Song FSV #16: ÇA IRA (par Vitaa & Slimane)

Song FSV #16 ÇA IRA is a ballad song by one of my favorite French singing duos, VITAA & SLIMANE. The title ÇA IRA means “It will be okay” and like its title, the lyrics provide encouragement and comfort during difficult times.

The song was first released in 2019 and has proven to be a great song for trying times (like this crazy COVID pandemic era). In terms of French language learning, the song introduces practical expressions and as a ballad, it’s easy enough to follow along too.

Try the new Q&A to review the lyrics, translation and vocabulary notes. Then learn the Bonus Word through the Word Map. And review with the Flashcards & Cheat Puzzle Sheet download!

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Feature image credit: From music video of ÇA IRA by Vitaa & Slimane

Table of Contents…

A) French Song Vocabulary
- 1) Music Video: ÇA IRA
- 2) Q&A
B) Bonus Word Map
C) Review
- 1) Flashcards
- 2) Download

French Song Vocabulary
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A) French Song Vocabulary

1) Music Video : ÇA IRA
2) Q&A

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1) Music Video: ÇA IRA

Lyrics, translation and vocabulary notes available at the end of the Q&A.

La,la,la…On nous a dit: « Ça, c’est la vie ».
On (1)_____ ce qu’on peut, c’est comme ça.
Un jour de plus au paradis.
Sois (2)_____, bosse et tais-toi.
On nous a dit, «Ça, c’est la vie»
C’est le cœur ou la tête ? Docteur, dites-moi.
Ça ne parle plus d’amour par ici.
Sans la (3)_____ , la (4)_____ , elle aurait fait quoi?
Même si c’est pas, c’est pas, c’est pas si facile.
Je veux (5)_____ mon (6)_____ d’enfant.
Regarde le monde comme il a le spleen.
Mais toi, tu fais comme si tu avais le temps.
Ça (7)_____ , le (8)_____ est passé.
Faut pas qu’on se (9)_____ tomber.
(10)_____ , (10*)_____ , résister encore une fois.
Ça (7*)_____, ça (7*)_____.
(10*, 7* = repeat of word blanks 10, 7 respectively)

Note: 7*, 10* are repeats of word blanks 7 & 10 respectively.

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2) Q&A

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PART 1 (Words 1, 2)PART 2 (Words 3, 4)PARTS 3-7

Q1 PART 1 (Words 1, 2)

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the video.

La,la,la…On nous a dit: « Ça, c’est la vie ».
On (1)_ ce qu’on peut, c’est comme ça.
Un jour de plus au paradis.
Sois (2)_, bosse et tais-toi.

(a) FAIT, GENTIL
(b) FAITE, GENTILE
(c) FAIE, GENTILLE

ANSWER 1 (Words 1, 2)

A1(a) FAIT, GENTIL
La,la,la…On nous a dit: « Ça, c’est la vie ».
On FAIT ce qu’on peut, c’est comme ça.
Un jour de plus au paradis.
Sois GENTIL, bosse et tais-toi.
Translation:
La, la, la…They said to us, “That, that’s life”.
We do what we can, it’s like that.
One more day in paradise.
Be nice, work and be quiet.

Vocabulary Notes:

FAIRE (To do, to make; vi -irr conj)
GENTIL (Nice; irr adj)
TAIRE (Be quiet; v pron -irr conj)
TAIS is the tu imperative form of TAIRE.

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Q2 PART 2 (Words 3, 4)

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the video.

On nous a dit, «Ça, c’est la vie»
C’est le cœur ou la tête ? Docteur, dites-moi.
Ça ne parle plus d’amour par ici.
Sans la (3)_ , la (4)_ , elle aurait fait quoi?

(a) BELE, BETE
(b) BEL, BÊT
(c) BELLE, BÊTE

ANSWER 2 (Words 3, 4)

A2 (c) BELLE, BÊTE
On nous a dit, «Ça, c’est la vie»
C’est le cœur ou la tête ? Docteur, dites-moi.
Ça n’parle plus d’amour par ici.
Sans la BELLE, la BÊTE, elle aurait fait quoi?
Translation:
They said to us, “That’s life”.
It’s the heart of the head? Doctor, tell me.
They don’t talk about love anymore here.
Without Beauty, Beast, what would he have done?

Vocabulary Notes:

BEAU (beautiful, handsome; irr adj) – Here BELLE is the feminine singular form of BEAU, an irregular adjective.
BÊTE (Beast; nf) – Even if the beast is a masculine/male/man beast, the word itself BÊTE is always feminine.

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B) Bonus Word

Learn the rhyming Bonus Word…

WORD MAP LEGEND
1) Pink word boxes show the FVV vocabulary words.
2) Blue word boxes show Bonus words.
3) Bold font show dictionary-look-up words (The form of the word that it is listed under in the dictionary.)
4) Italics show feminine form.

5) White outlined boxes show different forms of the words they are attached to.

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