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Si je m'endors me réveillerez-vous? 00:10
Il fait si froid dehors le ressentez-vous? 00:13
Il fut un temps où j'étais comme vous 00:17
Malgré toutes mes galères je reste un homme debout 00:21
Priez pour que je m'en sorte 00:25
Priez pour que mieux je me porte 00:29
Ne me jetez pas la faute 00:32
Ne me fermez pas la porte 00:36
Oui, je vis de jour en jour 00:40
De squat en squat, un troubadour 00:42
Si je chante c'est pour qu'on me regarde 00:43
Ne serait-ce qu'un p'tit bonjour 00:46
J'vous vois passer quand j'suis assis 00:47
Vous êtes debout, pressés, j'apprécie 00:49
Un p'tit regard, un p'tit sourire 00:51
Ne prennent le temps, ne font que courir 00:53
Si je m'endors me réveillerez-vous? 00:55
Il fait si froid dehors le ressentez-vous? 00:59
Il fut un temps où j'étais comme vous 01:03
Malgré toutes mes galères je reste un homme debout 01:06
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Merci bien pour la pièce 01:18
En ce moment c'est dur, je confesse 01:19
Moi, j'vais m'en sortir, je l'atteste 01:21
J'veux avoir un toit, une adresse 01:23
Si de toi à moi c'est dur, je stresse 01:25
Le moral n'est pas toujours bon, le temps presse 01:27
Mais bon comment faire? 01:30
À par l'ivresse comme futur 01:31
Et des promesses en veux tu? 01:32
Voilà ma vie j'me suis pris des coups dans la tronche 01:34
Sois sur que si j'tombe par terre tout le monde passe 01:36
Mais personne ne bronche 01:39
Franchement 01:40
À part les gosses qui me regardent étrangement 01:41
Tout le monde trouve ça normal que j'fasse la manche 01:43
M'en veuillez pas, mais parfois, j'ai qu'une envie abandonner 01:45
Si je m'endors me réveillerez-vous? 01:49
Il fait si froid dehors le ressentez-vous? 01:52
Il fut un temps où j'étais comme vous 01:56
Malgré toutes mes galères je reste un homme debout 02:00
Priez pour que je m'en sorte 02:04
Priez pour que mieux je me porte 02:08
Ne me jetez pas la faute 02:12
Ne me fermez pas la porte 02:16
Si je m'endors me réveillerez-vous? 02:19
Il fait si froid dehors le ressentez-vous? 02:23
Il fut un temps où j'étais comme vous 02:27
Malgré toutes mes galères je reste un homme debout 02:30
Si je m'endors me réveillerez-vous? 02:35
Il fait si froid dehors le ressentez-vous? 02:38
Il fut un temps où j'étais comme vous 02:42
Malgré toutes mes galères je reste un homme debout 02:46
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Un homme debout – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Explore the poignant story and powerful message of Claudio Capéo's hit song, "Un homme debout." This song offers a raw and empathetic look at the struggles of homelessness, making it a compelling piece to understand through its lyrics and emotional depth.

[English]
If I fall asleep, will you wake me up?
It's so cold outside, can you feel it?
There was a time when I was like you
Despite all my struggles, I remain a standing man
Pray that I make it through
Pray that I feel better
Don't blame me
Don't close the door on me
Yes, I live day by day
From squat to squat, a troubadour
If I sing, it's so that I'm seen
Even just a little hello
I see you pass by when I'm sitting
You are standing, in a hurry, I appreciate it
A little glance, a little smile
They don't take the time, they just run
If I fall asleep, will you wake me up?
It's so cold outside, can you feel it?
There was a time when I was like you
Despite all my struggles, I remain a standing man
...
Thank you for the coin
Right now it's tough, I confess
Me, I'm going to make it, I attest
I want to have a roof, an address
If it's hard from you to me, I stress
The morale isn't always good, time is pressing
But how to do it?
Except for drunkenness as a future
And promises, do you want some?
Here is my life, I've taken hits to the face
Be sure that if I fall to the ground, everyone passes
But no one flinches
Honestly
Except for the kids who look at me strangely
Everyone finds it normal that I beg
Don't blame me, but sometimes, all I want is to give up
If I fall asleep, will you wake me up?
It's so cold outside, can you feel it?
There was a time when I was like you
Despite all my struggles, I remain a standing man
Pray that I make it through
Pray that I feel better
Don't blame me
Don't close the door on me
If I fall asleep, will you wake me up?
It's so cold outside, can you feel it?
There was a time when I was like you
Despite all my struggles, I remain a standing man
If I fall asleep, will you wake me up?
It's so cold outside, can you feel it?
There was a time when I was like you
Despite all my struggles, I remain a standing man
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

rever

/ʁə.vɛ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to wake up

froid

/fʁwa/

A2
  • noun
  • - cold
  • adjective
  • - cold (describing temperature)

hors

/ɔʁ/

A2
  • adverb
  • - outside

temps

/tɑ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - time

galère

/ɡa.lɛʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - hardship, struggle

debout

/də.bu/

A2
  • adjective
  • - standing, upright

sortir

/sɔʁ.tiʁ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to get out, to leave

porte

/pɔʁt/

A2
  • noun
  • - door

mieux

/mjø/

A2
  • adverb
  • - better

porte

/pɔʁt/

A2
  • noun
  • - door

sort

/sɔʁ/

A2
  • noun
  • - fate, lot

pierre

/pjɛʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - stone

courir

/kuʁiʁ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to run

passer

/pɑs.e/

A2
  • verb
  • - to pass, to go by

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Priez pour que je m'en sorte

    ➔ The subjunctive mood with "que" introduces a wish or hope.

    ➔ This sentence uses the subjunctive "en sorte" to express a wish about the speaker's future well-being.

  • Il fait si froid dehors le ressentez-vous?

    ➔ The phrase uses inversion in a question to form a formal or poetic inquiry.

    ➔ Inversion of the verb and subject creates a question in formal or literary style.

  • Malgré toutes mes galères je reste un homme debout

    ➔ The phrase uses the verb "rester" (to remain) with an adjective to describe standing firm despite difficulties.

    ➔ The verb "rester" (to stay/remain) combined with an adjective describes resilience or standing firm.

  • Moi, j'vais m'en sortir, je l'atteste

    ➔ The informal "j'vais" is a contraction of "je vais," using the near future tense to indicate intention.

    ➔ This informal contraction indicates a near future action with the intention to succeed.

  • Sois sur que si j'tombe par terre tout le monde passe

    ➔ Use of "si" + present tense in conditional sentences to express "if".

    ➔ This sentence expresses a conditional "if" clause with the present tense to indicate a hypothetical situation.

  • Ne me fermez pas la porte

    ➔ Imperative form with "ne" and "pas" for negation, giving a command.

    ➔ This is the negative imperative form requesting someone not to close the door.

  • Il fut un temps où j'étais comme vous

    ➔ Past tense "fut" (literally "was") used in a literary form for "there was a time".

    ➔ The archaic or literary past tense "fut" is used here to evoke a poetic or formal tone expressing a past state.