fermons les yeux – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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frontières /fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ/ B1 |
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separer /səpaʁe/ B2 |
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prières /pʁjɛʁ/ B1 |
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peur /pœʁ/ A2 |
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honneur /õnœʁ/ B2 |
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orgueil /ɔʁgœj/ B2 |
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coeurs /kœʁ/ A2 |
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regard /ʁəɡaʁ/ B1 |
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vivre /vivʁ/ B1 |
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gestes /ʒɛst/ B1 |
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mots /mo/ A2 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Quelles sont encore ces frontières qui peuvent séparer les êtres?
➔ Interrogative structure with 'quelles' (what) and relative clause.
➔ The phrase asks about the 'boundaries' that can separate beings, using a relative clause to specify.
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Mais qu'est-ce qui, toujours nous pousse à dresser tant de barrières?
➔ Use of 'qu'est-ce qui' for emphasis and the subjunctive mood.
➔ This line emphasizes what drives us to create barriers, using a subjunctive structure.
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Fermons les yeux, fermons-les si l'on veut.
➔ Imperative mood for suggestions and conditional clause.
➔ This line suggests closing our eyes, using the imperative form and a conditional clause to express choice.
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Ouvrons nos coeurs davantage.
➔ Imperative form with a reflexive pronoun.
➔ This line encourages opening our hearts more, using the imperative form to express a call to action.
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Il faudra bien mettre fin à tous ces regards éteints.
➔ Future tense with 'il faudra' (it will be necessary) and infinitive.
➔ This line expresses the necessity to end all the extinguished looks, using the future tense.