GLAIVE – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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crois /kʁwa/ B1 |
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fais /fɛ/ A2 |
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longtemps /lɔ̃tɑ̃/ B1 |
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guerre /ɡɛʁ/ B2 |
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prochain /pʁɔʃɛ̃/ B1 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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croix /kʁwa/ B2 |
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paix /pɛ/ B2 |
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Dieu /djø/ C1 |
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pouvoir /puvwaʁ/ B2 |
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guerre /ɡɛʁ/ B2 |
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glaive /ɡlɛv/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ne crois-tu pas qu'je sais c'que j'fais?
➔ Question formation with inversion of verb and subject, using 'ne ... pas'.
➔ It’s a negative question structure with inversion, common in formal French.
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Tellement longtemps que j'fais la guerre
➔ Using 'tellement ... que' to express a cause-and-effect relationship ('so much ... that').
➔ It introduces a clause showing the extent or degree of an action, leading to a result.
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J'ai dû réécrire tous ces livres
➔ Using 'avoir dû' + infinitive to express necessity or obligation in the past ('had to').
➔ It indicates that there was a necessity or obligation to perform an action in the past.
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Elle m'a cherché dans tout l'étage
➔ Using 'avoir + past participle' to form the passé composé tense (perfect tense).
➔ It forms the compound past tense to describe completed actions in the past.
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Y'a ceux qui ont sorti le glaive
➔ Using 'y a' as an informal contraction of 'il y a' to mean 'there are' or 'there is', followed by relative clauses.
➔ It is an informal way to introduce the existence of something, often followed by descriptive clauses.
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Tout peut sombrer si vite, ici, rien ne reste sans suite
➔ Using 'si + subjunctive' to express possibility or condition ('if it happens') and 'sans suite' as an idiomatic expression meaning 'without follow-up'.
➔ It expresses that everything can quickly go wrong if certain conditions are met.
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Ce n'est qu'un au revoir, si haut de l'autre côté des lois
➔ Using 'ce n'est que' + noun phrase to mean 'it's only' or 'just a', and 'si + phrase' for condition ('if').
➔ It emphasizes that it's only a temporary farewell, conditioned by certain circumstances.
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J'passais une commande Uber Eats pendant qu'j'lui mettais des doigts
➔ Using imperfect tense 'passais' and 'mettais' to describe ongoing past actions ('was ordering' and 'was putting').
➔ It describes an ongoing action happening simultaneously with another past activity.