Since we just introduced Jérémy Frérot, it seems like a good time to introduce Flo Delavega. “Printemps Éternel” is his first solo single. It was released in July of 2020 and appears on his first solo album Rêveur Forêveur. It has been on the French radio hits chart for 45 weeks, sitting this week at 41. Last week it was at 27, but I couldn’t find anywhere where it peaked on this chart.
Florian Garcia, who performs as Flo Delavega (or Florian Delavega) is a singer/songwriter from near Arcachon, in Landes, a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Having pursued a career in sports he was woring as a physical education teacher. He also worked as a a lifeguard in the seaside resort of Arachon, where he met Jérémy Frérot. 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.
After the separation, Delavega chose to leave his musical career and return to nature in his native region of Landes, living with his family deep in the woods, without even running water or electricity. His passion for music remained, however, and in July of 2020 he released the single “Printemps Éternel”. His first full solo album Rêveur Forêveur followed in March of 2021.
‘de toujours’ – Literally translating as ‘of always’, this phrase means ‘lifelong’ or ‘of old’.
‘au fond de’ – Literally translating as ‘at the bottom/back/end of’, this phrase can carry the literal meaning, or can mean ‘deep in’, or ‘in the depths of’.
‘se dessiner’ – The verb ‘dessiner’ means ‘to draw’ or ‘to outline’. When used reflexively it means ‘to materialize’, ‘to appear’, ‘to take shape’ or ‘to be outlined’.
‘plus grand’ – Literally translating as ‘more big’, this is the way to say ‘bigger’ in French. Where the suffix ‘-er’ is added to adjectives in English to form the comparative and make the adjective stronger, French typically adds ‘plus’.
‘s’élever’ – The verb ‘élever’ means ‘to raise’, ‘to lift’, ‘to erect’, ‘to build’, ‘to breed (animals)’ or ‘to raise (children)’. When used reflexively it means ‘to rise’, ‘to amount to’, ‘to increase’ or ‘to be raised’.
‘depuis la nuit des temps’ – Literally translating as ‘since the night of the times’, this phrase means ‘from the dawn of time’.
‘le jour se leve’ – Literally translating as ‘the day is getting up’, this phrase means ‘dawn is breaking’, ‘it’s getting light’, or ‘the sun is coming up’.
‘dont’ – The relative pronoun ‘dont’ introduces a relative clause when the noun it modifies is the object of the preposition ‘de’. It is often translated as ‘of which’, ‘from which’, ‘that’ or ‘whose’. In both examples found in this song ‘dont’ references ‘le monde’. Dont is necessary here as both verbs ‘revenir’ and ‘rêver’ are followed by the preposition ‘de’. If the noun followed we would see ‘On ne reviendra jamais de ce monde’ (We will never come back from this world) and ‘On rêvait de ce monde’ (We dreamed of this world). However, as the noun comes first we have ‘Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais’ (It is a world from which we will never return), and ‘Le monde dont on rêvait’ (The world that we dreamed of).
‘auxquels’ – This is a contraction of the preposition ‘à’ and the masculine plural form of the relative pronoun ‘auquel’ The various forms of ‘lequel’ are used to introduce the relative clause when the noun it modifies is a thing (not a person) that is the indirect object of the phrase.
‘tout y était’ – This is an example of one of the uses of the adverbial pronoun ‘y’, where it replaces a place. It is most commonly equivalent to ‘there’, for example ‘tout y était’ means ‘everything was there’. In this song the ‘there’ is never defined, however in normal speech it often is. For example ‘Je suis allé au club et j’y ai dansé’ (I went to the club and I danced there).
