Endettés – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Papi Lova

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the contemporary French music scene with Papi Lova's "Endettés." This impactful Afro-Trap/Afro-Pop song offers a unique opportunity to learn modern French vocabulary and expressions related to finance and everyday life. Its relatable lyrics about economic struggles, combined with a compelling rhythm, make it an engaging way to connect with the language and understand current societal conversations in French-speaking communities.

[English]

They are in debt.

They've turned everything into cash. I don't know where I'm going. I'm busting my ass to get her there.

They are in debt. They've turned everything into cash. I don't know where I'm going.

They're pressuring me to get her there.

I wanted Tony's life.

I have my gear in the fast car.

Louis Vuitton bag in the trunk.

Equipped as soon as I go out.

Martina, where's Bonnie.

Yellow bills like Broly.

I'm getting them back on track.

She wants me to fill only that. She fills Pipi L.

I only do the minimum per week.

There are hundreds of deals.

Business, there's nothing personal.

I invest a bit of money too. It brings back the profit.

I know very well she wants to settle down.

She saw the blackcurrant-colored money.

They are in debt.

They've turned everything into cash. I don't know where I'm going. They're pressuring me to get her there.

They are in debt. They've turned everything into cash. I don't know where I'm going.

They're pressuring me to get her there.

Of course, I struggled at the beginning.

Now, I'm in deep.

He put the money on the table.

I don't do trafficking.

I'm settled in the Lambo.

Yeah, I'm in deep.

If I'm armed, it's not for a song.

Tonight, I'm taking 20 bundles.

On my mother's life.

Right now, I'm tense.

I'm rolling,

a blunt, I'm bringing the Dutch.

Paris,

right now, I'm tense.

I'm rolling,

a blunt.

Ratata melody.

Melody.

Beluga.

Vroom vroom.

Melody.

Ratata melody.

Fff.

Melody.

Beluga.

Vroom vroom.

It's me, it's no life.

I'm always in the final.

I want to know what I do in life, she wants to know my...

It's dirty like Kiki from Bondy.

They play the bandits.

We pay, we don't know about getting caught.

The commissioner, we'll say.

They are in debt.

They've turned everything into cash. I don't know where I'm going. I'm busting my ass to get her there.

They are in debt. They've turned everything into cash. I don't know where I'm going.

I'm busting my ass to get her there.

I struggled at the beginning.

Now, I'm in deep.

He put the money on the table.

I don't do trafficking.

I'm settled in the Lambo.

Yeah, I'm in deep.

If I'm armed, it's not for a song.

Tonight, I'm taking 20 bundles.

On my mother's life.

Right now, I'm tense.

I'm rolling,

a blunt, I'm bringing the Dutch.

Paris,

right now, I'm tense.

I'm rolling,

a blunt.

[French]

Ils sont endettés.

Ils ont tout mis à prix de papier. Je sais pas où je vais, st. Je me casse la tête pour l'emmener.

Ils sont endettés. Ils ont tout mis à prix de papier. Je sais pas où je vais, st.

On me casse la tête pour l'emmener.

Je voulais la vie de Tony.

J'ai quitte dans le boli.

Louis Vuitton sac dans le coffre.

Équipé dès que je sors.

Martina ou est Bonnie.

Des billets jaunes comme broly.

Je leur refaire un cap.

Elle veut que je remplis que ça. Elle remplit Pipi L.

J'y vais qu'à minimum par semaine.

Des traites, il y en a par centaines.

Business il y a rien de personnel.

J'investis du pecket aussi. Ça récupère la coprisse.

Je sais très bien qu'elle veut se caser.

Elle a vu le papier couleur cassis.

Ils sont endettés.

Ils ont tout mis à prix de papier. Je sais pas où je vais, st. On me casse la tête pour l'emmener.

Ils sont endettés. Ils ont tout mis à prix de papier. Je sais pas où je vais, st.

On me casse la tête pour l'emmener.

Bien sûr, j'ai galéré à l'entrée.

Là, je suis dedans.

Il a mis la paye sur la table.

Je joue pas le trafique.

Je suis calé dans la guini.

Ouais, je suis dedans.

Si je suis guitérisé, c'est pas pour la chanson.

Ce soir, je prends 20 tickets.

La vie de ma mère.

En ce moment, je suis tendu.

Je roule,

un ter, je ramène la hollandaise.

Paris,

en ce moment, je suis tendu.

Je roule,

un ter.

Ratata mélodie.

Mélodie.

Beluga.

Vroum vroum.

Mélodie.

Ratata mélodie.

Fff.

Mélodie.

Beluga.

Vroum vroum.

C'est moi c'est no life.

Je suis toujours en finale.

Je veux savoir ce que je fais dans la vie, elle veut connaître ma.

C'est sale comme Kiki de Bondy.

eux ils font les bandits.

Nous on paye, on connaît pas les prises.

Le commissaire on dira.

Ils sont endettés.

Ils ont tout mis à prix de papier. Je sais pas où je vais, st. Me casse la tête pour l'emmener.

