Derrière la saleté s'étalant devant nous
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
French
Il nous faut regarder
jacques brel
Il nous faut regarder by jacques brel — French lyrics with English translation, line by line. Learn French through music on Langooo.
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8 lines, first 8 translated
About this song
Il nous faut regarder by jacques brel is a great song to learn French through music. This page breaks down 8 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as nous, derrire, sont. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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Derrière les yeux plissés et les visages mous
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Au-delà de ces mains ouvertes ou fermées
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Qui se tendent en vain ou qui sont poings levés
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Plus loin que les frontières qui sont de barbelés
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Plus loin que la misère, il nous faut regarder
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Il nous faut regarder ce qu'il y a de beau
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Le ciel gris ou bleuté, les filles au bord de l'eau
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Song Vocabulary
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nous
We
derrire
behind
sont
are
plus
more
loin
far
faut
must
regarder
look
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