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Je n'suis pas de ceux qui changent le monde 00:06
D'autres le font pour moi 00:10
D'une vie qui dure que quelques secondes 00:14
J'ai fait si peu de choix 00:17
Je n'ai suivi que des sirènes 00:20
De mes cinq sens, le sixième 00:23
J'ai trouvé des hasards 00:27
Quelques routes vers quelque part 00:30
Ce n'est que mon chemin mais 00:34
C'est de là que jе viens 00:38
J'ai suivi mon instinct 00:41
Je n'ai rien d'un angе, j'ai rien de ces héros 00:48
Je vais où est ma chance 00:51
Sans pouvoir étrange, sans ailes dans le dos 00:55
Pour ne pas tomber j'avance 00:58
J'ai cherché l'amour loin devant 01:01
Je me suis trouvé en passant 01:05
Au détour d'un après 01:09
Elle était où je l'attendais 01:12
Ce n'était qu'un frisson mais 01:15
Mon cœur était certain 01:19
J'ai suivi mon instinct 01:23
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Ceux qui savent tout bien mieux que les autres 01:43
Diront que c'est du vent 01:47
Je ne suis qu'un homme sans dieu ni apôtre 01:50
Je gagne ou bien j'apprends 01:54
J'ai marché au son d'une voix 01:57
Un grand fil tendu sous mes pas 02:00
Sans croyances ni prières 02:04
J'ai touché un bout de lumière 02:07
Ce n'était qu'un instant mais 02:11
J'en ai fait mon destin 02:14
J'ai suivi mon instinct 02:18
Mon instinct 02:31
Quand tout finira sans l'ombre d'une ombre 02:39
Petit, ne m'en veux pas 02:42
Pour une vie qui dure que quelques secondes 02:46
J'aurais livré combat 02:49
Regarde bien au fond des yeux 02:53
Il y a le pire et le mieux 02:56
Nos mains et nos silences 03:00
Disent bien plus que tu ne penses 03:03
C'est de là que tu viens mais 03:07
Tu feras ton chemin 03:11
Si tu suis ton instinct 03:14
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L'instinct – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Learning French with Florent Pagny's “L'instinct” offers a unique opportunity to delve into the language through poetic and introspective lyrics. The song's focus on personal conviction and the 'sixth sense' introduces learners to nuanced vocabulary related to feelings and self-discovery. The song is special for its powerful crescendo structure, which builds emotion and makes the language feel both dramatic and deeply personal, providing a memorable and inspiring learning experience.

[English]
I'm not one of those who change the world
Others do that for me
Out of a life that only lasts a few seconds
I've made so few choices
I've only followed sirens
From my five senses, the sixth
I've found some random signs
Some roads leading somewhere
It's just my path but
That's where I come from
I followed my instinct
I'm nothing like an angel, I have no heroes
I go where my luck takes me
Without strange powers, no wings on my back
To avoid falling, I keep moving forward
I searched for love far ahead
I found myself along the way
In the turn of an afternoon
It was where I was waiting for it
It was just a shiver but
My heart was certain
I followed my instinct
...
Those who know everything better than others
Will say it's just wind
I'm just a man without God or prophet
I win or I learn
I walked to the sound of a voice
A great thread stretched beneath my steps
Without beliefs or prayers
I touched a bit of light
It was just a moment but
I made it my destiny
I followed my instinct
My instinct
When everything ends without a shadow
Little one, don't blame me
For a life that only lasts a few seconds
I would have fought
Look deep into the eyes
There’s the worst and the best
Our hands and our silence
Say much more than you think
That's where you come from but
You'll make your way
If you follow your instinct
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

monde

/mɔ̃d/

A1
  • noun
  • - world

vie

/vi/

A1
  • noun
  • - life

instinct

/ɛ̃stɛ̃/

B2
  • noun
  • - instinct

ange

/ɑ̃ʒ/

A2
  • noun
  • - angel

héros

/eʁo/

B1
  • noun
  • - hero

chance

/ʃɑ̃s/

A2
  • noun
  • - chance, luck

tomber

/tɔ̃be/

A2
  • verb
  • - to fall

amour

/amuʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

cœur

/kœʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

homme

/ɔm/

A1
  • noun
  • - man

vent

/vɑ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - wind

dieu

/djø/

A2
  • noun
  • - god

voix

/vwa/

A2
  • noun
  • - voice

lumière

/lymjɛʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - light

yeux

/jø/

A1
  • noun
  • - eyes

pire

/piʁ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - worse
  • noun
  • - the worst

mains

/mɛ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - hands

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Je n'suis pas de ceux qui changent le monde

    ➔ Negative form of present tense using "ne ... pas" with auxiliary "suis" + pronoun.

    "Ne ... pas" is used to form the negative in French present tense.

  • J'ai fait si peu de choix

    ➔ Use of "avoir" in the present tense + past participle "fait" to form the passé composé tense.

    ➔ The passé composé is a past tense used to describe completed actions.

  • J'ai suivi mon instinct

    ➔ Use of "avoir" in the present tense + past participle "suivi" to express a completed action.

    ➔ The passé composé is formed with "avoir" + past participle to express past completed actions.

  • Quand tout finira sans l'ombre d'une ombre

    ➔ Future tense of "finir" (to finish), indicating an event that will happen.

    ➔ The future tense indicates actions that will happen in the future.

  • Nos mains et nos silences

    ➔ Use of possessive adjectives "nos" (our) with nouns to indicate possession.

    ➔ Possessive adjectives "nos" indicate ownership or relation.

  • Si tu suis ton instinct

    ➔ Conditional clause with present tense "suis" to express a hypothetical situation.

    ➔ The present tense after "si" in a conditional clause expresses a real or likely condition.