McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 17
Should we not then love him?
Ne devrions-nous pas alors l'aimer?
LESSON LII.
LEÇON LII.
Lord smile joys tears nigh morn griefs woes stars say
Seigneur sourire joies larmes proche matin chagrins malheurs étoiles dire
[Illustration: Sunset; lake in foreground; moon and stars.]
[Illustration : Coucher de soleil ; lac au premier plan ; lune et étoiles.]
When the stars, at set of sun, Watch you from on high;
Quand les étoiles, au coucher du soleil, Vous observent d'en haut ;
When the light of morn has come, Think the Lord is nigh
Quand la lumière du matin est venue, Pensez que le Seigneur est proche
All you do, and all you say, He can see and hear;
Tout ce que vous faites, et tout ce que vous dites, Il peut le voir et l'entendre ;
When you work and when you play, Think the Lord is near.
Quand vous travaillez et quand vous jouez, Pensez que le Seigneur est près de vous.
Vocabulary
- Ne
- nə — Negation particle used before verb in French
- devrions
- də.vʁi.jɔ̃ — Should; first person plural conditional of devoir
- nous
- nu — We; us; first person plural pronoun
- pas
- pɑ — Not; negation particle paired with ne
- alors
- a.lɔʁ — Then; so; at that time
- l'
- l — The; contracted definite article before vowel
- aimer
- ɛ.me — To love; to like someone or something
- LEÇON
- lə.sɔ̃ — Lesson; unit of instruction or learning
- Seigneur
- sɛ.ɲœʁ — Lord; title referring to God or a noble
- sourire
- su.ʁiʁ — To smile; expression of happiness on face
- joies
- ʒwa — Joys; feelings of great happiness or pleasure
- larmes
- laʁm — Tears; drops shed from eyes when crying
- proche
- pʁɔʃ — Near; close in distance or relationship
- matin
- ma.tɛ̃ — Morning; early part of the day
- chagrins
- ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃ — Sorrows; feelings of grief or sadness
- malheurs
- ma.lœʁ — Misfortunes; unhappy or unlucky events
- étoiles
- e.twal — Stars; bright celestial bodies seen at night
- dire
- diʁ — To say; to tell or express in words
- Coucher
- ku.ʃe — Setting; going down, as of the sun
- soleil
- sɔ.lɛj — Sun; the star at center of our solar system
- lac
- lak — Lake; inland body of standing water
- premier
- pʁə.mje — First; coming before all others in order
- plan
- plɑ̃ — Plane; foreground layer in a scene or image
- lune
- lyn — Moon; natural satellite orbiting Earth
- Quand
- kɑ̃ — When; at the time that something happens
- les
- le — The; plural definite article in French
- coucher
- ku.ʃe — Setting; the going down of the sun
- du
- dy — Of the; contracted masculine definite article
- Vous
- vu — You; second person plural or formal pronoun
- observent
- ɔb.sɛʁv — Observe; they watch or notice carefully
- en
- ɑ̃ — In; from; preposition indicating location or origin
- haut
- o — High; up above; elevated position
- lumière
- ly.mjɛʁ — Light; visible radiance or illumination
- est
- ɛ — Is; third person singular of être (to be)
- venue
- və.ny — Come; arrived; feminine past participle of venir
- Pensez
- pɑ̃.se — Think; consider; second person plural imperative
- que
- kə — That; which; conjunction linking clauses
- Tout
- tu — All; everything; every single thing
- faites
- fɛt — Do; make; second person plural of faire
- tout
- tu — All; every; entirely without exception
- dites
- dit — Say; tell; second person plural of dire
- Il
- il — He; it; third person singular masculine pronoun
- peut
- pø — Can; is able to; third person singular of pouvoir
- voir
- vwaʁ — To see; to perceive with the eyes
- entendre
- ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ — To hear; to perceive sounds with the ears
- travaillez
- tʁa.va.je — Work; you work; second person plural of travailler
- quand
- kɑ̃ — When; at the time that an event occurs
- jouez
- ʒwe — Play; you play; second person plural of jouer
- près
- pʁɛ — Near; close by in distance or proximity
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