Don't Shoot Me Santa – Paroles bilingues Anglais/Français

• Par: The Killers

Paroles et Traduction

Plongez dans le Noël macabre de The Killers avec « Don't Shoot Me Santa ». En apprenant les paroles, vous pratiquerez l'anglais grâce aux jeux de mots, aux expressions idiomatiques et aux références culturelles du dialogue entre Brandon Flowers et le Père Noël, tout en découvrant ce mélange unique de rock alternatif et d'humour sombre qui rend la chanson si spéciale.

[Français]

(bells chiming)

♪ Oh Santa ♪

(gentle music)

♪ I've been waiting on you ♪

♪ That's funny kid ♪

♪ Because I've been coming for you ♪

♪ Oh Santa ♪

♪ I've been killing just for fun ♪

♪ Well the party's over, kid ♪

♪ Because I ♪

♪ Because I got a bullet in my gun ♪

♪ A bullet in your what ♪

♪ Santa's got a bullet in his gun ♪

♪ You know it, Santa's got a bullet in his gun ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ I've been a clean living boy ♪

♪ I promise you ♪

♪ Did every little thing you asked me to ♪

♪ I can't believe the things I'm going through ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ Well no one else around believes me ♪

♪ But the children on the block they tease me ♪

♪ I couldn't let them off that easy ♪

♪ Oh Santa ♪

(music slows)

♪ It's been a real hard year ♪

♪ There just ain't no gettin' around this ♪

♪ Life is hard ♪

♪ But look at me ♪

♪ I turned out all right ♪

♪ Hey Santa ♪

♪ Why don't we talk about it ♪

♪ Work it out ♪

♪ Believe me ♪

♪ This ain't what I wanted ♪

♪ I love all you kids, you know that ♪

♪ Hell, I remember when you were just 10 years old ♪

♪ Playing out there in the desert ♪

♪ Just waiting for a sip of that sweet Mojave rain ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ In the sweet Mojave rain ♪

♪ The boy was on his own ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ I've been a clean living boy ♪

♪ I promise you ♪

♪ Did every little thing you asked me to ♪

♪ I can't believe the things I'm going through ♪

♪ Hey Santa Claus ♪

♪ Well no one else around believes me ♪

♪ But the children on the block they tease me ♪

♪ I couldn't let them off that easy ♪

♪ They had it coming ♪

♪ So why can't you see ♪

♪ I couldn't turn my cheek no longer ♪

♪ The sun is going down and Christmas is near ♪

♪ Just look the other way and I'll disappear forever ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ Well no one else around believes me ♪

♪ But the children on the street they tease me ♪

♪ I couldn't let them off that easy ♪

♪ Believe ♪

♪ Me ♪

♪ Santa ♪

♪ Santa ♪

(footsteps approach)

(wolf howls)

[Anglais]

(bells chiming)

♪ Oh Santa ♪

(gentle music)

♪ I've been waiting on you ♪

♪ That's funny kid ♪

♪ Because I've been coming for you ♪

♪ Oh Santa ♪

♪ I've been killing just for fun ♪

♪ Well the party's over, kid ♪

♪ Because I ♪

♪ Because I got a bullet in my gun ♪

♪ A bullet in your what ♪

♪ Santa's got a bullet in his gun ♪

♪ You know it, Santa's got a bullet in his gun ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ I've been a clean living boy ♪

♪ I promise you ♪

♪ Did every little thing you asked me to ♪

♪ I can't believe the things I'm going through ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ Well no one else around believes me ♪

♪ But the children on the block they tease me ♪

♪ I couldn't let them off that easy ♪

♪ Oh Santa ♪

(music slows)

♪ It's been a real hard year ♪

♪ There just ain't no gettin' around this ♪

♪ Life is hard ♪

♪ But look at me ♪

♪ I turned out all right ♪

♪ Hey Santa ♪

♪ Why don't we talk about it ♪

♪ Work it out ♪

♪ Believe me ♪

♪ This ain't what I wanted ♪

♪ I love all you kids, you know that ♪

♪ Hell, I remember when you were just 10 years old ♪

♪ Playing out there in the desert ♪

♪ Just waiting for a sip of that sweet Mojave rain ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ In the sweet Mojave rain ♪

