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Y'a pas de voiles aux volets de mes frères 00:14
Y'a pas d'opale autour de mes doigts 00:17
Ni cathédrale où cacher mes prières 00:21
Juste un peu d'or autour de ma voix 00:24
Je vais les routes et je vais les frontières 00:28
Je sens, j'écoute, et j'apprends, je vois 00:31
Le temps s'égoutte au long des fuseaux horaires 00:35
Je prends, je donne, avais-je le choix? 00:39
Tel est mon destin 00:42
Je vais mon chemin 00:46
Ainsi passent les heures 00:50
Au rythme entêtant des battements de mon cœur 00:53
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Des feux d'été, je vole aux sombres hivers 01:00
Des pluies d'automne aux étés indiens 01:04
Terres gelées aux plus arides déserts 01:07
Je vais, je viens, le monde est le mien 01:11
Je vis de notes et je vis de lumière 01:15
Je virevolte à vos cris, vos mains 01:18
La vie m'emporte au creux de tous ses mystères 01:22
Je vois dans vos yeux mes lendemains 01:26
Tel est mon destin 01:30
Je vais mon chemin 01:34
Ainsi passent mes heures 01:37
Au rythme entêtant des battements de mon cœur 01:40
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Je vais les routes et je vais les frontières 01:47
Je sens, j'écoute, et j'apprends, je vois 01:51
Le temps s'égoutte au long des fuseaux horaires 01:55
Je prends, je donne, avais-je le choix? 01:58
Je prends le blues aux signaux des répondeurs 02:02
Je prends la peine aux aéroports 02:05
Je vis l'amour à des kilomètres ailleurs 02:09
Et le bonheur à mon téléphone 02:13
Tel est mon destin 02:17
Je vais mon chemin 02:20
Ainsi passent les heures 02:24
Au rythme entêtant des battements de mon cœur 02:27
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Tel est mon destin 02:34
Je vais mon chemin 02:40
Ainsi passent les heures 02:42
Au rythme entêtant des battements de mon cœur 02:45
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Destin – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Kids United
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Tout Le Bonheur Du Monde
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Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Kids United's "Destin." This uplifting French pop song, created for UNICEF, encourages listeners to embrace their path with hope and resilience. Learn about acceptance and personal growth through its heartfelt lyrics and positive message, making it a special way to connect with the French language and culture.

[English]
There are no sails on my brothers' shutters
There is no opal around my fingers
Nor cathedral to hide my prayers
Just a little gold around my voice
I travel the roads and I cross the borders
I feel, I listen, and I learn, I see
Time drips along the time zones
I take, I give, did I have a choice?
Such is my destiny
I walk my path
Thus the hours pass
To the haunting rhythm of my heartbeats
...
From summer fires, I fly to dark winters
From autumn rains to Indian summers
Frozen lands to the driest deserts
I go, I come, the world is mine
I live on notes and I live on light
I twirl to your cries, your hands
Life carries me into the depths of all its mysteries
I see my tomorrows in your eyes
Such is my destiny
I walk my path
Thus my hours pass
To the haunting rhythm of my heartbeats
...
I travel the roads and I cross the borders
I feel, I listen, and I learn, I see
Time drips along the time zones
I take, I give, did I have a choice?
I take the blues at the signals of answering machines
I take the pain at the airports
I live love kilometers away
And happiness on my phone
Such is my destiny
I walk my path
Thus the hours pass
To the haunting rhythm of my heartbeats
...
Such is my destiny
I walk my path
Thus the hours pass
To the haunting rhythm of my heartbeats
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

voile

/vwɑl/

B2
  • noun
  • - sailcloth used on sails or sometimes a thin covering

frontière

/fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - border between countries

prières

/pʁjɛʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - prayers or supplications

destin

/dɛs.tɛ̃/

B2
  • noun
  • - destiny or fate

chemin

/ʃə.mɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - path or way

passent

/pɑsɑ̃/

A2
  • verb
  • - they pass or go by

heure

/œʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - hour

rythme

/ʁit.mə/

B1
  • noun
  • - rhythm or pace

mystères

/místɛʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - mysteries or secrets

cœur

/kœʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - heart

amour

/amuʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - love

bonheur

/bɔ̃œʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - happiness or luck

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Y'a pas de voiles aux volets de mes frères

    ➔ Negation with 'pas'

    ➔ The phrase uses "pas" to negate the existence of something, indicating that there are no sails.

  • Je vais les routes et je vais les frontières

    ➔ Present tense for habitual actions

    ➔ The present tense is used to describe actions that are habitual or ongoing, such as traveling.

  • Le temps s'égoutte au long des fuseaux horaires

    ➔ Reflexive verbs

    ➔ The verb 's'égoutte' is reflexive, indicating that the subject is performing the action on itself, in this case, time passing.

  • Je prends, je donne, avais-je le choix?

    ➔ Inversion in questions

    ➔ The phrase 'avais-je le choix?' uses inversion to form a question, which is a more formal structure in French.

  • Je vis de notes et je vis de lumière

    ➔ Use of 'de' to indicate means or source

    ➔ The phrase uses 'de' to indicate the means by which the subject lives, in this case, through notes and light.

  • Ainsi passent les heures

    ➔ Present tense for general truths

    ➔ The present tense is used here to express a general truth about the passage of time.

  • Je vis l'amour à des kilomètres ailleurs

    ➔ Use of 'à' to indicate location

    ➔ The preposition 'à' is used to indicate the location of love, which is described as being far away.