Lyrics & Translation
Discover the unique sound of Manau's "La Tribu de Dana," a song that brilliantly blends French hip-hop with captivating Celtic melodies. This track not only tells a powerful story but also serves as a gateway to understanding the cultural fusion in modern music and the enduring appeal of Breton heritage.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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vent /vɑ̃/ A2 |
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souffle /su.fl(ə)/ B1 |
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plaines /plɛn/ A2 |
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forgeron /fɔʁ.ʒəʁɔ̃/ B2 |
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druides /dʁid/ C1 |
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combat /kɔ̃.ba/ A2 |
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vallee /val.le/ A2 |
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ancêtres /ɑ̃sɛtʁ/ B2 |
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guerriers /ɡɛʁ.je.je/ B2 |
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batailles /ba.taj/ B2 |
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maîtres /mɛtʁ/ C1 |
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terre /tɛʁ/ A2 |
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armée /aʁ.me/ B2 |
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chefs /ʃɛf/ B2 |
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armées /aʁ.me/ B2 |
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dieux /djø/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Je jette un dernier regard sur ma femme, mon fils et mon domaine
➔ Present Simple (Je jette)
➔ The Present Simple is used to describe actions happening now, stating facts, or expressing habits/routines.
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Là, où tous nos ancêtres, de géants guerriers celtes, Après de grandes batailles, se sont imposés en maîtres
➔ Passé Composé (se sont imposés)
➔ The Passé Composé is used to express actions completed in the past. Here, it describes the action of imposing themselves as masters.
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C'est l'heure maintenant de défendre notre terre Contre une armée de Sumériens prête à croiser le fer
➔ Adjective Clause (prête à croiser le fer)
➔ "prête à croiser le fer" modifies the noun "armée". It gives more information about the army.
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Pour le courage, pour pas qu'il y ait de faille Pour rester grands et fiers quand nous serons dans la bataille
➔ Subjunctive (qu'il y ait)
➔ The Subjunctive is used here after 'pour que/pour pas que' to express a purpose or goal, and since the action is uncertain.
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Car c'est la première fois pour moi que je pars au combat Et j'espère être digne de la tribu de Dana (Dana)
➔ Present Tense with Future Meaning (je pars)
➔ The present tense "je pars" is used to express a near future action. This is common when the action is planned or certain to occur.
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La lutte était terrible et je ne voyais que les ombres
➔ Imperfect Tense (voyais)
➔ The Imperfect tense is used to describe a state, a repeated action, or something that was happening in the past.
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Fallait-il continuer ce combat déjà perdu
➔ Conditional Mood (Fallait-il)
➔ The conditional is used to express a hypothetical situation or a question asked in a polite way, in this case expressing doubt.
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Avait-il compris qu'on lutterait même en enfer Et qu'à la tribu de Dana appartenaient ces terres
➔ Indirect Speech (qu'on lutterait, appartenaient)
➔ This sentence contains reported speech, shifting the tenses and pronouns from the original statement. "lutterait" is the conditional form used to report the future tense, and "appartenaient" is in the imparfait because it describes a state in the past from the perspective of the reporting clause.
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