Watermelon Moonshine
Paroles:
[English]
It was right after senior year
Just before the summer disappeared
We went a-ridin' them old farm ruts
Hangin' out on the gate of his truck
We threw a blanket 'neath the sunset
Bein' brave as 18 gets
We gave each other more than our hearts
With the help of a mason jar
Drinkin' watermelon moonshine
We cut the burn with a little lime
Parkin' back in them kudzu vines
I was his and every bit of that boy was mine
Too young to know what love was
But we were learnin' on a sweet buzz
There's never nothin' like the first time
And mine's always gonna taste like
Watermelon moonshine
I don't remember where we got it from
I just remember feelin' all grown up
Takin' pulls like it ain't no thing
Never told him it was my first drink
But I told him that he was the one
You're so sure when you're that young
You think you got it all figured out
And now I laugh when I think about
Drinkin' watermelon moonshine
We cut the burn with a little lime
Parkin' back in them kudzu vines
I was his and every bit of that boy was mine
Too young to know what love was
But we were learnin' on a sweet buzz
There's never nothin' like the first time
And mine's always gonna taste like
Watermelon moonshine
I thought that high would last forever
But that ain't what it does
Maybe we were drunk in love
Or maybe we were just...
...
Drinkin' watermelon moonshine
We cut the burn with a little lime
Parkin' back in them kudzu vines
I was his and every bit of that boy was mine
Too young to know what love was
But we were learnin' on a sweet buzz
There's never nothin' like the first time
And mine's always gonna taste like
Watermelon moonshine
Watermelon moonshine
...
Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:
Vocabulaire | Significations |
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summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1 |
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farm /fɑːrm/ A1 |
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truck /trʌk/ A1 |
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sunset /ˈsʌnset/ A2 |
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hearts /hɑːrts/ A1 |
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moonshine /ˈmuːnʃaɪn/ B2 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ A2 |
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vines /vaɪnz/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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sweet /swiːt/ A1 |
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taste /teɪst/ A1 |
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young /jʌŋ/ A1 |
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grown /ɡroʊn/ A1 |
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high /haɪ/ A1 |
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drunk /drʌŋk/ B1 |
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Grammaire:
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Just before the summer disappeared
➔ Passé Simple (disappeared)
➔ Utilisation du "Passé Simple" pour décrire une action achevée dans le passé. Ici, la disparition de l'été est un événement définitif.
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We went a-ridin' them old farm ruts
➔ Préfixe 'a-' (a-ridin')
➔ Le préfixe "a-" ajouté à "ridin'" est une forme archaïque ou dialectale, signifiant "riding". Cela ajoute une touche rustique et folklorique.
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Bein' brave as 18 gets
➔ Comparatif (as...as)
➔ Utilisation de "as...as" pour montrer un degré de comparaison. La bravoure est comparée à la bravoure typique des jeunes de 18 ans.
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Too young to know what love was
➔ "Trop + adjectif + pour + infinitif"
➔ Exprimant une limitation ou une incapacité. Ils étaient "trop jeunes" pour avoir les connaissances ou l'expérience nécessaires pour comprendre l'amour.
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But we were learnin' on a sweet buzz
➔ Imparfait progressif (étaient en train d'apprendre)
➔ Utilisation de "l'Imparfait progressif" (ici sous forme passée) pour décrire une action qui était en cours à un moment précis du passé. Indique un processus d'apprentissage en cours.
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And mine's always gonna taste like
➔ Futur avec "gonna"
➔ "Gonna" est un raccourci familier de "going to", utilisé pour exprimer une intention ou une prédiction future. Cela crée un ton plus informel et conversationnel.
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I don't remember where we got it from
➔ Question indirecte avec proposition subordonnée en "where"
➔ La phrase n'est pas une question directe mais une déclaration sur le manque de mémoire de l'orateur. La proposition subordonnée en "where" agit comme une proposition nominale fonctionnant comme l'objet du verbe "remember".
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Maybe we were drunk in love Or maybe we were just...
➔ Passé Simple vs. Imparfait progressif; Ellipse
➔ Cela utilise à la fois le "Passé Simple" (were drunk) et suggère "l'Imparfait progressif" avec l'utilisation de "just...", ce qui implique que quelque chose était en cours. L'ellipse crée du suspense et permet l'interprétation.
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