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♪ Elle respire l’odeur des corps ♪ 00:16
♪ Qui dansent autour d’elle ♪ 00:18
♪ Dans l’obscurité ♪ 00:20
♪ Ils s’effleurent sans timidité ♪ 00:25
♪ Une insolence chorégraphiée ♪ 00:27
♪ Elle veut pas s’asseoir ♪ 00:33
♪ Elle veut s’oublier ♪ 00:35
♪ Elle veut qu’on la drague, qu’on la regarde ♪ 00:37
♪ Et qu’on la fasse tourner ♪ 00:40
♪ Elle veut pas s’asseoir ♪ 00:41
♪ Ça a trop duré ♪ 00:43
♪ L’immobilité forcée ♪ 00:45
♪ Ce soir la vie va recommencer ♪ 00:48
♪ Il faut qu’ça bouge ♪ 00:50
♪ Il faut que ça tremble ♪ 00:51
♪ Il faut que ça transpire encore ♪ 00:52
♪ Dans le bordel des bars le soir ♪ 00:54
♪ Débraillés dans le noir ♪ 00:56
♪ Il faudra réapprendre à boire ♪ 00:58
♪ Il faudra ♪ 01:00
♪ Respirer encore ♪ 01:01
♪ Il faut que ça bouge ♪ 01:02
♪ Il faut que ça tremble ♪ 01:03
♪ Il faut que ça transpire encore ♪ 01:05
♪ Dans le bordel des bars le soir ♪ 01:06
♪ Débraillés dans le noir ♪ 01:09
♪ Il faudra réapprendre à boire ♪ 01:11
♪ Il faudra ♪ 01:13
♪ Respirer encore ♪ 01:14
♪ Souvent sa nuque frôle le dance floor ♪ 01:22
♪ On croit qu’elle flanche mais elle s’en sort ♪ 01:25
♪ Le rythme de son cœur ♪ 01:31
♪ S’aligne aux stroboscopes ♪ 01:32
♪ Et bat un peu plus fort ♪ 01:34
♪ Elle veut pas s'asseoir ♪ 01:39
♪ Elle veut s'oublier ♪ 01:41
♪ Elle veut qu'on la drague, qu'on la regarde ♪ 01:43
♪ Et qu'on la fasse tourner ♪ 01:46
♪ Elle veut pas s'asseoir ♪ 01:48
♪ Ça a trop duré ♪ 01:49
♪ L'immobilité forcée ♪ 01:52
♪ Ce soir la vie va recommencer ♪ 01:54
♪ Il faut qu'ça bouge ♪ 01:56
♪ Il faut que ça tremble ♪ 01:57
♪ Il faut que ça transpire encore ♪ 01:58
♪ Dans le bordel des bars le soir ♪ 02:00
♪ Débraillés dans le noir ♪ 02:03
♪ Il faudra réapprendre à boire ♪ 02:05
♪ Il faudra ♪ 02:07
♪ Respirer encore ♪ 02:07
♪ Il faut qu’ça bouge ♪ 02:08
♪ Il faut que ça tremble ♪ 02:10
♪ Il faut que ça transpire encore ♪ 02:11
♪ Dans le bordel des bars le soir ♪ 02:13
♪ Débraillés dans le noir ♪ 02:15
♪ Il faudra réapprendre à boire ♪ 02:17
♪ Il faudra ♪ 02:19
♪ Respirer encore ♪ 02:20
♪ Allez, respire encore ♪ 02:24
♪ Allez, respire encore ♪ 02:28
♪ Allez, allez, allez, allez ♪ 02:30
♪ Allez, respire encore ♪ 02:32
♪ Allez, allez, allez, allez ♪ 02:33
♪ Allez, respire encore ♪ 02:36
♪ Allez, allez, allez, allez ♪ 02:38
♪ Allez, respire encore ♪ 02:40
♪ Allez, allez, allez, allez, allez, allez ♪ 02:42
♪ Il faut qu'ça bouge ♪ 02:46
♪ Il faut que ça tremble ♪ 02:47
♪ Il faut que ça transpire encore ♪ 02:48
♪ Dans le bordel des bars le soir ♪ 02:50
♪ Débraillés dans le noir ♪ 02:52
♪ Il faudra réapprendre à boire ♪ 02:54
♪ Il faudra♪ 02:56
♪ Respirer encore ♪ 02:57
♪ Il faut qu'ça bouge ♪ 02:58
♪ Il faut que ça tremble ♪ 02:59
♪ Il faut que ça transpire encore ♪ 03:01
♪ Dans le bordel des bars le soir ♪ 03:02
♪ Débraillés dans le noir ♪ 03:05
♪ Il faudra réapprendre à boire ♪ 03:07
♪ Il faudra ♪ 03:09
♪ Respirer Encore ♪ 03:09
♪ Allez, respire encore ♪ 03:13
♪ Allez, respire encore ♪ 03:17

Respire encore – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Clara Luciani
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Dive into the infectious energy of Clara Luciani's "Respire encore" and unlock the beauty of French language through its compelling lyrics. This song, with its dual meanings of personal rebirth and collective freedom, offers a fantastic opportunity to grasp French idioms related to emotion, celebration, and new beginnings. Its clear, engaging vocals and upbeat tempo make it an accessible and enjoyable way to connect with contemporary French culture and expand your vocabulary in a vibrant context.

