Un siècle sans promesse
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
French
Un enfant du siècle
johnny hallyday
Un enfant du siècle by johnny hallyday — 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
Un enfant du siècle by johnny hallyday 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 cette, sicle, sans. 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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Un enfant qui respire
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Cette vie qui nous blesse
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A mesure que s'effacent
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Nos plus beaux souvenirs
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Où meurt l'adrénaline
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De cette solitude
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Faut-il payer le prix
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Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
cette
this
sicle
century
sans
without
promesse
promise
enfant
child
respire
breathe
nous
We
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