Lyrics & Translation
For a sigh, for an instant
A parenthesis after the race
And go where my heart pushes me
I'd like to find my tracks again
Where is my life, where is my place
And keep the gold of my past
Warm in my secret garden
I'd like to cross the ocean
Cross the flight of a seagull
Think about all that I have seen
Or go towards the unknown
I'd like to take down the moon
I'd even like to save the earth
But above all
I would like to talk to my father
Talk to my father
I would like to choose a boat
Not the biggest nor the most beautiful
I would fill it with images
And the perfumes of my travels
I would like to slow down to sit
Find in the depths of my memory
The voices of those who taught me
That there is no forbidden dream
I would like to find the colors
Of the painting I have in my heart
Of this decor with pure lines
Where I see you, who reassures me
I would like to take down the moon
I'd even like to save the earth
But above all
I would like to talk to my father
Talk to my father
I'd like to forget about time
For a sigh, for an instant
A parenthesis after the race
And go where my heart pushes me
I'd like to find my tracks again
Where is my life, where is my place
And keep the gold of my past
Warm in my secret garden
I would like to leave with you
I would like to dream with you
Always seek the inaccessible
Always hope for the impossible
I would like to take down the moon
And why not save the earth
But above all
I would like to talk to my father
Talk to my father
I would like to talk to my father
Talk to my father
Key Vocabulary
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oublier /ublje/ A2 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A1 |
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soupir /su.piʁ/ B1 |
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course /kuʁs/ A2 |
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partir /paʁtiʁ/ A2 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ A1 |
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traces /tʁas/ B1 |
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vie /vi/ A1 |
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place /plas/ A1 |
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passé /pɑ.se/ B1 |
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jardin /ʒaʁ.dɛ̃/ A2 |
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vol /vɔl/ B1 |
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inconnu /ɛ̃.kɔ.ny/ B2 |
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décrocher /de.kʁo.ʃe/ B1 |
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sauver /so.ve/ A2 |
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choisir /ʃwa.ziʁ/ A2 |
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bateau /ba.to/ A1 |
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images /i.maʒ/ A2 |
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parfums /paʁ.fœ̃/ B1 |
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mémoire /me.mwaʁ/ B2 |
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voix /vwa/ A2 |
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rassurer /ʁa.sy.ʁe/ B2 |
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couleurs /ku.lœʁ/ A2 |
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tableau /ta.blo/ B1 |
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décor /de.kɔʁ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Je voudrais oublier le temps
➔ Conditional Mood: *Je voudrais* + infinitive
➔ Expresses a wish or desire. *Je voudrais* is the conditional form of *vouloir*, meaning 'I would like'. It's followed by the infinitive *oublier* (to forget).
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Où est ma vie, où est ma place
➔ Interrogative sentences with inversion: *Où est* + subject?
➔ Expresses questions about location or state. *Où est* means 'Where is'. The subject (*ma vie*, *ma place*) comes after the verb *est* (is) in an interrogative structure.
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Penser à tout ce que j'ai vu
➔ Relative pronoun *ce que*: refers to a general idea.
➔ *Ce que* introduces a relative clause. It translates roughly to 'what' or 'that which' and combines the antecedent and the relative pronoun into one word.
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Qu'il n'y a pas de rêve interdit
➔ Negative existential construction: *Il n'y a pas de* + noun
➔ Expresses that something does not exist. *Il n'y a pas de* means 'There is no'. *interdit* modifies *rêve*.
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Où je vous vois, qui me rassure
➔ Relative Pronoun *qui*: Referring to the immediately preceding noun (*décor*)
➔ The pronoun *qui* (who, which) introduces a relative clause and acts as the subject of the verb *rassure*. In this sentence, *qui* refers back to *décor*.
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Toujours chercher l'inaccessible
➔ Adverb *Toujours* preceding verb: emphasizing continuous action
➔ The word *toujours* (always) emphasizes the continuous nature of the action *chercher* (to seek, to look for). Placing it before the verb gives more prominence to the idea of constant striving.
