FSV Song #18: CE N'EST QU'UN AU REVOIR (French "Auld Lang Syne")

CE N’EST QU’UN AU REVOIR is the French version of the traditional New Year’s song “Auld Lang Syne”. Originally a Scottish song, over the centuries Auld Lang Syne gained popularity as a New Year’s celebration song in the anglophone (English speaking) world.

The French version was first made by Jacques Sevin, one of the cofounders of les Scouts de France (The Scouts of France) in 1920. Today, there are several translated versions sung in France. (The video we chose was of the most popular version sung by Tilde, a French singer, on a balcony during the corona virus lockdown.)

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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Table of Contents…

A) French Song Vocabulary
- 1) Music Video: CE N’EST QU’UN AU REVOIR
- 2) Q&A
B) Bonus Word
C) Review
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French Song Vocabulary
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A) French Song Vocabulary

1) Music Video : CE N’EST QU’UN AU REVOIR
2) Q&A

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1) Music Video: CE N’EST QU’UN AU REVOIR

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

Faut-il nous (1)_____ sans (2)_____?
Sans (2*)_____ de retour.
Faut-il nous (1*)_____ sans (2*)_____?
De nous revoir un jour.
Refrain:
[Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir, mes frères.
Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir.
Oui, nous nous (3)_____, mes frères.
Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir.]
Formons de nos mains qui s'(4)_____,
Au (5)_____ de ce jour.
Formons de nos mains qui s'(4*)_____,
Une (6)_____ d’amour. [Refrain]
(7)_____ par cette douce (6*)_____.
Tous, en ce même lieu.
(7*)_____ par cette douce (6*)_____.
Ne faisons point d’adieu. [Refrain]Car (8)_____ qui nous voit tous ensemble,
Et qui va nous (9)_____.
Car (8*)_____ qui nous voit tous ensemble,
(10)_____ nous réunir. [Refrain]

Note: 1) 1*, 2*, 4*, 6*, 7*, 8* are repeats of word blanks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8 respectively.

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2) Q&A

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PART 1 (Words 1, 2)PART 2 (Word 3)PARTS 3-5

Q1 PART 1 (Words 1, 2)

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the video.
(1*, 2* are repeats of word blanks 1 & 2 respectively.)

Faut-il nous (1)___ sans (2)_?
Sans (2)_ de retour.
Faut-il nous (1)_ sans (2*)___?
De nous revoir un jour.

(a) QUITTÉ, ESPOIRE
(b) QUITTER, ESPOIR
(c) KITTER, ASPOIR

ANSWER 1 (Words 1, 2)

A1(b) QUITTER, ESPOIR
Faut-il nous QUITTER sans ESPOIR?
Sans ESPOIR de retour.
Faut-il nous QUITTER sans ESPOIR?
De nous revoir un jour.
Translation:
Must we leave each other without hope?
Without hope of returning.
Must we leave each other without hope?
Of seeing each other one day.

Vocabulary Notes:

FAUT-IL = Question form of IL FAUT… (One must, you must,…)
QUITTER (To separate, to leave one another; v pron, -ER reg conj)
ESPOIR (Hope; nm)
REVOIR (To see each other again; v pron -irr conj)

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Q2 PART 2 (Word 3)

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the video.

Refrain:
[Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir, mes frères.
Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir.
Oui, nous nous (3)_____, mes frères.
Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir.]

(a) REVERRONS
(b) REVERRONNE
(c) REVERRONT

ANSWER 2 (Word 3)

A2 (a) REVERRONS
[Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir, mes frères.
Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir.
Oui, nous nous REVERRONS, mes frères.
Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir. ]
Translation:
It’s only a good bye, my brothers.
It’s only a good bye.
Yes, we will see each other again, my brothers.
It’s only a good bye.

Vocabulary Notes:

REVOIR (To see each other again; vpron -irr conj)
– REVERRONS is the nous futur simple form.

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B) Bonus Word

Learn the Bonus Word…

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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.)

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QWhat word means “Despair, distress” and is the opposite of the lyric in the song that means “Hope” ?

WORD MAP ANSWER

ALe DÉSESPOIR means “Despair, distress” and is the opposite of the lyric L’ESPOIR that means “Hope“. (Note how ESPOIR is in the word DÉSESPOIR.)

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C) Review