Lyrics & Translation
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.
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
Key Vocabulary
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nuit /nɥi/ A2 |
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étoiles /etwal/ B1 |
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toile /twal/ B2 |
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moutons /mutã/ B1 |
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insomnies /ɛ̃sɔmni/ B2 |
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pense /pɑ̃s/ A2 |
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oubli /ubli/ B2 |
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impasse /ɛ̃pɑs/ C1 |
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science /sjɑ̃s/ B2 |
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anesthésier /anɛstezje/ C1 |
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danse /dɑ̃s/ A2 |
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rythme /ʁitm/ B2 |
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balance /balɑ̃s/ B1 |
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lune /lyn/ A2 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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maladie /maladi/ B2 |
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chance /ʃɑ̃s/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
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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.
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