♪ The boy was on his own ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ I've been a clean living boy ♪

♪ I promise you ♪

♪ Did every little thing you asked me to ♪

♪ I can't believe the things I'm going through ♪

♪ Hey Santa Claus ♪

♪ Well no one else around believes me ♪

♪ But the children on the block they tease me ♪

♪ I couldn't let them off that easy ♪

♪ They had it coming ♪

♪ So why can't you see ♪

♪ I couldn't turn my cheek no longer ♪

♪ The sun is going down and Christmas is near ♪

♪ Just look the other way and I'll disappear forever ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Don't shoot me, Santa Claus ♪

♪ Well no one else around believes me ♪

♪ But the children on the street they tease me ♪

♪ I couldn't let them off that easy ♪

♪ Believe ♪

♪ Me ♪

♪ Santa ♪

♪ Santa ♪

(footsteps approach)

(wolf howls)

Vocabulaire clé

Vocabulaire	Significations
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - l'acte d'attendre
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B2	verb - tuer
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ B1	noun - balle
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - pistolet / arme à feu
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - tirer
clause /klɔːz/ C1	noun - clause
promise /ˈprɒməs/ B2	verb - promettre noun - promesse
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B2	verb - croire
easy /ˈiːzi/ A2	adjective - facile
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ B1	verb - appartenir
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - année
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - enfant
desert /ˈdɛzərt/ B2	noun - désert

Structures grammaticales clés

• I've been waiting on you

  ➔ Présent parfait continu

  ➔ Le Présent parfait continu met l'accent sur la durée d'une action qui a commencé dans le passé et qui continue jusqu'au présent. Ici, il montre que l'orateur attend le Père Noël depuis un certain temps.

• Because I've been killing just for fun

  ➔ Présent parfait continu avec 'just' pour insister.

  ➔ L'utilisation de "just" amplifie la nature choquante de la déclaration. Cela implique que le meurtre a été commis uniquement pour le plaisir et sans aucune autre motivation, ce qui le rend plus inquiétant.

• Don't shoot me, Santa Claus

  ➔ Impératif (négatif)

  ➔ C'est un plaidoyer direct, utilisant le mode impératif sous une forme négative. C'est un ordre de *ne pas* faire quelque chose.

• I've been a clean living boy

  ➔ Passé composé

  ➔ Le Passé composé décrit une action qui a commencé dans le passé et qui a une pertinence pour le présent. Il est utilisé pour décrire un état qui existe depuis le passé jusqu'à maintenant.

• Did every little thing you asked me to

  ➔ Passé simple avec ellipse

  ➔ Cela utilise le Passé simple pour décrire des actions achevées dans le passé. L'expression "asked me to" implique un verbe omis, tel que "faire". Cela signifie : « J'ai fait chaque petite chose que tu m'as demandé de faire ».

• Well no one else around believes me

  ➔ Présent simple avec 'no one' (singulier)

  ➔ 'No one' est traité comme un pronom singulier, donc le verbe prend la forme singulière (believes).

• I couldn't let them off that easy

  ➔ Conditionnel passé avec 'couldn't' (capacité négative)

  ➔ 'Couldn't' exprime l'incapacité de faire quelque chose dans le passé, souvent dans un contexte conditionnel. Cela signifie que l'orateur a estimé qu'il était impossible ou inacceptable de les laisser s'en tirer facilement.

• Just look the other way and I'll disappear forever

  ➔ Impératif et futur simple conditionnel

  ➔ Cette phrase combine un impératif (« look the other way ») avec une proposition conditionnelle utilisant le Futur simple (« I'll disappear »). Cela établit une condition : si vous faites cela, alors cela se produira.