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We were born to be alive 00:15
We were born to be alive 00:18
Born, born to be alive 00:22
(Born to be alive) 00:27
You see, you were born 00:29
Born, born 00:31
00:34
(Born to be alive) 00:36
00:38
People ask me why 00:42
I never find a place to stop 00:43
And settle down, down, down 00:45
But I never wanted all those things 00:48
People need to justify 00:51
Their lives, lives, lives 00:52
You see, you were born 00:56
Born, born to be alive 00:58
(Born to be alive) 01:01
You see, you were born 01:03
Born, born (born to be alive) 01:07
It's good to be alive 01:12
To be alive 01:15
To be alive 01:16
It's good to be alive 01:20
To be alive 01:22
To be alive 01:24
It's good to be alive 01:27
01:30
Time was on my side 01:39
When I was running down the street 01:40
It was so fine, fine, fine 01:42
A suitcase and an old guitar 01:45
And something new to occupy 01:48
My mind, mind, mind 01:50
01:53
You see, you were born, born 01:55
Born to be alive 01:58
(Born to be alive) 02:00
You see, you were born, born, born (born to be alive) 02:02
You see, you were born, born 02:06
Born to be alive 02:10
(Born to be alive) 02:12
You see, you were born, born, born (born to be alive) 02:14
You see you were born, born 02:21
Born to be alive 02:23
(Born to be alive) 02:25
You see, you were born, born, born 02:27
(Born to be alive) 02:34
02:37
Born, born to be alive 02:42
(Born to be alive) 02:47
Yes, you were born, born, born 02:49
(Born to be alive) 02:56
02:59
Born 03:04
Born to be alive 03:06
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Born to Be Alive – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[French]
[English]
We were born to be alive
...
We were born to be alive
...
Born, born to be alive
...
(Born to be alive)
...
You see, you were born
...
Born, born
...
...
...
(Born to be alive)
...
...
...
People ask me why
...
I never find a place to stop
...
And settle down, down, down
...
But I never wanted all those things
...
People need to justify
...
Their lives, lives, lives
...
You see, you were born
...
Born, born to be alive
...
(Born to be alive)
...
You see, you were born
...
Born, born (born to be alive)
...
It's good to be alive
...
To be alive
...
To be alive
...
It's good to be alive
...
To be alive
...
To be alive
...
It's good to be alive
...
...
...
Time was on my side
...
When I was running down the street
...
It was so fine, fine, fine
...
A suitcase and an old guitar
...
And something new to occupy
...
My mind, mind, mind
...
...
...
You see, you were born, born
...
Born to be alive
...
(Born to be alive)
...
You see, you were born, born, born (born to be alive)
...
You see, you were born, born
...
Born to be alive
...
(Born to be alive)
...
You see, you were born, born, born (born to be alive)
...
You see you were born, born
...
Born to be alive
...
(Born to be alive)
...
You see, you were born, born, born
...
(Born to be alive)
...
...
...
Born, born to be alive
...
(Born to be alive)
...
Yes, you were born, born, born
...
(Born to be alive)
...
...
...
Born
...
Born to be alive
...
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

born

/bɔːrn/

A1
  • adjective
  • - brought into life

alive

/əˈlaɪv/

A2
  • adjective
  • - living, not dead

ask

/æsk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to put a question to someone

find

/faɪnd/

A1
  • verb
  • - to discover or locate something

place

/pleɪs/

A1
  • noun
  • - a particular position or location

stop

/stɑːp/

A1
  • verb
  • - to cease moving or operating

settle

/ˈsetl/

B1
  • verb
  • - to establish a home or business

want

/wɑːnt/

A1
  • verb
  • - to have a desire for something

need

/niːd/

A1
  • verb
  • - to require something

justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to show or prove to be right or reasonable

good

/ɡʊd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - of high quality or pleasing

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the indefinite continued progress of existence

running

/ˈrʌnɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - the act of moving rapidly on foot

street

/striːt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a public road in a city or town

fine

/faɪn/

A2
  • adjective
  • - of high quality

suitcase

/ˈsuːtkeɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - a rectangular container with a handle for carrying clothes and other personal possessions

guitar

/ɡɪˈtɑːr/

A1
  • noun
  • - a musical instrument with strings

occupy

/ˈɒkjupaɪ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to fill or take up a space or time

mind

/maɪnd/

A2
  • noun
  • - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences

Key Grammar Structures

  • We were born to be alive

    ➔ Past Simple Passive with infinitive of purpose.

    ➔ The structure 'were born + to be + adjective' indicates that the subject's birth had the specific purpose or destiny of being in that state. "Were born" is the past simple passive form, indicating an action done *to* the subject, not *by* the subject.

  • People ask me why I never find a place to stop

    ➔ Indirect question (reported question) and Present Simple tense.

    ➔ "People ask me why..." is an indirect question. Instead of asking "Why do you never find a place to stop?", the statement uses "why I never find" as a clause within the main sentence. The Present Simple "ask" and "find" indicates a habitual action or general truth.

  • But I never wanted all those things People need to justify Their lives, lives, lives

    ➔ Relative Clause (defining), Present Simple tense, use of "to justify".

    ➔ "People need to justify their lives" is a relative clause modifying "all those things". 'To justify' here is an infinitive of purpose implying the *need* is *for* the purpose of justifying.

  • Time was on my side When I was running down the street

    ➔ Past Continuous tense within a subordinate clause, Past Simple tense in the main clause.

    ➔ The main clause is "Time was on my side" (Past Simple). The subordinate clause is "When I was running down the street" (Past Continuous), describing an action in progress in the past, while the main action (time being on his side) occurred. The 'when' connects the actions.

  • It was so fine, fine, fine

    ➔ Simple Past tense with Adjective, Repetition for emphasis.

    ➔ "It was so fine" uses the simple past to describe a state of being in the past. The repetition of "fine" emphasizes the degree to which the experience was positive. Repetition is a rhetorical device used for emphasis.

  • A suitcase and an old guitar And something new to occupy My mind, mind, mind

    ➔ Ellipsis (omission of verb), infinitive of purpose, repetition for emphasis.

    ➔ The implied verb (likely 'had' or 'was') is omitted after the items. 'To occupy' is an infinitive of purpose, expressing the reason for having something new. Repetition of 'mind' again emphasizes the degree.

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