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Learn French Through Lyrics
Learn French Through Lyrics
Author: Rohan Windle
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Practicing and learning French through familiar song lyrics makes studying and practicing more fun. In this podcast, Gege and Rohan discuss their French versions of well-known songs (Queen, Elton John, ABBA and more) and the challenges of translating lyrics. By the end of each episode they agree on a final version and, yes, they sing it too! If you’d like to sing along you can find the lyrics of their versions on their Facebook Page, Learn French Through Lyrics.
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Get those hips ready to swing as we translate this classic Elvis hit into French. As always, to help you sing along we post all our lyrics on our Facebook Page at Learn French Through Lyrics.
It’s a duet with a special guest this episode! Erica joins Ro and Gege to translate this Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper duet from the film A Star Is Born. If you’d like to sing along, you can find our lyrics on our Facebook Page at Learn French Through Lyrics.
Ro and Gege tackle this powerful anthem from Aretha Franklin. It was a challenge, but that’s what it’s all about! Find our lyrics on our Facebook Page at Learn French Through Lyrics so you can sing along.
A favourite song for many people! We hope you enjoy the French version Ro and Gege create of this quintessentially John Lennon song of unity. Sing along at the end of the episode! You can find our lyrics on our Facebook Page at Learn French Through Lyrics.
Get ready to dance and jive to this disco hit from ABBA! Join us as we translate one of the most joyful songs ever into French, and Rohan tells a joke about robots. If you’d like to sing along at the end, find our final lyrics on our Facebook page, Learn French Through Lyrics.
All the single ladies! Ro and Gege create a French translation for Beyoncé’s iconic hit song. This was a real challenge, and as it turns out, we decided it’s Ro’s turn to sing the final version at the end of the episode. We hope you’ll sing along! Find our lyrics on our Facebook Page; Learn French Through Lyrics.
We hope you don’t mind, we hope you don’t mind, that Gege and Ro translated Elton John’s famous love song into French. This is one of our favourites and we hope you’ll sing along at the end of the episode! You can find our lyrics on our Facebook Page at Learn French Through Lyrics.
A crowd favourite in the piano bars, and we’ll see why it’s a favourite for Ro and Gege too as they translate this Billy Joel hit into French. Find our final version’s lyrics on our Facebook page, Learn French Through Lyrics, and sing along with us at the end of the episode!
Flip the script! This episode we’re translating a classic French song into English. The discussion is mostly in English for a change, as we wrestle with translating the poetic nuances of Edith Piaf’s beautiful lyrics.
Rohan and Gege are back to translate the operatic and rock sections of this huge classic song. At episode’s end we will sing it in French! Our lyrics are on our Facebook page to help you sing along.
Could we choose a bigger challenge than the greatest singalong song ever written? You won’t be able to stop yourself from singing this one with us as we dive headfirst into translating Queen’s most famous song. Find our version’s lyrics on our Facebook page.
Bienvenu! Rohan and Gege translate well-known songs from English into French for practice and learning. Listen in on our lyric discussion in French, and hear us sing our final version at the end of each episode. You can find all our lyrics on our Facebook Page to make it easier for you to sing along!
Gege and Rohan are both professional entertainers and singers with a passion for music and French. Since music is such a great way for people to connect with other languages, we hope you enjoy the show and maybe learn something too!
If you'd like to get in touch or find the lyrics to our translated versions, you can do that at facebook.com/learnfrenchthroughlyrics
Au revoir!
Hoppin’ and boppin’ time! Rohan and Gege try out French bird sounds and dance moves while we translate this quirky classic. Sing along with us in French at the end of the episode! Lyrics for our final version are on our Facebook page (Learn French Through Lyrics).
With a cautionary tale of sin and misery, Rohan and Gege return to the challenge of creating a pleasing French version of a classic song. Sing along in French at the end of he episode! Lyrics for our final version on our Facebook page (Learn French Through Lyrics).
This debut episode is all about knives and farmer’s wives. Gege and Rohan discuss translating challenges and compare their versions of this children’s classic, to finally agree on the ultimate French version. Sing along in French at the end of each episode! Lyrics for our final version of each song on our Facebook page (Learn French Through Lyrics).




