Quand la musique est bonne – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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musique /myzik/ A2 |
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donne /dɔn/ A2 |
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sonne /sɔn/ A2 |
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guide /ɡid/ B1 |
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trop /tʁo/ A2 |
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même /mɛm/ A2 |
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passer /pase/ B1 |
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rêver /ʁe.vɛ/ B2 |
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chance /ʃɑ̃s/ A2 |
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amour /amuʁ/ A2 |
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tendre /tɑ̃dʁ/ B2 |
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blues /bluz/ B1 |
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gris /gʁi/ B2 |
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coton /kɔtɔ̃/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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J'ai trop saigné sur les Gibson
➔ Passé Composé with "trop"
➔ This uses the Passé Composé ("j'ai saigné") to indicate a completed action in the past. "Trop" emphasizes having done something too much: "I have bled too much on the Gibsons".
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Y'a plus qu'les caisses qui me résonnent
➔ "Il y a ... qui" + verb
➔ This construction means "Only the cases resonate with me." "Il y a ... qui" introduces the subject that performs the action.
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Quand j'me casse, j'voyage toujours en fraude
➔ Subjunctive Clause with "Quand"
➔ Although "quand" usually introduces an indicative clause, here it expresses a general truth or habitual action. "Quand j'me casse" means "Whenever I leave/escape." The use of 'en fraude' shows the manner of travel: 'always travelling illegally'.
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Des champs d'coton dans ma mémoire
➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)
➔ This is an example of ellipsis where the verb "J'ai" (I have) is omitted for a more poetic and concise effect. The implied meaning is "J'ai des champs de coton dans ma mémoire" (I have cotton fields in my memory).
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C'est un recours pour une autr' histoire
➔ Indefinite Article + noun + 'pour'
➔ This sentence utilizes the structure "c'est + [indefinite article] + noun + pour + [noun/infinitive]" to describe the purpose or function of something. In this case, music is 'a recourse for another story'
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Quand la musique est bonne
➔ "Quand" + Subject + Verb (Être)
➔ This is a straightforward conditional clause using "quand" (when) followed by the subject "la musique" (the music) and the verb "est" (is) - a form of the verb "être" (to be). It means "When the music is good".
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Quand elle ne triche pas
➔ "Quand" + Pronoun + Negative Verb
➔ This phrase uses "quand" (when) followed by the pronoun "elle" (it, referring to music) and the negative form of the verb "tricher" (to cheat). "Ne...pas" creates the negative form. It translates to "When it (the music) doesn't cheat/lie".