Lyrics & Translation
Discover the beauty of the French language through Fréro Delavega's 'Le Chant des Sirènes.' This poignant pop-folk song offers a chance to learn poetic and evocative vocabulary related to memory, nature, and emotion. Its exploration of universal feelings of nostalgia and the passage of time makes it a relatable and touching piece for language learners.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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enfants /ɑ̃.fɑ̃/ A2 |
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parcs /paʁk/ B1 |
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gamin /ɡamɛ̃/ B2 |
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plages /plaʒ/ A2 |
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menace /mɛnɑs/ B2 |
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châteaux /ʃato/ C1 |
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sable /sabl/ B2 |
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façonnés /fa.ʃɔ.ne/ C1 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A2 |
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épargne /epaʁɲ/ C1 |
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année /ane/ A2 |
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passent /pɑs/ B1 |
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écho /ɛ.ʃo/ B2 |
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dune /dyn/ B2 |
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pilat /pila/ C1 |
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saisons /sɛ.zɔ̃/ A2 |
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photomatons /fo.to.ma.tɔ̃/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Le vent menace les châteaux de sable façonnés de mes doigts
➔ Past Participle as Adjective (façonnés)
➔ The past participle "façonnés" (shaped) modifies "châteaux de sable" (sandcastles), acting as an adjective to describe them.
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Le temps n'épargne personne, hélas
➔ Use of 'ne...personne' (negative pronoun)
➔ 'Ne...personne' means 'nobody' or 'no one'. The sentence means 'Time spares nobody, alas'. The 'ne' is often dropped in spoken French, but is grammatically correct here.
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Les années passent, l'écho s'évade sur la dune du Pilat
➔ Reflexive Verb (s'évade)
➔ "S'évader" means to escape. The reflexive pronoun "s'" indicates that the subject (l'écho - the echo) is performing the action on itself. The echo is escaping.
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Au gré des saisons, des photomatons, je m'abandonne à ces lueurs d'autrefois
➔ Reflexive Verb with Preposition (s'abandonner à)
➔ "S'abandonner à" means to give oneself over to, to surrender to. The preposition "à" is required with this reflexive verb. The sentence means: 'According to the seasons, the photobooths, I give myself over to these glimmers of the past.'
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Quand les souvenirs s'en mêlent, les larmes me viennent
➔ Use of 's'en mêler' (idiomatic reflexive verb)
➔ "S'en mêler" means to get involved, to interfere, or in this context, to become intertwined. Here, 'en' refers to the memories. The sentence translates to 'When memories get mixed in, tears come to me'.
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Et le chant des sirènes me replonge en hiver
➔ Verb + 'en' + Noun (replonger en hiver)
➔ The construction "replonger en [noun]" indicates being plunged back into a state or place. 'en hiver' means 'in winter'. The sirens' song plunges the singer back into winter.
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Oh mélancolie cruelle, harmonie fluette, euphorie solitaire
➔ Use of Adjectives (cruelle, fluette, solitaire) and Noun Agreement
➔ The adjectives "cruelle" (cruel), "fluette" (slight, delicate), and "solitaire" (solitary) all agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. In this case, "mélancolie" (melancholy), "harmonie" (harmony), and "euphorie" (euphoria) are all feminine singular, so the adjectives end in -e.
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