Cabrioli – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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aimer /ɛme/ A1 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ A1 |
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silhouette /siluɛt/ B1 |
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saut /so/ A2 |
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brun /bʁœ̃/ A2 |
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flamme /flam/ B1 |
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nuit /nɥi/ A1 |
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sourire /suʁiʁ/ A2 |
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chaud /ʃo/ A2 |
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danse /dɑ̃s/ A1 |
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ardent /aʁdɑ̃/ B2 |
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bulle /byl/ B1 |
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ombre /ɔ̃bʁ/ B1 |
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jour /ʒuʁ/ A1 |
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cabri /kabʁi/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Je t'aime comme un allumé
➔ Comparison using 'comme'
➔ The phrase "comme un allumé" compares the singer's love to that of a crazy person. 'Comme' means 'like' or 'as'. It’s a common way to express similes.
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J'ai le cœur à 1000 watts
➔ Possession with 'avoir' and preposition 'à' expressing a state.
➔ "J'ai le cœur à 1000 watts" literally translates to "I have the heart at 1000 watts." The preposition "à" indicates a state or condition in which the heart exists. Showing the intensity.
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Elle est belle est svelte
➔ Use of the verb 'être' to describe qualities (adjectives)
➔ "Elle est belle et svelte" uses the verb "être" (to be) followed by adjectives to describe the subject "elle" (she). "Belle" means beautiful and "svelte" means slim or slender.
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Putain d'merde, rappelle-moi sur quel pied j'danse
➔ Imperative mood ('rappelle-moi') and indirect question ('sur quel pied j'danse')
➔ "Rappelle-moi" is an imperative (command) telling someone to remind the speaker. "Sur quel pied j'danse" is an indirect question, embedded within the sentence, asking which foot the speaker is dancing on (figuratively, what direction they're going in).
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J'l'emmène dans mon cabriolet
➔ Pronoun contraction ('l'' for 'la') and preposition 'dans' indicating location.
➔ "J'l'emmène" is a contraction of "Je la emmène." "l'" is a shortened form of the feminine pronoun "la" (her), avoiding a vowel clash with "emmène." "Dans" means "in" and indicates the location where he is taking her.
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Elle fait des sauts de cabri au lit
➔ Expression 'sauts de cabri' (idiomatic expression) and preposition 'au' (à + le) indicating location.
➔ "Sauts de cabri" is an idiomatic expression meaning "capers" or "leaping like a goat." "Au lit" (à + le lit) means "in the bed" and indicates the location of the action.
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Tellement chaud que mon sang fait des bulles
➔ Intensifier 'tellement...que' (so...that)
➔ The structure "Tellement chaud que mon sang fait des bulles" uses "tellement...que" to express a high degree of something leading to a consequence. "Tellement chaud" means "so hot" and the "que" introduces the consequence: "mon sang fait des bulles" (my blood is bubbling).