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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown
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[Verse 1] S’siif | conj | shortened to s' before vowelsililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, sub estêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singtouttoutall, entirely, very | advautourautouraround, all around | adv Oui,ouiyes | advtouttoutall, entirely, very | advautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disj entendentendreto hear, to listen; to understand; to intend, want, wish | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Oùoùwhere; at that time, when | advvontallerto go | verb, irreg | third pers pl presnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc pldedeof; from | prep | | de toujours = lifelong, of oldtoujourstoujoursalways | adv | | de toujours = lifelong, of old Etetand | conjpourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron's | pour toujours = for ever, for alwaystoujourstoujoursalways | adv | | pour toujours = for ever, for alwaysnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc pld’deof; from | prep | used before vowelsenfantenfantchild, kid | noun | masc and fem sing
[Pre-Chorus] Moimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjejeI | pron | first pers sing, subrêverêverto dream, daydream | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presqu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsununa | art, indef | masc singjour,jourday | noun | masc singununa | art, indef | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc singtouttouteverything; anything | pronautourautouraround, all around | advdedeof; from | prepmoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj S’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelséveilleéveillerto wake up, awaken | verb, reg | first and third pers sing pres | s'éveiller = to wake up, awakenununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singd’deof; from | prep | used before vowelsununa | art, indef | masc singgenregenretype, sort, kind | noun | masc singqu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'nenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas', the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speechconnaîtconnaîtreto know, be acquainted with | verb, irreg | third pers sing prespasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech Moimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjejeI | pron | first pers sing, subrêverêverto dream, daydream | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presqu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsununa | art, indef | masc singjour,jourday | noun | masc singununa | art, indef | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc singtouttouteverything; anything | pronauà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing | au fond de = deep in, in the depths of; at the end/back/bottom offondfondbottom, back; background | noun | masc sing | au fond de = deep in, in the depths of; at the end/back/bottom ofdedeof; from | prep | | au fond de = deep in, in the depths of; at the end/back/bottom oftoitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj S’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelséveillentéveillerto wake up, awaken | verb. reg | third pers pl pres | s'éveiller = to wake up, awakentoustousall, all of, every | adj | masc plleslesthe | art, def | masc and fem plpouvoirs,pouvoirpower, ability, capacity | noun | masc plleslesthe | art, def | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or reldormentdormirto sleep | verb, irreg | third pers sing presenento, in | preptoitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj Toustousall, all of, every | adj | masc plleslesthe | art, def | masc and fem plpouvoirs,pouvoirpower, ability, capacity | noun | masc plleslesthe | art, def | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or reldormentdormirto sleep | verb, irreg | third pers sing presenento, in | preptoitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj
[Chorus] Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjattendattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Ononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexdessinedessinerto draw; outline | verb, reg | first and third pers sing | se dessiner = materialize, appear, take shape; be outlinednosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêves,rêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plenento, in | prepplusplusmore | adv | | plus grand = biggergrandgrandbig, large; grand, great, tall | adj | masc sing | plus grand = bigger Commecommelike, as; as well as, and; because, since | conjsisiif | conjc’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelétaitêtreto be | verb, reg | third pers sing imperfécritécritwritten, in writing | adj | masc singdepuisdepuissince; for (length of time); from | prep | | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timelalathe | art, def | fem singnuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timedesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltempstempstime | noun | masc sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of time Ununa | art, indef | masc singnouvеaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc sing | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflex | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightlève,leverto raise, lift | verb, st ch | first pers sing pres | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lighttouttouteverything; anything | pronautourautouraround, all around | advs’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelsélèveéleverto raise, lift;erect, build; breed; bring up (children) | verb, st ch | third pers sing pres | s'élever = to rise; amount to; increase; be raised Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjattendattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Ononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexdessinedessinerto draw; outline | verb, reg | first and third pers sing | se dessiner = materialize, appear, take shape; be outlinednosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêves,rêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plenento, in | prepplusplusmore | adv | | plus grand = biggergrandgrandbig, large; grand, great, tall | adj | masc sing | plus grand = bigger Commecommelike, as; because, since | conjsisiif | conjc’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelétaitêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperfécritécritwritten, in