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Tu penses que ta vie You think that your life 00:08
Est sans grande importance Is of no great importance 00:13
Que les mots qui te viennent That the words that come to you 00:17
N'ont pas vraiment de sens Don't really make sense 00:21
Dans ta tête y a des bruits There's noise in your head 00:26
Tu te sens animal You feel like an animal 00:29
Tu restes dans ton lit You stay in your bed 00:34
Quand tu dis "je" t'as mal When you say "I", it hurts 00:38
En piquet, tu plonges Standing straight, you dive 00:43
Sans en avoir l'air Without looking like it 00:46
Je sais pas ce qui te ronge I don't know what's eating you 00:51
C'est pas très clair It's not very clear 00:53
Je sais pas ce qui te ronge I don't know what's eating you 00:56
Mais tu t'enterres But you're burying yourself 00:58
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 01:01
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 01:03
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 01:05
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 01:07
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 01:09
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 01:12
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 01:14
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 01:16
T'étais déjà si fatiguée You were already so tired 01:18
L'année où je t'ai rencontré The year I met you 01:20
T'avais dans le crâne des couteaux You had knives in your skull 01:21
Qui venaient caresser ta peau That came to caress your skin 01:25
Tu portais ta haine en bandoulière You carried your hatred in a bandolier 01:27
Toi et les autres c'était la guerre You and the others, it was war 01:31
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 01:36
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 01:38
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 01:40
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 01:42
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 01:44
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 01:47
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 01:49
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 01:51
Tu n'avais plus goût à rien You had no taste for anything anymore 01:53
Tu restais dans ton boyau noir You stayed in your black tunnel 01:54
Tes jours avaient tous la même fin Your days all had the same end 01:57
T'allais rouiller derrière un bar You were going to rust behind a bar 02:00
Maintenant, tu peux poser Now, you can put down 02:02
Ton rasoir et ta valise, Your razor and your suitcase, 02:04
Ton chemin ne va pas plus loin Your path doesn't go any further 02:06
Il va falloir que t'improvises You'll have to improvise 02:08
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 02:10
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 02:13
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 02:15
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 02:17
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 02:19
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 02:21
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 02:23
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Le gouffre The abyss 02:28
Le gouffre The abyss 02:33
Le gouffre The abyss 02:37
Le gouffre The abyss 02:41
Avant notre heure hurle la trace Before our time, the trace screams 02:45
De toi, de moi, de ceux qui passent Of you, of me, of those who pass 02:50
Avant notre heure hurle la trace Before our time, the trace screams 02:54
De toi, de moi, de ceux qui passent Of you, of me, of those who pass 02:56
Avant la peur Before fear 02:58
Avant la casse Before the wreck 03:00
C'est comme je vois That's how I see 03:00
Nos vis qui tracent Our lives that trace 03:02
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 03:03
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 03:05
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 03:07
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 03:09
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 03:11
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 03:14
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 03:16
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 03:18
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 03:20
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 03:23
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 03:24
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 03:27
Le gouffre qui t'appelle The abyss that calls to you 03:29
Tu descends en rappel You go down abseiling 03:31
Sentant l'odeur du souffre Smelling the odor of sulfur 03:33
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle To me, you're the most beautiful 03:36
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Le gouffre – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[French]
[English]
Tu penses que ta vie
You think that your life
Est sans grande importance
Is of no great importance
Que les mots qui te viennent
That the words that come to you
N'ont pas vraiment de sens
Don't really make sense
Dans ta tête y a des bruits
There's noise in your head
Tu te sens animal
You feel like an animal
Tu restes dans ton lit
You stay in your bed
Quand tu dis "je" t'as mal
When you say "I", it hurts
En piquet, tu plonges
Standing straight, you dive
Sans en avoir l'air
Without looking like it
Je sais pas ce qui te ronge
I don't know what's eating you
C'est pas très clair
It's not very clear
Je sais pas ce qui te ronge
I don't know what's eating you
Mais tu t'enterres
But you're burying yourself
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
T'étais déjà si fatiguée
You were already so tired
L'année où je t'ai rencontré
The year I met you
T'avais dans le crâne des couteaux
You had knives in your skull
Qui venaient caresser ta peau
That came to caress your skin
Tu portais ta haine en bandoulière
You carried your hatred in a bandolier
Toi et les autres c'était la guerre
You and the others, it was war
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
Tu n'avais plus goût à rien
You had no taste for anything anymore
Tu restais dans ton boyau noir
You stayed in your black tunnel
Tes jours avaient tous la même fin
Your days all had the same end
T'allais rouiller derrière un bar
You were going to rust behind a bar
Maintenant, tu peux poser
Now, you can put down
Ton rasoir et ta valise,
Your razor and your suitcase,
Ton chemin ne va pas plus loin
Your path doesn't go any further
Il va falloir que t'improvises
You'll have to improvise
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
...
...
Le gouffre
The abyss
Le gouffre
The abyss
Le gouffre
The abyss
Le gouffre
The abyss
Avant notre heure hurle la trace
Before our time, the trace screams
De toi, de moi, de ceux qui passent
Of you, of me, of those who pass
Avant notre heure hurle la trace
Before our time, the trace screams
De toi, de moi, de ceux qui passent
Of you, of me, of those who pass
Avant la peur
Before fear
Avant la casse
Before the wreck
C'est comme je vois
That's how I see
Nos vis qui tracent
Our lives that trace
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
Le gouffre qui t'appelle
The abyss that calls to you
Tu descends en rappel
You go down abseiling
Sentant l'odeur du souffre
Smelling the odor of sulfur
Pour moi, t'es la plus belle
To me, you're the most beautiful
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

