Victime de ma victoire

• Par: Mozart l'opéra rock

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Je me croyais l'élu

I thought I was the chosen one

En volant mon histoire

By stealing my story

Mais je me suis perdu pour gagner

But I lost myself to win

À vaincre sans vertu

To conquer without virtue

On triomphe sans gloire

We triumph without glory

L'honneur vaut mieux que le trophée

Honor is worth more than the trophy

C'est ridicule, pas de scrupules, il faut triompher

It's ridiculous, no scruples, we must triumph

Si on t'adule, pas de scrupules, laisse-toi porter

If you're adored, no scruples, let yourself be carried away

Mais le miroir fuit mon regard pour ne pas voir

But the mirror avoids my gaze so as not to see

Que je suis victime de ma victoire

That I am a victim of my victory

Oui, je m'avoue vaincu

Yes, I admit defeat

Par le goût du pouvoir

To the taste of power

Parvenu en haut sans m'élever

Having reached the top without rising

Je suis prince incongru

I am an incongruous prince

D'un talent dérisoire

Of a trivial talent

Me faire aimer des autres sans aimer

To make others love me without loving

C'est ridicule, pas de scrupules, il faut triompher

It's ridiculous, no scruples, we must triumph

Si on t'adule, pas de scrupules, laisse-toi porter

If you're adored, no scruples, let yourself be carried away

Mais le miroir fuit mon regard pour ne pas voir

But the mirror avoids my gaze so as not to see

Que je suis victime de ma victoire

That I am a victim of my victory

Victime de ma victoire

Victim of my victory

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Victime de ma victoire

Victim of my victory

Ma gloire est dérisoire

My glory is trivial

C'est ridicule, pas de scrupules, il faut triompher

It's ridiculous, no scruples, we must triumph

Si on t'adule, pas de scrupules, laisse-toi porter

If you're adored, no scruples, let yourself be carried away

Mais le miroir fuit mon regard pour ne pas voir

But the mirror avoids my gaze so as not to see

Que je suis victime de ma victoire

That I am a victim of my victory

Victime de ma victoire

Victim of my victory

C'est ridicule, pas de scrupules, pourquoi triompher

It's ridiculous, no scruples, why triumph

Si on t'adule, pas de scrupules, pourquoi me porter

If you're adored, no scruples, why carry me

Mais mon orgueil porte le deuil pour ne plus voir

But my pride mourns so as not to see anymore

Que je suis victime de ma victoire

That I am a victim of my victory

Victime de ma victoire

Victim of my victory

Victime de ma victoire

Victim of my victory

J'ai perdu pour l'histoire

I lost for the story

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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
victime /vik.tim/ B1	noun - a person harmed or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event
victoire /vik.twar/ A2	noun - the act of defeating an opponent or enemy
gloire /ɡlwar/ B1	noun - high renown or honor won by notable achievements
scrupules /skʁy.pyl/ B2	noun - a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality of a course of action
triompher /tʁi.ɔ̃.fe/ B1	verb - to achieve victory or success
honneur /ɔ.nœʁ/ B2	noun - high respect; esteem
pouvoir /pu.vwaʁ/ A2	noun - the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way
regard /ʁə.ɡaʁ/ B1	noun - the act of looking or observing
élever /e.le.ve/ B1	verb - to raise or lift something to a higher position
dérisoire /de.ʁi.zwaʁ/ B2	adjective - of little worth or importance
orgueil /ɔʁ.ɡœj/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
perdu /pɛʁ.dy/ A2	adjective - lost; unable to find one's way
aduler /a.dy.le/ B2	verb - to praise excessively; to flatter

Grammaire:

• Je me croyais l'élu

  ➔ Imperfect past tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ Uses the *imparfait* tense combined with a reflexive pronoun *je me*, indicating an ongoing or habitual action in the past.

• Mais le miroir fuit mon regard pour ne pas voir

  ➔ Use of *fuit* (flee) in the present tense with a reason clause

  ➔ *Fuit* is the third person singular present tense of *fuir*, meaning *to flee* or *to escape*, and the clause *pour ne pas voir* indicates purpose (*in order not to see*).

• C'est ridicule, pas de scrupules, il faut triompher

  ➔ Use of *il faut* to express necessity or obligation

  ➔ *Il faut* is an impersonal expression meaning *it is necessary* or *one must*, indicating obligation.

• Que je suis victime de ma victoire

  ➔ Use of *que* as a conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause with inversion for emphasis

  ➔ *Que* functions as a conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause, with inversion of subject and verb for stylistic or emphatic effect.

• J'ai perdu pour l'histoire

  ➔ Use of *perdu* in the passé composé with the auxiliary *avoir* to indicate a completed action

  ➔ *Perdu* is the past participle of *perdre*, used with *avoir* in *passé composé* to express a completed action in the past.