Lyrics & Translation
We'll go redden the tea in the souks of Amman
We'll go swim in the bed of the Senegal River
And we'll watch Bombay burn under a Bengal fire
We'll go scratch the sky beneath Kyoto
We'll go feel Rio beating in the heart of Janeiro
We'll lift our eyes to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
And we'll raise our glasses in the Café Pushkin
Oh, how beautiful is our chance
In the thousand colors of the human being
Mixed with our differences
At the crossroads of destinies
You are the stars, we are the universe
You are a grain of sand, we are the desert
You are a thousand pages and I am the pen
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are the horizon and we are the sea
You are the seasons and we are the earth
You are the shore and I am the foam
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
We'll say that poets have no flags
We'll make as many holidays as we have heroes
We'll know that children are the guardians of the soul
And that there are as many queens as there are women
We'll say that encounters make the most beautiful journeys
We'll see that we only deserve what is shared
We'll hear music from elsewhere being sung
And we will know how to give the best of what we have
Oh, how beautiful is our chance
In the thousand colors of the human being
Mixed with our differences
At the crossroads of destinies
You are the stars, we are the universe
You are a grain of sand, we are the desert
You are a thousand pages and I am the pen
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are the horizon and we are the sea
You are the seasons and we are the earth
You are the shore and I am the foam
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are the stars, we are the universe
You are a grain of sand, we are the desert
You are a thousand pages and I am the pen
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are the horizon and we are the sea
You are the seasons and we are the earth
You are the shore and I am the foam
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Key Vocabulary
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écouter /ekute/ A2 |
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rougir /ʁuʒiʁ/ B1 |
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nager /naʒe/ A1 |
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brûler /bʁyle/ B1 |
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ciel /sjɛl/ A1 |
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chance /ʃɑ̃s/ B1 |
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couleurs /ku.lœʁ/ A2 |
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différences /dif.e.ʁɑ̃s/ B2 |
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étoiles /e.twal/ A2 |
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grain /ɡʁɛ̃/ B1 |
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sable /sabl/ B2 |
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plume /plym/ B2 |
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horizon /ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃/ B2 |
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saisons /sɛ.zɔ̃/ A2 |
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rivage /ʁi.vaʒ/ B2 |
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mer /mɛʁ/ A1 |
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désert /de.zɛʁ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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On ira écouter Harlem au coin de Manhattan
➔ futur proche tense with 'aller' + infinitive
➔ 'Aller' (to go) is used with an infinitive to form the near future tense indicating a planned action.
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On verra brûler Bombay sous un feu de Bengale
➔ futur simple tense with 'ver' + infinitive
➔ 'Verre' (to see) in the future tense is used here to express expectation or prediction about an event happening.
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Et on verra brûler Bombay sous un feu de Bengale
➔ futur simple tense with 'ver' + infinitive, including the verb 'brûler' in infinitive
➔ The verb 'brûler' (to burn) is in its infinitive form, used with 'ver' in future tense to express an expectation of an event occurring.
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Vous êtes les étoiles, nous somme l'univers
➔ present tense of 'être' (to be)
➔ 'Être' (to be) in the present tense is used here to describe the state of being or identity.
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Vous êtes un grain de sable, nous sommes le désert
➔ present tense of 'être' with indefinite article 'un' and noun phrase
➔ The phrase uses 'être' in the present tense with 'un' + noun to compare or symbolize the metaphorical relationships.
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Vous êtes les saisons et nous sommes la terre
➔ present tense of 'être' in plural form
➔ 'Être' in plural form indicates the subjects are plural and emphasizes the poetic metaphor.
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