“Un homme” is a single by French singer Jérémy Frerot. It is currently sitting at number two on the French radio hits chart, having spent 20 weeks on the chart. It appears on his second, 2021 album entitled Meilleure vie.

About the Artist

Jérémy Frerot is a singer from Bruges, in the Gironde department of southwest France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region just north of Bordeaux. Frerot’s initial ambitions were not in music, but rather in sports. While working as a lifeguard in the seaside resort of Arachon he met Florian “Flo” Delavega. The two began to sing and play guitar together, and became the duo Fréro Delavega. In 2014 they appeared on Season 3 of The Voice: la plus belle voix, where they reached the quarter-finals. The duo released two very popular albums before announcing their separation in November of 2016.

In June of 2018, Frerot released his first solo single, entitled “Revoir”, followed by his first solo album in October of the same year. His second solo album Meilleure vie was released in February of 2021. His most popular singles (as of April 2021) are  “Tu donnes”, “Avant le jour” and “Un homme”.

Biographical information from NRJ.

Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

‘se venger’ – The verb ‘venger’ means ‘to avenge’. When used reflexively it means ‘to get revenge for’ or ‘to take one’s revenge’.

‘se créer’ – The verb ‘créer’ means ‘to create’, ‘to design’, ‘to set up’, ‘to establish’, ‘to make’ or ‘to bring into existence’. When used reflexively it means ‘to create for oneself’, ‘to invent’ or ‘to dream up’.

‘s’effacer’ – While the verb ‘effacer’ means ‘to erase’, ‘to delete’ or ‘to wipe off’, when reflexive this verb means ‘to fade’.

‘rire aux éclats’ – Literally translating as ‘to laugh to the outburst’, this phrase means ‘to roar with laughter’.

‘qu’est-ce que’ – I suppose if you translated this phrase literally it would be something like ‘what is this that’ or ‘what is that that’. This phrase is used in questions and translates as ‘what’. For example ‘qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier ?’ meaning ‘what did you do yesterday?’

‘ne … plus’ – This is a common form of negation. Used in the same way as ‘ne … pas’ (sandwiched around the verb), it means ‘not anymore’ or ‘no longer’.

‘je me perds’ – The verb ‘perdre’ means ‘to lose’. When used reflexively it commonly means ‘to get lost’. In the context of this song however, I think the meaning of ‘I lose myself’ makes more sense.

‘clean’ – This is an English term that has been adopted into French slang. It only means ‘clean’ in the sense of being drug-free.

‘libre’ – While this term usually translates as ‘free’, this is only in the sense of being ‘available’ or ‘at liberty’. For example ‘I’m free this afternoon’, or ‘He’s free to do as he pleases’. To say that something is ‘without cost’ one would use the term ‘gratuit’.

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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Ununa | art, indef | masc sing hommehommeman | noun | masc sing

[Verse 1]
Regarderegarderto watch, look at | verb | sec pers sing impera commecommelike, as; because, since | conj jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub suisêtreto be | verb | first pers sing pres
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing cœurcœurheart | noun | masc sing etetand | conj deuxdeuxtwo | adj poingspoingfist | noun | masc sing
JejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub vis,vivreto live | verb | first and sec pers sing pres jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub veux,vouloirto want | verb | first pers sing pres j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsoublieoublierto forget | verb | first pers sing pres
Commecommelike, as; because, since | conj toitoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj ninineither … nor, either … or | conj plus,plusmore | adv ninineither … nor, either … or | conj moinsmoinsless | adv
Regarderegarderto watch, look at | verb | sec pers sing impera commecommelike, as; because, since | conj jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub cricrierscream, yell, shout, cry out | verb | first pers sing pres
Commecommelike, as; because, since | conj jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub risrireto laugh | verb | first pers sing pres | rire aux éclats = to roar with laughter auxà + lesat the, to the | prep + def art | masc and fem pl éclatséclatsliver, shard, splinter; radiance, brilliance, brightness, sparkle, shine; burst, outburst | noun | masc sing | rire aux éclats = to roar with laughter
JejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub cours,courirto run; go around, circulate; rush, hurry | verb | first pers sing pres jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub crée,créercreate, design; set up, establish; make, bring into existence | verb | first pers sing pres jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub brillebrillershine, sparkle, twinkle, gleam | verb | first pers sing pres
JejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub sais,savoirto know | verb | first and sec pers sing pres jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub nenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech
Toitoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub veuxvouloirto want | verb | first and sec pers sing pres ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing toitoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub veuxvouloirto want | verb | first and sec pers sing pres ununa | art, indef | masc sing pèrepèrefather | noun | masc sing
Tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex disdireto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing pres “ralentis”,ralentirto slow, slow down | verb | sec pers sing impera tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex disdireto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing pres “accélère”accélérerto accelerate, speed up | verb | sec pers sing impera
Etetand | conj plusplusmore | adv jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub teteyou; yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex suis,suivreto follow; be behind; come after; accompany; deal with; obey, ahere to; take (course); understand, comprehend; track; watch | verb | first pers sing pres etetand | conj plusplusmore | adv jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub teteyou; yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex perdsperdrelose, misplace; be deprived of; waste, squander | verb | first pers sing pres
Dis-direto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing imperamoi,moime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj dis-direto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing imperamoi,moime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or prons toitoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoiquoiwhat | pron

