In french, the verb être means "to be", as in... Je suis I am Nous sommes We are Tu es You are Vous êtes You are (plural) Il est He is Ils sont They are (masculine) Elle est She is Elles sont They are (feminine) Have a look at these words.... Sol means soil Ciel means sky Bête means beast Belle means beauty Champs means fields Chenes means oak trees Rois means kings Reines means queens Now you can work out what the whole of this song means...