Le lac – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Julien Doré
• Album: &

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

La Madone au Nord

The Madonna in the North

Et le lac se dessine

And the lake begins to form

Courageux et fort

Brave and strong

Où rien ne respire

Where nothing breathes

Corps contre corps

Body against body

Ciel contre cils

Sky against eyelashes

La forêt se tord

The forest twists

L'horizon soupire

The horizon sighs

T'aimer sur les bords du lac

Loving you by the lake's edge

Ton cœur sur mon corps qui respire

Your heart on my breathing body

Pourvu que les hommes nous regardent

Hope the men are watching us

Amoureux de l'ombre et du pire

Lovers of shadow and the worst

T'aimer sur les bords du lac

Loving you by the lake's edge

Ton cœur sur mon corps qui respire

Your heart on my breathing body

Pourvu que les hommes nous regardent

Hope the men are watching us

Amoureux de l'ombre et du pire

Lovers of shadow and the worst

Je reviendrai fort

I will come back stronger

Surprendre la cime

To surprise the treetops

La rivière et l'or

The river and gold

Font prendre racine

Make roots take hold

J'ai trompé la mort

I cheated death

La pente est facile

The slope is easy

Serre-moi encore

Hold me again

Que mes anges vacillent

Let my angels waver

T'aimer sur les bords du lac

Loving you by the lake's edge

Ton cœur sur mon corps qui respire

Your heart on my breathing body

Pourvu que les hommes nous regardent

Hope the men are watching us

Amoureux de l'ombre et du pire

Lovers of shadow and the worst

Si demain tu regrettes

If tomorrow you regret

Le miroir écorché

The wounded mirror

Que le lac te reflète

That the lake reflects you

Promets-moi d'oublier

Promise me to forget

Si demain tu regrettes

If tomorrow you regret

Le miroir écorché

The wounded mirror

Que le lac te reflète

That the lake reflects you

Promets-moi d'oublier

Promise me to forget

T'aimer sur les bords du lac

Loving you by the lake's edge

Ton cœur sur mon corps qui respire

Your heart on my breathing body

Pourvu que les hommes nous regardent

Hope the men are watching us

Amoureux de l'ombre et du pire

Lovers of shadow and the worst

T'aimer sur les bords du lac

Loving you by the lake's edge

Ton cœur sur mon corps qui respire

Your heart on my breathing body

Pourvu que les hommes nous regardent

Hope the men are watching us

Amoureux de l'ombre et du pire

Lovers of shadow and the worst

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lac /lak/ A2	noun - lake
dessine /dɛ.sin/ B1	verb - to draw or depict
courageux /kuro.ʒø/ B2	adjective - brave, courageous
respire /ʁɛs.piʁ/ B1	verb - to breathe
corps /kɔʁ/ A2	noun - body
tord /tɔʁ/ C1	verb - to twist, to writhe
soupire /supiʁ/ B2	verb - to sigh
regrette /ʁə.ɡʁɛt/ B2	verb - to regret
reflète /ʁɛ.fɛt/ B2	verb - to reflect
promets-moi /pʁɔ.mɛ mwa/ B2	verb - promise me
oubli-er /u.bli.je/ C1	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• que rien ne respire

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express negation or doubt

  ➔ The phrase 'que rien ne respire' uses the **subjunctive** mood with 'rien ne respire' to express something that is not happening or perceived.

• T'aimer sur les bords du lac

  ➔ Infinitive construction following a verb of desire

  ➔ The phrase 'T'aimer' is the **infinitive** form of the verb 'aimer' (to love), used here as the object of the implied desire to love on the lake's edge.

• que mes anges vacillent

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or effect on the subject

  ➔ The phrase 'que mes anges vacillent' employs the **subjunctive** to convey uncertainty or a wish that the angels might waver.

• Serre-moi encore

  ➔ Imperative mood with reflexive pronoun to give a command or request

  ➔ The phrase 'Serre-moi encore' uses the **imperative** mood and a reflexive pronoun 'moi' to make a direct request or command to hold the speaker again.

• que le lac te reflète

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express a wish or condition

  ➔ The phrase 'que le lac te reflète' uses the **subjunctive** to express a wish that the lake reflects you, indicating a desire or hypothetical scenario.

• pourvu que les hommes nous regardent

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after a conjunction expressing hope or condition

  ➔ The phrase 'pourvu que les hommes nous regardent' uses the **subjunctive** to express a hope or condition that men will watch us.

• si demain tu regrettes

  ➔ Conditional clause with present tense in the subordinate clause

  ➔ The phrase 'si demain tu regrettes' is a **conditional** clause using the present tense 'regrettes' in the subordinate clause to talk about a possible future regret.