Tristesse by Zaho de Sagazan
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Zaho de Sagazan (born December 28, 1999, at Saint-Nazaire, France) is a French singer, songwriter and composer with influences combining classic french chanson and electro.
She is daughter of French artist Olivier de Sagazan.
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This line-by-line exploration tool is designed to cater to your specific learning needs. By clicking on any line of the song, you can replay it as many times as needed, ensuring you grasp the pronunciation, rhythm, and meaning. This method, a crucial aspect of ‘targeted language learning through music’, allows you to break down the song into manageable parts, making the learning process less overwhelming and more effective.
Qui va là, tristesse {Who goes there, sadness}
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Vous ne m'aurez pas ce soir {You won't have me tonight}
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J'ai enfin trouvé la sagesse {I've finally found wisdom}
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Et désormais les pleins pouvoirs {And now have full powers}
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Quelle audace de me faire croire {What audacity to make me believe}
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Que je ne suis qu'un pauvre pantin {That I'm just a poor puppet}
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Manipulé par vos mains {Manipulated by your hands}
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Dégueulasses de désespoir {Filthy with despair}
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Marionnettiste je suis {I am the puppeteer}
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Et sûrement pas l'inverse {And surely not the other way around}
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Les émotions sont des couleurs {Emotions are colors}
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Je suis le peintre qui les renverse {I am the painter who overturns them}
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Et sûrement pas l'inverse {And surely not the other way around}
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Qui va là, tristesse {Who goes there, sadness}
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Vous ne m'aurez pas ce soir {You won't have me tonight}
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J'ai enfin trouvé la sagesse {I've finally found wisdom}
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Et désormais les pleins pouvoirs {And now have full powers}
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Quelle audace de me faire croire {What audacity to make me believe}
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Que je ne suis qu'un pauvre pantin {That I'm just a poor puppet}
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Manipulé par vos mains {Manipulated by your hands}
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Dégoulinantes de désespoir {Dripping with despair}
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Marionnettiste je suis {I am the puppeteer}
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Et sûrement pas l'inverse {And surely not the other way around}
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Les émotions sont des couleurs {Emotions are colors}
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Je suis le peintre qui les renverse {I am the painter who overturns them}
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Marionnettiste je suis {I am the puppeteer}
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Et sûrement pas l'inverse {And surely not the other way around}
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Qui va là? Qui va là? Qui va là? {Who goes there? Who goes there? Who goes there?}
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Ça-ça, ça c'est pas moi {That-that, that's not me}
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Mais qui va là? Mais-mais-mais-mais-mais qui va là? Qui va là? {But who goes there? But-but-but-but-but who goes there? Who goes there?}
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Tristesse, dégage de là {Sadness, get out of there}
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Marionnettiste je suis {I am the puppeteer}
Et sûrement pas l'inverse {And surely not the other way around}
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Contrôle total des sentiments {Total control of feelings}
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La tristesse me déteste {Sadness hates me}
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Marionnettiste je suis {I am the puppeteer}
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Et sûrement pas l'inverse {And surely not the other way around}
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À part mes pulsions d'création {Except for my creative impulses}
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Je contrôle tout le reste {I control everything else}
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Je contrôle, je contrôle {I control, I control}
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Je contrôle tout le reste {I control everything else}
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Je contrôle, je contrôle {I control, I control}
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Je contrôle tout le reste {I control everything else}
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Pour tout vous dire {To tell you everything}
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Il arrive des fois que, qu'elle arrive et que {Sometimes it happens that she comes}
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J'ai beau tout faire, tout dire, pour la faire partir, elle, elle reste là {No matter what I do or say to make her leave, she stays there}
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Et en fin-en fin de compte je me demande même si elle serait pas là un peu tout le temps {And in the end, I even wonder if she might be there all the time}
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Tristesse est là et {Sadness is there}
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Tristesse {Sadness}
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Marionnette on naît et on le reste {We are born as puppets and remain so}
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Marionnette on est et on déteste {We are puppets and we hate it}
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Marionnette on naît et on le reste {We are born as puppets and remain so}
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Marionnette on est {We are puppets}
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Ah je déteste {Oh, I hate}
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Je déteste {I hate}
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Ah je déteste {Oh, I hate}
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Je te déteste {I hate you}
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Ah je déteste {Oh, I hate}
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Oui je déteste {Yes, I hate}
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Je te déteste {I hate you}
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Ah je déteste {Oh, I hate}
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Je te déteste {I hate you}
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