Lyrics & Translation
Explore the emotional depth of Christophe Maé's French ballad 'J'ai Laissé.' This song offers a poignant reflection on love, loss, and heartbreak, allowing listeners to connect with universal feelings of regret and longing. By diving into the lyrics and melody, you can gain insight into French emotional expression and the art of conveying vulnerability through music.
It's not happiness
I was living for love
Today I no longer have my soulmate
I listen
To my pain
And silence feels heavy
Seconds feel like hours
And I imagine what you're saying
What you're doing
What you're thinking
And I guess what you're living through
By his side
In my absence
I've let go
The flowers in the garden wither
I've left
Your scent on the pillow
I've left
The shutters closed all summer so I wouldn't see
The day break
I admit
It's not happiness
I dreamed of love
Now my heart can't take it
I taste
And brush against
Our "I love you forever" slowly dying out
And I imagine what he says to you
What he does to you
What he thinks about it
And I guess what you're living through
By his side
In my absence
I've let go
The flowers in the garden wither
I've left
Your scent on the pillow
I've left
The shutters closed all summer so I wouldn't see
The day break
And at night I hear your voice
And your body, I see it, oh no
But at night I hear in your voice
That you won't come back
I've let go
The flowers in the garden wither
I've left
Your scent on the pillow
I've left
The shutters closed all summer so I wouldn't see
The day break
I've left
The flowers in the garden wither
I've left
Your scent on the pillow
I've left
The shutters closed all summer so I wouldn't see
The day break
To stop believing
In fairy tales
Key Vocabulary
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bonheur /bɔ.nœʁ/ B1 |
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amour /a.muʁ/ A2 |
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douleur /du.lœʁ/ B2 |
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silence /si.lɑ̃s/ A2 |
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jour /ʒuʁ/ A1 |
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fleurs /flœʁ/ A2 |
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odeur /œʁœʁ/ B1 |
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volets /vɔle/ B1 |
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jour /ʒuʁ/ A1 |
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nuit /nɥi/ A2 |
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corps /kɔʁ/ B2 |
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voix /vwa/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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J'ai laissé
➔ Present perfect tense using 'avoir' + past participle
➔ 'J'ai laissé' means 'I have left' or 'I left' (completed action in the past)
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les fleurs du jardin se faner
➔ Reflexive verb phrase in present tense, expressing that the flowers fade
➔ 'se faner' means 'to fade' or 'wither' for the flowers
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je devine ce que tu dis
➔ Use of 'deviner' (to guess or to divine) in present tense
➔ 'je devine' means 'I guess' or 'I infer' what you are saying
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en mon absence
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating 'in my absence'
➔ Prepositional phrase meaning 'during the time I am absent'
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je goûte et j'effleure
➔ Present tense of 'goûter' and 'effleurer' in conjugation, expressing sensations
➔ 'je goûte' means 'I taste' or 'I experience', and 'j'effleure' means 'I brush' or 'I touch lightly'
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le jour se lever
➔ Reflexive verb 'se lever' in the infinitive, meaning 'to rise' or 'to get up'
➔ 'le jour se lever' means 'the day rises' or 'the sun rises,' referring to dawn
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