[Chorus]
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing pire,pirethe worst | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing mieux,mieuxbest | noun | masc sing pеrduperdreto lose | adj | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoi,quoiwhat | pron jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres pas,ne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres plusplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longer
Regarde-regarderto watch, look at | verb | sec pers sing imperamoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj dansdansin | prep leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl yeux,œileye | noun | masc pl qu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsest-êtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres | qu'est-ce que = whatcecethis, that | adj, dem | masc sing | qu'est-ce que = what quequethat, than | conj | | qu'est-ce que = what tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub vois ?voirto see, watch | verb | first pers sing pres
Dis-direto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing imperamoi,moime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoiquoiwhat | pron ununa | art, indef | masc sing hommehommeman | noun | masc sing pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or prons toi ?toiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj

[Post-Chorus 1]
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv dur,durhard; harsh; stern, forbidding; tough difficult | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv fragilefragilebreakable, fragile, delicate, frail; uncertain, precarious | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv libre,librefree, available; independent; at liberty; open | adj | masc and fem sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv dociledociledocile, obedient, submissive | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv fort,fortstrong | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv sensiblesensiblesensitive, delicate | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv fou,foucrazy, insane; absurd, ridiculous, unrealistic, preposterous | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv tranquilletranquillequiet, peaceful, calm, relaxed | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing pire,pirethe worst | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing mieux,mieuxbest | noun | masc sing perduperdreto lose | adj | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoi,quoiwhat | pron jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres pas,ne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres plusplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longer

[Verse 2]
Moimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub changechangerto change | verb | third pers sing pres tontonyour | adj, poss | masc sing jeujeugame | noun | masc sing
Lancé,lancerthrow, toss; start (up) | verb | pp jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex vengevengerto avenge | verb | first pers sing pres | se venger = to get revenge for, take one's revenge
Trouvetrouverto find | verb | first pers sing pres dedeof; from | prep lalathe | art, def | fem sing placeplacespace, room; place; seat, ticket | noun | fem sing
Mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex créecréercreate, design; set up, establish; make, bring into existence | verb | first pers sing pres | se créer = create for oneself, invent, dream up d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelsautresautreanother, other | adj | masc and fem pl espacesespacespace, room; area | noun | masc pl
JejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub teteyou; yourself | pron | sec pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex suis,suivreto follow; be behind; come after; accompany; deal with; obey, ahere to; take (course); understand, comprehend; track; watch | verb | first pers sing pres j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsinventeinventermake up, invent, come up with | verb | first pers sing pres
JejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex réinventeréinventerreinvent | verb | first pers sing pres
JejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub suis,êtreto be | verb | first pers sing pres jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub m’meme; myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex | shortened to m' before vowelseffaceeffacererase; delete; wipe off | verb | third pers sing pres | s'effacer = to fade
Lelethe | art, def | masc sing feufeufire | noun | masc sing etetand | conj lalathe | art, def | fem sing glaceglaceice; ice cream; mirror; (pane of) glass | noun | fem sing
moimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj j’jeI | pron | first pers sing | shortened to j' before vowelsveuxvouloirto want | verb | first and sec pers sing pres êtreêtreto be | verb | infin ununa | art, indef | masc sing frère,frèrebrother | noun | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing pote,potebuddy, mate | noun | masc and fem sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing amantamantlover | noun | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing phare,pharelighthouse, beacon, light; headlight | noun | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing repère,repèrelandmark, point of reference, marker | noun | masc sing etetand | conj j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsenenabout it, some (of it), of them | pron veuxvouloirto want | verb | first and sec pers sing pres autantautantso much | adv
Etetand | conj plusplusmore | adv j’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb | first pers sing pres d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelsenvies,envielonging, desire, wish, yearning | noun | fem pl etetand | conj plusplusmore | adv jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub mememe | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex perdsperdrelose, misplace; be deprived of; waste, squander | verb | first pers sing pres | se perdre = to get lost, be lost; disappear; go to waste
Sisiif | conj tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub sais,savoirto know | verb | first and sec pers sing pres dis-direto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing imperamoi,moime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or prons toitoiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoiquoiwhat | pron

