Au soleil
Lyrics:
Vocabulary in this song:
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soleil /sɔ.lɛj/ A1 |
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chérie /ʃe.ʁi/ A2 |
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aimer /ɛ.me/ A1 |
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folie /fɔ.li/ B1 |
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bolide /bɔ.lid/ B2 |
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jolie /ʒɔ.li/ A1 |
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rein /ʁɛ̃/ B1 |
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solide /sɔ.lid/ A2 |
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emmener /ɑ̃m.ne/ A2 |
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parler /paʁ.le/ A1 |
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bête /bɛt/ B1 |
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tour /tuʁ/ A2 |
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vie /vi/ A1 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A1 |
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accompagner /a.kɔ̃.pa.ɲe/ B1 |
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présence /pʁe.zɑ̃s/ B1 |
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s'arracher /sa.ʁa.ʃe/ B2 |
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vanille /va.nij/ A2 |
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police /pɔ.lis/ A1 |
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verre /vɛʁ/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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Sabe lo que te digo
➔ Spanish: Use of 'saber' with 'lo que' and an indirect object pronoun.
➔ 'Sabe' (from 'saber', to know) is used here with "lo que" (what/that which) to refer to a specific piece of information. "te" is an indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you'. This construction means 'He/She knows what I'm telling you'.
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Calma te, cabroncito, t'y as pas compris
➔ Spanish: Informal imperative verb + reflexive pronoun. French: Colloquial double negation with the pronoun 'y'.
➔ "Calma te" is an informal Spanish imperative ('Calm down', literally 'calm yourself'). "t'y as pas compris" is a colloquial French phrase. "t'y" is a contraction of "tu y" (you there/about it). The standard French negation is "ne...pas," but in spoken language, "ne" is often omitted, making "t'y as pas compris" a very informal way of saying "Tu n'y as pas compris" (You didn't understand it/that).
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On s'arrache en Fé'-Fé', toujours bien chargés
➔ French: Pronominal verb ('s'arracher'), preposition 'en' for mode of transport, and past participle used as an adjective.
➔ "S'arracher" is a pronominal verb that colloquially means 'to leave quickly' or 'to get out of somewhere'. "En Fé'-Fé'" uses "en" to indicate the mode of transport (in a Ferrari, slang for Ferrari). "Chargés" is the past participle of 'charger' used as an adjective, here meaning 'loaded' or 'full' (either with things, energy, or perhaps in a colloquial sense, 'under the influence').
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J'vais t'emmener bailar, là-bas, au soleil
➔ French: Futur proche ('aller' + infinitive); Code-switching/integration of a Spanish infinitive ('bailar') into a French sentence.
➔ "J'vais" is a contraction of "Je vais," indicating the *futur proche* (near future). "T'emmener" means 'to take you'. "Bailar" is a Spanish infinitive meaning 'to dance', used here instead of the French "danser," a common feature of French urban music influenced by Spanish. This shows linguistic borrowing or code-switching.
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J't'avais dit, ma chérie, moi, j't'aime et j't'l'avais dit
➔ French: Plus-que-parfait (past perfect tense); Complex order of direct and indirect object pronouns ('t'l').
➔ "J't'avais dit" uses the *plus-que-parfait* (past perfect) to indicate an action completed before another past action ('I had told you'). "J't'l'avais dit" is a complex pronoun structure: "t'" (te) is the indirect object pronoun ('to you') and "l'" (le/la) is the direct object pronoun ('it/that'). The order is typically indirect before direct (except for 'me, te, se, nous, vous' which come before 'le, la, les').
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Sa présence me rend bête
➔ French: Verb 'rendre' followed by an adjective.
➔ The verb "rendre" (to make/render) followed by an adjective means 'to make someone/something [adjective]'. Here, "Sa présence me rend bête" means 'Her presence makes me stupid/silly'.
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Qu'on s'quitterait, ça m'embête
➔ French: Conditional mood in a subordinate clause expressing a hypothetical or feared outcome.
➔ The conditional mood "s'quitterait" (from "se quitter," 'to break up') is used here in a subordinate clause introduced by "que." It expresses a hypothetical situation or a feared future event. "Ça m'embête" means 'That bothers me' or 'It annoys me,' showing the speaker's negative feeling about the hypothetical separation.
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J'veux qu'elle est, un point, c'est tout
➔ French: Colloquial use of the indicative mood ('est') instead of the subjunctive ('soit') after 'vouloir que'.
➔ In formal French, the verb "vouloir que" (to want that) requires the subjunctive mood in the subordinate clause (e.g., "Je veux qu'elle *soit* heureuse" - 'I want her to be happy'). However, in informal or colloquial spoken French, it's common to use the indicative mood ("est" - 'is') instead of the subjunctive ("soit"), even though it is grammatically incorrect in formal contexts.
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Qu'on s'aime à nos cinquante balais
➔ French: Subjunctive mood after an implied desire; Colloquialism 'balais' for 'years'.
➔ The clause "Qu'on s'aime" ('That we love each other') uses the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or desire, often implicitly understood from the context (e.g., "Je souhaite qu'on s'aime" - 'I wish we love each other'). "À nos cinquante balais" is a colloquial expression meaning 'when we are fifty years old,' where "balais" informally stands for 'years' (derived from 'ans').