writing | verb, irreg | masc singdepuisdepuissince; for (length of time); from | adj | | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timelalathe | art, def | fem singnuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timedesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltempstempstime | noun | masc sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of time Ununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc sing | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflex | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightlève,leverto raise, lift | verb, st ch | first pers sing pres | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singprintempsprintempsspring, springtime | noun | masc singéterneléterneleternal; endless; everlasting, immortal; never-ending, perpetual | adj | masc sing Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singdontdontwhose, of which, of whom, that, to whom, for whom | pron | relononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'nenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas', the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speechreviendrarevenirto come back, return; be back; be returned, be sent back | verb, irreg | third pers sing futjamaisjamaisnever, ever | adv
[Verse 2] Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singchemincheminpath, way | noun | masc singououor | conjuneunea | art, indef | fem singétoileétoilestar | noun | fem sing Oui,ouiyes | advuneunea | art, indef | fem singétoileétoilestar | noun | fem singpourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron'snousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjguiderguiderguide, lead; provide guidance to | verb, reg | infin Quequethat, than; let; so, so that | conjsoussousunder, underneath | prepnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plyeuxœileye | noun | masc plsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexdévoiledévoilerunveil, reveal, disclose | verb, reg | first and third pers pres Lelethe | art, def | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singdontdontwhose, of which, of whom, that, to whom, for whom | pron | relononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'rêvaitrêverto dream | verb, reg | third pers sing imperf
[Pre-Chorus 2] Moimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjejeI | pron | first pers sing, subrêverêverto dream, daydream | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presqu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsununa | art, indef | masc singjour,jourday | noun | masc singununa | art, indef | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc singtouttouteverything; anything | pronautourautouraround, all around | advdedeof; from | prepmoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj S’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelséveilleéveillerto wake up, awaken | verb, reg | first and third pers sing pres | s'éveiller = to wake up, awakenununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singd’deof; from | prep | used before vowelsununa | art, indef | masc singgenregenretype, sort, kind | noun | masc singqu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'nenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas', the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speechconnaîtconnaîtreto know, be acquainted with | verb, irreg | third pers sing prespasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speech Moimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjjejeI | pron | first pers sing, subrêverêverto dream, daydream | verb, reg | first and third pers sing presquequethat, than; let; so, so that | conjpourpourto; for | prep | to' before verbs, 'for' before nouns or pron's | pour toujours = for ever, for alwaystoujours,toujoursalways | adv | | pour toujours = for ever, for alwaystouttouteverything; anything | pronauà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing | au fond de = deep in, in the depths of; at the end/back/bottom offondfondbottom, back; background | noun | masc sing | au fond de = deep in, in the depths of; at the end/back/bottom ofdedeof; from | preptoitoiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj S’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelséveillentéveillerto wake up, awaken | verb, reg | third pers pl pres | s'éveiller = to wake up, awakentoustousall, all of, every | adj | masc plleslesthe | art, def | masc and fem plpouvoirspouvoirpower, ability, capacity | noun | masc pldesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem plmondesmondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc plauxquelsà + lequelto which, about which | pron, rel | masc pl, indir objtutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjcroiscroireto believe, think | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres Toustousall, all of, every | | masc plleslesthe | art, def | masc and fem plpouvoirspouvoirpower, ability, capacity | noun | masc pldesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem plmondesmondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc plauxquelsà + lequelto which, about which | pron, rel | masc pl, indir objtutuyou | pron | sec pers inform sing, subjcroiscroireto believe, think | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres
[Bridge] J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c.tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advrêvé,rêveradv | to dream | ppautourautouraround, all around | verb, regdedeof; from | prepmoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjlà,làthere; here | advtouttouteverything; anything | pronchangerchangerto change | verb, reg | infin J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c.tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advrêvé,rêverpron | to dream | pptouttouteverything; anything | verb, regenento, in | prepmoi,moime | pron | first pers sing, disjtouttouteverything; anything | pronyyhere, there | advétaitêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperf J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c.tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advrêvé,rêveradv | to dream | ppautourautouraround, all around | verb, regdedeof; from | prepmoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjlà,làthere; here | advtouttouteverything; anything | pronchangerchangerto change | verb, sp ch | infin J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c.tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advrêvé,rêverpron | to dream | pptouttouteverything; anything | verb, regenento, in | prepmoi,moime | pron | first pers sing, disjtouttouteverything; anything | pronyyhere, there | advétaitêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperf J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, reg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c.tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advrêvé,rêveradv | to dream | ppautourautouraround, all around | verb, regdedeof; from | prepmoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjlà,làthere; here | advtouttouteverything; anything | pronchangerchangerto change | verb, reg | infin J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c.tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advrêvé,rêverpron | to dream | pptouttouteverything; anything | verb, regenento, in | prepmoi,moime | pron | dir and indir obj, first pers singtouttouteverything; anything | pronyyhere, there | advétaitêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperf J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c.tanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advrêvé,rêveradv | to dream | ppautourautouraround, all around | verb, regdedeof; from | prepmoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disjlà,làthere; here | advtouttouteverything; anything | pronchangerchangerto change | verb, reg | infin J’jeI | pron | first pers sing, sub | shortened to j' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb, irreg | first pers sing prestanttantso much; so (adj) … that, such (noun) … that | advdedeof; from | preprêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plenento, in | prepmoimoime, to me | pron | first pers sing, disj
[Chorus] Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjattendattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Ononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexdessinedessinerto draw; outline | verb, reg | first and third pers sing | se dessiner = materialize, appear, take shape; be outlinednosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêves,rêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plenento, in | prepplusplusmore | adv | | plus grand = biggergrandgrandbig, large; grand, great, tall | adj | masc sing | plus grand = bigger Commecommelike, as; as well as, and; because, since | conjsisiif | conjc’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelétaitêtreto be | verb, reg | third pers sing imperfécritécritwritten, in writing | adj | masc singdepuisdepuissince; for (length of time); from | prep | | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timelalathe | art, def | fem singnuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timedesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltempstempstime | noun | masc sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of time Ununa | art, indef | masc singnouvеaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc sing | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflex | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightlève,leverto raise, lift | verb, st ch | first pers sing pres | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lighttouttouteverything; anything | pronautourautouraround, all around | advs’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelsélèveéleverto raise, lift;erect, build; breed; bring up (children) | verb, st ch | third pers sing pres | s'élever = to rise; amount to; increase; be raised Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjattendattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Ononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexdessinedessinerto draw; outline | verb, reg | first and third pers sing | se dessiner = materialize, appear, take shape; be outlinednosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêves,rêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plenento, in | prepplusplusmore | adv | | plus grand = biggergrandgrandbig, large; grand, great, tall | adj | masc sing | plus grand = bigger Commecommelike, as; because, since | conjsisiif | conjc’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelétaitêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperfécritécritwritten, in writing | verb, irreg | masc singdepuisdepuissince; for (length of time); from | adj | | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timelalathe | art, def | fem singnuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timedesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltempstempstime | noun | masc sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of time Ununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc sing | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflex | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightlève,leverto raise, lift | verb, st ch | first pers sing pres | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singprintempsprintempsspring, springtime | noun | masc singéterneléterneleternal; endless; everlasting, immortal; never-ending, perpetual | adj | masc sing Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singdontdontwhose, of which, of whom, that, to whom, for whom | pron | relononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'nenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas', the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speechreviendrarevenirto come back, return; be back; be returned, be sent back | verb, irreg | third pers sing futjamaisjamaisnever, ever | adv
[Chorus] Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjattendattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Ononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexdessinedessinerto draw; outline | verb, reg | first and third pers sing | se dessiner = materialize, appear, take shape; be outlinednosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêves,rêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plenento, in | prepplusplusmore | adv | | plus grand = biggergrandgrandbig, large; grand, great, tall | adj | masc sing | plus grand = bigger Commecommelike, as; as well as, and; because, since | conjsisiif | conjc’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelétaitêtreto be | verb, reg | third pers sing imperfécritécritwritten, in writing | adj | masc singdepuisdepuissince; for (length of time); from | prep | | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timelalathe | art, def | fem singnuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timedesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltempstempstime | noun | masc sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of time Ununa | art, indef | masc singnouvеaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc sing | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflex | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightlève,leverto raise, lift | verb, st ch | first pers sing pres | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lighttouttouteverything; anything | pronautourautouraround, all around | advs’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers sing and pl, reflex | shortened to s' before vowelsélèveéleverto raise, lift;erect, build; breed; bring up (children) | verb, st ch | third pers sing pres | s'élever = to rise; amount to; increase; be raised Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjattendattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Ononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'sesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexdessinedessinerto draw; outline | verb, reg | first and third pers sing | se dessiner = materialize, appear, take shape; be outlinednosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêves,rêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plnosnosour | adj, poss | masc and fem plrêvesrêvedream, daydream; wish | noun | masc plenento, in | prepplusplusmore | adv | | plus grand = biggergrandgrandbig, large; grand, great, tall | adj | masc sing | plus grand = bigger Commecommelike, as; because, since | conjsisiif | conjc’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelétaitêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperfécritécritwritten, in writing | verb, irreg | masc singdepuisdepuissince; for (length of time); from | adj | | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timelalathe | art, def | fem singnuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timedesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltempstempstime | noun | masc sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of time Ununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc sing | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflex | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightlève,leverto raise, lift | verb, st ch | first pers sing pres | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singprintempsprintempsspring, springtime | noun | masc singéterneléterneleternal; endless; everlasting, immortal; never-ending, perpetual | adj | masc sing
[Outro] Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singautourautouraround, all around | advquiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or relnousnouswe, us | pron | first pers pl, sub, dir obj, indir obj, disjattendattendreto wait (for) | verb, reg | third pers sing pres Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singdontdontwhose, of which, of whom, that, to whom, for whom | pron | relononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'nenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas', the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speechreviendrarevenirto come back, return; be back; be returned, be sent back | verb, irreg | third pers sing futjamaisjamaisnever, ever | adv Commecommelike, as; because, since | conjsisiif | conjc’cethis, that, it | pron | indef dem | shortened to c' before a vowelétaitêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing imperfécritécritwritten, in writing | verb, irreg | masc singdepuisdepuissince; for (length of time); from | adj | | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timelalathe | art, def | fem singnuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of timedesdessome | art, indef | masc and fem pltempstempstime | noun | masc sing | depuis la nuit des temps = since the dawn of time Ununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singjourjourday | noun | masc singsesehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | third pers, sing and pl, reflexlève,leverto raise, lift | verb, st ch | first pers sing pres | le jour se lève = dawn is breaking, it's getting lightununa | art, indef | masc singnouveaunouveaunew; modern; latest | adj | masc singprintempsprintempsspring, springtime | noun | masc singéterneléterneleternal; endless; everlasting, immortal; never-ending, perpetual | adj | masc sing Ililhe, it | pron | masc third pers sing, subestêtreto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing presununa | art, indef | masc singmondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc singdontdontwhose, of which, of whom, that, to whom, for whom | pron | relononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | third pers sing, sub | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used to mean 'we'nenenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas', the 'ne' may be omitted in coll speechreviendrarevenirto come back, return; be back; be returned, be sent back | verb, irreg | third pers sing futjamaisjamaisnever, ever | adv
Lyrics with Translation
Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.
Printemps Éternel Eternal Spring
[Verse 1] S’il est un monde tout autour If there’s a world all around Oui, tout autour qui nous entend Yes, all around that hears us Où vont nos rêves de toujours Where do our lifelong dreams go Et pour toujours nos rêves d’enfant And forever our childhood dreams
[Pre-Chorus] Moi je rêve qu’un jour, un jour tout autour de moi I dream that one day, one day all around me S’éveille un nouveau monde d’un genre qu’on ne connaît pas Awakens a new world, of a kind we do not know Moi je rêve qu’un jour, un jour tout au fond de toi I dream that one day, one day deep inside you S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi Awaken all the powers, the dreams that sleep within you Tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi All the powers, the dreams that sleep within you
[Chorus] Il est un monde autour qui nous attend There is a world all around that is waiting for us On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand We materialize our dreams, our dreams in large scale Commе si c’était écrit depuis la nuit des temps As if it had been written since the dawn of time Un nouvеau jour se lève, tout autour s’élève A new day dawns, all around rises Il est un monde autour qui nous attend There is a world all around that is waiting for us On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand We materialize our dreams, our dreams in large scale Comme si c’était écrit depuis la nuit des temps As if it had been written since the dawn of time Un nouveau jour se lève, un nouveau printemps éternel A new day dawns, a new eternal spring Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais It is a world from which we will never return
