La Blanche – English Lyrics

• By: Lubiana
• Album: Terre Rouge

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to label or name someone or something
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light verb - to excel or be outstanding
color /ˈkʌl.ər/ A2	noun - the characteristic of visual perception described through color categories
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A2	verb (gerund) - moving rhythmically to music
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
root /ruːt/ B1	noun - the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground
heritage /ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/ B2	noun - property that is or may be inherited
drapeau /dʁapo/ C1	noun - a flag, especially a nation’s flag
nomade /nɔ.mad/ C1	noun - a person who moves from place to place without a fixed home
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to grasp the meaning of something
tissue /ˈtɪʃ.uː/ B2	noun - a piece of soft, thin paper

Key Grammar Structures

• Je suis la Blanche

  ➔ Present tense (être) for identity.

  ➔ The phrase "Je suis" means "I am," indicating the speaker's identity.

• Comme ils m'appellent

  ➔ Present tense (appeler) for ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase "Comme ils m'appellent" means "As they call me," indicating how others perceive the speaker.

• Mais si ma peau, brille au soleil

  ➔ Conditional clause (si) to express a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "Mais si ma peau, brille au soleil" means "But if my skin shines in the sun," introducing a condition.

• Quelle est ma place

  ➔ Interrogative structure to ask a question.

  ➔ The phrase "Quelle est ma place" means "What is my place," expressing a search for identity.

• Oh elles sont immenses, mes racines

  ➔ Adjective agreement in gender and number.

  ➔ The phrase "elles sont immenses" means "they are immense," where the adjective agrees with the feminine plural noun.

• Jusqu'au bout du monde

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating extent.

  ➔ The phrase "Jusqu'au bout du monde" means "To the ends of the earth," indicating a vast extent.

• Pour mieux comprendre le monde

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "Pour mieux comprendre le monde" means "To better understand the world," indicating the speaker's intention.