Tous ces bruits de couloir
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
French
De couleurs vives
zaz
De couleurs vives 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
De couleurs vives 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 disent, tous, quoi. 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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Qui disent noir ou blanc
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Alors, c'est le nom ou la peau qui déciderait du rang
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Je ne peux plus respirer sous le poids de ces bêtises
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Même sang, même lune
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Quoi qu'ils disent, quoi qu'ils disent
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Tous ces "je-nous" si lourds que certains mettent à terre
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Leur seul crime à ce jour être nés de leurs mères
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Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
disent
say
tous
all
quoi
What
qu'ils
that they
bruits
noises
couloir
corridor
noir
black
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