A lively song about packing your suitcase before a trip. Learn travel and luggage vocabulary, the imperative mood, and expressions like “j'ai hâte de” and “il est temps de”.
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La valise est ouverte, posée sur le lit
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The suitcase is open, placed on the bed
Je rêve d'un voyage depuis vendredi
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I dream of a trip since Friday (more naturally: I have been dreaming of a trip since Friday)
On plie les chemises, on range les chaussures
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We fold the shirts, we put away the shoes
Il faut se presser pour la belle aventure
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We must hurry for the beautiful adventure
Je prends mes lunettes, un livre et mon plan
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I take my glasses, a book, and my map
Un beau chapeau noir et des gants tout blancs
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A beautiful black hat and all-white gloves
Ma brosse à dents et mon gel douche aussi
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My toothbrush and my shower gel too
L'appareil photo pour les jolis pays
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The camera for the pretty countries
Fais ta valise, le taxi nous attend
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Make your suitcase, the taxi is waiting for us (more naturally: Pack your suitcase; 'faire sa valise' is the standard expression for packing one's bags)
Prends ton passeport et sois très souriant
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Take your passport and be very smiling (more naturally: Take your passport and put on a big smile)
Les cartes d'embarquement et les billets
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The boarding passes and the tickets
Le monde t'appelle, il est temps d'y aller
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The world calls you, it is time to go there (more naturally: The world is calling you, it's time to go)
Le bagage est lourd, mais il roule très vite
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The luggage is heavy, but it rolls very fast
Je vérifie tout, pour qu'on en profite
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I check everything, so that we make the most of it
Ferme bien le zip et mets le cadenas
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Close the zipper well and put on the padlock (more naturally: Zip it up tightly and put the padlock on)
Nous partons ce soir, on ne regrette pas
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We leave tonight, we do not regret (more naturally: We are leaving tonight, we have no regrets)
J'ai hâte de partir, je ne peux pas dormir
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I can't wait to leave, I cannot sleep ('avoir hâte' literally means 'to have haste', an idiom meaning to look forward to something eagerly)
J'imagine la mer et j'ai hâte de courir
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I imagine the sea and I can't wait to run
Je rêve des gens et des plats merveilleux
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I dream of the people and the wonderful dishes
Voyager si loin me rend tellement heureux
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Traveling so far makes me so happy
J'ai pris mes manteaux, mes pulls, mes affaires
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I took my coats, my sweaters, my things
Je remplis le sac pour fuir la misère
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I fill the bag to flee the misery
Je suis prêt à tout, je fuis les arnaques
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I am ready for anything, I flee the scams
Il est temps de prendre ses cliques et ses claques
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It is time to pack up and leave ('prendre ses cliques et ses claques' is an idiom meaning to pack up all one's belongings and leave quickly)
Fais ta valise, le taxi nous attend
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Make your suitcase, the taxi is waiting for us (more naturally: Pack your suitcase; 'faire sa valise' is the standard expression for packing one's bags)
Prends ton passeport et sois très souriant
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Take your passport and be very smiling (more naturally: Take your passport and put on a big smile)
Les cartes d'embarquement et les billets
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The boarding passes and the tickets
Le monde t'appelle, il est temps d'y aller
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The world calls you, it is time to go there (more naturally: The world is calling you, it's time to go)
Ferme le zip...
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Close the zipper... (more naturally: Zip it up...)
