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My old friend, I recall 00:21

The times we had hanging on my wall 00:27

I wouldn't trade them for gold 00:31

Cause they laugh and they cry me 00:37

Somehow sanctify me 00:40

They're woven in the stories I have told 00:43

And tell again 00:47

My old friend, I apologize 00:50

For the years that have passed 00:55

Since the last time you and I 00:58

Dusted off those memories 01:00

But the running and the races 01:06

The people and the places 01:09

There's always somewhere else I had to be 01:11

Time gets thin, my old friend 01:16

Don't know why, don't know why 01:24

Don't know why, don't know why 01:34

My old friend, this song's for you 02:00

Cause a few simple verses 02:06

Was the least that I could do 02:08

To tell the world that you were here 02:10

Cause the love and the laughter 02:16

Will live on long after 02:19

All of the sadness and the tears 02:22

We'll meet again, my old friend 02:26

Goodbye, goodbye 02:34

Goodbye, goodbye 02:40

My old friend, my old friend 02:55

Goodbye, goodbye 03:06

03:13

My Old Friend

Par

Tim McGraw

Album

Live Like You Were Dying

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[English]

My old friend, I recall

The times we had hanging on my wall

I wouldn't trade them for gold

Cause they laugh and they cry me

Somehow sanctify me

They're woven in the stories I have told

And tell again

My old friend, I apologize

For the years that have passed

Since the last time you and I

Dusted off those memories

But the running and the races

The people and the places

There's always somewhere else I had to be

Time gets thin, my old friend

Don't know why, don't know why

My old friend, this song's for you

Cause a few simple verses

Was the least that I could do

To tell the world that you were here

Cause the love and the laughter

Will live on long after

All of the sadness and the tears

We'll meet again, my old friend

Goodbye, goodbye

My old friend, my old friend

Goodbye, goodbye

...

Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

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Vocabulaire	Significations
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - ami
recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ B2	verb - se souvenir
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - fois
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - mur
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - or
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - rire
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - pleurer
stories /ˈstɔːriz/ A1	noun - histoires
apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B2	verb - s'excuser
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - années
passed /pæst/ A2	verb - passé
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ B1	noun - souvenirs
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A2	noun - course
races /ˈreɪsɪz/ A2	noun - courses
places /ˈpleɪsɪz/ A1	noun - lieux
verses /ˈvɜːrsɪz/ B1	noun - vers
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - monde
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - amour verb - aimer
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - rire
sadness /ˈsædnəs/ B1	noun - tristesse
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - larmes

Grammaire:

My old friend, I recall the times we had hanging on my wall

➔ Proposition Subordonnée Relative (Réduite)

➔ L'expression "hanging on my wall" est une proposition subordonnée relative réduite qui modifie "the times". La proposition complète serait "the times *that were* hanging on my wall." La réduction de la proposition supprime le pronom relatif et l'auxiliaire.
Cause they laugh and they cry me

➔ Ordre des mots inhabituel (Objet + Verbe + Sujet)

➔ L'ordre des mots standard serait "they laugh *at* me and they cry *for* me." Le pronom d'objet "me" est placé entre le verbe et le sujet, créant un effet plus poétique et emphatique. Cette inversion souligne l'impact des souvenirs sur le locuteur.
Somehow sanctify me

➔ Usage du verbe transitif

➔ Le verbe "sanctify" est utilisé comme un verbe transitif, ce qui signifie qu'il prend un objet direct. Ici, "me" est l'objet direct. "Sanctify" signifie rendre quelque chose saint ou pur. Les souvenirs sont décrits comme ayant un effet purificateur ou ennoblissant sur le locuteur.
There's always somewhere else I had to be

➔ Modal au Passé Surcomposé (had to be)

➔ "Had to be" exprime une obligation ou une nécessité passée. L'utilisation de la forme du passé surcomposé souligne que cette obligation existait dans le passé et fait maintenant l'objet d'une réflexion. Cela suggère que le locuteur s'est senti obligé de donner la priorité à d'autres choses plutôt qu'à passer du temps avec son ami.
Cause a few simple verses was the least that I could do

➔ Inversion avec "the least"

➔ La phrase est inversée pour mettre l'accent. L'ordre plus typique serait "A few simple verses was the least thing that I could do". En plaçant "the least that I could do" à la fin de la phrase, elle devient plus proéminente et met en évidence le sentiment de l'orateur que cette chanson est un petit geste.