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Ça fait depuis l'enfance 00:00
Que je connais Pauline 00:02
J'n'ai jamais eu la chance 00:04
D'être sa copine 00:07
Elle avait l'air plus grande 00:12
Ses jambes étaient si fines 00:14
Il n'y avait dans sa bande 00:16
Que les plus jolies filles 00:18
Oh Pauline 00:23
Pendus à tes bottines 00:25
Les garçons passaient tous à côté de moi 00:28
Oh Pauline 00:32
Belle comme une ballerine 00:34
Je les comprenais, je ne leur en voulais pas 00:37
00:42
On a suivi nos routes 00:45
Un peu en parallèle 00:48
Moi surmontant mes doutes 00:50
Et toi de plus en plus belle 00:51
J'ai trouvé ce garçon 00:57
Qui me trouvait je ne sais quoi 00:59
Mais tu connais son nom 01:02
Et tu le veux pour toi 01:03
Oui tu le veux pour toi 01:06
Oh Pauline 01:07
J'ai pas ta poitrine 01:10
Mais mon coeur bat pour lui 01:13
Ne me fais pas ça 01:14
Oh Pauline 01:17
Moulée dans ton jean 01:20
Tu sais que je ne peux pas lutter contre ça 01:23
01:27
Je ne suis pas stupide 01:30
Tu peux claquer des doigts 01:32
En faire un chien de cirque 01:35
Il ne vivra que pour toi 01:37
Pour toi ça n'est qu'un jeu 01:42
Tu l'oublieras demain 01:44
Moi j'suis folle amoureuse 01:47
S'il me quitte c'est la fin 01:48
S'il me quitte c'est la fin 01:51
Oh Pauline 01:52
Rose pleine d'épines 01:55
Tu le blesseras un jour, alors laisse-le moi 01:58
Oh Pauline 02:03
Range tes canines 02:05
Laisse le bonheur aux autres 02:08
Au moins pour cette fois 02:09
Oh Pauline, oh Pauline 02:12
Laisse le bonheur aux autres 02:17
Au moins pour cette fois 02:19
Oh Pauline, oh Pauline 02:22
Laisse le bonheur aux autres 02:27
Au moins pour cette fois 02:28
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Pauline – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Explore the delicate and poetic world of French music with Pomme's "Pauline." This heartfelt song offers a beautiful way to connect with the French language, immersing you in its evocative storytelling and emotional depth. Learn French through its poignant lyrics and touching melody.

[English]
It's been since childhood
That I've known Pauline
I've never had the chance
To be her friend
She seemed taller
Her legs were so slim
In her group there were
Only the prettiest girls
Oh Pauline
Hanging onto your boots
The boys all passed by me
Oh Pauline
Beautiful like a ballerina
I understood them, I didn't blame them
...
We followed our paths
A bit in parallel
Me overcoming my doubts
And you becoming more beautiful
I found this boy
Who found something in me
But you know his name
And you want him for yourself
Yes, you want him for yourself
Oh Pauline
I don't have your chest
But my heart beats for him
Don't do this to me
Oh Pauline
Molded in your jeans
You know I can't fight against that
...
I'm not stupid
You can snap your fingers
Make him a circus dog
He'll live only for you
For you, it's just a game
You'll forget him tomorrow
I'm madly in love
If he leaves me, it's the end
If he leaves me, it's the end
Oh Pauline
Rose full of thorns
You'll hurt him one day, so let him be mine
Oh Pauline
Put away your canines
Leave happiness to others
At least for this time
Oh Pauline, oh Pauline
Leave happiness to others
At least for this time
Oh Pauline, oh Pauline
Leave happiness to others
At least for this time
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

connais

/kɔ.nɛ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to know someone or something

chance

/ʃɑ̃s/

B1
  • noun
  • - opportunity or possibility

fines

/fin/

B2
  • adjective
  • - thin or slender

jolies

/ʒɔ.lij/

B2
  • adjective
  • - pretty, attractive

surmontant

/syʁ.mɔ̃.tɑ̃/

C1
  • verb
  • - overcoming, surmounting

doutes

/dut/

B2
  • noun
  • - doubts, uncertainties

trouve

/tʁuv/

A2
  • verb
  • - to find

nom

/nɔ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - name

lutter

/ly.te/

B2
  • verb
  • - to fight, struggle

fin

/fɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - end, finish

pleine

/plɛn/

B2
  • adjective
  • - full of, filled with

épines

/epi:n/

C1
  • noun
  • - thorns, spines

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Ça fait depuis l'enfance que je connais Pauline.

    ➔ Present tense used to express ongoing action.

    ➔ The phrase "Ça fait depuis l'enfance" indicates that the speaker has known Pauline since childhood.

  • Elle avait l'air plus grande.

    ➔ Imparfait tense used to describe a past state.

    ➔ The phrase "Elle avait l'air plus grande" suggests that she seemed taller in the past.

  • J'ai trouvé ce garçon qui me trouvait je ne sais quoi.

    ➔ Relative clause used to provide additional information.

    ➔ The clause "qui me trouvait je ne sais quoi" gives more context about the boy.

  • Oh Pauline, belle comme une ballerine.

    ➔ Simile used to compare two things.

    ➔ The phrase "belle comme une ballerine" compares Pauline's beauty to that of a ballerina.

  • Je ne suis pas stupide.

    ➔ Negation used to express the opposite.

    ➔ The phrase "Je ne suis pas stupide" asserts that the speaker is not foolish.

  • Laisse le bonheur aux autres.

    ➔ Imperative mood used to give commands.

    ➔ The phrase "Laisse le bonheur aux autres" is a command asking someone to allow happiness to others.