Célibataire – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: La Mano 1.9
• Album: R.A.T

Lyrics & Translation

If you're looking to dive into French hip-hop and explore contemporary French language and expressions, La Mano 1.9's "Célibataire" offers a compelling starting point. This track, blending rap with introspective lyrics, provides insight into modern relationship dynamics and personal ambition from a French perspective. Its catchy flow and relatable themes make it an engaging way to pick up new vocabulary and understand cultural nuances.

[English]

Mom what's my destiny?

Gabriel, call me back

(Brr paw)

In the club

I don't even have time to smoke a cigarette

We've already met, we crossed paths in the block

She wants the same relationship as Bonny & Clyde

Single, I'll end up single

It's the end of the series, babe

Oh la la, it's the end of the series, babe

Try to take a step, a step, bang bang we shoot

She wanted the ring

She's really crazy crazy crazy, she wants

You know we're different, different

We do them dirty

We shouldn't get attached

Don't unbuckle your seatbelt, it's takeoff

When you speak, you have to own it

Be careful, it's not the same when your heart is in it

She's always acting

In front of people, between us, no fighting

Single

I'll end up single

It's the end of the series, babe

Oh la la, it's the end of the series, babe

You wanted a mini-me, too bad

I want millions of dollars

Enjoy the good weather after the storm

With you she plays the saint, with others she acts like a wild one

Stop acting like that

You know my track record

I get things done on the sly, no

I won't be able to save her

And when she took off her skirt there were no undergarments

Oh my baby tell me if you hear me

If I fall, you shouldn't wait for me

On the lookout for all my moves like the prison guard

Fuck what they said

She's drunk now

And you know it

My heart is on low battery mode

You want to put the pieces back together, try

I was mesmerized by your body

I shouldn't hold on, boy

I'll never show you my sadness

There's nothing to gain, you know we're anti-fame

You know we're anti-fame

When you speak, you have to own it

Be careful, it's not the same when your heart is in it

She's always acting (Gang gang)

In front of people, between us, no fighting (Baw)

Single

I'll end up single

It's the end of the series, babe

Oh la la, it's the end of the series, babe

You wanted a mini-me, too bad

I want millions of dollars

Enjoy the good weather after the storm

With you she plays the saint, with others she acts like a wild one

Single

I'll end up single

It's the end of the series, babe

Oh la la, it's the end of the series, babe

You wanted a mini-me, too bad

I want millions of dollars

Enjoy the good weather after the storm

With you she plays the saint, with others she acts like a wild one

...

(Single)

(I'll end up single)

...

[French]

Mom what's my destiny?

Gabriel, call me back

(Brr paw)

Dans le club

J'ai même pas le temps de fumer une clope

On s'est déjà vu, on s'est croisés dans le block

Elle veut la même relation que Bonny & Clyde

Célibataire, je finirai célibataire

C'est la fin de la série ma

Oh la la, là c'est la fin de la série ma belle

Essaye de faire un pas, un pas, bang bang on dégaine

Elle voulait l'anneau

Elle est vraiment dingue dingue dingue, elle veut

Tu sais qu'on est à part, à part

On leur fait du dégueulasse

Faut pas qu'on s'attache

Détache pas ta ceinture c'est le décollage

Quand tu kouma faut assumer

Belek c'est plus pareil quand le cœur y est

Elle fait que du ciné

Devant les gens, entre nous, pas de guerilla

Célibataire

Je finirai célibataire

C'est la fin de la série ma

Oh la la, là c'est la fin de la série ma belle

Tu voulais un mini moi, dommage

Moi je veux des millions de dollars

Profiter du beau temps après l'orage

Avec toi elle fait la sainte, avec les autres elle fait la follasse

Arrête de faire celui

Tu connais mon CV

Je remplis à la sauvette, non

Je pourrai pas la sauver

Et quand elle a retiré sa jupe y'avait aucun sous-vêtements

Oh ma baby dis moi si tu m'entends

Si je bé-tom, faut pas que tu m'attendes

À l'affût sur tous mes mouvements comme le maton

Fuck les on m'a dit

Elle est saoul maintenant

Et tu le sais

J'ai le cœur en mode batterie faible

Recoller les morceaux, tu veux, essaye

Par ton body j'étais matrixé

Faut pas que je serre, boy

Jamais je te montrerai ma tristesse

Rien à gratter tu sais qu'on est anti-fame

Tu sais qu'on est anti-fame

Quand tu kouma faut assumer

Belek c'est plus pareil quand le cœur y est

Elle fait que du ciné (Gang gang)

Devant les gens, entre nous, pas de guerilla (Baw)

Célibataire

Je finirai célibataire

C'est la fin de la série ma

Oh la la, là c'est la fin de la série ma belle

Tu voulais un mini moi, dommage

Moi je veux des millions de dollars

Profiter du beau temps après l'orage

Avec toi elle fait la sainte, avec les autres elle fait la follasse

Célibataire

Je finirai célibataire

C'est la fin de la série ma

Oh la la, là c'est la fin de la série ma belle

Tu voulais un mini moi, dommage

Moi je veux des millions de dollars

Profiter du beau temps après l'orage

Avec toi elle fait la sainte, avec les autres elle fait la follasse

(Célibataire)

