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Non... 00:35
Rien de rien, 00:36
Non, je ne regrette rien! 00:37
Ni le bien, 00:41
Qu'on m'a fait, 00:42
Ni le mal, 00:42
Tout ça m'est bien égal! 00:43
Non! 00:54
Rien de rien, 00:55
Non, je ne regrette rien! 00:56
Ni le bien, 01:03
Qu'on m'a fait, 01:04
Ni le mal, 01:05
Tout ça m'est bien égal! 01:06
Non! 01:13
Rien de rien, 01:14
Non, je ne regrette rien! 01:15
Ni le bien, 01:21
Qu'on m'a fait, 01:21
Ni le mal, 01:22
Tout ça m'est bien égal! 01:23
Non! 01:25
Rien de rien, 01:27
Non, je ne regrette rien! 01:28

Non, je ne regrette rien – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Discover the power and elegance of French *chanson* with Édith Piaf’s iconic "Non, je ne regrette rien." The song's rich, yet accessible, lyrical style and dramatic delivery offer a fantastic opportunity to grasp the emotional depth and nuances of the French language and culture, particularly in expressing strong, definitive sentiment with phrases like *'je ne regrette rien'* (I regret nothing).

[English]
No...
Nothing, nothing,
No, I regret nothing!
Neither the good,
That was done to me,
Nor the bad,
I’m equal to it all!
No!
Nothing, nothing,
No, I regret nothing!
Neither the good,
That was done to me,
Nor the bad,
I’m equal to it all!
No!
Nothing, nothing,
No, I regret nothing!
Neither the good,
That was done to me,
Nor the bad,
I’m equal to it all!
No!
Nothing, nothing,
No, I regret nothing!
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Vocabulary Meanings

regretter

/ʁə.ɡʁə.te/

B1
  • verb
  • - to regret

rien

/ʁjɛ̃/

A1
  • noun
  • - nothing

bien

/bjɛ̃/

A1
  • adjective
  • - good
  • adverb
  • - well

mal

/mal/

A1
  • noun
  • - evil, bad

égal

/e.ɡal/

B1
  • adjective
  • - equal

faire

/fɛʁ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to do, to make

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Non, je ne regrette rien!

    ➔ Negation with 'ne...rien'

    ➔ The phrase 'ne...rien' is used to emphasize strong negation, meaning 'not...anything'. Here, 'je ne regrette rien' translates to 'I regret nothing'.

  • Ni le bien, qu'on m'a fait

    ➔ Use of 'ni...ni' for double negation

    ➔ The structure 'ni...ni' is used to express 'neither...nor'. Here, 'ni le bien, ni le mal' means 'neither the good nor the bad'.

  • Tout ça m'est bien égal!

    ➔ Use of 'm'est' for indirect object pronoun

    ➔ 'M'est' is the contraction of 'me est', where 'me' is the indirect object pronoun. It means 'is to me'. Here, 'tout ça m'est bien égal' translates to 'all that is all the same to me'.