Jette une pierre / Throw a Pebble (country: France; singer: Jean Louis Aubert)

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French English
Relève-toi et viens
Nous n'avons peur de rien
Tout ce mal, tout ce bien
C'est nous, c'est tout, c'est rien 

Jette une pierre dans l'eau
Fait un vœu, un beau
Jette une pierre dans l'eau
Nous partirons bientôt, bientôt

Dans au monde pervers
Tout devient son envers
Viens, allons nous en paix
Des pâturages plus verts

Jette une pierre dans l'eau
Fait un E, un O
Jette une pierre dans l'eau
Et nous partirons bientôt, bientôt 		      Pick yourself up and come
      We aren't afraid of anything
      All this evil, all this good
      It’s us, that’s all, it’s nothing

      Throw a pebble in the water
       Let’s make a wish, a beautiful (one)
       Throw a pebble in the water
       We’ll leave soon, soon

       In the wicked world
       Everything becomes upside down
       Come, let’s go away in peace
       To greener pastures

       Throw a pebble in the water
       Let’s make an E, an O
       Throw a pebble in the water
       And we’ll leave soon, soon 		 

 

Word Meaning Notes
se relever to get up, to pick yourself up
  • se + infinitive is a reflexive verb.
  • reflexive verbs use être in the past tense.
     je me suis relevé (I got up)
venir to come
  • future/conditional tense root: viendr-.
  • use être in the past tense.
     je suis venu(e) - I came, tu es venu(e) - you came...
avoir peur de to be afraid of, to fear
  • Use avoir to say:
    I'm hungry - j'ai faim
    I'm thirsty - j'ai soif
    I'm _ years old - j'ai _ ans
  • avoir - to have
  • future/conditional tense root: aur-.
  • present tense: j'ai, tu as, il/elle/on a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont
être to be
  • future/conditional tense root: ser-.
  • present tense: je suis, tu es, il/elle,on est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils/elles sont
  • ça est = c'est - that is / it is; very commonly used.
jeter to throw
  • jett- in present tense except for nous and vous.
  • future/conditional tense root: jetter-
partir to leave
  • use être in the past tense: je suis parti(e), nous sommes parti(e)s
faire to make, to do
  • present tense: je fais, tu fais, il/elle/on fait, nous faisons, vous faisez faites, ils/elles font.
  • future/conditional tense root: fer-
devenir to become
  • conjugation pattern follows venir.
aller to go
  • use être in the past tense: je suis allé(e), tu es allé(e)
  • present tense: je vais, tu vas, il/elle/on va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont
  • future/conditional tense root: ir-

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