Adriano – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Niska

Lyrics & Translation

Explore French rap with Niska's hit song "Adriano"! This track offers a mix of street slang and pop sensibilities, providing a glimpse into contemporary French urban culture and language. Learn about wordplay, cultural references, and the rhythm of modern French rap.

[English]

Wavemakers

Yes

Hey

I know her vibe (vibe), she's not focused (the hoe)

She likes guys, checks the bouncer right at the entrance (yes)

And she knows I go hard (hard), that we won't be kidding around (never)

She had surgery on her body, uh, I can't introduce her

She's a bitch like her group of friends

So I take them all (all)

She only has cash on her mind, just in case, I have Louis Vui' in the trunk

Forget it, she put the gun in her story

That makes her a bit wet, she's fantasizing about us two

She wants to have my baby (what)

4-4-2, she has too many miles on the clock (yes)

Relaxed, I make her scream without a vocoder (let's go)

Big weed joint, German border, new engine

I leave them to themselves, to themselves (to themselves)

Bro, I have 15 Rihannas in the Viano (hey, the Viano)

But they want me to go back to the hood like Adriano (Adriano)

Oh-la-la, forget it, I'm in a 'del-bor' (del-bor)

There are only loaded breasts like Adriana (Adriana)

I'm high, I don't feel it at all (it's dead), I lean you, you can't take it anymore (bitch)

And since we inflated the stats, she agrees to do the-, fshh

Bitch, bitch, bitch, it's gonna be a hookup, she knows the mood (the mood)

Financially, she knows we're big (too big)

And that I'll never give her the ring (no, no, no)

4-4-2, she has too many miles on the clock (yes)

Relaxed, I make her scream without a vocoder (let's go)

Big weed joint, German border, new engine

I leave them to themselves, to themselves (to themselves)

Bro, I have 15 Rihannas in the Viano (hey, the Viano)

But they want me to go back to the hood like Adriano (Adriano)

Oh-la-la, forget it, I'm in a 'del-bor' (del-bor)

There are only loaded breasts like Adriana (Adriana)

Bro, I have 15 Rihannas in the Viano (hey, the Viano)

But they want me to go back to the hood like Adriano (Adriano)

Oh-la-la, forget it, I'm in a 'del-bor' (del-bor)

There are only loaded breasts like Adriana (Adriana)

They want me to go back to the hood like Adriano

Charo-oh-oh

There are only loaded breasts like Adriana

...

[French]

Wavemakers

Oui

Eh

Je connais son thème (thème), elle est pas concentrée (la tchoin)

Elle aime les djos, check le videur dès l'entrée (oui)

Et elle sait qu'j'y vais fort (fort), qu'on va pas plaisanter (jamais)

Elle a refait son corps, orh, j'peux pas la présenter

C'est une pétasse comme son groupe de copines

Du coup j'les prends toutes (toutes)

Elle a que l'cash dans la tête, en cas, j'ai Louis Vui' dans la soute

Laisse tomber, elle a mis l'brolique dans sa story

Ça fait mouiller un peu, elle s'fait des films sur nous deux

Me faire un bébé, elle veut (quoi)

4-4-2, elle a trop d'kilomètres au compteur (oui)

En détente, j'la fais crier sans vocodeur (on y va)

Gros joint d'beuh, frontière allemande, nouveau moteur

J'les laisse entre eux, entre eux (entre eux)

Igo, j'ai 15 Rihanna dans le Viano (eh l'Viano)

Mais ils veulent que j'retourne au tieks comme Adriano (Adriano)

Oh-la-la, laisse tomber, j'suis dans un del-bor (del-bor)

Y a que des lolos chargés comme Adriana (Adriana)

Je plane, j'le sens as-p (c'est mort), j'te penche, t'en peux us-p (pute)

Et vu qu'on a gonflé les stats, elle accepte de faire la-, fshh

Bitch, bitch, bitch, ça va mougou, elle connait le mood (le mood)

Financièrement, elle sait qu'on est big (trop big)

Et qu'j'vais jamais lui passer la bague (nan, nan, nan)

4-4-2, elle a trop d'kilomètres au compteur (oui)

En détente, j'la fais crier sans vocodeur (on y va)

Gros joint d'beuh, frontière allemande, nouveau moteur

J'les laisse entre eux, entre eux (entre eux)

Igo, j'ai 15 Rihanna dans le Viano (eh l'Viano)

Mais ils veulent que j'retourne au tieks comme Adriano (Adriano)

Oh-la-la, laisse tomber, j'suis dans un del-bor (del-bor)

Y a que des lolos chargés comme Adriana (Adriana)

Igo, j'ai 15 Rihanna dans le Viano (eh l'Viano)

Mais ils veulent que j'retourne au tieks comme Adriano (Adriano)

Oh-la-la, laisse tomber, j'suis dans un del-bor (del-bor)

Y a que des lolos chargés comme Adriana (Adriana)

