Chanson: Des’rée – you gotta be

Une bonne façon de pratiquer l’expression, ‘you gotta’ (tu dois, il faut que tu…). Bien qu’un peu familier en anglais, elle est très répandue chez les anglophones: you gotta understand it if you wanna speak English!

Chanson: Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody

La chanson légendaire de Queen, avec paroles et traduction. Regardez le clip, lisez les paroles, faites l’exercice de compréhension.

Is this the real life -
Is this just fantasy -
Caught in a landslide -
No escape from reality -
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see -
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy -
Because I’m easy come, easy go,
Little high, little low,
Anyway the wind blows, doesn’t really matter to me -

Chanson Midnight Oil – Beds are burning

One of the first songs to express concern about exploitation of the Earth’s resources. Out where the river broke The bloodwood and the desert oak Holden wrecks and boiling diesels Steam in forty five degrees The time has come To say fair’s fair To pay the rent To pay our share The time has come [...]

chanson: love me tender, Elvis Presley

Love me tender, love me sweet, Never let me go. You have made my life complete, And I love you so. Love me tender, love me true, All my dreams fulfill. For my darlin’, I love you, And I always will. Love me tender, love me long, Take me to your heart For it’s there [...]

Chanson: No Doubt – Don’t Speak

Dans cette chanson, on peut noter les contractions ’cause’ pour ‘because’ et ‘gotta’ pour ‘I’ve got to’ (je dois) You and meWe used to be togetherEveryday together alwaysI really feelThat I’m losing my best friendI can’t believeThis could be the endIt looks as though you’re letting goAnd if it’s realWell I don’t want to know [...]

chanson: The Beatles – With a little help from my friends

This is a good song to practise ‘gonna’ (going to) What would you think if I sang out of tuneWould you stand up and walk out on meLend me your ears and I’ll sing you a songAnd I’ll try not to sing out of key Oh, I get by with a little help from my [...]

Chanson: Coldplay – Viva la Vida

I used to rule the worldSeas would rise when I gave the wordNow in the morning I sleep aloneSweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the diceFeel the fear in my enemy’s eyesListen as the crowd would sing“Now the old king is dead, long live the king” One minute I held [...]

chanson: Radiohead – Creep

When you were here beforeCouldn’t look you in the eyeYou’re just like an angelYour skin makes me cry You float like a featherIn a beautiful worldI wish I was specialYou’re so very special But I’m a creep (sale type)I’m a weirdo (taré, désaxé, écervelé; de ‘weird’ = ‘bizarre’)What the hell am I doin’ here? (qu’est-ce [...]

chanson: the Verve – Bittersweet Symphony

Bittersweet: doux-amer’cause est une contraction de ‘because’ Cause it’s a bitter sweet symphony, this lifeTrying to make ends meet, you’re a slave to the money then you dieI’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been downYou know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah No change, [...]

Chanson: Coldplay – Trouble

Trouble = ici, des ennuisspider web = toile d’araignéetangled = embrouillé/mêléto spin/spun/spun = tisser Oh no, I seeA spider web is tangled up with meAnd I lost my headThe thought of all the stupid things I’d said Oh no, what’s this?A spider web, and I’m caught in the middleSo I turned to runThe thought of [...]

Chanson: Kate Perry – Hot n Cold

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you, PMS Like a bitch I would know And you always think Always speak Crypticly I should know That you’re no good for me Cause you’re hot then you’re cold You’re yes then you’re no You’re in and you’re out You’re up and you’re down [...]

Chanson: Dido – Thank You

My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering whyI got out of bed at allThe morning rain clouds up my window And I can’t see at allAnd even if I could it’d all be greyBut your picture on my wallIt reminds me that it’s not so badIt’s not so bad I drank too much last night, got [...]