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Au-delà des orages 00:25
Je pars en voyage 00:27
Mon âme au vent 00:29
Le cœur éléphant 00:31
Je suis parti d'ici 00:33
Pour rencontrer la vie 00:35
Être vivant 00:37
Énormément 00:39
Sur les épaules des géants 00:43
Le cœur éléphant 00:47
Voir au-delà de nos vies 00:51
Posé sur un rocher 00:58
Se laisser aller 01:00
À pas de géants 01:02
Le cœur éléphant 01:04
On prendra notre temps 01:06
Pour découvrir la vie 01:08
Aimer les gens 01:10
Énormément 01:12
Sur les épaules des géants 01:16
Le cœur éléphant 01:20
Voir au-delà de nos vies 01:24
Le cœur ébahi 01:29
Goûter la voie lactée 01:33
Le cœur léger 01:37
Le cœur léger 01:41
Je mettrai tout mon poids 01:47
Pour faire pencher la vie 01:49
Du bon côté 01:51
Le cœur léger 01:53
Voir les hommes comme les doigts 01:55
D'une main qui construit 01:57
Pour toi et moi 01:59
Nos utopies 02:02
J'ai le cœur éléphant 02:05
Énormément 02:10
J'ai le cœur éléphant 02:14
02:18
Au-delà des orages 02:53
Je pars en voyage 02:55
Mon âme au vent 02:57
Le cœur éléphant 02:59
Je suis parti d'ici 03:01
Pour rencontrer la vie 03:03
Être vivant 03:05
03:07

Le coeur éléphant – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Fréro Delavega
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Lyrics & Translation

Explore the French language and discover themes of self-discovery and optimism through Fréro Delavega's enchanting song, "Le cœur éléphant." This track invites listeners to embrace life's journey with a "heart as big as an elephant," offering a beautiful lyrical and melodic experience.

[English]
Beyond the storms
I'm leaving on a journey
My soul in the wind
The elephant's heart
I’ve left here
To meet life
To be alive
So much
On the shoulders of giants
The elephant's heart
Seeing beyond our lives
Resting on a rock
Letting go
With giant steps
The elephant's heart
We'll take our time
To discover life
Loving people
So much
On the shoulders of giants
The elephant's heart
Seeing beyond our lives
The stunned heart
Tasting the Milky Way
Light-hearted heart
Light-hearted heart
I will put all my weight
To tip life
To the good side
Light-hearted heart
Seeing people as the fingers
Of a hand that builds
For you and me
Our utopias
I have the elephant's heart
So much
I have the elephant's heart
...
Beyond the storms
I'm leaving on a journey
My soul in the wind
The elephant's heart
I’ve left here
To meet life
To be alive
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

cœur

/kœʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

éléphant

/elɛfɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - elephant

voyage

/vwajaʒ/

A2
  • noun
  • - trip, journey
  • verb
  • - to travel

âme

/ɑːm/

B1
  • noun
  • - soul

vent

/vɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - wind

vie

/vi/

A1
  • noun
  • - life

vivant

/vivɑ̃/

A2
  • adjective
  • - alive

épaules

/epɔl/

A2
  • noun
  • - shoulders

géants

/ʒe.ɑ̃/

B1
  • noun
  • - giants

rocher

/ʁɔʃe/

B1
  • noun
  • - rock

temps

/tɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - time

gens

/ʒɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - people

ébahi

/ebai/

B2
  • adjective
  • - astonished, amazed

poids

/pwa/

A2
  • noun
  • - weight

hommes

/ɔm/

A1
  • noun
  • - men

main

/mɛ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - hand

utopies

/ytɔpi/

C1
  • noun
  • - utopias

orages

/ɔʁaʒ/

B1
  • noun
  • - storms

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Au-delà des orages

    ➔ Use of prepositions to indicate location or time.

    ➔ The phrase "Au-delà" means "beyond", indicating a location or state that is further than storms.

  • Je pars en voyage

    ➔ Present tense to express current actions.

    ➔ The verb "pars" (to leave) is in the present tense, indicating the action of leaving is happening now.

  • Être vivant

    ➔ Infinitive form to express existence or state.

    ➔ The phrase "Être vivant" means "to be alive", indicating a state of existence.

  • Sur les épaules des géants

    ➔ Metaphorical expression to convey deeper meaning.

    ➔ The phrase "Sur les épaules des géants" means "On the shoulders of giants", suggesting that current achievements are built on the work of those before us.

  • Le cœur léger

    ➔ Adjective-noun agreement in gender and number.

    ➔ The phrase "Le cœur léger" means "The light heart", where the adjective "léger" agrees with the masculine noun "cœur".

  • Goûter la voie lactée

    ➔ Infinitive used to express an action or experience.

    ➔ The phrase "Goûter la voie lactée" means "To taste the Milky Way", suggesting an experience of wonder.

  • J'ai le cœur éléphant

    ➔ Use of the present perfect to express past actions with relevance to the present.

    ➔ The phrase "J'ai le cœur éléphant" means "I have the elephant heart", indicating a state of being.