Angela – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Yannick Noah

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Dix-neuf-cent-soixante-huit l'Amérique est figée

In 1968, America is frozen in time

Un ange proteste les écrous sont rouillés

An angel protests, the nuts are rusty

I'm black and I'm proud le souffle des ghettos

I'm black and I'm proud, the breath of ghettos

Des gants noirs se lèvent un soir à Mexico

Black gloves rise one night in Mexico City

Le rêve martyrisé de Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King's tortured dream

Une enfant nue brûlée Bobby qu'on assassine

A naked child, Bobby, was murdered

Panthères noires traquées leçon d'intolérance

Black panthers hunted, lessons in intolerance

Cette femme est coupable coupable d'espérance

This woman is guilty, guilty of hope

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

My home is your home

My home is your home

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

You know you'll never walk alone

You know you'll never walk alone

En novembre 2008 un soir à Chicago

In November 2008, one night in Chicago

Les États qui s'unissent et changent de peau

The states unite and change their skin

Si le monde s'incline et nous parle de chance

If the world bows down and speaks of luck

Ce soir Angela c'est à toi que je pense

Tonight, Angela, I think of you

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

My home is your home

My home is your home

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

You know you'll never walk alone

You know you'll never walk alone

Angela my sister Angela my sister

Angela, my sister, Angela, my sister

My home is your home

My home is your home

Angela my sister Angela my sister

Angela, my sister, Angela, my sister

Ton nom dans nos vies résonne

Your name echoes in our lives

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

My home is your home

My home is your home

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

Ton nom dans nos vies résonne

Your name echoes in our lives

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

My home is your home

My home is your home

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

You know you'll never walk alone

You know you'll never walk alone

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

My home is your home

My home is your home

Oh Angela Angela

Oh Angela, Angela

You know you'll never walk alone

You know you'll never walk alone

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ange /ɑ̃ʒ/ A2	noun - angel
protester /pʁɔ.tɛs.te/ B1	verb - to protest
rêve /ʁɛv/ A2	noun - dream
enfant /ɑ̃.fɑ̃/ A1	noun - child
brûler /bʁy.le/ A2	verb - to burn
coupable /ku.pabl/ B1	adjective - guilty noun - guilty one
espérance /ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s/ B2	noun - hope
monde /mɔ̃d/ A1	noun - world
chance /ʃɑ̃s/ A2	noun - chance
nom /nɔ̃/ A1	noun - name
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
ghetto /ɡɛ.to/ B1	noun - ghetto
noir /nwaʁ/ A1	adjective - black
souffle /sufl/ B1	noun - breath

Key Grammar Structures

• Dix-neuf-cent-soixante-huit l'Amérique est figée

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'être' used for describing a state

  ➔ 'Est' is the third person singular form of 'être' (to be) in present tense.

• Un ange proteste les écrous sont rouillés

  ➔ Present tense to express a general fact or ongoing action

  ➔ 'Proteste' is the third person singular form of 'protester' in present tense.

• My home is your home

  ➔ Simple present tense of 'to be' to indicate identity or equality

  ➔ 'Is' is the third person singular form of 'to be' in present tense.

• Les États qui s'unissent et changent de peau

  ➔ Present tense for habitual or ongoing actions with reflexive pronoun 's''

  ➔ The verb 's'unissent' is in the present tense, indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

• Oh Angela Angela

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, using proper noun as a form of address

  ➔ Repetition of the name 'Angela' emphasizes importance and emotional expression.

• You know you'll never walk alone

  ➔ Use of future tense 'will' + 'never' to express certainty about a future action

  ➔ 'Will' indicates future tense, 'never' emphasizes certainty about never being alone.

• My name dans nos vies résonne

  ➔ Use of 'dans' as a French preposition meaning 'in' to show location/context

  ➔ 'Dans' is a French preposition meaning 'in,' used here to indicate 'in our lives.'