On était beau

• Por: Louane

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Sur les trottoirs je pense à toi

On the sidewalks, I think of you

Sur les boulevards je pense à toi

On the boulevards, I think of you

Dans la nuit noire je pense à toi

In the dark night, I think of you

Même s'il est tard

Even if it's late

Sous les réverbères je pense à toi

Under the streetlights, I think of you

Dans la lumière je pense à toi

In the light, I think of you

Tous les hémisphères je pense à toi

In all the hemispheres, I think of you

Sous la poussière

Under the dust

On était beau

We were beautiful

Pourtant on accélérait sans freins

Yet we were speeding without brakes

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

On était beau

We were beautiful

Souvent, quand on souriait pour rien

Often, when we smiled for no reason

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

Je me réveille je pense à toi

I wake up, I think of you

Encore sommeil je pense à toi

Still sleepy, I think of you

Trop de soleil je pense à toi

Too much sun, I think of you

C'est plus pareil

It's not the same

En funambule je pense à toi

Like a tightrope walker, I think of you

On me bouscule je pense à toi

I'm being pushed, I think of you

Si je recule je pense à toi

If I step back, I think of you

J'suis ridicule

I'm ridiculous

On était beau

We were beautiful

Pourtant on accélérait sans freins

Yet we were speeding without brakes

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

On était beau

We were beautiful

Souvent, quand on souriait pour rien

Often, when we smiled for no reason

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

...

...

Je suis désolé je pense à toi

I'm sorry, I think of you

Presque obsédée je pense à toi

Almost obsessed, I think of you

T'es possédé je pense à toi

You're possessed, I think of you

Trop fatiguée

Too tired

Sur toutes les routes je pense à toi

On all the roads, I think of you

Si je m'écoute je pense à toi

If I listen to myself, I think of you

L'ombre d'un doute je pense à toi

The shadow of a doubt, I think of you

Je me dégoûte

I disgust myself

On était beau

We were beautiful

Pourtant on accélérait sans freins

Yet we were speeding without brakes

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

On était beau

We were beautiful

Souvent, quand on souriait pour rien

Often, when we smiled for no reason

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

Tu sais j'étouffe je pense à toi

You know, I'm suffocating, I think of you

Quand je découche je pense à toi

When I stay out, I think of you

Je perds mon souffle je pense à toi

I'm losing my breath, I think of you

Au bord du gouffre

On the edge of the abyss

Encore un soir je pense à toi

Another evening, I think of you

J'ai le cafard je pense à toi

I'm feeling down, I think of you

Dans le brouillard je pense à toi

In the fog, I think of you

Je peux pas y croire

I can't believe it

On était beau

We were beautiful

Pourtant on accélérait sans freins

Yet we were speeding without brakes

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

On était beau

We were beautiful

Souvent, quand on souriait pour rien

Often, when we smiled for no reason

On s'aimait trop

We loved each other too much

Pour s'aimer bien

To love each other well

...

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Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario	Significados
pense /pɑ̃s/ A2	verb - to think
beau /bo/ A2	adjective - beautiful, handsome noun - beauty
accélérait /a.ke.le.tɛ/ B2	verb - was accelerating
souriait /su.ʁi.e/ B1	verb - smiled
ressentir /ʁəsɑ̃tiʁ/ B2	verb - to feel
obscur /ɔb.skyʁ/ B2	adjective - dark, obscure
lumière /lɥi.mɛʁ/ A2	noun - light
dust /dys.tɛʁ/ B1	noun - dust
route /ʁut/ A2	noun - road, route
freins /fʁɛ̃/ B2	noun - brakes
souffle /sufl/ B2	noun - breath, airflow

Gramática:

• Sur les trottoirs je pense à toi

  ➔ Preposition "sur" + definite article "les" + noun (trottoirs). Use of the preposition "sur" to indicate location.

  ➔ This line indicates that the speaker is thinking about "you" while being on the sidewalks. "Sur" is used to mean "on" in this context.

• Même s'il est tard

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "même si" (even if) + impersonal verb construction "il est" + adjective "tard" (late). Expressing a concession.

  ➔ This line means "Even if it's late." "Même si" introduces a clause that is true regardless of the main statement (thinking of the person).

• Pourtant on accélérait sans freins

  ➔ Adverb "pourtant" (yet/however) + subject pronoun "on" (we) + verb "accélérait" (was accelerating) in the imperfect tense + preposition "sans" (without) + noun "freins" (brakes). Imperfect tense to describe a continuous action in the past.

  ➔ This translates to "Yet we were accelerating without brakes." The imperfect tense "accélérait" emphasizes the continuous nature of the action.

• On s'aimait trop

  ➔ Subject pronoun "on" + reflexive pronoun "s'" + verb "aimait" (loved) in the imperfect tense + adverb "trop" (too much). Expressing excessive love.

  ➔ This translates to "We loved each other too much." The use of "trop" emphasizes the excessiveness.

• Pour s'aimer bien

  ➔ Preposition "pour" (to/in order to) + reflexive pronoun "s'" + infinitive verb "aimer" (to love) + adverb "bien" (well). Expressing a purpose or goal.

  ➔ This translates to "To love each other well." It indicates the desired way of loving, in contrast to loving too much.

• Souvent, quand on souriait pour rien

  ➔ Adverb "souvent" (often) + subordinating conjunction "quand" (when) + subject pronoun "on" + verb "souriait" (was smiling) in the imperfect tense + preposition "pour" (for) + noun "rien" (nothing). Using the imperfect tense with "quand" to describe a recurring action.

  ➔ This translates to "Often, when we smiled for nothing." It emphasizes the simplicity and joy of the past relationship.

• Je suis désolé je pense à toi

  ➔ Subject pronoun "je" + verb "suis" (am) + adjective "désolé" (sorry - masculine form) + pronoun "je" + verb "pense" (think) + preposition "à" + pronoun "toi" (you). The use of an adjective to describe a state of being.

  ➔ This translates to "I'm sorry, I'm thinking about you." The adjective "désolé" agrees with the subject "je" (even if it is a male form)