gouffre

/ɡufʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - a deep or bottomless pit

importance

/ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃s/

B1
  • noun
  • - the state or fact of being of great significance or value

animal

/a.ni.mal/

A2
  • noun
  • - a living organism that feeds on organic matter

sentir

/sɑ̃.tiʁ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to feel or perceive

belle

/bɛl/

A2
  • adjective
  • - beautiful

mal

/mal/

A2
  • noun
  • - pain or suffering

rappel

/ʁa.pɛl/

B2
  • noun
  • - a technique for descending steep surfaces

haine

/ɛn/

B2
  • noun
  • - intense hostility or aversion

couteau

/ku.to/

A2
  • noun
  • - a tool for cutting

bar

/baʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a place where drinks are served

chemin

/ʃə.mɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - a path or way

improviser

/ɛ̃.pʁo.vi.ze/

B2
  • verb
  • - to create or perform spontaneously

Key Grammar Structures

  • Tu penses que ta vie est sans grande importance

    ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood with 'que' to express doubt or subjectivity.

    ➔ 'Penses' is a verb in the present tense for 'tu'.

  • Dans ta tête y a des bruits

    ➔ Use of 'il y a' to indicate existence, translating to 'there are/ is'.

    ➔ 'Y a' is a contraction of 'il y a', meaning 'there are' or 'there is'.

  • Je sais pas ce qui te ronge

    ➔ Use of 'ce qui' as a relative pronoun to refer to 'what' or 'that which'.

    ➔ 'Ce qui' introduces a relative clause that functions as the subject of the sentence.

  • Sentant l'odeur du souffre

    ➔ Use of the present participle 'sentant' to indicate simultaneous action or manner.

    ➔ 'Sentant' is the present participle of 'sentir', meaning 'sensing' or 'feeling'.

  • T'avais déjà si fatiguée

    ➔ Use of the imperfect tense to describe a past state or ongoing condition.

    ➔ 'Tu avais' is the imperfect tense of 'avoir', meaning 'you had' in a past ongoing sense.

  • Avant notre heure hurle la trace

    ➔ Use of the present tense 'hurle' to describe a current or ongoing action.

    ➔ 'Hurle' is a third person singular present tense of 'hurler', meaning 'shouts' or 'howls'.