Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the emotional depth of "Si je défaille" by Mozart l'opéra rock. This song offers a window into the complexities of love and vulnerability, making it a special piece for learning French through music, as it beautifully illustrates themes of defiance and surrender.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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incendié /ɛ̃.sɑ̃.dje/ B2 |
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assassiné /a.sa.si.ne/ B2 |
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empreintes /ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t/ B1 |
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regrets /ʁə.ɡʁɛ/ B1 |
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amers /a.mɛʁ/ B1 |
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blessés /ble.se/ B1 |
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serment /sɛʁ.mɑ̃/ B2 |
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renoncer /ʁə.nɔ̃.se/ B2 |
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égards /e.ɡaʁ/ C1 |
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brûlé /bʁy.le/ B1 |
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défaille /de.fɑj/ B2 |
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crocs /kʁo/ B2 |
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empale /ɑ̃.pal/ C1 |
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taille /taj/ A2 |
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griffes /ɡʁif/ B1 |
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mâle /mal/ A2 |
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dévore /de.vɔʁ/ B2 |
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animal /a.ni.mal/ A1 |
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ruptures /ʁyp.tyʁ/ B2 |
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retiènnent /ʁə.tjɛn/ B2 |
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cours /kuʁ/ A1 |
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perte /pɛʁt/ B1 |
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démons /de.mɔ̃/ B2 |
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guettent /ɡɛt/ B2 |
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offerte /ɔ.fɛʁt/ B1 |
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vaille /vaj/ C1 |
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peine /pɛn/ A2 |
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fatal /fa.tal/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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J'ai incendié mes romans
➔ Passé composé tense with 'avoir' auxiliary
➔ This sentence uses the **passé composé**, a French past tense, formed with the auxiliary **'avoir'** and the past participle **'incendié'**.
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Assassiné mes princes charmants
➔ Past participle in passé composé with 'avoir'
➔ Uses the **past participle** 'assassiné' combined with **'avoir'** to form the **passé composé** tense.
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Je m'étais fait le serment
➔ Pluperfect tense with reflexive verb and 'faire'
➔ Expresses an action completed before another past action, using **plus-que-parfait** with the reflexive pronoun 'm’', in the form **'je m'étais fait'**.
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Et si je défaille
➔ Conditional tense with 'si' (if clause)
➔ The phrase uses the **conditional tense** introduced by the **'si'** clause to express hypothetical situations, in this case, **'si je défaille'** ('if I faint').
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Que mes ruptures me retiennent
➔ Subjunctive mood in a relative clause
➔ Uses the **subjunctive mood** with **'retiennent'** (from **retenir**) in a relative clause to express a wish or a hypothetical situation, implying a desire for **'mes ruptures'** to hold me back.
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