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Gaël Faye - Petit Pays

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The ethnic violence that devastated the central African states of Burundi and Rwanda in the 90s claimed the lives of more than a million people and created many more refugees. One of them was Gaël Faye, a French-Rwandan rapper who expresses his feelings toward his birth country in this beautiful song.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Alors petit pays, loin de la guerre on s'envole quand?
Caption 23 [en]: So small country, far from war, when do we fly?

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Harmelo - Mets Ton Masque Ft. Jade L x Ghetto

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Tahiti

In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Tahitian artist DJ Harmelo released "Mets ton masque" ("Put on Your Mask") to encourage people to do exactly as the title says during the COVID pandemic. Check out DJ Harmelo's SoundCloud for more of his catchy tunes!

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Caption 27 [fr]: Quand je sors de la zone
Caption 27 [en]: When I leave the hood

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Grand Corps Malade - Plan B

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Fabien Marsaud was once an accomplished athlete who after a serious accident had to change his life path. Sometimes we're forced to give up on our dreams, as his song "Plan B" cheekily illustrates.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Quand pour ton sixième album, tu veux sortir en indé [indépendant]
Caption 1 [en]: When for your sixth album, you want to release it independently

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Grand Corps Malade - Dimanche soir

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On his sixth album, Plan B, slam poet Grand Corps Malade tells his story through his songs. This one, "Dimanche Soir" (Sunday Night), is dedicated to his wife of twelve years.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et que ma pudeur accepte quand même de te le faire comprendre gentiment
Caption 6 [en]: And that my modesty still agrees to make you understand it gently

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Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Moroccan rapper Lartiste is enjoying a huge success with his hit song "Chocolat." Recorded as a duo with the singer Awa Imani, the song is being played non-stop in the French-speaking world thanks in part to its catchy refrain, cho cho cho chocolat.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Quand ses yeux se sont posés sur moi
Caption 34 [en]: When he laid his eyes on me

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Maître Gims - Sapés comme jamais ft. Niska

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Maître Gims teams up with Niska for "Sapés comme jamais." Dressed as a sapeur, a sort of Congolese fashionista, Maître Gims embraces his Congolese identity with panache and impeccable style.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Quand elle m'a vu, elle t'a plaqué
Caption 40 [en]: When she saw me, she dumped you

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Grand Corps Malade - Pocahontas

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Pocahontas," slam poet Grand Corps Malade offers some insights on raising kids and watching them grow up. He even recreates some old family photos!

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Caption 19 [fr]: Les premiers mots dans le carnet pour les tarés quand ils s'amusent
Caption 19 [en]: The first notes in the progress report for the idiots when they're having fun

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Black M - Sur ma route

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Rapper Black M sings "Sur ma route" ("On My Way" or "On My Road"). As a former member of the band Sexion D'Assaut, Black M sang with Maître Gims, but he has since released singles of his own. Enjoy this on-the-road adventure song!

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Caption 27 [fr]: Est-ce que tu sais que quand tu touches le fond
Caption 27 [en]: Do you know that when you touch bottom

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Grand Corps Malade - Comme une évidence

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Slam poet Grand Corps Malade sings "Comme une évidence" ("Like an Obvious Fact" or "Like it's Meant to Be"), in which he tries to write a love song for his beloved who wreaks sweet havoc on his life. He is anxious to find the right words for her. As in his previous song, "Les Voyages en Train" ("Train Rides"), which he alludes to, he includes multiple double entendres and clever turns of phrase that you will enjoy.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Quand t'ouvres un peu ton cœur, mais moi cette fois je veux assumer
Caption 9 [en]: When you open your heart a little, but this time I want to go through with it

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Oldelaf - interprète "Vendredi"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Enjoy Oldelaf's quirky humor, as displayed in his introduction to his two backup musicians who come from wildly different backgrounds, to say the least. Then listen to his satirical song "Vendredi" (Friday), where he describes a typical weekend for the average bored (and boring?) French guy.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Alors il faut quand même préciser qu'ils se sont retrouvés y a très, très peu de temps et...
Caption 11 [en]: So I still have to specify that they found each other again a very, very short time ago and...

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Grand Corps Malade - Inch'Allah, en duo avec Reda Taliani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Inch'Allah" (Arabic for "if God wills" or "God willing"), French slam poet Grand Corps Malade and Algerian singer Reda Taliani team up to promote a message of love and acceptance of people of all cultures and colors. In the video, two people are lucky enough to have the song performed at their wedding!

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Caption 28 [fr]: C'est quand y en a beaucoup que ça pose des problèmes, Inch'Allah
Caption 28 [en]: It's when there are a lot of them that it poses problems, Inch'Allah

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Hugo Bonneville - Être musicien

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Meet troubadour Hugo Bonneville, a socially aware singer-songwriter whose love of words makes his lyrics pure poetry. Hugo shares with us what being a musician means to him.

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Caption 18 [fr]: C'est... c'est quelque chose de... de viscéral. Quand je chante,
Caption 18 [en]: It's... it's something... visceral. When I sing,

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Peach FTL - L'Empreinte

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Montpellier-based heavy metal group Peach FTL has been going strong since 1997. “L’Empreinte” comes from their first album, Addiction, released in 2005. They followed up Addiction with Supernova in 2007.

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Caption 2 [fr]: L'espoir fait si mal quand il ne vient pas
Caption 2 [en]: Hope hurts so much when it doesn't come

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Babylon Circus - J'aurais bien voulu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Babylon Circus, a ska band from Lyon, sings in this song about romantic regrets, missed cues, and lost opportunities. “J’aurais bien voulu” could well be translated as “Woulda, coulda, shoulda.”

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Caption 15 [fr]: Mais si je reste à ma place quand tu restes à ta place
Caption 15 [en]: But if I stay in my place while you stay in your place

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