You should listen to this song if : You like chorus song...
About this song : You won't learn a great deal of French with this song : no useful vocabulary, words almost indistinctive... But many people find this choir very nice, and it gives French language some justice, as the English version by Beyonce is so much worse... About the author : The song is taken from the movie "the chorus". The story line is the following (excerpt form http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372824/) : Fond de l'Etang is a boarding school for troubled boys located in the French countryside. In the mid-twentieth century, it is run by the principal M. Rachin, an egotistical disciplinarian whose official unofficial mantra for the school is "action - reaction", meaning that there will be severe consequences for any boy out of line. This approach does not seem to be working as the boys as a collective are an unruly bunch. In turn, the teachers don't teach, but are always watching out for the next subversive act from the boys. January 15, 1949 marks the arrival to the school of the new supervisor, M. Clément Mathieu, a middle-aged man who is grasping at finding his place in life after a series of failed endeavors. Although he does find the boys an unruly lot, Mathieu does not believe in the "action - reaction" policy, and as such, butts heads with Rachin while secretly undermining the policy... To kow more about this movie, go to "the chorus" (in English) or "les choristes" (en français). Another "hit" song from the same movie is "Caresse sur l'océan".
Les paroles, and their approximate translation : Vois sur ton chemin See on your way Gamins oubliés égarés boys forgotten lost Donne leur la main Give them a hand Pour les mener to lead them Vers d'autres lendemains to other tomorrows Donne leur la main Give them a hand
Sens au coeur de la nuit Feel in the
heart of the night
Ardeur de la vie Fervour of life Sentier de gloire Path of glory
Bonheurs enfantins Childish happinesses Trop vite oubliés effacés too quickly
forgotten erased Sens au coeur de la nuit Feel in the
heart of the night
Ardeur de la vie Fervour of life Sentier de gloire Path of glory
(…) Vois sur ton chemin See on your way Gamins oubliés égarés boys forgotten lost Donne leur la main Give them a hand Pour les mener to lead them Vers d'autres lendemains to other tomorrows Donne leur la main Give them a hand
Sens au coeur de la nuit Feel in the
heart of the night
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