoing or habitual actions
➔ "régnaient" is the third-person plural imparfait of "régner" for descriptive past
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ces créatures célestes dessinaient de sublimes flammes
➔ imperfect tense for descriptive narration
➔ "dessinaient" is imparfait of "dessiner", painting an ongoing past scene
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en embrasant de la poudre sacrée
➔ gerund with "en + present participle" expressing simultaneity or cause
➔ "en embrasant" shows they drew flames by burning the sacred powder simultaneously
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un émissaire humain … avait la lourde charge de les sélectionner
➔ expr. "avoir la charge de + infinitive" to denote responsibility
➔ "avait la lourde charge de" means "had the heavy responsibility of"
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défiler lors du nouvel an devant des milliers d'humains
➔ use of prepositions "lors de" for time and "devant" for location
➔ "lors de" introduces the time of an event; "devant" shows they march before thousands
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lors de la célébration du nouvel an les humains tirent de multiples fusées colorées
➔ present indicative for habitual actions and general truths
➔ "tirent" is present of "tirer", indicating they regularly shoot fireworks on New Year
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les fusées colorées, le rendant ainsi hommage à notre petit dragon créateur
➔ present participle used adjectivally and the expression "rendre hommage à"
➔ "rendant" modifies "fusées" and "rendre hommage à" means to pay tribute
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