Aspiration – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Zaho de Sagazan
• Album: La symphonie des éclairs

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of French music with Zaho de Sagazan's 'Aspiration'. This captivating song offers a unique opportunity to learn the language through its poetic and intense lyrics about a universal human struggle. The blend of classic French chanson with modern electronic beats makes it a compelling and unforgettable listening experience. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to emotions and internal conflict, all while being mesmerized by a truly special artist.

[English]

A few aspirations and the spiral begins

For inspiration, she caresses madness

But it never stops and never will

That voice in her head will always bring her back

To her pretty cigarette, ah

Her pretty cigarette, ah

It's her last cigarette, ah

The kind that makes your head spin

A few aspirations and the spiral starts again

For inspiration, I become stupid, everything gets heavy

But it never stops and never will

That voice in my head will always bring me back

To my pretty cigarette, ah

My pretty cigarette, ah

It's my last cigarette, ah

The kind that makes my head spin

Turning my head

Turning my head

Turning my head

Turning my head

My last cigarette

Last cigarette

Last cigarette

My last cigarette

This will be my last cigarette

I want one last cigarette

Last cigarette

Last cigarette

This will be my last cigarette

I want one last cigarette

Last cigarette

Last cigarette

This will be my last cigarette

I want one last cigarette

Last cigarette

Last cigarette

This will be my last cigarette

I want one last cigarette

Last cigarette

Last cigarette

This will be my last cigarette

I want one last cigarette, ah

Last cigarette

Last cigarette

This is my last, last, last cigarette

...

[French]

Quelques aspirations et la spirale commence

Pour de l'inspiration, madame caresse la démence

Mais jamais ne s'arrête et jamais ne s'arrêtera

Cette voix dans la tête qui toujours la ramènera

À sa jolie cigarette ah

Sa jolie cigarette, ah

C'est sa dernière cigarette ah

De celles qui font tourner la tête

Quelques aspirations et la spirale recommence

Pour de l'inspiration, je deviens bête, tout devient dense

Mais jamais ne s'arrête et jamais ne s'arrêtera

Cette voix dans la tête qui toujours me ramènera

À ma jolie cigarette ah

Ma jolie cigarette ah

C'est ma dernière cigarette ah

De celles qui font tourner ma tête

Tourner la tête

Tourner la tête

Tourner la tête

Tourner ma tête

Dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Ce sera ma dernière cigarette

Je veux une dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Ce sera ma dernière cigarette

Je veux une dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Ce sera ma dernière cigarette

Je veux une dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Ce sera ma dernière cigarette

Je veux une dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Ce sera ma dernière cigarette

Je veux une dernière cigarette ah

Dernière cigarette

Dernière cigarette

Ce sera ma dernière, dernière, dernière cigarette

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aspiration /aspiraʃɔ̃/ B2	noun - a strong desire or ambition
spirale /spiral/ B1	noun - spiral, a curve that winds around a central point
inspiration /ɛ̃spiʁasjɔ̃/ B2	noun - the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially creativity
caresse /kaʁɛs/ B1	noun - gentle touch or stroke
s'arrête /saʁɛt/ A2	verb - to stop
voix /vwa/ A1	noun - voice
tête /tɛt/ A1	noun - head
dernière /dɛʁ.njɛʁ/ A2	adjective - last, final
tourner /turgne/ A2	verb - to turn
camisette /kamizə(t)/ B1	noun - tank top, sleeveless shirt

Key Grammar Structures

• Cette voix dans la tête qui toujours la ramènera

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "qui toujours la ramènera" is a relative clause that provides more information about "voix".

• Pour de l'inspiration, madame caresse la démence

  ➔ Infinitive phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Pour de l'inspiration" uses the infinitive to express purpose.

• C'est sa dernière cigarette

  ➔ Demonstrative pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "C'est sa dernière cigarette" uses the demonstrative pronoun "C'est" to indicate a specific object.

• Je veux une dernière cigarette

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase "Je veux" is in the present tense, indicating a current desire.

• Dernière cigarette

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Dernière cigarette" is a noun phrase that serves as the subject or object in a sentence.

• Tout devient dense

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive verb

  ➔ The phrase "Tout devient dense" uses the present tense to describe a current state.

• Je deviens bête

  ➔ Present tense with first-person singular

  ➔ The phrase "Je deviens" is in the present tense and indicates a change in state for the first-person singular.

• Tourner la tête

  ➔ Infinitive verb phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Tourner la tête" is an infinitive verb phrase that can express an action.