La berceuse – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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berceuse /bɛʁ.søz/ B1 |
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joie /ʒwa/ A2 |
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paupières /popyɛʁ/ B2 |
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dormir /dɔʁ.miʁ/ A1 |
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rendez-vous /ʁɑ̃.de.vu/ B1 |
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important /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/ A2 |
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sensation /sɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ B2 |
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chanson /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/ A2 |
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réveiller /ʁe.ve.je/ B1 |
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chance /ʃɑ̃s/ A2 |
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sommeil /sɔ.mɛj/ B1 |
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chaud /ʃo/ A2 |
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fatigué /fa.ti.ɡe/ B1 |
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enfant /ɑ̃.fɑ̃/ A1 |
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papa /pa.pa/ A1 |
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voix /vwa/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Voilà plus d'une heure que j'te tiens dans les bras
➔ Present tense used for ongoing actions.
➔ The phrase "j'te tiens" indicates an action that is currently happening.
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Demain le jour sera là et les oiseaux chanteront leur joie
➔ Future tense for actions that will happen.
➔ The phrase "sera là" indicates something that will happen tomorrow.
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Ferme les yeux, c'est merveilleux
➔ Imperative form for giving commands.
➔ The phrase "Ferme les yeux" is a command to close the eyes.
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Si tu t'endors, je t'achète un portable
➔ Conditional sentences to express hypothetical situations.
➔ The phrase "Si tu t'endors" sets a condition for the action that follows.
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Pourquoi tu veux pas dormir, pourquoi tu dors pas
➔ Interrogative form for asking questions.
➔ The phrase "Pourquoi tu veux pas dormir" is a question about the child's reluctance to sleep.
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C'était confort, j'ai bien récupéré
➔ Past tense to describe completed actions.
➔ The phrase "C'était confort" indicates a state of comfort in the past.
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Mais c'est le matin, faut qu'je m'habille
➔ Colloquial expressions for informal speech.
➔ The phrase "faut qu'je m'habille" is a casual way of saying that one needs to get dressed.