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L'homme au piano

Billy Joel

John, a retired musician, discovers an old piano in the attic of his new home. Despite its worn appearance, the piano produces a beautiful sound, rekindling John's passion for music. He spends days restoring it and is transported back to his days as a jazz pianist. The piano's haunting sound inspires John to resume practicing and composing, rekindling his musical career. One night, mysterious music accompanies his own performance, despite being home alone. Intrigued, John explores the piano's history and discovers letters and compositions from Emily, a former owner. Connecting deeply with Emily's music, he encounters her ghost, who seeks peace through the completion of her latest composition. John vows to grant his wish, leading him on a journey of discovery and emotional connection that transcends time, ultimately finding peace for himself and Emily.

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remplit / ʁɑ̃.pli /verb

fills

La musique remplit la pièce.

The music fills the room.

plein

jouée / ʒwe /verb

played

écoutant enfin sa musique être jouée.

finally listening to his music being played.

sa / sa /adjective

her/his/its

À sa grande surprise

To her great surprise

ses

ressentent / ʁɛsɑ̃t /verb

feel

Ils ressentent l'émotion et la profondeur de la sonate.

They feel the emotion and depth of the sonata.

to feelto experience

trouvé / tʁuve /verb

found

Il se sent heureux d'avoir trouvé ce piano.

He feels happy to have found this piano.

découvrirtomber surdénicher

vieux / vjø /adjective

old

Il nettoie le vieux piano.

He cleans the old piano.

âgéancienvieillissant

le grenier / lə ɡʁə.nje /noun

attic

Qu'a fait John après avoir trouvé le piano dans le grenier ?

What did John do after finding the piano in the attic?

nettoyant / nɛ.twa.jɑ̃ /verb

cleaning

En nettoyant, il prévoit de jouer plus de musique désormais.

While cleaning, he plans to play more music from now on.

faire le ménagenettoyage

ramené / ʁa.mə.ne /verb

brought back

le piano l'a ramené à la musique

the piano brought him back to music

rapporterreconduire

d'entendre / ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ /verb

to hear

impatient de découvrir ses secrets et d'entendre plus de ses mélodies cachées

eager to discover its secrets and to hear more of its hidden melodies

sent / sɑ̃ /verb

feels

Il se sent heureux.

He feels happy.

semble / sɑ̃bl /verb

seems

Le piano est très poussiéreux et semble n'avoir pas été utilisé depuis longtemps.

The piano is very dusty and seems to have not been used for a long time.

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