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Mes nuits blanches ne sont pas blanches, à peine claires 00:00
Semées d'étoiles 00:03
Petits trous dans la toile étanche 00:04
Tristes strass sur le voile 00:07
Et moi, envoutée de ténèbres 00:09
Je passe des heures infinies 00:11
À compter les moutons funèbres 00:13
Qui tapissent mes insomnies 00:16
Ah minuit est là 00:18
Ah je ne dors pas 00:22
Et moins je dors et plus je pense 00:26
Et plus je pense et moins j'oublie 00:28
L'immense impasse, l'espace immense 00:30
Qui s'étendent au fond de mon lit 00:32
C'est inouï tous ces silences 00:34
Qu'il est cosmique cet ennui 00:36
Dois-je recourir à la science? 00:38
Anesthésier l'insomnie? 00:40
Ah minuit est là 00:42
Ah je ne dors pas 00:46
Et puis passé minuit je danse 00:49
Au rythme des tachycardies 00:51
Et tout s'emballe et tout balance 00:53
Et tout m'étale et tout me fuit 00:55
La lune est un fruit un peu rance 00:56
La vie est une maladie 00:58
Ceux qui rêvent ont bien de la chance 01:00
Et les autres ont des insomnies 01:02
Ceux qui rêvent ont bien de la chance 01:03
Et les autres ont des insomnies 01:05
Ceux qui rêvent ont bien de la chance 01:07
Quant à moi j'ai des insomnies 01:09
Ah minuit est là 01:15
Ah je ne dors pas 01:19
Ah minuit est là 01:22
Ah je ne dors pas 01:26
Je ne dors pas 01:30
Je ne dors pas 01:31
Je ne dors pas 01:33
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Ceux qui rêvent – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Explore the poignant world of Pomme's "Ceux qui rêvent," a song that captures the quiet struggle of insomnia with beautiful, introspective lyrics. By delving into this track, you can connect with themes of sleeplessness and the solace found in dreams, offering a unique window into French lyrical expression.

[English]
My sleepless nights are not white, barely clear
Scattered with stars
Small holes in the waterproof net
Sad rhinestones on the veil
And I, bewitched by darkness
Spend endless hours
Counting funeral sheep
That fill my insomnia
Ah midnight is here
Ah I don't sleep
And the less I sleep, the more I think
And the more I think, the less I forget
The huge dead end, the vast space
Stretching at the bottom of my bed
All these silences are unbelievable
This boredom is so cosmic
Should I turn to science?
Anesthetize insomnia?
Ah midnight is here
Ah I don't sleep
And then after midnight I dance
To the rhythm of my rapid heartbeats
And everything races and swings
And everything spreads and flees from me
The moon is a slightly rotten fruit
Life is a disease
Those who dream are so lucky
And others have insomnias
Those who dream are so lucky
And others have insomnias
Those who dream are so lucky
As for me, I have insomnias
Ah midnight is here
Ah I don't sleep
Ah midnight is here
Ah I don't sleep
I don't sleep
I don't sleep
I don't sleep
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Vocabulary Meanings

nuit

/nɥi/

A2
  • noun
  • - night

étoiles

/etwal/

B1
  • noun
  • - stars

toile

/twal/

B2
  • noun
  • - cloth, canvas

moutons

/mutã/

B1
  • noun
  • - sheep

insomnies

/ɛ̃sɔmni/

B2
  • noun
  • - insomnia

pense

/pɑ̃s/

A2
  • verb
  • - to think

oubli

/ubli/

B2
  • noun
  • - forgetfulness

impasse

/ɛ̃pɑs/

C1
  • noun
  • - dead end, stalemate

science

/sjɑ̃s/

B2
  • noun
  • - science

anesthésier

/anɛstezje/

C1
  • verb
  • - to anesthetize, to induce sleep

danse

/dɑ̃s/

A2
  • verb
  • - to dance

rythme

/ʁitm/

B2
  • noun
  • - rhythm

balance

/balɑ̃s/

B1
  • verb
  • - to balance or stabilize

lune

/lyn/

A2
  • noun
  • - moon

vie

/vi/

A2
  • noun
  • - life

maladie

/maladi/

B2
  • noun
  • - illness, disease

chance

/ʃɑ̃s/

B1
  • noun
  • - luck, chance

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Les nuits blanches ne sont pas blanches, à peine claires

    ➔ Negative form with 'ne...pas' for negation

    ➔ 'Ne...pas' surrounds the verb to negate it, indicating 'not' in French.

  • Petits trous dans la toile étanche

    ➔ Use of adjectives to describe nouns in agreement

    ➔ Adjectives like 'petits' and 'étanche' agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

  • À compter les moutons funèbres

    ➔ Use of 'à + verb in infinitive' to express purpose or action

    ➔ The construction 'à + infinitive' indicates purpose, here meaning 'to count' or 'for counting'.

  • Les nuits blanches ne sont pas blanches, à peine claires

    ➔ Use of adjectives to describe the qualities of nouns

    ➔ Adjectives like 'blanches' and 'claires' describe the qualities of 'nuits' with degrees of intensity.

  • L'immense impasse, l'espace immense

    ➔ Use of adjectives 'immense' to emphasize size/existence

    ➔ 'Immense' describes both the 'impasse' and 'space' to highlight their vastness.