[Chorus]
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing pire,pirethe worst | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing mieux,mieuxbest | noun | masc sing pеrduperdreto lose | adj | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoi,quoiwhat | pron jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres pas,ne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres plusplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longer
Regarde-regarderto watch, look at | verb | sec pers sing imperamoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj dansdansin | prep leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl yeux,œileye | noun | masc pl qu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsest-êtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres | qu'est-ce que = whatcecethis, that | adj, dem | masc sing | qu'est-ce que = what quequethat, than | conj | | qu'est-ce que = what tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub vois ?voirto see, watch | verb | first pers sing pres
Dis-direto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing imperamoi,moime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoiquoiwhat | pron ununa | art, indef | masc sing hommehommeman | noun | masc sing pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or prons toi ?toiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj

Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv dur,durhard; harsh; stern, forbidding; tough difficult | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv fragilefragilebreakable, fragile, delicate, frail; uncertain, precarious | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv libre,librefree, available; independent; at liberty; open | adj | masc and fem sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv dociledociledocile, obedient, submissive | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv fort,fortstrong | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv sensiblesensiblesensitive, delicate | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv fou,foucrazy, insane; absurd, ridiculous, unrealistic, preposterous | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv tranquilletranquillequiet, peaceful, calm, relaxed | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelsrien,riennothing | pron ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelsfoliefoliemadness, insanity, lunacy, folly, chaos; extravagance | noun | fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv loin,loinfar, distant | adv ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv iciicihere | adv
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv rêveur,rêveurdreamy; dazed | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv spleenspleenmelancholy | noun | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv joueur,joueurplayful | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv cleancleanclean, drug-free | adj | English term
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv là-haut,là-hautup there, up above | adv ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv froidfroidcold | adj | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv chaud,chaudhot, warm | adj | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv plusplusmore | adv basbaslow | adj | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelsego,egoego | noun | masc sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelssalesaledirty | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv salaud,salaudbastard, son of a bitch | noun | masc pl ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelscalmecalmequiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil | adj | masc and fem sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelscandeur,candeuringenuousness, innocence, naivety, guilelessness, kindness | noun | fem sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv d’deof; from | prep | shorted to d' before vowelsvicevicevice, weakness; defect, flaw; depravity, debauchery | noun | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv daron,daronfather | noun | masc sing | slang term ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv ChristChristChrist | noun, prop
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv nature,naturenature; countryside; character | noun | fem sing ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv classeclasseclassy | adj | invariable
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing peupeulittle, a little (bit), not much | adv ououor | conj pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech dansdansin | prep leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl casescasecompartment; square, box, space | noun | fem sing

