Ton visage
Lyrics:
Vocabulary in this song:
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grain /ɡrɛ̃/ B1 |
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rêves /ʁɛv/ A2 |
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réalité /ʁealite/ B1 |
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humanité /ymanitɛ/ B2 |
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béton /betɔ̃/ B1 |
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trêve /tʁɛv/ B2 |
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qualité /kalite/ B1 |
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larmes /laʁm/ A2 |
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peines /pɛn/ B1 |
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bonheur /bɔnœʁ/ B1 |
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houle /ul/ B2 |
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écume /ekym/ B2 |
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foule /ful/ B1 |
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bitume /bitym/ B2 |
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visage /vizaʒ/ A2 |
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planche /plɑ̃ʃ/ B1 |
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salut /saly/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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Quand en ville, le grain se lève
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Implied)
➔ While grammatically indicative, the phrase implies a hypothetical or conditional situation. It's not stating a definite fact but rather 'when' or 'if' something happens. Although no subjunctive is directly used, the conditionality implies its use
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Que s'éternisent les rêves
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Wish/Desire)
➔ The use of the subjunctive form implies a wish or desire. The phrase translates to something along the lines of 'May the dreams last forever'. The verb "s'éternisent" is in the third person plural subjunctive.
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Que n'ai-je? Une planche de salut
➔ Inversion (for Emphasis/Exclamation)
➔ This is an inverted sentence structure ('What do I lack? A life raft'). Inversion is used here for emphasis and expressing a strong feeling of lack or longing. The standard form would be 'Qu'est-ce que je n'ai pas ? Une planche de salut.'
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Oublier ton lointain visage
➔ Infinitive Used as a Noun (Purpose)
➔ The infinitive 'oublier' (to forget) acts like a noun here, representing the action or goal that the speaker is trying to achieve.
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J'veux des larmes qui ne coupent pas
➔ Relative Clause with Subjunctive (Characteristic)
➔ The relative clause 'qui ne coupent pas' (that don't cut) modifies 'des larmes' (tears). The use of the subjunctive 'coupent' implies that the speaker is looking for a specific *type* of tears, tears with a certain characteristic. If he was talking about definite tears then indicative form 'coupent' would be used. The singer express a certain wish and desire.
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Ces petites choses qui n'ont au clair De sens qu'une fois qu'on les perd
➔ Restriction 'ne...que' / 'only'
➔ The structure 'ne...que' means 'only'. It restricts the sense of the little things to 'only' when they are lost. So the sentence means: These little things only have a clear sense once we lose them.
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Pour chevaucher mon vague à l'âme
➔ Infinitive of purpose introduced by "Pour"
➔ The preposition "pour" introduces an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose of an action. Here, "pour chevaucher" (to ride) explains the reason or purpose behind the implied action. The phrase details why something is done: to ride my melancholy (vague à l'âme)
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