Je m'en vais – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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tournent /tuʁn/ B2 |
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images /i.maʒ/ B1 |
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long /lɔ̃/ A2 |
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métier /me.tje/ B2 |
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paix /pɛ/ A2 |
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haine /ɛn/ B2 |
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faute /fot/ B2 |
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suis /sɥi/ A1 |
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aime /ɛm/ A1 |
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regarde /ʁɚ.ɡaʁd/ A2 |
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faible /fɛb.l/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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J'ai troqué mes clic et mes clac contre des cloques et des flaques
➔ Passé Composé; Use of 'troquer...contre'
➔ The phrase "J'ai troqué...contre..." uses the *Passé Composé* tense to indicate a completed action in the past (I traded). "Troquer...contre" means 'to trade...for'.
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Qu'avant c'est toi qui me pesais
➔ Subjunctive Pronoun 'qui' ; Imparfait
➔ "Qui" is used as a relative pronoun, replacing the subject (*toi*) of the verb *pesais*. *Imparfait* indicates an ongoing or habitual action in the past. "C'est toi qui..." is an emphatic construction.
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Ce qui m'emmène, ce qui m'entraîne
➔ Use of 'Ce qui' as subject
➔ "Ce qui" functions as a subject meaning 'what' or 'that which'. It refers to a general idea or cause.
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Dieu que je l'aime
➔ Exclamative structure: 'Que' + Subject + Verb
➔ The structure "Dieu que je l'aime" is an exclamative construction. "Que" introduces an exclamation, emphasizing the degree to which the speaker loves 'it' (referring to "ma route, ma plaine"). The implied meaning is "How much I love it!".
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Où tu es belle et moi la bête
➔ Où (where/in which) as Relative Pronoun; Noun as Predicate
➔ "Où" is used as a relative pronoun, linking the phrase to a previous noun (implicitly *les images*). The sentence structure "tu es belle, moi la bête" positions "la bête" as a predicate nominative, describing 'moi'.
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Quand tu diras que c'est ma faute
➔ Future Simple after 'Quand' (temporal clause); 'C'est' + noun
➔ After the temporal conjunction "quand" (when), we use the *Future Simple* to describe what will happen. "C'est ma faute" uses "c'est" to introduce a noun phrase.
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Au diable toi et tes apôtres
➔ Figurative use of 'Au diable'; Pronoun and Possessive Adjective
➔ "Au diable" is an expression meaning 'to hell with' or 'the devil take'. "Toi" is a stressed pronoun and "tes" is a possessive adjective agreeing with "apôtres".
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