Les Gens – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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gens /ʒɑ̃/ A1 |
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voyage /vwa.jaʒ/ A2 |
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rêve /ʁɛv/ B1 |
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heureux /ø.ʁø/ A2 |
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triste /tʁist/ A2 |
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divers /di.vɛʁ/ B1 |
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passage /pa.saʒ/ B1 |
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peine /pɛn/ B2 |
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chanceux /ʃɑ̃.sø/ B2 |
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stable /stabl/ B2 |
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indigné /ɛ̃.di.ɲe/ C1 |
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affligeant /a.fli.ʒɑ̃/ C1 |
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remarkable /ʁə.maʁ.kabl/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Y'a des gens du voyage, y'a des gens qui voyagent
➔ Use of 'y'a' as a contraction of 'il y a' (there is/are).
➔ 'y'a' is a colloquial way to express existence, commonly used in spoken French.
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Des gens qui restent et des gens de passage
➔ Use of relative clauses with 'qui' to describe people.
➔ The phrase 'des gens qui' introduces a clause that provides more information about the people.
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Y'a des gens heureux
➔ Use of adjectives to describe nouns.
➔ The adjective 'heureux' describes the noun 'gens', indicating their state of happiness.
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Des gens qui pleurent, des gens qui rient
➔ Parallel structure in listing.
➔ The repetition of 'des gens qui' creates a rhythm and emphasizes the contrast between crying and laughing.
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Y'a des gens de la nuit, y'a des gens du matin
➔ Use of prepositions to indicate time.
➔ The phrases 'de la nuit' and 'du matin' specify the time of day associated with the people.
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Des gens qui rêvent la vie des autres gens
➔ Use of infinitive verbs after nouns.
➔ The infinitive 'rêver' follows the noun 'gens', indicating what the people are doing.
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Et y'a des gens heureux
➔ Use of conjunction 'et' to connect clauses.
➔ The conjunction 'et' links the idea of happiness to the previous statements about people.
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