[Verse 2] Il est un chemin ou une étoile It is a path or a star Oui, une étoile pour nous guider Yes, a star to guide us Que sous nos yeux se dévoile That before our eyes is revealed Le monde dont on rêvait The world that we dreamed of
[Pre-Chorus 2] Moi je rêve qu’un jour, un jour tout autour de moi I dream that one day, one day all around me S’éveille un nouveau monde d’un genre qu’on ne connaît pas Awakens a new world, of a kind we do not know Moi je rêve que pour toujours, tout au fond de toi I dream that forever, deep inside you S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois Awaken all the powers of the worlds you believe in Tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois All the powers of the worlds you believe in
[Chorus] Il est un monde autour qui nous attend There is a world all around that is waiting for us On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand We materialize our dreams, our dreams in large scale Commе si c’était écrit depuis la nuit des temps As if it had been written since the dawn of time Un nouvеau jour se lève, tout autour s’élève A new day dawns, all around rises Il est un monde autour qui nous attend There is a world all around that is waiting for us On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand We materialize our dreams, our dreams in large scale Comme si c’était écrit depuis la nuit des temps As if it had been written since the dawn of time Un nouveau jour se lève, un nouveau printemps éternel A new day dawns, a new eternal spring Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais It is a world from which we will never return
[Bridge] J’ai tant rêvé, autour de moi là, tout changer I dreamed so much, around me there, changing everything J’ai tant rêvé, tout en moi, tout y était I dreamed so much, everything in me, everything was there J’ai tant rêvé, autour de moi là, tout changer I dreamed so much, around me there, changing everything J’ai tant rêvé, tout en moi, tout y était I dreamed so much, everything in me, everything was there J’ai tant rêvé, autour de moi là, tout changer I dreamed so much, around me there, changing everything J’ai tant rêvé, tout en moi, tout y était I dreamed so much, everything in me, everything was there J’ai tant rêvé, autour de moi là, tout changer I dreamed so much, around me there, changing everything J’ai tant de rêves en moi I have so many dreams inside me
[Chorus] Il est un monde autour qui nous attend There is a world all around that is waiting for us On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand We materialize our dreams, our dreams in large scale Commе si c’était écrit depuis la nuit des temps As if it had been written since the dawn of time Un nouvеau jour se lève, tout autour s’élève A new day dawns, all around rises Il est un monde autour qui nous attend There is a world all around that is waiting for us On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand We materialize our dreams, our dreams in large scale Comme si c’était écrit depuis la nuit des temps As if it had been written since the dawn of time Un nouveau jour se lève, un nouveau printemps éternel A new day dawns, a new eternal spring
[Outro] Il est un monde autour qui nous attend There is a world all around that is waiting for us Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais It is a world from which we will never return Comme si c’était écrit depuis la nuit des temps As if it had been written since the dawn of time Un nouveau jour se lève, un nouveau printemps éternel A new day dawns, a new eternal spring Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais It is a world from which we will never return
Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song
Possessive Adjectives:
Où vont nos rêves de toujours
Et pour toujours nos rêves d’enfant
On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand
Que sous nos yeux se dévoile
Negation:
Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais
Object Pronouns:
Oui, tout autour qui nous entend
Oui, une étoile pour nous guider
Relative Pronouns:
Oui, tout autour qui nous entend
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
Tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
Il est un monde autour qui nous attend
S’éveille un nouveau monde d’un genre qu‘on ne connaît pas
Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais
Le monde dont on rêvait
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois
Tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois
Disjunctive Pronouns:
Moi je rêve qu’un jour, un jour tout autour de moi
Moi je rêve qu’un jour, un jour tout au fond de toi
J’ai tant rêvé, autour de moi là, tout changer
J’ai tant rêvé, tout en moi, tout y était
J’ai tant de rêves en moi
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
Tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
Reflexive Pronouns:
S’éveille un nouveau monde d’un genre qu’on ne connaît pas
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand
Un nouvеau jour se lève, tout autour s’élève
Un nouveau jour se lève, un nouveau printemps éternel
Que sous nos yeux se dévoile
Contractions:
à + le:
Moi je rêve qu’un jour, un jour tout au fond de toi
à + lesquels:
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois
Tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois
Irregular:
être:
S’il est un monde tout autour
Il est un monde autour qui nous attend
Il est un monde dont on ne reviendra jamais
Il est un chemin ou une étoile
aller:
Où vont nos rêves de toujours
connaître:
S’éveille un nouveau monde d’un genre qu’on ne connaît pas
dormir:
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
Tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
crois
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois
Tous les pouvoirs des mondes auxquels tu crois
avoir:
J’ai tant rêvé, autour de moi là, tout changer
J’ai tant rêvé, tout en moi, tout y était
Passé Composé:
J’ai tant rêvé, autour de moi là, tout changer
J’ai tant rêvé, tout en moi, tout y était
Reflexive:
S’éveille un nouveau monde d’un genre qu’on ne connaît pas
S’éveillent tous les pouvoirs, les rêves qui dorment en toi
On se dessine nos rêves, nos rêves en plus grand
Un nouvеau jour se lève, tout autour s’élève
Un nouveau jour se lève, un nouveau printemps éternel
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