[Chorus]
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing pire,pirethe worst | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing mieux,mieuxbest | noun | masc sing pеrduperdreto lose | adj | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoi,quoiwhat | pron jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres pas,ne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres plusplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longer
Regarde-regarderto watch, look at | verb | sec pers sing imperamoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj dansdansin | prep leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl yeux,œileye | noun | masc pl qu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsest-êtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres | qu'est-ce que = whatcecethis, that | adj, dem | masc sing | qu'est-ce que = what quequethat, than | conj | | qu'est-ce que = what tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub vois ?voirto see, watch | verb | first pers sing pres
Dis-direto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing imperamoi,moime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoiquoiwhat | pron ununa | art, indef | masc sing hommehommeman | noun | masc sing pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or prons toi ?toiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing pire,pirethe worst | noun | masc sing auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing mieux,mieuxbest | noun | masc sing pеrduperdreto lose | adj | masc sing
Ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoi,quoiwhat | pron jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres pas,ne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech jejeI | pron | first pers sing, sub saissavoirto know | verb | first pers sing pres plusplusmore | adv | | ne … plus = not anymore, no longer
Regarde-regarderto watch, look at | verb | sec pers sing imperamoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj dansdansin | prep leslesthe | art, def | masc and fem pl yeux,œileye | noun | masc pl qu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsest-êtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres | qu'est-ce que = whatcecethis, that | adj, dem | masc sing | qu'est-ce que = what quequethat, than | conj | | qu'est-ce que = what tutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, sub vois ?voirto see, watch | verb | first pers sing pres
Dis-direto say, tell | verb | sec pers sing imperamoi,moime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj ununa | art, indef | masc sing homme,hommeman | noun | masc sing c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing pres quoiquoiwhat | pron ununa | art, indef | masc sing hommehommeman | noun | masc sing pourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or prons toi ?toiyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, disj

Lyrics with Translation

Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.

Un homme
A Man

[Verse 1]
Regarde comme je suis
Look how I am
Un cœur et deux poings
One heart and two fists
Je vis, je veux, j’oublie
I live, I want, I forget
Comme toi ni plus, ni moins
Like you no more, no less
Regarde comme je cri
Look how I cry
Comme je ris aux éclats
How I roar with laugher
Je cours, je crée, je brille
I run, I create, I shine
Je sais, je ne sais pas
I know, I don’t know
Toi tu veux un homme, toi tu veux un père
You want a man, you want a father
Tu me dis “ralentis”, tu me dis “accélère”
You tell me “slow down”, you tell me “speed up”
Et plus je te suis, et plus je te perds
And the more I follow you, the more I lose you
Dis-moi, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi
Tell me, tell me, what is it for you

[Chorus]
Un homme, au pire, au mieux pеrdu
A man, at worst, at best, lost
Un homme, c’est quoi, je sais pas, jе sais plus
A man, what is it, I don’t know, I don’t know anymore
Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
Look me in the eyes, what do you see?
Dis-moi, un homme, c’est quoi un homme pour toi ?
Tell me, a man, what is a man for you?

[Post-Chorus 1]
Un peu dur, un peu fragile
A little hard, a little fragile
Un peu libre, un peu docile
A little free, a little obedient
Un peu fort, un peu sensible
A little strong, a little sensitive
Un peu fou, un peu tranquille
A little crazy, a little calm
Un homme, au pire, au mieux, perdu
A man, at worst, at best, lost
Un homme, c’est quoi, je sais pas, je sais plus
A man, what is it, I don’t know, I don’t know anymore

[Verse 2]
Moi je change ton jeu
I’m changing your game
Lancé, je me venge
Set going, I get my revenge
Trouve de la place
Finding space
Me crée d’autres espaces
Dreaming up other spaces
Je te suis, j’invente
I follow you, I invent
Je me réinvente
I reinvent myself
Je suis, je m’efface
I am, I’m fading
Le feu et la glace
Fire and ice
Moi j’veux être un frère, un pote, un amant
I want to be a brother, a friend, a lover
Un phare, un repère, et j’en veux autant
A lighthouse, a landmark, and I want it so much
Et plus j’ai d’envies, et plus je me perds
And the more I want, the more I lose myself
Si tu sais, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi
If you know, tell me, what is it for you

[Chorus]
Un homme, au pire, au mieux pеrdu
A man, at worst, at best, lost
Un homme, c’est quoi, je sais pas, jе sais plus
A man, what is it, I don’t know, I don’t know anymore
Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
Look me in the eyes, what do you see?
Dis-moi, un homme, c’est quoi un homme pour toi ?
Tell me, a man, what is a man for you?

