Be Alive
Paroles:
[English]
It feels so good to be alive
Got all my family by my side
Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried
That's why I lift my head with pride
...
I got a million miles on me
They want to see how far I'll go
The path was never paved with gold (gold)
We worked and built this on our own (own)
...
And, and can't nobody knock it if they tried (no)
This is hustle personified
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
So when we win, we will have pride
Do you know how much we have cried?
How hard we had to fight?
(It feels so good to be alive) it feels so, so, so good
(Got all my sisters by my side) uh-huh, I got all my sisters by my side
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried) oh, black off if I tried
(That's why I lift my head with pride)
Uh-huh, now we're sitting on top of the world again, huh
I got a million miles on me (me)
They want to see how far I'll go (they want to see how far I'll go)
The path was never paved with gold (gold)
We fought and built this on our own
(We fought and built this on our own, own)
And, and can't nobody knock it if they tried (no)
This is hustle personified
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
So when we win, we will have pride
Do you know how much we have cried?
How hard we had to fight?
...
(It feels so good to be alive) it feels so good, so good
(Got all my family by my side)
And we gon' sit on top of the world again
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried) and I wouldn't trade nothing
And I wouldn't trade nothing (that's why I lift my head with pride)
So baby, lift your head, yeah
(It feels so good to be alive)
Darling, it's a celebration for you, yeah
(I got the tribe all by my side)
You're doing everything they said you couldn't do
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried)
(That's why I lift my head with pride) lift your head, yeah
Ooh
(Ooh, I tried, oh)
...
Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:
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alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2 |
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family /ˈfæməli/ A1 |
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side /saɪd/ A1 |
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black /blæk/ A1 |
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head /hed/ A1 |
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pride /praɪd/ B1 |
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miles /maɪlz/ A1 |
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path /pæθ/ B1 |
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gold /ɡoʊld/ A1 |
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hustle /ˈhʌsl/ B2 |
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fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2 |
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win /wɪn/ A2 |
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sisters /ˈsɪstərz/ A1 |
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tribe /traɪb/ B2 |
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celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/ B1 |
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Grammaire:
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It feels so good to be alive
➔ Infinitif de but après un adjectif
➔ L'infinitif "to be alive" explique pourquoi on se sent si bien. "So good" est l'adjectif modifié par l'infinitif.
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Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried
➔ Conditionnel de type 2 (Mixte)
➔ Bien que cette phrase ne soit pas grammaticalement parfaite, elle implique une structure de conditionnel de type 2. Si j'essayais, je ne pourrais pas effacer ce "black". Le "if I tried" indique une situation hypothétique dans le présent/futur, et "Couldn't wipe" montre le résultat.
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They want to see how far I'll go
➔ Question indirecte
➔ "How far I'll go" est une question indirecte agissant comme l'objet du verbe "see". L'ordre des mots est comme une déclaration (sujet + verbe) au lieu d'une question.
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The path was never paved with gold
➔ Voix passive (Passé simple/composé)
➔ La phrase utilise la voix passive. Le chemin est le sujet, mais il reçoit l'action d'être pavé. La forme active serait: Quelqu'un n'a jamais pavé le chemin d'or.
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can't nobody knock it if they tried
➔ Double négation (Informel)
➔ L'expression "can't nobody" est une double négation. En anglais standard, ce devrait être "can't anybody" ou "nobody can". Ceci est courant dans certains dialectes et ajoute de l'emphase.
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This is hustle personified
➔ Métaphore/Personnification
➔ "Hustle" est personnifié. La personnification consiste à donner des qualités humaines à des choses non humaines. Ici, "hustle" (travail acharné, effort) est traité comme s'il pouvait avoir une forme physique.
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Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
➔ Passé composé continu
➔ Le passé composé continu met l'accent sur la nature continue du combat. L'action a commencé dans le passé et continue jusqu'au présent.
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