Ils veulent que j'retourne au tieks comme Adriano

Charo-oh-oh

Y a que des lolos chargés comme Adriana

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tchoin /tʃwɛ̃/ C1	noun - slut, hoe (very pejorative and informal)
djos /dʒo/ C1	noun - money; drugs (slang)
videur /vi.dœʁ/ B2	noun - bouncer, doorman
pétasse /pe.tas/ C1	noun - bitch, slut, tramp (very pejorative and informal)
soute /sut/ B1	noun - hold (of a ship/plane), baggage compartment
brolique /bʁɔ.lik/ C1	noun - gun, firearm (slang)
mouiller /mu.je/ B2	verb - to wet, to soak verb - (informal) to get aroused (sexually); to get involved, to take risks (for someone)
vocodeur /vo.kɔ.dœʁ/ B2	noun - vocoder
joint /ʒwɛ̃/ B2	noun - joint, connection, seal noun - (informal) cannabis cigarette
beuh /bø/ C1	noun - weed, pot, marijuana (slang)
igo /i.ɡo/ C1	noun - bro, dude, mate (slang, verlan for 'goï')
tieks /tjɛks/ C1	noun - neighborhood, hood, block (slang, verlan for 'cité' or 'quartier')
del-bor /dɛl.bɔʁ/ C1	noun - mess, chaos, bordello (slang, verlan for 'bordel')
lolos /lo.lo/ C1	noun - breasts, boobs (slang)
chargés /ʃaʁ.ʒe/ B2	adjective - loaded, charged, heavy adjective - (informal, of breasts) ample, full, large
planer /pla.ne/ B2	verb - to glide, to soar verb - (informal) to be high (on drugs), to be spaced out, to be detached from reality
pute /pyt/ C1	noun - whore, slut, bitch (highly offensive)
mougou /mu.gu/ C1	verb - to scam, to trick; (slang) to have sex (often by seduction/manipulation)
Charo /ʃa.ʁo/ C1	noun - hustler, opportunist; (informal, for a man) womanizer, lady-killer (slang, short for 'charognard' or 'charbonneur')

Key Grammar Structures

• Et elle sait qu'j'y vais fort (fort), qu'on va pas plaisanter (jamais)

  ➔ Informal Negation, Contractions & Adverbial Pronoun 'y'

  ➔ This line showcases several features of spoken French: - Informal negation: The particle "ne" is omitted before the verb ("on va "pas" plaisanter" instead of "on "ne" va pas plaisanter"). This is very common in spoken French. - Contractions: "qu'j'y" is a contraction of "que je y". "qu'on" is "que on". These are standard contractions. - Adverbial pronoun "y": In "j'y vais fort", "y" replaces a place or an idea introduced by "à". Here, it likely refers to the "game" or "relationship" mentioned in context.

• Du coup j'les prends toutes (toutes)

  ➔ Informal Connector 'Du coup'

  ➔ ""Du coup"" is an informal but extremely common conversational connector in French, meaning "as a result", "so", "consequently", or "all of a sudden". It introduces a consequence or a new development. It's often used loosely to link ideas.

• Elle a que l'cash dans la tête

  ➔ Informal Restrictive Negation 'ne...que'

  ➔ This is an informal usage of the restrictive negation ""ne...que"", which means "only". In spoken French, the "ne" particle is frequently omitted, leaving just ""que"" (or ""qu'"" before a vowel) to convey the meaning of "only". The full formal phrase would be "Elle "n'"a "que" l'cash dans la tête".

• elle s'fait des films sur nous deux

  ➔ Idiomatic Pronominal Verb 'se faire des films'

  ➔ ""Se faire des films"" is an idiomatic pronominal expression in French that means "to imagine things", "to have illusions", "to create scenarios in one's mind that are not real or are exaggerated". It implies a disconnection from reality.

• Me faire un bébé, elle veut (quoi)

  ➔ Informal Inversion & 'Faire' (Causative/Idiomatic)

  ➔ This line demonstrates two informal grammatical features: - Informal Inversion: The direct object and infinitive phrase (""Me faire un bébé"") is placed at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis, followed by the subject and verb (""elle veut""). In standard French, it would typically be "Elle veut me faire un bébé." - "Faire" (Causative/Idiomatic): Here, ""faire un bébé"" means "to have a baby" or "to make a baby". This is an idiomatic use of "faire", which often takes on a causative meaning ("to cause something to be done").

• En détente, j'la fais crier sans vocodeur (on y va)

  ➔ Causative Construction with 'Faire'

  ➔ The construction ""faire"" + infinitive is known as the causative ""faire"". It means "to make someone do something" or "to have something done by someone". Here, ""j'la fais crier"" means "I make her scream" or "I cause her to scream". The direct object pronoun ("la") precedes "faire".

• Mais ils veulent que j'retourne au tieks comme Adriano (Adriano)

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'Vouloir'

  ➔ The verb ""vouloir"" (to want) requires the subjunctive mood in the subordinate clause when the subject of "vouloir" is different from the subject of the action in the subordinate clause. Here, "ils" want "je" (j') to return, hence ""j'retourne"" (subjunctive of "retourner").

• Y a que des lolos chargés comme Adriana (Adriana)

  ➔ Informal Restrictive 'il y a que'

  ➔ This is the informal, highly common spoken version of the restrictive expression ""il n'y a que"", meaning "there is/are only". The "ne" particle is omitted, and "il y a" is often contracted to ""y a"". It restricts the statement to what follows.

• t'en peux us-p (pute)

  ➔ Informal Negation & Verlan 'us-p' + Adverbial Pronoun 'en'

  ➔ This phrase contains advanced informal French: - Informal Negation: The "ne" particle is omitted, so "tu "n"'en peux plus" becomes ""t'en peux plus"". - Verlan: ""Us-p"" is the Verlan form of ""plus"". Verlan is a type of argot in French where syllables of a word are inverted. - Adverbial Pronoun "en": ""En"" replaces a noun introduced by "de" or refers to quantity. Here, "tu n'en peux plus" means "you can't take it anymore" or "you're exhausted", where "en" refers to the situation or effort.