(Je finirai célibataire)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Célibataire /selibatair/ A2	adjective - single, unmarried noun - single person
Destin /dɛstɛ̃/ B1	noun - fate, destiny
Clope /klɔp/ B2	noun - cigarette (slang)
Dingue /dɛ̃ɡ/ B1	adjective - crazy, mad (informal)
Dégainer /deɡɛne/ C1	verb - to draw (a weapon), to pull out quickly
Attacher /ataʃe/ B1	verb - to tie, to attach verb - to get attached (emotionally)
Décollage /dekɔlaʒ/ B1	noun - takeoff (plane), lift-off; start (metaphorical)
Assumer /asyme/ B1	verb - to assume, to take on, to accept responsibility for
Cœur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
Profiter /pʁɔfite/ B1	verb - to enjoy, to benefit from, to take advantage of
Orage /ɔʁaʒ/ B1	noun - storm, thunderstorm
Follasse /fɔlas/ C1	noun - crazy woman, slut, wild woman (derogatory slang)
Sauver /sove/ A2	verb - to save, to rescue
Sous-vêtements /suvɛtmɑ̃/ B1	noun - underwear, undergarments
Bé-tom /betɔm/ C2	verb - to fall (slang, verlan of 'tomber')
Maton /matɔ̃/ C1	noun - prison guard, warder (slang)
Saoul /sul/ B1	adjective - drunk, intoxicated (informal)
Faible /fɛbl/ A2	adjective - weak, low (e.g., 'low battery')
Recoller /ʁekɔle/ B2	verb - to re-glue, to stick back together verb - to mend, to pick up the pieces (figurative)
Matrixé /matʁikse/ C1	adjective - hypnotized, entranced, deeply influenced (slang, from 'The Matrix')

Key Grammar Structures

• J'ai même pas le temps de fumer une clope

  ➔ Restrictive negation 'ne... pas' + expression 'avoir le temps de'

  ➔ This line uses 'ne... pas' for negation, common in French. The expression 'avoir le temps de' means 'to have time to do something'. The word 'même' (even) emphasizes the negation, implying 'I don't even have time to...'.

• On s'est déjà vu, on s'est croisés dans le block

  ➔ Passé composé with reciprocal pronominal verbs + adverb 'déjà'

  ➔ The 'passé composé' is formed with the auxiliary 'être' for pronominal verbs ('se voir' - to see oneself/each other, 'se croiser' - to cross paths). 'S'est vu' and 's'est croisés' are reciprocal verbs, indicating an action done by and to each other. The adverb 'déjà' means 'already'.

• Célibataire, je finirai célibataire

  ➔ Simple Future (Futur simple) of the verb 'finir'

  ➔ The 'futur simple' tense is used to talk about an action that will certainly happen in the future. 'Finirai' is the 1st person singular conjugation of the verb 'finir' (to finish) in the simple future.

• Faut pas qu'on s'attache

  ➔ Impersonal expression 'il faut que' (informal 'faut que') + Subjunctive mood + Pronominal verb

  ➔ 'Faut pas que' is the informal way of saying 'il ne faut pas que' (it is not necessary that / one must not). This impersonal expression is followed by the subjunctive mood ('s'attache' from 's'attacher' - to get attached) to express an obligation, necessity, or prohibition.

• Belek c'est plus pareil quand le cœur y est

  ➔ Informal interjection 'Belek' + Negation 'plus pareil' + Adverbial pronoun 'y'

  ➔ 'Belek' is an informal interjection of Arabic origin, meaning 'watch out' or 'be careful'. 'Plus pareil' means 'no longer the same'. The adverbial pronoun 'y' replaces a place or an abstract idea already mentioned or understood (here, referring to the heart being emotionally invested).

• Elle fait que du ciné

  ➔ Restrictive negation 'ne... que' (informal 'que') + Idiomatic expression 'faire du cinéma'

  ➔ The structure 'ne... que' (often reduced to just 'que' in informal speech) means 'only' or 'nothing but'. The idiomatic expression 'faire du cinéma' literally means 'to make cinema' but figuratively means 'to exaggerate', 'to pretend', or 'to put on a show/drama'.

• Moi je veux des millions de dollars

  ➔ Disjunctive/tonic pronoun 'Moi' for emphasis

  ➔ The disjunctive pronoun 'Moi' is used here before the subject pronoun 'je' for emphasis. It highlights the speaker's personal desire or creates a contrast, meaning 'As for me, I want...' or 'I, on the other hand, want...'.

• Avec toi elle fait la sainte, avec les autres elle fait la follasse

  ➔ Idiomatic expressions 'faire la sainte' and 'faire la follasse'

  ➔ These are idiomatic expressions describing behavior. 'Faire la sainte' means to act virtuously, innocently, or hypocritically. 'Faire la follasse' (a familiar and slightly pejorative term from 'folle' - crazy) means to act in a wild, unrestrained, or frivolous manner.

• Si je bé-tom, faut pas que tu m'attendes

  ➔ Conditional clause (Si + present, imperative/subjunctive) + Verlan + Impersonal expression 'il faut que' + Subjunctive

  ➔ This line shows a conditional clause: 'Si' (if) followed by the present indicative ('je bé-tom' - 'bé-tom' is verlan for 'tombe', from 'tomber' - to fall). The main clause 'faut pas que tu m'attendes' uses the informal 'faut pas que' (for 'il ne faut pas que' - one must not) followed by the subjunctive ('attendes' from 'attendre' - to wait).

• Rien à gratter tu sais qu'on est anti-fame

  ➔ Very informal idiomatic expression 'rien à gratter'

  ➔ 'Rien à gratter' is a very familiar slang expression that literally means 'nothing to scratch/scrape'. It is used figuratively to mean 'there's nothing to gain', 'nothing interesting to get out of it', or 'nothing to do/care about', often implying a sense of disinterest or lack of benefit.