Case Départ – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Missy D

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant world of Missy D's "Case Départ," a song that beautifully blends French and English to take you on a journey back to the artist's formative years in hip-hop. Through its nostalgic melodies and heartfelt lyrics, you'll not only discover the power of music to connect with one's past but also learn about the resilience and passion that drives an artist to embrace their origins.

[English]

Well, let's see, - You know, it's the return to 1

Starting point - Do you think they'll understand?

Okay!

1 2 3, let's go, let's go - 4 5 6, baby we have business

7 8 9, in my basket 10 - It's the sound of my music

I calculate and take advantage

1 2 3, let's go, let's go - 4 5 6, baby we have business

7 8 9, in my basket 10 - It's the sound of my music

I calculate and take advantage

Hello, let me introduce myself - My name is Diane

Missy D surprises them - The little French speaker

Going back to the beginning - Yeah, she does it honestly

In French, for the family, and for mom - Fanatic of rom-coms

Solaar baby love rings - Poetic, she lathers

We glide on the melodies - I'm stepping out of my bubble today

Pandemic effect or nostalgia - I'm ready, on your marks,

Starting point!

1 2 3, let's go, let's go - 4 5 6, baby we have business

7 8 9, in my basket 10 - It's the sound of my music

I calculate and take advantage

Like Ouuu!

Let me drop some French - And some English too!

I know you’re ready to say - How are you?

Playing with the rhythm and falling in love with - the groove

Hip Hop saved my life - In French, it's true love

To madness, to passion, day by day - Every moment, the sound grabs me and carries me,

signs me and tells me - Once upon a time or long ago

What you hear is my memory - The beginning of my story.

Oh!

eh!

It's Naughty by Nature - Old school adventure

You know it!

It's the rhythm that makes you sway - A triple triple French trip

Olympic style on stage - As fast as Usain Bolt

I dance to this melody - Jump like Gaby does

Serena, Naomi, poetic match point - From the Fifth Ace, in 2022

You are witnesses - I'm back to 1....

1 2 3, let's go, let's go - 4 5 6, baby we have business

7 8 9, in my basket 10 - It's the sound of my music

I calculate and take advantage

1 2 3, let's go, let's go - 4 5 6, baby we have business

7 8 9, in my basket 10 - It's the sound of my music

I calculate and take advantage - Sing with me

1,2,3,4,5,6 - 7, 8, 9,10

The return to 1, the return to 1, the return - to 1,

It goes…

1,2,3,4,5,6 - 7, 8, 9,10

The return to 1, starting point - The return to 1

It goes…

1, 2,3, eh, eh - 4,5,6 baby

7, 8, 9, ah, ah - And 10, baby!

1 2 3, let's go, let's go - 4 5 6, baby we have business

7 8 9, in my basket 10 - It's the sound of my music

I calculate and take advantage

1 2 3, let's go, let's go - 4 5 6, baby we have business

7 8 9, in my basket 10 - It's the sound of my music

I calculate and take advantage

Diane.

Missy D.

The return to 1, starting point.

[French]

Ben on va voir quoi, Tu sais, c’est le retour à 1

Case Départ Tu penses qu'ils vont comprendre?

Ok!

1 2 3, on y va, on y va 4 5 6, bébé on a du biz

7 8 9, dans mon panier 10 C'est le son de ma musique

Je calcule et j'en profite

1 2 3, on y va, on y va 4 5 6, bébé on a du biz

7 8 9, dans mon panier 10 C'est le son de ma musique

Je calcule et j'en profite

Bonjour je me présente Je m'appelle Diane

Missy D les étonne La petite francophone

Retourne au commencement Ouai elle le fait franchement

En français, pour la famille, et pour maman Fanatique de rom-com

Solaar baby love sonne Poétique elle savonne

On glisse sur les mélodies Je sors de ma bulle aujourd'hui

Effet pandémie ou nostalgie Je suis prête, à vos marques,

Case départ!

1 2 3, on y va, on y va 4 5 6, bébé on a du biz

7 8 9, dans mon panier 10 C'est le son de ma musique

Je calcule et j'en profite

Like Ouuu!

Let me drop some French And some English too!

I know you’re ready to say Comment allez-vous?

