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Il suffira d'un signe, un matin 00:07
Un matin tout tranquille et serein 00:11
Quelque chose d'infime, c'est certain 00:22
C'est écrit dans nos livres en latin 00:30
Déchirer nos guenilles de vaurien 00:38
Les fers à nos chevilles loin, ho, bien loin 00:44
Tu ris mais sois tranquille, un matin 00:52
J'aurai tout ce qui brille dans mes mains 01:00
Regarde ma vie, tu la vois face à face 01:08
Dis-moi ton avis, que veux-tu que j'y fasse? 01:13
Nous n'avons plus que ça au bout de notre impasse 01:16
Le moment viendra tout changera de place 01:20
Il suffira d'un signe, un matin 01:23
Un matin tout tranquille et serein 01:37
Quelque chose d'infime, c'est certain 01:44
C'est écrit dans nos livres en latin 01:49
Et tu verras que les filles (Et tu verras que les filles) 02:00
Oh oui, tu verras bien (Oh oui, tu verras bien) 02:04
Auront les yeux qui brillent (Auront les yeux qui brillent) 02:07
Ce matin (Ce matin) 02:13
Plus de faim, de fatigue (Plus de faim, de fatigue) 02:16
Des festins (Des festins) 02:20
De miel et de vanille (De miel et de vanille) 02:23
Et de vin (Et de vin) 02:27
Déchirer nos guenilles (Déchirer nos guenilles) 02:31
De vaurien (De vaurien) 02:33
Les fers à nos chevilles (Les fers à nos chevilles) 02:37
Ho, loin bien loin (Loin bien loin) 02:42
Tu ris mais sois tranquille (Tu ris mais sois tranquille) 02:47
Ho, un matin (Un matin) 02:50
J'aurai tout ce qui brille (J'aurai tout ce qui brille) 02:54
Dans mes mains (Dans mes mains) 02:58
L'acier qui nous mutile (L'acier qui nous mutile) 03:01
Ho, du satin (Du satin) 03:05
Nos blessures inutiles (Nos blessures inutiles) 03:09
Au lointain (Au lointain) 03:13
Nous ferons de nos grilles (Nous ferons de nos grilles) 03:15
Des chemins (Des chemins) 03:20
Nous changerons nos villes (Nous changerons nos villes) 03:24
En jardins (En jardins) 03:28
Il suffira d'un signe (Il suffira d'un signe) 03:31
Ho, un matin (Un matin) 03:35
Un matin tout tranquille (Un matin tout tranquille) 03:39
Et serein (Et serein) 03:43
Quelque chose d'infime (Quelque chose d'infime) 03:46
Ho, c'est certain (C'est certain) 03:51
C'est écrit dans nos livres (C'est écrit dans nos livres) 03:54
En latin (En latin) 03:58
Déchirer nos guenilles (Déchirer nos guenilles) 04:02
Ho, de vaurien (De vaurien) 04:05
Les fers à nos chevilles (Les fers à nos chevilles) 04:10
Ho, loin bien loin (Loin bien loin) 04:13
Tu ris mais sois tranquille (Tu ris mais sois tranquille) 04:15
Ho, un matin (Un matin) 04:15
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Il suffira d'un signe – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Discover "Il suffira d'un signe," the song that marked the beginning of Jean-Jacques Goldman's solo journey. Learn about its unique creation story, inspired by global events, and its powerful message of hope and change, which continues to resonate. This song offers a glimpse into the lyrical and musical style that would define a generation in French music.

[English]
It will only take a sign, one morning
One calm and serene morning
Something tiny, that's for sure
It's written in our books in Latin
Tear our rags of scoundrel
The shackles on our ankles far, oh, far away
You laugh but be calm, one morning
I will have everything that shines in my hands
Look at my life, you see it face to face
Tell me your opinion, what do you want me to do about it?
We have nothing left at the end of our dead end
The moment will come, everything will change places
It will only take a sign, one morning
One calm and serene morning
Something tiny, that's for sure
It's written in our books in Latin
And you will see that the girls (And you will see that the girls)
Oh yes, you will see well (Oh yes, you will see well)
Will have shining eyes (Will have shining eyes)
This morning (This morning)
No more hunger, no more fatigue (No more hunger, no more fatigue)
Feasts (Feasts)
Of honey and vanilla (Of honey and vanilla)
And wine (And wine)
Tear our rags (Tear our rags)
Of scoundrel (Of scoundrel)
The shackles on our ankles (The shackles on our ankles)
Oh, far away (Far away)
You laugh but be calm (You laugh but be calm)
Oh, one morning (One morning)
I will have everything that shines (I will have everything that shines)
In my hands (In my hands)
The steel that mutilates us (The steel that mutilates us)
Oh, of satin (Of satin)
Our useless wounds (Our useless wounds)
In the distance (In the distance)
We will make our bars (We will make our bars)
Into paths (Into paths)
We will change our cities (We will change our cities)
Into gardens (Into gardens)
It will only take a sign (It will only take a sign)
Oh, one morning (One morning)
One calm morning (One calm morning)
And serene (And serene)
Something tiny (Something tiny)
Oh, that's for sure (That's for sure)
It's written in our books (It's written in our books)
In Latin (In Latin)
Tear our rags (Tear our rags)
Oh, of scoundrel (Of scoundrel)
The shackles on our ankles (The shackles on our ankles)
Oh, far away (Far away)
You laugh but be calm (You laugh but be calm)
Oh, one morning (One morning)
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Vocabulary Meanings

signe

/siɲ/

B1
  • noun
  • - sign, symbol, indication

matin

/mɛ̃.tɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - morning

tranquille

/tʁɑ̃.kil/

B2
  • adjective
  • - calm, peaceful

certain

/sɛʁ.tɛ̃/

A2
  • adjective
  • - sure, certain

écrit

/ekʁi/

B2
  • verb
  • - to write

livres

/livʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - books

guerilles

/gœ.ni/

B2
  • noun
  • - rags, tattered clothes

ferrés

/fɛʁe/

C1
  • noun
  • - shackles, irons

chevilles

/ʃə.vil/

C1
  • noun
  • - ankles

brille

/bríj/

B2
  • verb
  • - glow, shine

vie

/vj/

A2
  • noun
  • - life

vie

/vj/

A2
  • noun
  • - life

faim

/fɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - hunger

fatigue

/fatiɡ/

A2
  • noun
  • - fatigue, tiredness

vin

/vɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - wine

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