I dream of a trip since Friday (more naturally: I have been dreaming of a trip since Friday)
Onplieleschemises, onrangeleschaussures
We fold the shirts, we put away the shoes
Ilfautsepresserpourlabelleaventure
We must hurry for the beautiful adventure
Jeprendsmeslunettes, unlivreetmonplan
I take my glasses, a book, and my map
Unbeauchapeaunoiretdesgantstoutblancs
A beautiful black hat and all-white gloves
Mabrosseàdentsetmongeldoucheaussi
My toothbrush and my shower gel too
L'appareilphotopourlesjolispays
The camera for the pretty countries
Faistavalise, letaxinousattend
Make your suitcase, the taxi is waiting for us (more naturally: Pack your suitcase; 'faire sa valise' is the standard expression for packing one's bags)
Prendstonpasseportetsoistrèssouriant
Take your passport and be very smiling (more naturally: Take your passport and put on a big smile)
Lescartesd'embarquementetlesbillets
The boarding passes and the tickets
Lemondet'appelle, ilesttempsd'yaller
The world calls you, it is time to go there (more naturally: The world is calling you, it's time to go)
Lebagageestlourd, maisilrouletrèsvite
The luggage is heavy, but it rolls very fast
Jevérifietout, pourqu'onenprofite
I check everything, so that we make the most of it
Fermebienlezipetmetslecadenas
Close the zipper well and put on the padlock (more naturally: Zip it up tightly and put the padlock on)
Nouspartonscesoir, onneregrettepas
We leave tonight, we do not regret (more naturally: We are leaving tonight, we have no regrets)
J'aihâtedepartir, jenepeuxpasdormir
I can't wait to leave, I cannot sleep ('avoir hâte' literally means 'to have haste', an idiom meaning to look forward to something eagerly)
J'imaginelameretj'aihâtedecourir
I imagine the sea and I can't wait to run
Jerêvedesgensetdesplatsmerveilleux
I dream of the people and the wonderful dishes
Voyagersiloinmerendtellementheureux
Traveling so far makes me so happy
J'aiprismesmanteaux, mespulls, mesaffaires
I took my coats, my sweaters, my things
Jeremplislesacpourfuirlamisère
I fill the bag to flee the misery
Jesuisprêtàtout, jefuislesarnaques
I am ready for anything, I flee the scams
Ilesttempsdeprendresescliquesetsesclaques
It is time to pack up and leave ('prendre ses cliques et ses claques' is an idiom meaning to pack up all one's belongings and leave quickly)
Faistavalise, letaxinousattend
Make your suitcase, the taxi is waiting for us (more naturally: Pack your suitcase; 'faire sa valise' is the standard expression for packing one's bags)
Prendstonpasseportetsoistrèssouriant
Take your passport and be very smiling (more naturally: Take your passport and put on a big smile)
Lescartesd'embarquementetlesbillets
The boarding passes and the tickets
Lemondet'appelle, ilesttempsd'yaller
The world calls you, it is time to go there (more naturally: The world is calling you, it's time to go)
Fermelezip...
Close the zipper... (more naturally: Zip it up...)
Prêtàpartir...
Ready to leave...
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What is the song about?
The singer is getting ready for his trip. His suitcase is open on the bed; he folds his shirts, packs his shoes, and checks that he hasn't forgotten anything: glasses, toothbrush, camera, passport, tickets. The taxi is waiting, and he is so excited to leave that he can't sleep. He dreams of the sea, the people, and the dishes he is going to discover.
Useful vocabulary
la valise, le bagage, le sac: what you take on a trip
faire sa valise: to put your things into it before leaving
plier (les chemises), ranger (les chaussures)
la brosse à dents, le gel douche, les lunettes, le chapeau, les gants, le manteau, le pull
l'appareil photo, le plan (a city map)
le passeport, la carte d'embarquement, le billet
le zip (informal, also called la fermeture éclair), le cadenas
les affaires: personal belongings
une arnaque (informal): a scam
prendre ses cliques et ses claques: informal expression that means to pack up all your things and leave quickly
Grammar
The imperative to give instructions: Fais ta valise, Prends ton passeport, Sois très souriant, Ferme bien le zip, Mets le cadenas. Watch out for irregular forms: faire → fais, être → sois.
Il faut + infinitive to express necessity: Il faut se presser.
Avoir hâte de + infinitive: J'ai hâte de partir, J'ai hâte de courir.
Il est temps de + infinitive: Il est temps d'y aller. The pronoun y replaces the place you are going to.
Depuis + present tense for an ongoing action: Je rêve d'un voyage depuis vendredi (and I am still dreaming).
Rendre + adjective: Voyager me rend heureux (= traveling makes me become happy).
Pour que + subjunctive: pour qu'on en profite.
On meaning nous, very common in spoken French: On plie les chemises.
Tout before an adjective means completely: des gants tout blancs.
Watch out for poetic license
Some phrasing is chosen for the rhyme; it is better not to copy it:
Nous partons ce soir, on ne regrette pas: you would normally say on ne le regrettera pas (in the future tense), and avoid mixing nous and on in the same sentence.
L'appareil photo pour les jolis pays: incomplete sentence; you would normally say pour photographier de jolis pays.
Je remplis le sac pour fuir la misère: la misère means extreme poverty. The word is there to rhyme with affaires, but it is too strong to talk about simply going on vacation.
Je fuis les arnaques is mainly used to rhyme with claques; the meaning is a bit forced here.
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