Shamballa

• By: Anyme023, Shaydee's

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
arrogante /aʁɔ.ɡɑ̃t/ B2	adjective - arrogant
nostalgique /nɔs.tal.ʒik/ B2	adjective - nostalgic
temps /tɑ̃/ A1	noun - time
corps /kɔʁ/ A1	noun - body
rentre /ʁɑ̃tʁ/ A1	verb - enter
nu /ny/ A2	adjective - naked
badman /badman/ N/A	noun - bad man (slang)
romantique /ʁɔ.mɑ̃.tik/ B1	adjective - romantic
nuit /nɥi/ A1	noun - night
parler /paʁ.le/ A1	verb - to speak
oublier /u.bli.je/ A2	verb - forget
boite /bwat/ B1	noun - nightclub, box
fesses /fɛs/ B1	noun - buttocks
quality /kwɔ.li.te/ A2	noun - quality
mec /mɛk/ B1	noun - guy, bloke
city /si.ti/ A1	noun - city

Grammar:

• Arrogante comme d'hab'

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ The full sentence would be "Arrogante comme d'habitude". "D'hab'" is a shortened form of "d'habitude" (as usual), using ellipsis to omit letters. This is very common in spoken French and informal writing.

• Le temps s'arrête quand ton corps rentre nu dans la sham

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by "quand" (when)

  ➔ The sentence combines a main clause ("Le temps s'arrête" - time stops) with a subordinate clause introduced by "quand" indicating *when* the time stops. "Quand" introduces a temporal relationship.

• C'était pas pour faire des shamballas

  ➔ Negation with "ne...pas" in the imparfait tense.

  ➔ "C'était" is the imparfait of "être" (to be). "Pas pour faire" indicates the purpose was not to make shamballas. The use of *imparfait* implies a continuous or habitual action in the past, or a state of being.

• Main-maintenant, elle veut plus me parler

  ➔ Negation with "ne...plus"

  ➔ "Elle veut plus me parler" translates to "She doesn't want to talk to me anymore". "Plus" indicates that she no longer wants to speak with him.

• Baby girl, j't'en prie j'peux pas t'oublier

  ➔ Contraction of pronouns and verb, use of 'en' as a pronoun.

  ➔ "J't'en prie" is a contracted form of "Je t'en prie", meaning "I beg you" or "Please". "J'peux" is a contracted form of "Je peux". "En" here implicitly refers to something that has been mentioned earlier, perhaps his feelings or the situation.

• Pa-pa lapenn di mwen sa si ou ka tronpé mwen

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si' and subjunctive mood (implied). Use of Creole.

  ➔ This is Creole French. A more standard French version would be something like "Ça ne vaut pas la peine de me le dire si tu me trompes". 'Si' introduces a conditional clause, and ideally the verb 'tromper' should be in the subjunctive, although in informal settings the indicative is often used. This sentence means "It's not worth telling me if you're cheating on me."

• Ou pa té lé love story alors oubliyé mwen

  ➔ Negation in the past with 'pa té', imperative mood.

  ➔ This is also Creole French. "Ou pa té lé" means "You didn't want". "Oubliyé mwen" is the imperative form of the verb "oublier" (to forget), meaning "Forget me".