Lyrics & Translation
That's not true
I'm giving my heart a vacation
A little rest
And if you think I was wrong
Wait
Breathe in the golden breath
That pushes me forward
And
Act as if I had gone to sea
I've hoisted the mainsail
And slipped under the wind
Act as if I were leaving Earth
I've found my star
I followed it for a moment
Under the wind
And if you think it's over
Never
It's just a break, a respite
After the dangers
And if you think I forget you
Listen
Open your body to the winds of the night
Close your eyes
And
Act as if I had gone to sea
I've hoisted the mainsail
And slipped under the wind
Act as if I were leaving Earth
I've found my star
I followed it for a moment
Under the wind
And if you think it's over
Never (Under the wind)
It's just a break, a respite
After the dangers
Act as if I had gone to sea
I've hoisted the mainsail
And slipped under the wind
Act as if I were leaving Earth
I've found my star
I followed it for a moment
Under the wind
Act as if I had gone to sea
I've hoisted the mainsail
And slipped under the wind (Hoho ho)
Act as if I were leaving Earth
I've found my star
I followed it for a moment, under the wind
Under the wind
Under the wind
Key Vocabulary
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peur /pœʁ/ A2 |
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repos /ʁə.po/ A2 |
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souffle /sufl/ B1 |
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vent /vɑ̃/ A1 |
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mer /mɛʁ/ A1 |
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étoile /e.twal/ A2 |
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dangers /dɑ̃.ʒɛʁ/ B2 |
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pause /poz/ A2 |
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écoute /e.kut/ A2 |
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glissé /ɡli.se/ B1 |
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trouvé /tʁu.ve/ A2 |
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quitter /ki.te/ B1 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ B1 |
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fini /fi.ni/ A2 |
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t'oublie /tu.bli/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Et si tu crois que j'ai eu peur, C'est faux
➔ Si clause (Hypothetical)
➔ Uses "si" + present tense + future/imperative/present tense to express a hypothetical situation. Here, it's "si" + present tense + present tense, indicating a general conditional statement.
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Je donne des vacances à mon cœur
➔ Indirect Object Pronoun (à + noun)
➔ "à mon cœur" indicates to whom the action of giving vacations is directed. "Cœur" is the indirect object.
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Respire un peu le souffle d'or
➔ Imperative Mood
➔ "Respire" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or instruction. It's directed to "tu" (you).
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Qui me pousse en avant
➔ Relative Pronoun "Qui"
➔ "Qui" refers to the preceding noun phrase, "souffle d'or" (golden breath), and acts as the subject of the verb "pousse".
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Fais comme si j'avais pris la mer
➔ Imperfect Subjunctive in 'Comme si' Clause
➔ "Comme si" (as if) introduces a counterfactual situation. The verb "avais pris" is in the pluperfect subjunctive, indicating an action that happened before the moment of speaking but is contrary to reality.
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J'ai sorti la grand'voile
➔ Passé Composé
➔ "J'ai sorti" is the passé composé, indicating a completed action in the past. The auxiliary verb is "avoir" and the past participle is "sorti".
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C'est juste une pause, un répit
➔ Use of 'C'est' + Noun
➔ "C'est" + noun is used to define or identify something. Here, it defines what the situation is – a pause and a respite.
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Ouvre ton corps aux vents de la nuit
➔ Possessive Adjective "Ton" and Preposition "Aux"
➔ "Ton" is a possessive adjective indicating that the body belongs to "tu" (you). "Aux" is a contraction of "à les", used before a plural noun. "Aux vents" means to the winds.
