– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

table. Come on.

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Come on.

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Remy, what are you waiting for?

Is this going to become a regular thing

with you?

You know how to fix it. This is your

chance.

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Let's

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go.

What did the customer say?

It was not a customer. It was a critic.

Eagle.

Selena Clair.

The clair. What did she say?

She likes her soup.

What do you mean wait? You're the reason

I'm in this mess.

Someone's asking about your soup.

What are you playing at?

Ah, Paris, France, home of the finest

restaurants and the greatest chefs in

the world.

All my life, I've wanted to be one of

them. You may think that's a strange

dream for a rat, but I've always

believed that with hard work and a

little luck, it's only a matter of time

before I'm discovered.

Yes, I'm happy.

Do you know what would happen if anyone

knew we had a rat in our kitchen?

Go take it away from here, garbage, boy.

Don't look at me like that. You're the

one who was getting fancy with the

spices.

I need this job. I've lost so many. I

don't know how to cook. And now I'm

actually talking to a rat as if you did.

You not

You understand me?

I can't cook. But you can, right? Look,

don't be so modest. You're a rat for

Pete's sake.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? We

just need to work out a system so that I

do what you want.

Stop that.

Stop what?

Stop that.

Clicking me out.

I want to make things, Dad.

Stay away from the humans. It's

dangerous. Now shut up and eat your

garbage.

How did you do that?

Just once in a life. Let's do this

thing.

Man,

you got to taste this. You detect that

an oy nuttiness.

Oh, I'm detecting nuttiness.

We hate to be rude, but we're friends.

I have a secret. I have a wrath.

You have a rush.

She's toying with my mind, taunting me

with that rat.

As I had,

it's getting away.

Together, we can be the greatest chef in

Paris.

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at the

You're in Paris now, baby. My town. Hey,

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
waiting ˈweɪtɪŋ B1	verb - to stay in expectation of something
chance tʃæns A2	noun - an opportunity for something to happen
critic ˈkrɪtɪk B2	noun - a person who judges the merits of something, especially literary, artistic, or musical works
soup suːp A1	noun - a liquid dish, typically made by boiling ingredients such as meat, vegetables, or legumes in stock or water
mess mɛs A2	noun - a state of disorder or untidiness
restaurant ˈrɛst(ə)rɒnt B1	noun - a place where meals are prepared and served to customers
chef ʃɛf B2	noun - a professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel
dream driːm A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; an aspiration
rat ræt A1	noun - a small rodent that lives in various environments, often considered a pest
hard hɑːrd A1	adjective - requiring great effort or endurance; difficult
luck lʌk A2	noun - success or failure apparently determined by chance rather than through one's own actions
discovered dɪˈskʌvərd B2	verb - found out something previously unknown
garbage ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ B1	noun - waste material, especially food waste, disposed of in a container
spices ˈspaɪsɪz B2	noun - substances used to flavor food, such as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves
cook kʊk A2	verb - to prepare food by heating it
system ˈsɪstəm B2	noun - a set of connected things or methods that work together as a whole
dangerous ˈdeɪndʒərəs B2	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury
detect dɪˈtɛkt B2	verb - to discover or identify the presence of something
secret ˈsiːkrət B1	noun - something that is kept hidden or concealed from others
wrath rɔːθ C1	noun - intense anger or fury

Key Grammar Structures

• You know how to fix it.

  ➔ present simple with ‘know how to + infinitive’

  ➔ The verb "know" is in the present simple, showing a general fact.

• All my life, I've wanted to be one of them.

  ➔ present perfect for a lifelong desire

  ➔ "I've wanted" uses the present perfect ("have + past participle") to show a desire that started in the past and continues to now.

• What would happen if anyone knew we had a rat in our kitchen?

  ➔ second conditional (if + past simple, would + base verb)

  ➔ "What would happen" is a typical **second conditional** pattern, using *would* + base verb after an *if* clause with a past simple verb (*knew*).

• I don't know how to cook.

  ➔ negative present simple + infinitival clause (know how to + verb)

  ➔ "don't know" is the negative form of the present simple, followed by the infinitival phrase **"how to cook"**.

• Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

  ➔ present continuous interrogative + indirect question

  ➔ "Are you thinking" uses the **present continuous** to ask about a current mental activity, and "what I'm thinking" is an **indirect question**.

• We just need to work out a system so that I do what you want.

  ➔ purpose clause with "so that" + present simple

  ➔ "so that" introduces a **purpose clause**; the verb "do" stays in the present simple because it expresses a general result.

• Together, we can be the greatest chef in Paris.

  ➔ modal verb "can" + infinitive for ability/possibility

  ➔ "can be" combines the modal **can** with the infinitive **be** to express a possible future state.

• Stop that.

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ "Stop" is a **bare verb** used as an imperative command, directly addressing the listener.

• You may think that's a strange dream for a rat, but I've always believed that with hard work and a little luck, it's only a matter of time before I'm discovered.

  ➔ modal verb "may" for possibility + contrastive conjunction "but" + relative clause "that..." + idiomatic expression "only a matter of time"

  ➔ "may" expresses **possibility** ("You may think"), followed by the contrastive **but**, and the clause **that...** introduces a belief. The idiom **"only a matter of time"** means it is inevitable.