Playing with the rhythm and fall-in-love with the groove

Hip Hop saved my life En français c’est le grand amour

A la folie à la passion, de jour en jour Chaque moment, le son m'attrape et m'emporte,

me signe et me raconte Il était une fois ou autrefois

Ce que t'entends c’est ma mémoire Le début de mon histoire.

Oh!

eh!

C’est du Naughty by Nature Old school aventure

Toi même, tu sais!

C’est le rythme qui te fait hoché Un triple triple tripe français

Style olympique sur scène Aussi rapide qu'Usain Boltée

Je danse sur cette mélodie Saute comme que le fait Gaby

Serena, Naomi, match point poétique Du Cinquième As, en 2022

Vous êtes bien temoin Je suis de retour à 1....

1 2 3, on y va, on y va 4 5 6, bébé on a du biz

7 8 9, dans mon panier 10 C'est le son de ma musique

Je calcule et j'en profite

1 2 3, on y va, on y va 4 5 6, bébé on a du biz

7 8 9, dans mon panier 10 C'est le son de ma musique

Je calcule et j'en profite Chante avec moi

1,2,3,4,5,6 7, 8, 9,10

Le retour à 1, le retour à 1, le retour à 1,

It goes…

1,2,3,4,5,6 7, 8, 9,10

Le retour à 1, case départ Le retour à 1

It goes…

1, 2,3, eh, eh 4,5,6 bébé

7, 8, 9, ah, ah Et 10, bébé!

1 2 3, on y va, on y va 4 5 6, bébé on a du biz

7 8 9, dans mon panier 10 C'est le son de ma musique

Je calcule et j'en profite

1 2 3, on y va, on y va 4 5 6, bébé on a du biz

7 8 9, dans mon panier 10 C'est le son de ma musique

Je calcule et j'en profite

Diane.

Missy D.

Le retour à 1, Case Départ.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
retour /ʁə.tuʁ/ A2	noun - return, comeback
départ /de.par/ A2	noun - departure, start
musique /my.zi.k/ A1	noun - music
paniers /pã.nje/ B1	noun - baskets
calcule /kal.kyl/ B1	verb - to calculate
profi té /pʁo.fi.te/ B2	verb - to take advantage of
rom-com /ˈrɒm.kɒm/ (french slang) C1	noun - romantic comedy
savonne /sa.vɔ.nə/ C1	verb - to soap, to wash
glisse /ɡlis/ B2	verb - to slide
mélo dies /me.li.dɔz/ A2	noun - melodies
dynamique /di.na.mik/ C1

Key Grammar Structures

• Je sors de ma bulle aujourd'hui

  ➔ Using the verb 'sortir' in the present tense with 'de' to indicate exiting or leaving a place.

  ➔ 'Je sors' is the first person singular form of 'sortir', meaning 'I am leaving/out of'.

• Le retour à 1, case départ.

  ➔ Using the noun phrase 'le retour à' + numeral to indicate 'returning to' a specific point or starting point.

  ➔ 'Le retour à 1' means 'the return to 1', symbolizing starting over or restarting from the beginning.

• On y va, on y va

  ➔ Use of 'on' as an informal subject pronoun for 'we' and the phrase 'y va' (goes there) with inversion for emphasis, forming an idiomatic expression.

  ➔ 'On y va' is an idiomatic French expression meaning 'Let's go' or 'We are going', with emphasis through inversion for colloquial style.

• C'est le son de ma musique

  ➔ Using 'c'est' (it is) + noun phrase to introduce or identify 'the sound of my music'.

  ➔ 'C'est' is a contraction of 'ce' (it) + 'est' (is), used to state or identify something: here, 'the sound of my music'.

• je calcule et j'en profite

  ➔ Use of reflexive pronouns 'je' (I) + 'calcule' (calculate) and 'j'en' (je + en) meaning 'I calculate and take advantage of it', demonstrating the object pronoun 'en'.

  ➔ 'Je calcule' is the first person singular form of 'calculer' (to calculate), and 'j'en profite' means 'I profit from it', with 'en' as a pronoun replacing the object.

• Le début de mon histoire.

  ➔ Use of the noun phrase 'le début de' + possessive pronoun + noun to specify 'the beginning of my story'.

  ➔ 'Le début de mon histoire' means 'the beginning of my story', indicating the start point of her personal narrative.