Lyrics & Translation
Explore the poignant French lyrics of La Femme's 'Elle ne t'aime pas.' This song offers a deeply emotional journey through the pain of unrequited love, expressed with a unique blend of electronic and psychedelic influences that makes it both a sad and captivating listening experience.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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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.
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