Mama's Song
Paroles:
[English]
- You just don't think, when your child is small,
that in just a few years it's gonna be completely different.
And you look back and say, "Where did that time go?"
Goes by fast.
(bright music)
♪ Mama, you taught me to do the right things ♪
♪ So now you have to let your baby fly ♪
♪ You've given me everything that I will need ♪
♪ To make it through this crazy thing called life ♪
♪ And I know you watched me grow up ♪
♪ And only want what's best for me ♪
♪ And I think I found the answer to your prayers ♪
♪ And he is good, so good ♪
♪ He treats your little girl like a real man should ♪
♪ He is good, so good ♪
♪ He makes promises he keeps ♪
♪ No, he's never gonna leave ♪
♪ So don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Mama, there's no way you'll ever lose me ♪
♪ Giving me away is not goodbye ♪
♪ As you watch me walk down to my future ♪
♪ I hope tears of joy are in your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause he is good, so good ♪
♪ And he treats your little girl like a real man should ♪
♪ He is good, so good ♪
♪ He makes promises he keeps ♪
♪ No, he's never gonna leave ♪
♪ So don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
♪ And when I watch my baby grow up ♪
♪ I'll only want what's best for her ♪
♪ And I hope she'll find the answer to my prayers ♪
♪ And that she'll say ♪
♪ He is good ♪
♪ So good ♪
♪ And he treats your little girl like a real man should ♪
♪ He is good, so good ♪
♪ He makes promises he keeps ♪
♪ No, he's never gonna leave ♪
♪ So don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Mama, don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
(gentle music)
Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:
Vocabulaire | Significations |
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taught /tɔːt/ A2 |
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right /raɪt/ A1 |
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baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A2 |
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everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ A2 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1 |
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grow /ɡroʊ/ A1 |
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best /best/ A2 |
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prayers /preərz/ B1 |
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good /ɡʊd/ A1 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ B1 |
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worry /ˈwʌri/ A2 |
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lose /luːz/ A1 |
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future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2 |
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tears /tɪərz/ A2 |
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gentle /ˈdʒentl/ B1 |
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Grammaire:
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Mama, you taught me to do the right things
➔ Infinitif comme objet du verbe
➔ Le verbe "taught" (a enseigné) prend une phrase infinitive "to do the right things" (faire les bonnes choses) comme son objet. Cette structure met en évidence l'action qui a été enseignée.
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So now you have to let your baby fly
➔ Verbe modal + infinitif sans "to"
➔ "Have to" est un verbe modal qui exprime l'obligation. Il est suivi de l'infinitif sans "to" "let". "Let" est un verbe causatif ici, suivi de l'objet "your baby" et de l'infinitif sans "to" "fly".
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You've given me everything that I will need
➔ Proposition relative avec "that"
➔ "That I will need" est une proposition relative qui modifie "everything". Le pronom relatif "that" introduit la proposition et agit comme l'objet du verbe "need".
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To make it through this crazy thing called life
➔ Infinitif de but
➔ "To make it through" est une phrase infinitive qui exprime le but de recevoir tout. Cela explique pourquoi tout a été donné à l'orateur.
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And I think I found the answer to your prayers
➔ Groupe nominal comme objet d'un verbe
➔ Le groupe nominal "the answer to your prayers" fonctionne comme l'objet direct du verbe "found".
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He treats your little girl like a real man should
➔ Subjonctif (implicite)
➔ L'expression "...like a real man should" implique un subjonctif. La phrase complète pourrait être "...like a real man should treat her." Le "treat her" implicite est omis par souci de brièveté, mais l'attente de la façon dont un homme véritable *devrait* se comporter fait allusion au subjonctif.
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Giving me away is not goodbye
➔ Groupe gérondif comme sujet
➔ "Giving me away" est un groupe gérondif agissant comme sujet de la phrase. Un gérondif est une forme verbale se terminant par -ing et fonctionnant comme un nom.
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As you watch me walk down to my future
➔ Verbe de perception + infinitif sans "to"
➔ "Watch" est un verbe de perception. Il est suivi de l'objet "me" et de l'infinitif sans "to" "walk". Cette structure décrit le fait d'être témoin d'une action en cours.
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