I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Paroles:
[English]
I bet you're wondering how I knew
About your plans to make me blue
With some other guy you knew before
Between the two of us guys
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
I know a man ain't supposed to cry
But these tears i can't hold inside
Losing you would end my life you see
Cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you loved someone else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
People say believe half of what you see
Some and none of what you hear
But I can't help to be confused
If it's true please tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Baby, i heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
Honey, honey i know
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
That you letting me go
I say i heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:
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knew /nuː/ A1 |
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plans /plænz/ A2 |
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blue /bluː/ A1 |
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loved /lʌvd/ A1 |
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surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1 |
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heard /hɜːrd/ A1 |
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grapevine /ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ B2 |
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lose /luːz/ A2 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A1 |
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tears /tɪərz/ A2 |
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losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1 |
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end /end/ A2 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2 |
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confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1 |
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true /truː/ A1 |
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Grammaire:
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I bet you're wondering how I knew
➔ Question indirecte après 'wondering'
➔ La phrase "how I knew" est une question indirecte. Au lieu de demander "How did I know?" (Comment l'ai-je su ?), le locuteur utilise 'wondering' comme une clause introductive. L'ordre des mots dans les questions indirectes suit l'ordre sujet-verbe, et non l'ordre verbe-sujet comme dans les questions directes.
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About your plans to make me blue
➔ Infinitif de but ('to make me blue')
➔ L'infinitif "to make me blue" explique le but des "plans" (plans). Il répond à la question : "What are your plans for ?" (À quoi servent vos plans ?). La réponse est : Pour me rendre triste (blue).
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With some other guy you knew before
➔ Proposition relative (you knew before)
➔ "You knew before" est une proposition relative qui modifie "some other guy". Le pronom relatif (that/whom) est omis.
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Between the two of us guys
➔ Préposition 'between' utilisée pour deux entités
➔ La préposition "between" est utilisée pour indiquer une relation ou une comparaison impliquant deux entités. Dans ce cas, elle met en évidence le locuteur et l'autre homme.
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It took me by surprise I must say
➔ Phrase incidente ('I must say')
➔ "I must say" est une phrase incidente qui ajoute de l'emphase ou une opinion personnelle à la déclaration. Elle peut être supprimée sans affecter le sens principal de la phrase.
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Not much longer would you be mine
➔ Inversion (would you be mine) pour mettre l'accent
➔ Normalement, la phrase serait "You would not be mine much longer" (Tu ne serais plus à moi très longtemps). L'inversion de "would" et "you" souligne la perte imminente et ajoute un effet dramatique.
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I know a man ain't supposed to cry
➔ Contraction informelle ('ain't') et 'supposed to'
➔ "Ain't" est une contraction non standard de "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not" et "have not". "Supposed to" exprime une obligation ou une attente.
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But these tears i can't hold inside
➔ Omission du pronom relatif 'that' ou 'which'
➔ La phrase complète serait 'But these tears that I can't hold inside'. Le pronom relatif 'that' qui relie le nom 'tears' et la clause 'I can't hold inside' est omis.
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