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Listen to music to improve your aural comprehension and experience French and Francophone cultures.

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Music

Music

French music terms
Music is a language unto itself, and yet we need our own language to talk about it. The French names for musical genres are often the same as in English, but there's still plenty of French vocabulary to be learned.

Listening Practice

On ira, de Zaz

On ira, de Zaz
Challenge your French listening comprehension with this fast-paced song. Below the video, click any line in the transcript for English translation and related grammar lessons.

   

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Listening Practice

Santé, de Stromae

Santé, de StromaeFrench videoDance along to Stromae's latest hit while practicing your French listening comprehension. This Lawless French Immersion video includes interactive subtitles.

   

Listening Practice

Vive Henri IV ! Vive la France !

Vive Henri IV ! Vive la France !
This popular French song, also called Marche Henri IV and Vive le roi Henri, was written in the late 16th century to celebrate Le Bon Roi Henri (Good King Henry), who ended the Huguenot Wars and restored peace to France.

   

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Listening Practice

Voilà, de Barbara Pravi

Voilà de Barbara Pravi
France took second place at Eurovision 2021 with a beautiful song that offers numerous examples of the useful expression voilà. This video from Lawless French Immersion includes the lyrics as interactive subtitles.