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Oh, imagine a land, it's a faraway place 00:05

Where the caravan camels roam 00:13

Where you wander among every culture and tongue 00:15

It's chaotic, but, hey, it's home 00:20

When the wind's from the East 00:24

And the sun's from the West 00:26

And the sand in the glass is right 00:28

Come on down, stop on by 00:31

Hop a carpet and fly 00:33

To another Arabian night 00:36

As you wind through the streets 00:39

00:42

At the fabled bazaars 01:01

With the cardamom-cluttered stalls 01:03

You can smell every spice 01:06

While you haggle the price 01:09

Of the silks and the satin shawls 01:10

Oh, the music that plays as you move through a maze 01:13

In the haze of your pure delight 01:18

You are caught in a dance 01:22

You are lost in the trance 01:23

Of another Arabian night 01:25

Arabian nights 01:28

Like Arabian days 01:32

More often than not are hotter than hot 01:36

In a lot of good ways 01:41

Arabian nights 01:43

Like Arabian dreams 01:49

This mystical land of magic and sand 01:51

Is more than it seems 01:55

There's a road that may lead you 01:58

To good or to greed through 02:03

The power your wishing commands 02:04

Let the darkness unfold or find fortunes untold 02:07

Well, your destiny lies in your hands 02:11

Only one may enter here 02:13

One whose worth lies far within 02:18

A diamond in the rough 02:21

Arabian nights 02:23

Like Arabian days 02:29

They seem to excite, take off and take flight 02:33

To shock and amaze 02:36

Arabian nights 02:38

'Neath Arabian moons 02:42

A fool off his guard could fall and fall hard 02:46

Out there on the dunes 02:50

02:53

Arabian Nights

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Will Smith

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Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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[English]

Oh, imagine a land, it's a faraway place

Where the caravan camels roam

Where you wander among every culture and tongue

It's chaotic, but, hey, it's home

When the wind's from the East

And the sun's from the West

And the sand in the glass is right

Come on down, stop on by

Hop a carpet and fly

To another Arabian night

As you wind through the streets

...

At the fabled bazaars

With the cardamom-cluttered stalls

You can smell every spice

While you haggle the price

Of the silks and the satin shawls

Oh, the music that plays as you move through a maze

In the haze of your pure delight

You are caught in a dance

You are lost in the trance

Of another Arabian night

Arabian nights

Like Arabian days

More often than not are hotter than hot

In a lot of good ways

Arabian nights

Like Arabian dreams

This mystical land of magic and sand

Is more than it seems

There's a road that may lead you

To good or to greed through

The power your wishing commands

Let the darkness unfold or find fortunes untold

Well, your destiny lies in your hands

Only one may enter here

One whose worth lies far within

A diamond in the rough

Arabian nights

Like Arabian days

They seem to excite, take off and take flight

To shock and amaze

Arabian nights

'Neath Arabian moons

A fool off his guard could fall and fall hard

Out there on the dunes

...

Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

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Vocabulaire	Significations
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - imaginer
roam /roʊm/ B2	verb - errer
wander /ˈwɑːndər/ B1	verb - errer
chaotic /keɪˈɑːtɪk/ B2	adjective - chaotique
wind /wɪnd/ A2	verb - enrouler
fabled /ˈfeɪbld/ C1	adjective - légendaire
bazaar /bəˈzɑːr/ B2	noun - bazar
cluttered /ˈklʌtərd/ B2	adjective - encombré
haggle /ˈhæɡəl/ B2	verb - marchander
spice /spaɪs/ B1	noun - épice
delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ B2	noun - délice
trance /træns/ B2	noun - transe
mystical /ˈmɪstɪkəl/ C1	adjective - mystique
greed /ɡriːd/ B2	noun - avidité
commands /kəˈmændz/ B2	verb - ordonner
fortunes /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/ B2	noun - fortune
shock /ʃɑːk/ B2	verb - choc

Grammaire:

Oh, imagine a land, it's a faraway place

➔ Impératif pour suggestion/invitation

➔ Le mot "imagine" est utilisé comme un impératif, invitant l'auditeur à considérer ou à visualiser une scène. Bien que grammaticalement un ordre, il fonctionne davantage comme une suggestion ou un attrait.
Where the caravan camels roam

➔ Proposition relative avec "where"

➔ "Where" introduit une proposition relative qui modifie "a faraway place". Il précise la caractéristique du lieu : c'est un lieu où errent les chameaux de la caravane.
When the wind's from the East

➔ Ellipse (omission de "is")

➔ L'expression "the wind's" est une contraction de "the wind is". Le verbe "is" est souvent omis dans le langage familier ou dans les paroles de chansons pour plus de concision et de rythme.
More often than not are hotter than hot

➔ Inversion sujet-verbe (non standard)

➔ L'ordre des mots standard serait "Arabian nights are more often than not hotter than hot." L'inversion met l'accent sur l'intensité de la chaleur. Ceci est souvent fait pour un effet stylistique dans la poésie et la chanson, même si grammaticalement ce n'est pas conventionnel.
This mystical land of magic and sand Is more than it seems

➔ Accord sujet-verbe avec un groupe nominal composé

➔ "This mystical land of magic and sand" agit comme un sujet singulier. Bien qu'il contienne plusieurs éléments (magie et sable), l'expression dans son ensemble est considérée comme une seule chose, d'où le verbe singulier "is".
There's a road that may lead you To good or to greed through The power your wishing commands

➔ Verbe modal "may" exprimant la possibilité, proposition relative avec "that", préposition "through" exprimant le moyen.

➔ "May" suggère une possibilité, pas une certitude, que la route mène au bien ou à la cupidité. "That may lead you" est une proposition relative qui définit la route. "Through the power..." indique les moyens par lesquels le résultat est déterminé.
A fool off his guard could fall and fall hard

➔ Phrase conditionnelle avec "if" implicite, verbe modal "could"

➔ Cette phrase implique "If a fool is off his guard, he could fall and fall hard." ("Si un fou baisse sa garde, il pourrait tomber et tomber durement"). "Could" indique une possibilité ou une conséquence potentielle.