Lyrics & Translation
Finally, you see, I built my life
And the emptiness is great, the questions too
How are you doing?
Do you see everything here?
And I've changed a lot, I've grown up a lot
From you, I kept everything that makes me who I am
I'm better, I know where I'm going
I stopped counting the years
And if I wanted to stop time
Now, I'm the one she calls mom
Mom, mom
Mom
I found love, indelible
You know, the real one always, even when time flies
When he holds my hand
I'm not afraid of anything anymore
And it feels like before
When you held my hand
I'm better, I know where I'm going
I stopped counting the years
And if I wanted to stop time
Now, I'm the one she calls mom
Mom, mom, mom
Mom, mom, mom
I'm better, I know where I'm going
I stopped counting the years
And if I wanted to stop time
Now, I'm the one she calls
Mom, mom, mom
Mom, mom
If I wanted to stop time
Now, I'm the one she calls (mom)
Key Vocabulary
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amants /a.mɑ̃/ B1 |
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lits /li/ A2 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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questions /kɛs.tjɔ̃/ B1 |
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construit /kɔ̃s.tʁɥi/ B2 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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questions /kɛs.tjɔ̃/ B1 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A2 |
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maman /ma.mɑ̃/ A1 |
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trouvé /tʁu.ve/ B2 |
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amour /a.muʁ/ B1 |
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indélébile /ɛ̃.dɛ.lɛ.bil/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Y a plus d'amants, y a plus de lits
➔ Ne...plus
➔ "Y a" is an informal contraction of "il y a" (there is/are). "Ne...plus" means "no more" or "not anymore." The sentence states there are no more lovers, no more beds.
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Finalement, tu vois, j'ai construit ma vie
➔ Passé Composé
➔ The "Passé Composé" (ai construit) is used to express a completed action in the past. Here, it indicates the speaker has built their life.
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De toi, j'ai gardé tout ce qui fait qui je suis
➔ Relative Pronoun "qui"
➔ "Qui" is a relative pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause and refers to the subject of the clause. In this case, it refers to "tout ce qui fait", meaning "everything that makes".
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Et si j'ai voulu arrêter le temps, Maintenant, c'est moi qu'elle appelle maman
➔ Subjunctive Mood in the 'si' clause, followed by "c'est...que" emphatic construction
➔ "Si j'ai voulu arrêter le temps" expresses a past unfulfilled desire using the past conditional. The "c'est...que" structure emphasizes "moi" (me), meaning "it's me that she calls mom."
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J'ai trouvé l'amour, indélébile
➔ Adjective placement (post-noun)
➔ In French, adjectives usually come before the noun they modify, but certain adjectives (especially longer ones or those expressing a characteristic) often come after. "Indélébile" follows "l'amour".
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Tu sais le vrai toujours, même quand le temps file
➔ Adverb Placement ("toujours")
➔ The adverb "toujours" (always) is placed after the verb it modifies ("sais"). Adverb placement can vary in French, but it usually follows the verb in simple tenses.
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Quand il me tient la main, J'ai plus peur de rien
➔ Ne...rien
➔ "Ne...rien" means "nothing". "J'ai plus peur de rien" literally translates to "I have more fear of nothing" but is usually interpreted as "I'm not afraid of anything anymore."
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