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J'ai troqué mes clic et mes clac 00:00
Contre des cloques et des flaques 00:04
Mon sac à dos pour oublier 00:07
Qu'avant c'est toi qui me pesais 00:10
Ce qui m'emmène, ce qui m'entraîne 00:13
C'est ma peine, ma peine plus que la haine 00:17
Oh ma route, oh ma plaine 00:20
Dieu que je l'aime 00:25
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Et tournent, et tournent dans ma tête 00:33
Les images du long métrage 00:36
Où tu es belle et moi la bête 00:39
Et la belle n'est jamais sage 00:43
Quand tu diras que c'est ma faute 00:46
Que je n'ai jamais su t'aimer 00:49
Au diable toi et tes apôtres 00:52
00:55
Je m'en vais 00:58
01:04
Et ce qui perle sur mon front 01:12
Gouttes de pluie, gouttes de froid 01:15
Donne des ailes, donne dont 01:19
L'envie de m'éloigner de toi 01:22
Et mes larmes, et mes armes 01:25
Sont ma peine, ma peine plus que la haine 01:28
Et mes larmes, mes larmes 01:32
Dieu que j'ai mal 01:37
Et tournent, et tournent dans ma tête 01:38
Les images du long métrage 01:42
Où tu es belle et moi la bête 01:45
Et la belle n'est jamais sage 01:48
Quand tu diras que c'est ma faute 01:51
Que je n'ai jamais su t'aimer 01:54
Au diable toi et tes apôtres 01:58
Je m'en vais 02:03
02:07
Je m'en vais 02:17
Je m'en vais 02:23
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Et tournent, et tournent dans ma tête 02:30
Les images du long métrage 02:34
Où tu es belle et moi la bête 02:37
Et la belle n'est jamais sage 02:40
Quand tu diras que c'est ma faute 02:43
Que je n'ai jamais su t'aimer 02:46
Au diable toi et tes apôtres 02:50
Oh je m'en vais 02:53
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Je m'en vais 03:03
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Je m'en vais – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Vianney's "Je m'en vais," a captivating French song that explores the nuances of heartbreak and moving forward. Through poignant lyrics and a memorable melody, this song offers a chance to connect with the French language and culture while learning about themes of personal growth and finding peace after a difficult farewell.

[English]
I traded my clicks and clacks
For blisters and puddles
My backpack to forget
That before, you were the weight on me
What takes me, what drives me
Is my sorrow, my sorrow more than hate
Oh my road, oh my plain
God, how I love it
...
And they spin, and they spin in my mind
The images of the blockbuster
Where you are beautiful and I am the beast
And the beauty is never wise
When you say it’s my fault
That I never knew how to love you
To hell with you and your apostles
...
I’m leaving
...
And what beads on my forehead
Drops of rain, drops of cold
Give wings, give me
The desire to run away from you
And my tears, and my weapons
Are my sorrow, my sorrow more than hate
And my tears, my tears
God, how badly I hurt
And they spin, and they spin in my mind
The images of the blockbuster
Where you are beautiful and I am the beast
And the beauty is never wise
When you say it’s my fault
That I never knew how to love you
To hell with you and your apostles
I’m leaving
...
I’m leaving
I’m leaving
...
And they spin, and they spin in my mind
The images of the blockbuster
Where you are beautiful and I am the beast
And the beauty is never wise
When you say it’s my fault
That I never knew how to love you
To hell with you and your apostles
Oh, I’m leaving
...
I’m leaving
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

tournent

/tuʁn/

B2
  • verb
  • - to turn or rotate

images

/i.maʒ/

B1
  • noun
  • - pictures or visual representations

long

/lɔ̃/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having greater length than usual

métier

/me.tje/

B2
  • noun
  • - profession, trade, or occupation

paix

/pɛ/

A2
  • noun
  • - peace or tranquility

haine

/ɛn/

B2
  • noun
  • - hatred or intense dislike

faute

/fot/

B2
  • noun
  • - fault or mistake

suis

/sɥi/

A1
  • verb
  • - am (from the verb 'être')

aime

/ɛm/

A1
  • verb
  • - like or love

regarde

/ʁɚ.ɡaʁd/

A2
  • verb
  • - look at or watch

faible

/fɛb.l/

B2
  • adjective
  • - weak or feeble

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Key Grammar Structures

  • 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'.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!".

  • 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'.

  • 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.

  • 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".