40% – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Aya Nakamura
• Album: NAKAMURA

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

[Musique]

Music

Ah tu connais quoi il veut me manipuler, fais doucement,

Oh, you know he wants to manipulate me, take it easy

Tu pourrais m’envoûter, j’vois qu’tu galères à passer le step (step)

He could be enchanting me, I see you're struggling to make the move (move)

Parler dans ma tête ? C’est mort

Talking in my head? It's not happening

j’tenvoie balader, mais j’tavais dis que j'étais savage

I tell you to back off, but I already told you I'm savage

À vrai dire j’suis pas très sage

Honestly, I'm not very well behaved

Et tu vois bien ce que j’dégage

And you can see what I stand out

J’suis trop charismatique, tu kiffes mes timiniks

I'm too charismatic, you love my rhythms

Il m’a dit baby mama pardon

He told me, baby mama, sorry

Fais doucement, j’pète les plombs

Take it easy, I'm losing it

Y'a comme un hic

There's something off

Et quand tu mens comme ça, j’suis qu’à 40%

And when you lie like that, I'm only at 40%

Tu fais la gueule arrêtes moi ça

Stop the pouting, cut it out

C’était qu’un jeu, redescends

It was just a game, calm down

Mais mon Dieu que c’est doux, wAllah j’le mène à bout

But my God, it’s so sweet, I swear I’ll see it through

Il est piqué c’est pas compliqué

He's crazy, it’s not complicated

Bébé pour toi y'a tout, pour toi y'a tout

Baby, I’ve got everything for you, I’ve got everything

J’ai changé la donne j’vais le dominer yeah

I’ve changed the game, I’m going to dominate him, yeah

J’sais pas pour qui tu m’as pris

I don’t know who you think I am

J’ai capté la tactique Rampampam

I caught the tactic Rampampam

J’crois bien que tu l’as senti, t’as loupé le coche

I think you felt it, you missed your chance

j’ai la gachette

I’ve got the trigger

Ça fait rampampam

It goes rampampam

Toc toc toc, mais qui-va-là ?

Ding ding ding, who’s there?

J’ai eu ma dose, stop, qui va là ?

I’ve had my dose, stop, who’s there?

Tu t’approches, je m’éloigne

You’re coming closer, I move away

Et maintenant tu veux deviner mes failles

And now you want to guess my weaknesses

J’suis trop charismatique, tu kiffes mes timiniks

I'm too charismatic, you love my rhythms

Il m’a dit baby mama pardon,

He told me, baby mama, sorry

Fais doucement, j’pète les plombs

Take it easy, I'm losing it

Y'a comme un hic

There’s something off

Et quand tu mens comme ça, j’suis qu’à 40%

And when you lie like that, I’m only at 40%

Tu fais la gueule arrêtes moi ça

Stop the pouting, cut it out

C’était qu’un jeu, redescends

It was just a game, calm down

Mais mon Dieu que c’est doux, wAllah j’le mène à bout

But my God, it’s so sweet, I swear I’ll see it through

Il est piqué c’est pas compliqué

He’s crazy, it’s not complicated

Bébé pour toi y'a tout, pour toi y'a tout

Baby, I’ve got everything for you, I’ve got everything

J’ai changé la donne j’vais le dominer yeah

I’ve changed the game, I’m going to dominate him, yeah

Pourquoi tu mens comme ça (j'tenvoie balader)

Why are you lying like that (I tell you to back off)

Faut qu’tu cesses (j'tenvoie balader)

You need to stop (I tell you to back off)

Pourquoi tu mens comme ça (j'tenvoie balader)

Why are you lying like that (I tell you to back off)

Faut qu’tu cesses

You need to stop

Et quand tu mens comme ça

And when you lie like that

J’suis qu’à 40%

I'm only at 40%

Tu fais la gueule arrêtes moi ça

Stop the pouting, cut it out

C’était qu’un jeu, redescends

It was just a game, calm down

Mais mon Dieu que c’est doux, wAllah j’le mène à bout

But my God, it’s so sweet, I swear I’ll see it through

Il est piqué c’est pas compliqué

He’s crazy, it’s not complicated

Bébé pour toi y'a tout, pour toi y'a tout

Baby, I’ve got everything for you, I’ve got everything

J’ai changé la donne j’vais le dominer yeah

I’ve changed the game, I’m going to dominate him, yeah

[Musique]

Music

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
manipuler /manipyle/ B2	verb - to control or influence someone in a clever or unscrupulous way
dégager /deɡaʒe/ B1	verb - to emit or give off
charismatique /kaʁizmatik/ B2	adjective - having a compelling charm or appeal
dominer /dɔmine/ B1	verb - to have control over; to dominate
plomb /plɔ̃b/ B2	noun - a heavy metal used in various applications
jeu /ʒø/ A2	noun - a game or play
doux /du/ A2	adjective - soft or gentle
tic /tik/ B1	noun - a habitual spasmodic contraction of the muscles
sentir /sɑ̃.tiʁ/ B1	verb - to feel or perceive
maman /mamɑ̃/ A1	noun - mother
histoire /istwaʁ/ A2	noun - story or history
coche /kɔʃ/ B2	noun - a vehicle or car

Key Grammar Structures

• Ah tu connais quoi il veut me manipuler, fais doucement,

  ➔ Imperative Mood: "fais doucement"

  ➔ "Fais doucement" is an imperative command meaning "take it easy" or "be careful". The imperative mood is used to give orders or instructions.

• Tu pourrais m’envoûter, j’vois qu’tu galères à passer le step (step)

  ➔ Conditional Mood: "Tu pourrais m'envoûter"

  ➔ "Tu pourrais m'envoûter" uses the conditional mood, expressing a possibility or hypothetical situation. It translates to "You could bewitch me."

• Parler dans ma tête ? C’est mort

  ➔ Informal Expression: "C'est mort"

  ➔ "C'est mort" is an informal French expression meaning "It's dead," "It's over," or "No way."

• j’tenvoie balader, mais j'tavais dis que j'étais savage

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense: "j'tavais dis"

  ➔ "J'tavais dis" is a contracted form of "Je t'avais dit", which is the past perfect tense. It indicates an action completed before another action in the past. It means "I had told you."

• Et quand tu mens comme ça, j’suis qu’à 40%

  ➔ Adverb of Manner: "Comme ça"

  ➔ "Comme ça" is an adverbial phrase meaning "like that" or "that way". It describes the manner in which someone is lying.

• Mais mon Dieu que c’est doux, wAllah j’le mène à bout

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentence with Inversion: "Mais mon Dieu que c'est doux"

  ➔ "Mais mon Dieu que c'est doux" is an exclamatory sentence with an inversion for emphasis. It translates to "But my God, how sweet it is!"

• J’ai changé la donne j’vais le dominer yeah

  ➔ Future Tense (Near Future): "j'vais le dominer"

  ➔ "J'vais le dominer" is the near future tense, formed with "aller" + infinitive. It expresses an action that will happen soon. It means "I am going to dominate him/it."