Je fais les cent pas et cent fois le tour de mes poches
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
French
À perte de rue
zaz
À perte de rue by zaz — 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
À perte de rue by zaz 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 cent, rues, longe. 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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Chaque pas de plus qui m'éloignera me rapproche
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Les rues que l'on rase les gens que l'ont croise nous emportent
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Je m'élance et me raccroche
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Suivant l'avenue qui longe le parvis d'une gare
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Puis sur d'autres rues qui donneront sur un boulevard
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C'est un raccourci je longe à côté du trottoir
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Rendez-vous donné nulle part
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Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
cent
hundred
rues
streets
longe
loin
fais
do
fois
times
tour
round
poches
pockets
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What are the French lyrics to "À perte de rue" by zaz in English?
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What do the key words in "À perte de rue" mean?
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