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Oh, ma douce souffrance 00:16
Pourquoi s'acharner? Tu recommences 00:19
Je n'suis qu'un être sans importance 00:23
Sans lui, je suis un peu paro 00:27
Je déambule seule dans le métro 00:30
Une dernière danse 00:33
Pour oublier ma peine immense 00:36
Je veux m'enfuir, que tout recommence 00:40
Oh, ma douce souffrance 00:44
Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit 00:50
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie 00:55
Un peu d'amour, un brin de miel 00:59
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse 01:02
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j'ai peur 01:07
Est-ce mon tour? Vient la douleur 01:11
Dans tout Paris, je m'abandonne 01:15
Et je m'envole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole 01:19
Que d'espérance 01:23
Sur ce chemin en ton absence 01:26
J'ai beau trimer, sans toi, ma vie n'est qu'un décor qui brille 01:30
Vide de sens 01:35
Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit 01:40
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie 01:45
Un peu d'amour, un brin de miel 01:49
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse 01:52
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j'ai peur 01:57
Est-ce mon tour? Vient la douleur 02:01
Dans tout Paris, je m'abandonne 02:05
Et je m'envole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole 02:09
02:13
Dans cette douce souffrance 02:29
Dont j'ai payé toutes les offenses 02:33
Écoute comme mon cœur est immense 02:37
Je suis une enfant du monde 02:41
J'remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit 02:47
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie 02:51
Un peu d'amour, un brin de miel 02:55
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse 02:59
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j'ai peur 03:04
Est-ce mon tour? Vient la douleur 03:08
Dans tout Paris, je m'abandonne 03:12
Et je m'envole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole 03:15
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Dernière Danse – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with Indila's 'Dernière Danse.' This haunting French pop anthem offers a rich tapestry of poetic lyrics and emotional delivery, making it an excellent song to explore French vocabulary related to feelings, urban life, and existential reflection. Its profound message and beautiful melody provide a unique and engaging way to connect with the nuances of the French language. You can learn vocabulary related to emotions, city life, and expressions of hope and struggle through its poignant verses. The song's expressive vocals and evocative imagery make it a compelling and memorable tool for language acquisition.

[English]
Oh, my sweet suffering
Why persist? You start again
I'm just a being of no importance
Without him, I'm a little crazy
I wander alone in the subway
One last dance
To forget my immense sorrow
I want to escape, for everything to start again
Oh, my sweet suffering
I stir up the sky, day and night
I dance with the wind, the rain
A little love, a touch of honey
And I dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
And in the noise, I run and I'm afraid
Is it my turn? Here comes the pain
In all of Paris, I surrender
And I fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly
So much hope
On this path in your absence
I slave away, but without you, my life is just a shiny set
Devoid of meaning
I stir up the sky, day and night
I dance with the wind, the rain
A little love, a touch of honey
And I dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
And in the noise, I run and I'm afraid
Is it my turn? Here comes the pain
In all of Paris, I surrender
And I fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly
...
In this sweet suffering
For which I've paid for all the offenses
Listen to how immense my heart is
I am a child of the world
I stir up the sky, day and night
I dance with the wind, the rain
A little love, a touch of honey
And I dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
And in the noise, I run and I'm afraid
Is it my turn? Here comes the pain
In all of Paris, I surrender
And I fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly, fly
...
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Vocabulary Meanings

souffrance

/su.fʁɑ̃s/

B2
  • noun
  • - suffering

danse

/dɑ̃s/

A1
  • noun
  • - dance
  • verb
  • - to dance

douleur

/duluʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - pain

vent

/vɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - wind

pluie

/plɥi/

A1
  • noun
  • - rain

ciel

/sjɛl/

A1
  • noun
  • - sky

amour

/a.muʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

miel

/mjɛl/

A2
  • noun
  • - honey

peine

/pɛn/

B1
  • noun
  • - sorrow; grief

peur

/pœʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - fear

espérance

/ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s/

C1
  • noun
  • - hope

déambuler

/de.ɑ̃.by.le/

B2
  • verb
  • - to wander; to stroll

s'acharner

/sa.ʃaʁ.ne/

C1
  • verb
  • - to persist obsessively; to harass

recommencer

/ʁə.kɔ̃.sɑ̃.se/

B2
  • verb
  • - to start again

enfuir

/ɑ̃.fɥiʁ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to run away; to escape

trimer

/tʁi.me/

C1
  • verb
  • - to toil; to work hard under difficult conditions

briller

/bʁi.je/

B1
  • verb
  • - to shine; to sparkle

enfant

/ɑ̃.fɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - child

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Pourquoi s'acharner? Tu recommences

    ➔ Interrogative pronouns and inversion

    ➔ In "Pourquoi s'acharner?", "pourquoi" is an interrogative pronoun opening the question. In "Tu recommences", the subject and verb are inverted in a declarative sentence for emphasis, a common stylistic choice in French poetry.

  • Je n'suis qu'un être sans importance

    ➔ Negation with ne...que

    "Je n' suis qu'un être" uses "ne...que" for restrictive negation, meaning 'only' or 'just', emphasizing that the speaker is nothing more than an unimportant being.

  • Je déambule seule dans le métro

    ➔ Reflexive verbs

    "Déambule" is a reflexive verb here, with "je" as the subject performing the action on itself, describing wandering alone in the metro.

  • Une dernière danse

    ➔ Articles and gender agreement

    "Une" is the feminine indefinite article before "dernière danse", agreeing in gender and number with the feminine noun "danse", referring to a final dance.

  • Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit

    ➔ Direct objects

    "Le ciel, le jour, la nuit" are direct objects of "remue", listing things the subject shakes or stirs, showing repetition for poetic rhythm.

  • Je danse avec le vent, la pluie

    ➔ Prepositions indicating accompaniment

    "Avec" is a preposition showing accompaniment, linking the action of dancing to the wind and rain, creating vivid imagery of dancing in elements.

  • Que d'espérance

    ➔ Exclamatory structures

    "Que d'espérance" is an exclamatory phrase expressing wonder or emphasis at the amount of hope, using "que de" for exclamatory quantity.

  • J'ai beau trimer, sans toi, ma vie n'est qu'un décor qui brille

    ➔ Avoir beau + infinitive (despite + infinitive)

    "J'ai beau trimer" uses "avoir beau" + infinitive to mean 'no matter how much I toil', indicating futility despite effort, contrasted with the restrictive negation "n'est qu'un décor".

  • Dans cette douce souffrance

    ➔ Prepositions of location (in, within)

    "Dans" indicates the location 'in' this sweet suffering, metaphorically placing the emotion as a container for the speaker's state.