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C'est un faisceau d'espérances, de rêves mal définis 00:13
La reinette de ces souffrances issue de nos premiers cris 00:19
C'est des projets de vacances dans des pays merveilleux 00:25
Avec des oiseaux qui dansent dans le vert et le bleu 00:31
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Tout ce qu'on n'a jamais su faire, on le fera en mille fois mieux 00:42
Des regrets à satisfaire avec la chance au milieu 00:48
On sera ce qu'on espère, on ne sera jamais vieux 00:54
On deviendra un bon père, on dira droit dans les yeux 01:00
Tout ce qu'on n'a jamais su dire 01:07
On est fait pour bâtir l'avenir 01:09
01:13
Oh-oh, il sera non violent l'avenir, de l'avenir, notre avenir 01:16
Oh-oh, il sera non violent l'avenir, de l'avenir, notre avenir 01:28
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La société sera juste, les bons auront le pouvoir 01:42
Les gentils auront leur buste, dans les allées du devoir 01:48
Plus de rixe, de querelle, plus de monument aux morts 01:54
Les rues deviendront si belles qu'on vivra presque dehors 02:00
Les pays pourront s'unir, il sera non violent, l'avenir 02:07
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Oh-oh, il sera non violent l'avenir, de l'avenir, notre avenir 02:16
Oh-oh, il sera non violent l'avenir, de l'avenir, notre avenir 02:28
02:39
Oh-oh, on est fait pour bâtir l'avenir, de l'avenir, notre avenir 02:53
03:03
On est fait pour bâtir l'avenir, de l'avenir, notre avenir 03:20
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L'avenir – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Explore the hopeful French lyrics of Florent Pagny's "L'Avenir." This song offers a vision of a brighter future, filled with peace and unity, and showcases Pagny's signature emotional delivery, making it a special piece for understanding themes of optimism in French music.

[English]
It's a beam of hope, of ill-defined dreams
The pip of these sufferings, born from our first cries
It's vacation plans in wonderful countries
With birds that dance in the green and the blue
...
Everything we never knew how to do, we'll do a thousand times better
Regrets to satisfy with luck in the middle
We will be what we hope for, we will never be old
We'll become a good father, we'll say it straight in the eyes
Everything we never knew how to say
We are made to build the future
...
Oh-oh, the future will be non-violent, of the future, our future
Oh-oh, the future will be non-violent, of the future, our future
...
Society will be fair, the good will have the power
The kind will have their bust, in the alleys of duty
No more strife, no more quarrel, no more war memorial
The streets will become so beautiful that we will live almost outdoors
The countries can unite, it will be non-violent, the future
...
Oh-oh, the future will be non-violent, of the future, our future
Oh-oh, the future will be non-violent, of the future, our future
...
Oh-oh, we are made to build the future, of the future, our future
...
We are made to build the future, of the future, our future
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

faisceau

/fɛ.so/

B1
  • noun
  • - bundle, beam, bundle of light or energy

espérance

/ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s/

B2
  • noun
  • - hope, expectation

rêves

/ʁɛv/

B1
  • noun
  • - dreams

projets

/pʁɔ.ʒɛ/

B1
  • noun
  • - projects, plans

merveilleux

/mɛʁ.vɛ.jø/

B2
  • adjective
  • - marvelous, wonderful

dansent

/dɑ̃s/

B2
  • verb
  • - they dance

vert

/vɛʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - green (color)

bleu

/blø/

A2
  • noun
  • - blue (color)

espère

/ɛs.pɛʁ/

B1
  • verb
  • - hope

peur

/pœʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - fear, fright

pouvoir

/pu.wɛʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - power

juste

/ʒyst/

B2
  • adjective
  • - just, fair, right

devoir

/də.vwaʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - duty, responsibility

droit

/dʁwa/

A2
  • adjective/noun
  • - right, straight, legal/right

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Key Grammar Structures

  • C'est un faisceau d'espérances, de rêves mal définis

    ➔ Use of 'C'est' to introduce a noun phrase.

    ➔ The phrase "C'est" means "It is" and is used to define or describe something.

  • On sera ce qu'on espère, on ne sera jamais vieux

    ➔ Future tense with 'sera' to express future actions.

    ➔ The phrase "On sera" means "We will be" indicating a future state.

  • Les gentils auront leur buste, dans les allées du devoir

    ➔ Use of future tense with 'auront' to indicate possession in the future.

    ➔ The phrase "auront leur buste" means "will have their bust" indicating future possession.

  • Les pays pourront s'unir, il sera non violent, l'avenir

    ➔ Use of 'pourront' to express future ability.

    ➔ The phrase "Les pays pourront s'unir" means "Countries will be able to unite" indicating future capability.

  • Tout ce qu'on n'a jamais su dire

    ➔ Use of the past participle 'su' in a negative construction.

    ➔ The phrase "Tout ce qu'on n'a jamais su dire" means "Everything we have never been able to say" indicating a past inability.

  • Oh-oh, il sera non violent l'avenir

    ➔ Use of 'sera' to express a future state with an adjective.

    ➔ The phrase "il sera non violent" means "it will be non-violent" indicating a future characteristic.

  • On est fait pour bâtir l'avenir

    ➔ Use of 'est fait' to express purpose.

    ➔ The phrase "On est fait pour bâtir" means "We are made to build" indicating a purpose.