As a reflexive verb, se quitter means to leave each other. Était is être (to be) in the imperfect tense ( l’imparfait), a commonly used French past tense used for describing past situations. This line translates to “It wasn’t bad we’ll part ways tomorrow”. The construction, “ il est + adjective + de + infinitive” means “It is + adjective + to + verb”. In correct French, it should be “il est difficile de me confier”. This line translates to “But it’s hard to trust me”. However, as a noun, quotidien means everyday life or daily routine. This line translates to “Hookups are my everyday life.” The word cul is slang for buttocks and a plan cul refers to a casual hookup.Īs an adjective, quotidien means daily. Toi is also a stressed pronoun and means you in French.
This line translates to “If it isn’t you it will be somebody else”. The expression ou quoi literally means “or what” but doesn’t translate well in the context of line. Quoi also means what in French and has many usages. Combined, “ Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?” means “what’s wrong?” or “what’s the matter?”. Qu’est-ce que means what in French and il y a means “there is”. This line translates to “What’s wrong? Are you hesitant?”. Serai is the first-person singular (je) form of être (to be) in the futur simple, a commonly used French future tense. This line translates to “For one evening I’ll be the host”. The expression se laisser aller means to let yourself go. Ne…pas is the standard French negation structure. Bouge pas is a shorting of ne bouge pas, meaning “don’t move”. This line translates to “Don’t move, let yourself go”. Veux is the second-person singular form of vouloir (to want). This page covers the pronoun on in detail. This line uses the personal pronoun on, which translates literally to “one” and also means “we”. This line translates to “Or if you want we’ll do it right away”.
Viens is the second-person form of venir (to come). Vas-y means “go ahead” and combines the second-person singular (tu) form of aller (to go) with the y, and indirect object pronoun meaning “there”. This line translates to “Come on, let’s have a drink”. Moi is a stressed pronoun meaning “me” in French. Echanté is one of several ways of saying nice to meet you in French. This line translates to “Nice to meet you, it’s me, Nicolas”. In the following section we’ll take a look some lines from the song’s lyrics which we think offer interesting insights into learning French vocabulary, verbs and grammar. Then, later in the song he fast-forwards to a time when he expresses his boredom in the relationship suggesting that she find another partner. Towards the beginning of the song, Stomae presents himself as a man who like one-stands. The lyrics of the song La solassitude touch on the theme of dating, living single and one-night stands, compared to the potential boredom that comes with living life as a couple. The title of the song, “Solassitude” are a combination of the French words solitude (loneliness) and lassitude (tiredness). The was released on the 2022 album, Multitude.
La solassitude (Meaning: Loneliness and tiredness Pronunciation sɔlɑsityd) is a hit song by Belgian singer Stromae.
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