Allons Voir

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Quoique les gens d'ici pensent

Whatever people here think

S'il n'est pas partout la même heure

If the time isn't the same everywhere

Il y a peut-être une chance

Perhaps there's a chance

Que l'herbe soit plus verte ailleurs

That the grass is greener elsewhere

Souvent, tu attends la nuit

Often, you wait for the night

Quand, plus rien ne fait mal

When nothing hurts anymore

Et tu rêves que tu t'enfuis

And you dream of escaping

À la nage, par le canal

Swimming away, through the canal

Tu rêves d'un grand pays

You dream of a great country

D'une vie qui enivre

Of an intoxicating life

Comme celle que tu lis

Like the one you read

Dans les pages des livres

In the pages of books

Il est temps de vivre

It's time to live

Allons voir

Let's find out

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

N'ayons peur de rien

Let's fear nothing

Allons voir

Let's find out

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

N'ayons peur de rien

Let's fear nothing

Prends-moi la main

Take my hand

Tu meurs d'envie d'aller voir

You're dying to go see

Par toi-même, faire tes preuves

For yourself, to prove yourself

Et si, c'était la mer à boire

And if it was an impossible task

Eh bien, que la mer t'abreuve

Well then, let the sea quench your thirst

Le ciel sera toujours bas

The sky will always be low

À ceux qui vivent sans courage

For those who live without courage

Tu ne les écoutes pas

You don't listen to them

Quand ils disent "ce n'est pas de ton âge"

When they say "you're too young"

Et tu vas vers ce pays

And you go towards this country

Vers cette vie qui enivre

Towards this intoxicating life

Comme celle que tu lis

Like the one you read

Le soir dans les pages des livres

In the evening in the pages of books

Il est temps de vivre

It's time to live

Allons voir

Let's find out

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

N'ayons peur de rien

Let's fear nothing

Allons voir

Let's find out

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

Ce que la vie nous réserve

What life has in store for us

N'ayons peur de rien

Let's fear nothing

Prends-moi la main

Take my hand

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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life; existence
vivre /vivʁ/ A1	verb - to live; to be alive
voir /vwaʁ/ A1	verb - to see; to look; (in context) to discover, to find out
réserver /ʁezɛʁve/ B1	verb - to reserve, to book; to set aside; (figurative) to have in store for
peur /pœʁ/ A2	noun - fear
rêver /ʁɛve/ A2	verb - to dream
pays /pei/ A1	noun - country; land
livre /livʁ/ A1	noun - book
mer /mɛʁ/ A1	noun - sea
courage /kuʁaʒ/ B1	noun - courage; bravery
enivrer /ɑ̃nivʁe/ B2	verb - to intoxicate, to make drunk; (figurative) to exhilarate, to thrill
main /mɛ̃/ A1	noun - hand
attendre /atɑ̃dʁ/ A1	verb - to wait for; to expect
s'enfuir /sɑ̃fɥiʁ/ B1	verb - to flee; to run away; to escape
chance /ʃɑ̃s/ A2	noun - chance; luck; opportunity
herbe /ɛʁb/ A2	noun - grass; herb
preuve /pʁœv/ B1	noun - proof; evidence; (in 'faire ses preuves') to prove oneself
abreuver /abʁœve/ B2	verb - to water (animals); to quench (thirst); (figurative) to supply abundantly, to deluge

Grammaire:

• Quoique les gens d'ici pensent

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'quoique'

  ➔ '"Quoique"' (although/even though) is a subordinating conjunction that always requires the **subjunctive mood**. Here, '"pensent"' is the subjunctive form of 'penser' (to think), indicating a concession or hypothesis.

• S'il n'est pas partout la même heure

  ➔ Conditional clause (Si + present tense)

  ➔ The conjunction '"si"' (if) introduces a condition. When the condition is expressed in the **present tense** ('"il n'est pas"'), the main clause typically uses the present or future tense, implying a real or probable condition.

• Quand, plus rien ne fait mal

  ➔ Indefinite negative pronoun ('plus rien ne')

  ➔ The construction '"plus rien ne"' means "nothing anymore" or "no longer anything". It combines the negative adverb '"plus"' (no longer) and the indefinite pronoun '"rien"' (nothing) with the necessary negation '"ne"'.

• D'une vie qui enivre

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'qui'

  ➔ The relative pronoun '"qui"' replaces a **subject** (here, '"une vie"') in the subordinate clause. It means "that" or "which" and introduces a description or additional information about the noun it refers to.

• Comme celle que tu lis

  ➔ Comparison ('comme') and Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ '"Comme"' is used to make a comparison, meaning "like" or "as". '"Que"' is a relative pronoun that replaces the **direct object** (here, '"celle"', referring to a life/story) in the subordinate clause, meaning "that" or "which".

• Il est temps de vivre

  ➔ Impersonal expression ('il est temps de') + Infinitive

  ➔ '"Il est temps de"' is an impersonal expression commonly used to indicate that something should happen or begin. It is always followed by an **infinitive verb** ('"vivre"' - to live) and means "it's time to...".

• Allons voir

  ➔ Imperative (1st person plural) + Infinitive

  ➔ '"Allons"' is the **imperative form** of the verb 'aller' (to go) for the first-person plural "nous". When followed by an **infinitive verb** ('"voir"' - to see), it means "Let's go [do something]", expressing a suggestion or invitation.

• Ce que la vie nous réserve

  ➔ Compound relative pronoun ('ce que')

  ➔ '"Ce que"' is a compound relative pronoun used to refer to an unspecified thing or idea, meaning "what" or "that which". It acts as the **direct object** of the verb in the relative clause.

• N'ayons peur de rien

  ➔ Negative imperative (1st person plural) + Double negation ('ne...rien')

  ➔ '"N'ayons"' is the **negative imperative form** of 'avoir' (to have), used here in the expression 'avoir peur' (to be afraid). The double negation '"ne...rien"' means "nothing" or "not anything", resulting in "Let's not be afraid of anything."

• Tu meurs d'envie d'aller voir

  ➔ Idiomatic verb expression ('mourir d'envie de') + Infinitive

  ➔ '"Mourir d'envie de"' is an idiomatic expression meaning "to be dying to" or "to be extremely eager to". It is always followed by an **infinitive verb** ('"aller voir"' - to go see), indicating a strong desire.