[English]
She breathes in the scent of bodies
Dancing around her
In the darkness
They brush against each other without hesitation
A choreographed boldness
She doesn’t want to sit down
She wants to lose herself
She wants to be flirted with, to be looked at
And to be spun around
She doesn’t want to sit down
It’s lasted too long
This forced stillness
Tonight life will start again
It needs to move
It needs to shake
It needs to sweat again
In the chaos of evening bars
Disheveled in the dark
We’ll have to relearn how to drink
We’ll have to
Breathe again
It needs to move
It needs to shake
It needs to sweat again
In the chaos of evening bars
Disheveled in the dark
We’ll have to relearn how to drink
We’ll have to
Breathe again
Often her neck grazes the dance floor
You’d think she’s faltering, but she pulls through
The rhythm of her heart
Syncs with the strobes
And beats a little stronger
She doesn’t want to sit down
She wants to lose herself
She wants to be flirted with, to be looked at
And to be spun around
She doesn’t want to sit down
It’s lasted too long
This forced stillness
Tonight life will start again
It needs to move
It needs to shake
It needs to sweat again
In the chaos of evening bars
Disheveled in the dark
We’ll have to relearn how to drink
We’ll have to
Breathe again
It needs to move
It needs to shake
It needs to sweat again
In the chaos of evening bars
Disheveled in the dark
We’ll have to relearn how to drink
We’ll have to
Breathe again
Come on, breathe again
Come on, breathe again
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, breathe again
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, breathe again
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, breathe again
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
It needs to move
It needs to shake
It needs to sweat again
In the chaos of evening bars
Disheveled in the dark
We’ll have to relearn how to drink
We’ll have to
Breathe again
It needs to move
It needs to shake
It needs to sweat again
In the chaos of evening bars
Disheveled in the dark
We’ll have to relearn how to drink
We’ll have to
Breathe Again
Come on, breathe again
Come on, breathe again
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

respirer

/ʁɛspiʁe/

A1
  • verb
  • - to breathe

bouger

/buʒe/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move

trembler

/tʁɑ̃ble/

A2
  • verb
  • - to tremble

transpirer

/tʁɑ̃spiʁe/

B1
  • verb
  • - to sweat

bordel

/bɔʁdɛl/

B2
  • noun
  • - brothel / mess

débraillé

/debʁaje/

C1
  • adjective
  • - disheveled

réapprendre

/ʁeapʁɑ̃dʁ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to relearn

choregraphié

/kɔʁeɡʁafie/

C1
  • adjective
  • - choreographed

insolence

/ɛ̃sɔlɑ̃s/

B2
  • noun
  • - insolence

stroboscope

/stʁɔbɔskɔp/

C1
  • noun
  • - strobe light

frôler

/fʁole/

B2
  • verb
  • - to brush against

flancher

/flɑ̃ʃe/

B2
  • verb
  • - to falter

s’oublier

/zublie/

B1
  • verb
  • - to forget oneself

draguer

/dʁaɡe/

B1
  • verb
  • - to flirt

immobilité

/imɔbilite/

B2
  • noun
  • - immobility

odeur

/ɔdœʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - smell

nuque

/nyk/

B1
  • noun
  • - nape

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Elle respire l’odeur des corps

    ➔ Present tense of the verb 'respirer' with direct object.

    ➔ 'Respire' is in the present tense indicating a current action.

  • Elle veut pas s’asseoir

    ➔ Use of 'ne' and 'pas' to form negation in the present tense.

    ➔ 'Veut pas' is a negative form meaning 'does not want'.

  • Il faut qu’ça bouge

    ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'il faut que' indicating necessity.

    ➔ The phrase 'il faut que' requires the subjunctive mood for the verb 'bouge'.

  • Il faut qu’ça transpire encore

    ➔ Another example of necessity with 'il faut que' + subjunctive.

    ➔ The phrase emphasizes the need for 'transpire encore' (to sweat again).

  • Allez, respire encore

    ➔ Imperative mood used to give encouragement or commands.

    ➔ The phrase 'Allez, respire encore' is an imperative urging someone to keep breathing or to continue effort.