On se sait par cœur – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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mur /mʏʁ/ B1 |
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mois /mwa/ B1 |
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neige /nɛʒ/ B1 |
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canicule /kani.kyl/ C1 |
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pied /pje/ A2 |
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supporte /s‿ypɔʁt/ B2 |
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écrouler /e.kʁu.lé/ C1 |
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part /paʁ/ A1 |
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porte /pɔʁt/ A2 |
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separer /sə.pa.ʁe/ B2 |
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hâti /aʁɛt/ C2 |
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frère /fʁɛʁ/ A2 |
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sœur /sœʁ/ A2 |
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meurent /mœʁ/ C2 |
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doute /dut/ B2 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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C'est comme un mur de Berlin
➔ Comparison using "comme"
➔ The sentence uses "comme" to compare the situation to the Berlin Wall, implying a significant barrier or division.
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Y'a plus de sol sous nos pieds
➔ Informal contraction "Y'a" (il y a)
➔ "Y'a" is a shortened, informal version of "il y a", meaning "there is/are".
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Est-ce-que tout va s'écrouler
➔ Future tense using "aller" + infinitive
➔ "Va s'écrouler" is the future tense of "s'écrouler" (to collapse), formed using "aller" (to go) + infinitive. This indicates a near future action.
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Si l'un claque la porte?
➔ Subjunctive mood implied (even though not explicitly used) in a hypothetical situation with "si"
➔ While the sentence uses the indicative mood ("claque"), the "si" (if) clause implies a hypothetical situation, suggesting what *would* happen if one slams the door. A more formal construction might use the conditional mood.
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On se hait comme un frère aime une sœur
➔ Comparison using "comme" and a complex verb construction (subjunctive is implied).
➔ Again, "comme" introduces the comparison. "Aime" is in the indicative, but there's the underlying sentiment of a strong, perhaps ambivalent, feeling typical between siblings, that could easily be translated in other contexts using subjunctive
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Est-ce que c'est par peur?
➔ Interrogative sentence structure and prepositional phrase "par peur".
➔ This is a direct question, and "par peur" means "out of fear" or "because of fear".
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Et si c'était mieux comme ça?
➔ Imperfect subjunctive implied with "si" expressing a hypothetical situation in the past.
➔ Although the verb form is "était" (imperfect indicative), the "si" suggests a hypothetical situation, like asking "What if it *had been* better like that?"
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Est-ce qu'une fois dans la rue, une vague nous emporte?
➔ Subjunctive might be expected in the subordinate clause, but indicative is used, making the question more direct. Use of “emporte”
➔ "Emporte" is a form of the verb "emporter", which means "to carry away" or "to sweep away". The song questions if a wave will literally take them away once they leave. It also uses the inversion structure to create a question in formal writing