Lyrics & Translation
With a glass of wine in hand, she puts on makeup in front of the mirror
She’s getting ready to go out, but it’s not for you that she dressed up
And I’m the crow bringing you this sad news
She doesn’t love you
Bye, girl
The wind blows across the plains and life’s hanging by a thread
You said “I love you” but only her smile lingers
After all she’s done to you, why do you still think of her?
Can’t you see she treats you like a stranger asking for a light?
The flame you offered her, she burns it up and leaves immediately
And she makes you breathe the smoke coming from her mouth
You’d love to know she’s at home still thinking of you
You hope one day she’ll come crawling back into your arms
Stop wasting your time, so many are dreaming of you
She may have already loved you, but now she’s tired, that’s all
Because
She doesn’t love you
Bye, girl
She doesn’t love you
Bye, girl
The crows are whistling across the plains, but life still goes on
Forget hatred, keep moving forward, let her do her thing
Key Vocabulary
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repenser /ʁə.pɑ̃sɛ/ B1 |
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demandait /dɑ̃dəmɑ̃/ A2 |
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verre /vɛʁ/ A2 |
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maquille /makij/ B1 |
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glace /ɡlas/ A2 |
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sortir /sɔʁtiʁ/ A2 |
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belle /bɛl/ A1 |
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corbeau /kɔʁbo/ B2 |
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triste /tʁist/ A2 |
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annonce /anãs/ B1 |
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traîne /tʁɛn/ B1 |
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traître /tʁɛtʁ/ B2 |
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feu /fø/ A2 |
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respirer /ʁɛspiʁe/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Tu repenses à cette fille lorsqu'elle se demandait si t'étais pour elle
➔ Subjunctive mood (Imperfect Subjunctive)
➔ The use of "si t'étais" indicates a hypothetical situation or a question in the past that was considered uncertain. "étais" is the imperfect subjunctive of "être."
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elle se maquille devant la glace
➔ Reflexive Verb
➔ "Se maquille" is a reflexive verb, indicating that the subject (elle) is performing the action on herself.
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mais ce n'est pas pour toi qu'elle s'est faite belle
➔ Passive construction with "se faire" + adjective
➔ "Elle s'est faite belle" uses "se faire" + adjective (belle) to express that she made herself beautiful, but not for you. It is similar to saying 'she got herself all dressed up (but not for you).
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Et c'est moi le corbeau qui t'annonce cette triste nouvelle
➔ Cleft sentence using "c'est... qui"
➔ The structure "c'est... qui" is used to emphasize a specific element in the sentence. Here, it emphasizes that "moi le corbeau" is the one announcing the bad news.
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Le vent souffle sur les plaines et la vie bat de l'aile
➔ Idiomatic Expression: "battre de l'aile"
➔ "Battre de l'aile" is an idiom meaning to be weakening, struggling, or faltering.
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Tu as dit "je t'aime" mais juste son sourire traîne
➔ Use of an impersonal verb "traîner"
➔ Here, "traîne" means lingers, hangs around. The sentence implies only her smile is left behind and lingers, while the love is gone.
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Ne vois-tu pas qu'elle te traîte comme un inconnu à qui on demande du feu?
➔ Indirect question
➔ The question "Ne vois-tu pas que..." introduces an indirect question about whether the listener sees how she treats him.
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La flamme que tu lui offrais, elle la consume et part aussitôt
➔ Relative pronoun replacement ("la" for "flamme")
➔ "La" replaces "la flamme" (the flame), functioning as a direct object pronoun to avoid repetition. The sentence structure is: [la flamme que tu lui offrais], elle [la flamme] consume et part aussitôt.
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Tu aimerais la savoir chez elle à penser encore à toi
➔ "Savoir" + infinitive to express expectation or desire.
➔ The verb "aimerais" (conditional of aimer = to like, to want) followed by "savoir" (to know) + infinitive (penser = to think) expresses a desire or hope that she is at home thinking of him.
