La mort a pour moi le visage d'une enfant
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
French
Cannabis
serge gainsbourg
Cannabis by serge gainsbourg — 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
Cannabis by serge gainsbourg 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 pour, mort, visage. 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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Au regard transparent
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Son corps habile au raffinement de l'amour
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Me prendras pour toujours
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Elle m'appelle par mon nom
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Quand soudain je perds la raison
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Est-ce un maléfice
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Ou l'effet subtil du cannabis?
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Song Vocabulary
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pour
For
mort
dead
visage
face
d'une
of a
enfant
child
regard
glance
transparent
transparent
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