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On est bien peu de chose 00:01
Et mon amie la rose 00:04
Me l'a dit ce matin 00:07
À l'aurore je suis née 00:08
Baptisée de rosée 00:14
Je me suis épanouie 00:18
Heureuse et amoureuse 00:21
Aux rayons du soleil 00:24
Me suis fermée la nuit 00:26
Me suis réveillée vieille 00:28
Pourtant j'étais très belle 00:35
Oui j'étais la plus belle 00:38
Des fleurs de ton jardin 00:41
On est bien peu de chose 00:47
Et mon amie la rose 00:49
Me l'a dit ce matin 00:52
Vois le dieu qui m'a faite 00:56
Me fait courber la tête 00:58
Et je sens que je tombe 01:00
Et je sens que je tombe 01:03
Mon cœur est presque nu 01:06
J'ai le pied dans la tombe 01:08
Déjà je ne suis plus 01:10
Tu m'admirais hier 01:15
Et je serai poussière 01:16
Pour toujours demain 01:19
On est bien peu de chose 01:24
Et mon amie la rose 01:26
Est morte ce matin 01:28
La lune cette nuit 01:33
À veillé mon amie 01:36
Moi en rêve j'ai vu 01:37
Éblouissante et nue 01:39
Son âme qui dansait 01:42
Bien au-delà des nues 01:44
Et qui me souriait 01:46
Crois celui qui peut croire 01:50
Moi, j'ai besoin d'espoir 01:53
Sinon je ne suis rien 01:55
Ou bien si peu de chose 02:00
C'est mon amie la rose 02:03
Qui l'a dit hier matin 02:06
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Mon amie la rose – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Françoise Hardy
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Mon amie la rose
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Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant beauty of Françoise Hardy's "Mon amie la rose." This classic French chanson offers a profound meditation on life's fragility and the passage of time, using the metaphor of a rose to explore themes of beauty, mortality, and the enduring search for hope. Listening to this song is an invitation to appreciate the present moment and contemplate deeper questions about existence, all through Hardy's uniquely melancholic and elegant delivery.

[English]
We are very little
And my friend the rose
Told me this morning
At dawn I was born
Baptized with dew
I blossomed
Happy and in love
In the rays of the sun
I closed myself at night
I woke up old
Yet I was very beautiful
Yes, I was the most beautiful
Of the flowers in your garden
We are very little
And my friend the rose
Told me this morning
See the god who made me
Makes me bow my head
And I feel that I am falling
And I feel that I am falling
My heart is almost bare
I have one foot in the grave
Already I am no more
You admired me yesterday
And I will be dust
Forever tomorrow
We are very little
And my friend the rose
Died this morning
The moon this night
Watched over my friend
I saw in a dream
Dazzling and bare
Her soul dancing
Well beyond the clouds
And who smiled at me
Believe whoever can believe
Me, I need hope
Otherwise I am nothing
Or just so little
It’s my friend the rose
Who said it yesterday morning
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

amie

/ami/

A2
  • noun
  • - friend (female)

rose

/roʊz/

A2
  • noun
  • - flower with thorns and fragrant blossoms

matin

/ma.tɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - morning

fille

/fij/

A2
  • noun
  • - girl

rayon

/ʁɛsjɔ̃/

B1
  • noun
  • - ray, beam of sunlight

corps

/kɔʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - body

tombe

/tɔ̃b/

B1
  • noun
  • - tomb, grave

peur

/pœʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - fear

lune

/lyn/

A2
  • noun
  • - moon

vieille

/vjɛj/

B1
  • adjective
  • - old (feminine)

ciel

/sjɛl/

B1
  • noun
  • - sky

espoir

/ɛs.pwaʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - hope

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Me suis épanouie

    ➔ Reflexive verb with auxiliary 'être' in the perfect tense

    ➔ 'Me suis épanouie' means 'I blossomed myself,' illustrating reflexive verbs in compound tenses

  • À l'aurore je suis née

    ➔ Preposition 'à' + definite article 'l'' + noun indicating time, forming a prepositional phrase

    ➔ 'À l'aurore je suis née' means 'At dawn I was born,' showing the use of 'à' for time expression

  • Je me suis fermée la nuit

    ➔ Reflexive verb with auxiliary 'être' in the passé composé to express a completed action

    ➔ 'Je me suis fermée la nuit' means 'I closed myself at night,' showing reflexive verbs in passé composé

  • Et je sens que je tombe

    ➔ Use of 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause expressing a sensation or perception

    ➔ 'Et je sens que je tombe' means 'And I feel that I am falling,' showing the conjunction 'que' linking clauses

  • Crois celui qui peut croire

    ➔ Use of relative pronoun 'qui' to introduce a relative clause

    ➔ 'Crois celui qui peut croire' means 'Believe the one who can believe,' illustrating the relative pronoun 'qui' introducing a subordinate clause

  • C'est mon amie la rose

    ➔ Use of 'c'est' to emphasize or identify a subject

    ➔ 'C'est mon amie la rose' means 'It is my friend the rose,' used to identify or emphasize the subject