Jeune – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Louane
• Album: Chambre 12

Lyrics & Translation

Learning French with Louane's "Jeune" is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the language of youthful energy and dreams. The song's clear and repetitive chorus makes it easy to pick up key vocabulary related to feelings and desires. What makes "Jeune" special is its universal message of living life to the fullest, a theme that resonates no matter what language you speak, making your learning journey both fun and meaningful.

[English]

I want, following the sun

To get dizzy

Lose sleep

I wish, close to the cliffs

Feel the danger and like it

Again

Again

We should dive into dreams

At the last moment, when dawn breaks

How do we face the storms

Save what’s coming

Let time stand still

Again

Again

...

I feel like

I feel like

...

That it lasts a long time

That it lasts forever

That it lasts a long time

That it lasts forever

You would like to

When nights are quick

To get the thrill

And the fear of falling

Forever, we’ll see in our eyes

Rise the desire, the breath, and the fire

We are so

(Young, young, young)

Like a scream

(Young, young, young, young)

We are so

(Young, young, young)

Like I am

(Young, young, young, young)

I feel like

I feel like

...

That it lasts a long time

That it lasts forever

That it lasts a long time

That it lasts forever

I feel like

...

I feel like

...

That it lasts a long time

That it lasts forever

...

[French]

J'aimerais, en suivant le soleil

Avoir le vertige

Perdre le sommeil

Je voudrais, au plus près des falaises

Sentir le danger et que ça me plaise

Encore

Encore

On devrait se lancer dans les rêves

Au dernier moment, quand le jour se lève

Comment on fait au devant des tempêtes

Sauver ce qui vient

Que le temps s'arrête

Encore

Encore

J'ai envie

J'ai envie

Que ça dure longtemps

Que ça dure toujours

Que ça dure longtemps

Que ça dure toujours

Tu voudrais

Quand les nuits sont rapides

Avoir le frisson

Et la peur du vide

À jamais, on verra dans nos yeux

Monter le désir, le souffle et le feu

On est si

(Jeune, jeune, jeune)

Comme un cri

(Jeune, jeune, jeune, jeune)

On est si

(Jeune, jeune, jeune)

Comme je suis

(Jeune, jeune, jeune, jeune)

J'ai envie

J'ai envie

Que ça dure longtemps

Que ça dure toujours

Que ça dure longtemps

Que ça dure toujours

J'ai envie

J'ai envie

Que ça dure longtemps

Que ça dure toujours

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
suivre /sɥivʁ/ B1	verb - to follow
avoir /avwaʁ/ A2	verb - to have
perdre /pɛʁdʁ/ B1	verb - to lose
dormir /dɔʁmiʁ/ A2	verb - to sleep
sentir /sɑ̃tiʁ/ B1	verb - to feel
plaise /plɛz/ B2	verb - to please
lancer /lɑ̃sɛ/ B2	verb - to launch, to throw
rêves /ʁɛv/ B2	noun - dreams
lever /ləve/ A2	verb - to rise, to lift
détaille /dɛtaj/ C1	noun - detail
tempête /tɑ̃pɛt/ B2	noun - storm
sauver /sovʁe/ B2	verb - to save
arrête /aʁɛt/ B2	verb - to stop

Key Grammar Structures

• J'aimerais, en suivant le soleil

  ➔ Use of the conditional tense with "aimer" (j'aimerais) to express desire.

  ➔ The phrase "j'aimerais" is the conditional form of "aimer" (to like/love), used here to express a wish.

• Perdre le sommeil

  ➔ Using the infinitive "perdre" (to lose) after "avoir" implied by the context.

  ➔ The verb "perdre" is used in the infinitive form to express the action of losing sleep, with the sense implied by the context.

• Sentir le danger

  ➔ Use of the verb "sentir" (to feel) in the infinitive to express perception.

  ➔ The verb "sentir" is used in its infinitive form to show the act of perceiving or feeling.

• On devrait se lancer dans les rêves

  ➔ Use of "devrait" (should) in conditional/moral obligation sense; use of reflexive "se lancer" in infinitive.

  ➔ The phrase "On devrait" employs the conditional/modal verb "devrait" meaning "should," combined with the reflexive "se lancer" in infinitive for the action of launching oneself into dreams.

• Que ça dure longtemps

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive or subjunctive-like expression after "que" to express a wish or hope.

  ➔ The phrase "Que ça dure longtemps" employs a subjunctive mood to express a wish for duration to last a long time.

• Que ça dure toujours

  ➔ Similar to the previous, using the subjunctive mood after "que" for hope or wish.

  ➔ The phrase "Que ça dure toujours" uses the subjunctive to express a wish for permanence.