Ils sont endettés. Ils ont tout mis à prix de papier. Je sais pas où je vais.

Me casse la tête pour l'emmener.

J'ai galéré à l'entrée.

Là, je suis dedans.

Il a mis la paye sur la table.

Je joue pas le trafique.

Je suis calé dans la guini.

Ouais, je suis dedans.

Si je suis guitérisé, c'est pas pour la chanson.

Ce soir, je prends 20 tickets.

La vie de ma mère.

En ce moment, je suis tendu.

Je roule,

un ter, je ramène la hollandaise.

Paris,

en ce moment, je suis tendu.

Je roule,

un ter.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
endetté /ɑ̃.dɛ.te/ C1	adjective - in debt; indebted
prix /pʁi/ A1	noun - price, cost; prize, award
papier /pa.pje/ A1	noun - paper; (slang) money, banknotes
casser /kɑ.se/ B1	verb - to break, to smash; (reflexive, 'se casser la tête') to rack one's brain
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
sac /sak/ A1	noun - bag, sack
coffre /kɔfʁ/ A2	noun - trunk (of a car), chest, strongbox
équiper /e.ki.pe/ B1	verb - to equip, to furnish
billet /bi.jɛ/ A2	noun - ticket; banknote
refaire /ʁə.fɛʁ/ B1	verb - to redo, to remake
traite /tʁɛt/ B2	noun - installment; bill of exchange, draft (finance)
investir /ɛ̃.vɛs.tiʁ/ B2	verb - to invest
caser /kɑ.ze/ B2	verb - to place, to put somewhere; (reflexive, 'se caser') to settle down (e.g., in a job, relationship)
galérer /ɡa.le.ʁe/ B2	verb - (colloquial) to struggle, to have a hard time, to have trouble with
paye /pɛj/ B1	noun - pay, salary, wage
trafic /tʁa.fik/ B2	noun - traffic (e.g., road traffic); illicit trade, trafficking
calé /ka.le/ B2	adjective - (colloquial) comfortable, settled, well-off; knowledgeable, expert
tendu /tɑ̃.dy/ B1	adjective - tense, stressed, strained; tight
bandit /bɑ̃.di/ B1	noun - bandit, criminal, outlaw
commissaire /kɔ.mi.sɛʁ/ B1	noun - commissioner; police superintendent/chief

Key Grammar Structures

• Ils sont endettés.

  ➔ Attributive Adjective / Present Indicative

  ➔ The adjective "endettés" (indebted) agrees in gender and number with the subject "Ils" (They) and describes their current state.

• Je sais pas où je vais, st.

  ➔ Informal negation without "ne" / Indirect question

  ➔ In spoken and informal French, the "ne" of the negation "ne... pas" is often omitted. "où je vais" (where I'm going) is an indirect question integrated into the main sentence.

• On me casse la tête pour l'emmener.

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun "on" / "pour" + infinitive

  ➔ "On" is used here as an indefinite pronoun to refer to people in general or an unspecified person. The structure "pour" + infinitive indicates the purpose of the action.

• Elle veut que je remplis que ça.

  ➔ Indicative instead of subjunctive (informal usage)

  ➔ Grammatically, after a verb like "vouloir" (to want) expressing will or desire, the subjunctive would be expected ("que je remplisse"). The use of the indicative "remplis" is a common characteristic of informal spoken French.

• Business il y a rien de personnel.

  ➔ Informal negation with "il y a" and omission of "ne"

  ➔ In colloquial French, "ne" is frequently omitted in negative constructions, especially with "il y a" (there is) and indefinite pronouns like "rien" (nothing). The grammatically correct sentence would be "il n'y a rien de personnel" (there is nothing personal).

• eux ils font les bandits.

  ➔ Subject dislocation / Subject doubling

  ➔ "Eux" is a stressed pronoun that reinforces or emphasizes the subject already expressed by "ils" (they). This is a very common structure in spoken French to emphasize the subject.

• Nous on paye, on connaît pas les prises.

  ➔ Subject dislocation + "on" replacing "nous" + informal negation

  ➔ "Nous" (we) is dislocated at the beginning of the sentence to emphasize the group. "on" (one, people) is commonly used instead of "nous" in informal French. Again, the "ne" of the negation is omitted.

• Ce soir, je prends 20 tickets.

  ➔ Present indicative with future meaning

  ➔ The present tense is often used to express a future action, especially when the time of the action is specified (here "Ce soir" - Tonight) and it is a planned or certain event.

• J'investis du pecket aussi.

  ➔ Partitive article "du" / Colloquial register

  ➔ The partitive article "du" is used to express an indefinite quantity of an uncountable substance or thing. "pecket" is a slang or colloquial term for money or funds.

• Je sais très bien qu'elle veut se caser.

  ➔ Pronominal (reflexive) verb / Adverb of intensity

  ➔ "se caser" is a reflexive pronominal verb meaning "to settle down" or "to get into a relationship". "très bien" (very well) is an adverb of intensity that modifies the verb "sais" (know), indicating the degree of certainty.