[Post-Chorus 2]
Un peu dur, un peu fragile
A little hard, a little fragile
Un peu libre, un peu docile
A little free, a little obedient
Un peu fort, un peu sensible
A little strong, a little sensitive
Un peu fou, un peu tranquille
A little crazy, a little calm
Un peu d’rien, un peu d’folie
A little nothing, a little madness
Un peu loin, un peu ici
A little far, a little here
Un peu rêveur, un peu spleen
A little dreamy, a little melancholy
Un peu joueur, un peu clean
A little playful, a little drug-free
Un peu là-haut, un peu froid
A little up there, a little cold
Un peu chaud, un peu plus bas
A little hot, a little lower
Un peu d’ego, un peu d’sale
A little ego, a little dirty
Un peu salaud, un peu d’calme
A little bastard, a little calm
Un peu d’candeur, un peu d’vice
A little innocence, a little vice
Un peu daron, un peu Christ
A little father, a little Christ
Un peu nature, un peu classe
A little nature, a little class
Un peu ou pas dans les cases
A little outside the box, or not

[Chorus]
Un homme, au pire, au mieux pеrdu
A man, at worst, at best, lost
Un homme, c’est quoi, je sais pas, jе sais plus
A man, what is it, I don’t know, I don’t know anymore
Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
Look me in the eyes, what do you see?
Dis-moi, un homme, c’est quoi un homme pour toi ?
Tell me, a man, what is a man for you?
Un homme, au pire, au mieux pеrdu
A man, at worst, at best, lost
Un homme, c’est quoi, je sais pas, jе sais plus
A man, what is it, I don’t know, I don’t know anymore
Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
Look me in the eyes, what do you see?
Dis-moi, un homme, c’est quoi un homme pour toi ?
Tell me, a man, what is a man for you?

Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song

• Possessive adjectives:
  • Moi je change ton jeu

• Contractions:
  • Comme je ris aux éclats
  • Un homme, au pire, au mieux pеrdu

• Disjunctive/Emphatic Pronouns:
  • Comme toi ni plus, ni moins
  • Toi tu veux un homme, toi tu veux un père
  • Dis-moi, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi
  • Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
  • Dis-moi, un homme, c’est quoi un homme pour toi ?
  • Moi je change ton jeu
  • Moi j’veux être un frère, un pote, un amant

• Object Pronouns:
  • Tu me dis “ralentis”, tu me dis “accélère”
  • Je me réinvente
  • Et plus je te suis, et plus je te perds
  • Je te suis, j’invente

• Reflexive Pronouns:
  • Lancé, je me venge
  • Me crée d’autres espaces
  • Et plus j’ai d’envies, et plus je me perds
  • Je suis, je m’efface

• Pronoun ‘en’:
  • Un phare, un repère, et j’en veux autant

• Irregular:
  • Être:
    • Regarde comme je suis
    • Je suis, je m’efface
    • Dis-moi, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi
    • Un homme, c’est quoi, je sais pas, jе sais plus
    • Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
    • Dis-moi, un homme, c’est quoi un homme pour toi ?
    • Si tu sais, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi
  • Suivre:
    • Et plus je te suis, et plus je te perds
    • Je te suis, j’invente
  • Vivre:
    • Je vis, je veux, j’oublie
  • Vouloir:
    • Je vis, je veux, j’oublie
    • Toi tu veux un homme, toi tu veux un père
    • Moi j’veux être un frère, un pote, un amant
    • Un phare, un repère, et j’en veux autant
  • Rire:
    • Comme je ris aux éclats
  • Courir:
    • Je cours, je créé, je brille
  • Savoir:
    • Je sais, je ne sais pas
    • Un homme, c’est quoi, je sais pas, jе sais plus
    • Si tu sais, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi
  • Dire:
    • Tu me dis “ralentis”, tu me dis “accélère”
  • Voir:
    • Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
  • Avoir:
    • Et plus j’ai d’envies, et plus je me perds

• Reflexive:
  • Lancé, je me venge
  • Me crée d’autres espaces
  • Et plus j’ai d’envies, et plus je me perds
  • Je suis, je m’efface

• Past Participles:
  • Lancé, je me venge

• Imperative:
  • Regarde comme je suis
  • Regarde comme je cri
  • Regarde-moi dans les yeux, qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
  • Tu me dis “ralentis“, tu me dis “accélère“
  • Dis-moi, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi
  • Dis-moi, un homme, c’est quoi un homme pour toi ?
  • Si tu sais, dis-moi, pour toi c’est quoi