Code – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: BARTH

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Tu m'inspires tellement

You inspire me so much

Comment ne pas parler de toi

How can I not talk about you

Évidemment, que tu m'inspires une belle histoire

Obviously, you inspire a beautiful story in me

Écoute cette mélodie

Listen to this melody

Elle tourne dans ma tête, ça ne s'arrête plus

It's spinning in my head, it never stops

Toutes les nuits

Every night

Tu hantes des vies

You haunt lives

(Ounana)

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Elle fait tomber les gars du ghetto

She makes the guys from the ghetto fall

Ils trouvent ça impressionnant

They find that impressive

Elle a le charme pour les désarmer

She has the charm to disarm them

Elle a cette chose que personne n'a

She has that something no one else has

Elle vient des îles

She comes from the islands

Elle me fascine

She fascinates me

Oh bébé

Oh baby

Je sais que pour t'avoir, c'est pas si facile

I know that having you isn't that easy

Je vois que tu ne fais pas la miss

I see you're not acting like a diva

Donc si je fais tout ça, c'est pas juste pour un kiff

So if I'm doing all this, it's not just for fun

Allons loin de tous ces vices

Let's go far from all these vices

Et profitons pleinement de tout ce bénéfice

And let's fully enjoy all this benefit

Je n'te promets pas la lune

I don't promise you the moon

Mais j'aurai le vaisseau pour t'y emmener

But I'll have the spaceship to take you there

Avec toi dans ma bulle, je serai mieux et plus fort que jamais

With you in my bubble, I'll be better and stronger than ever

Crois en ma plume, car oui elle sonne vrai

Believe in my pen, because yes, it rings true

Rien de plus vrai, elle seule peut te donner tant d'attrait

Nothing truer, only it can give you so much appeal

Elle fait tomber les gars du ghetto

She makes the guys from the ghetto fall

Ils trouvent ça impressionnant

They find that impressive

Elle a le charme pour les désarmer

She has the charm to disarm them

Elle a cette chose que personne n'a

She has that something no one else has

Elle vient des îles

She comes from the islands

Elle me fascine

She fascinates me

Oh bébé

Oh baby

Je sais que pour t'avoir, c'est pas si facile

I know that having you isn't that easy

Donc donne-moi le code

So give me the code

Le mot de passe pour te plaire

The password to please you

Je prendrai soin de ton corps

I will take care of your body

Dans mon espace si secret

In my very secret space

Donc donne-moi le code

So give me the code

Le mot de passe, s'il te plaît

The password, please

Je prendrai soin de ton corps

I will take care of your body

Dans mon espace si secret

In my very secret space

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Elle fait tomber les gars du ghetto

She makes the guys from the ghetto fall

Ils trouvent ça impressionnant

They find that impressive

Elle a le charme pour les désarmer

She has the charm to disarm them

Elle a cette chose que personne n'a

She has that something no one else has

Elle vient des îles

She comes from the islands

Elle me fascine

She fascinates me

Oh bébé

Oh baby

Je sais que pour t'avoir, c'est pas si facile

I know that having you isn't that easy

Donc donne-moi le code

So give me the code

Le mot de passe pour te plaire

The password to please you

Je prendrai soin de ton corps

I will take care of your body

Dans mon espace si secret

In my very secret space

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
inspirer /ɛ̃.spi.ʁe/ B1	verb - to inspire; to stimulate (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to breathe in
hanter /ɑ̃.te/ B2	verb - to haunt (of a ghost); to obsess (a person's mind); to frequent (a place)
ghetto /ɡe.to/ B2	noun - ghetto (a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups)
impressionnant /ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ.nɑ̃/ B1	adjective - impressive; striking; formidable
charme /ʃaʁm/ B1	noun - charm; appeal; spell (magic)
désarmer /de.zaʁ.me/ B2	verb - to disarm (take away weapons); to win over (by kindness or charm); to defuse (a bomb)
fasciner /fa.si.ne/ B2	verb - to fascinate; to mesmerize; to captivate
kiff /kif/ C1	noun - (slang) pleasure, enjoyment, fun, a good time; a crush
vices /vis/ B2	noun - vices (immoral or wicked behavior; moral failings, bad habits)
bénéfice /be.ne.fis/ B2	noun - benefit; profit; gain
vaisseau /vɛ.so/ B2	noun - vessel (ship, spacecraft); blood vessel
attrait /a.tʁɛ/ B2	noun - attraction; appeal; allure
code /kɔd/ A2	noun - code (a system of rules, symbols, or signals; a set of laws)
mot de passe /mo də pas/ B1	noun - password
soin /swɛ̃/ B1	noun - care; attention; treatment (e.g., medical care)

Key Grammar Structures

• Comment ne pas parler de toi

  ➔ Negative infinitive in a rhetorical question

  ➔ This structure "Comment ne pas + infinitive" (e.g., "parler") is used to express that something is inevitable or obvious, similar to "How can one not...". It's a rhetorical question implying strong positive sentiment or necessity. Here, "ne pas" negates the infinitive "parler".

• Évidemment, que tu m'inspires une belle histoire

  ➔ Emphatic structure with "que" after an adverb

  ➔ The conjunction "que" is used here after an adverb (like "Évidemment") to introduce a clause that confirms or emphasizes the preceding statement, often implying "it's obvious that..." or "it's certain that...". This structure does not trigger the subjunctive mood.

• Elle tourne dans ma tête, ça ne s'arrête plus

  ➔ Negative expression "ne...plus" with a pronominal verb and impersonal pronoun "ça"

  ➔ The negative particle pair "ne...plus" means "no longer" or "not anymore". "S'arrêter" is a pronominal verb (reflexive verb) meaning "to stop oneself" or simply "to stop". "Ça" is an impersonal demonstrative pronoun, often used colloquially to mean "it" or "this".

• Elle a le charme pour les désarmer

  ➔ "Pour" + infinitive expressing purpose

  ➔ The preposition "pour" followed directly by an infinitive verb (e.g., "désarmer") indicates the purpose, aim, or goal of an action or quality mentioned previously. It answers the question "why?".

• Je sais que pour t'avoir, c'est pas si facile

  ➔ Impersonal expression "c'est" and adverbial phrase "pas si"

  ➔ "C'est" is an impersonal construction meaning "it is" or "that is". "Pas si" (colloquial for "pas tellement" or "pas aussi") negates and modifies the degree of the adjective "facile", meaning "not so" or "not that" easy. "T'avoir" combines the direct object pronoun "te" with the infinitive "avoir".

• Mais j'aurai le vaisseau pour t'y emmener

  ➔ Future simple tense and double object pronouns "t'y"

  ➔ "J'aurai" is the first person singular of the verb "avoir" in the future simple tense. "T'y" is a combination of two object pronouns: "te" (direct object pronoun) and "y" (adverbial pronoun replacing a place, here referring to 'la lune' from the previous line). The order for multiple pronouns is usually "direct before y/en".

• je serai mieux et plus fort que jamais

  ➔ Comparative forms and superlative expressions

  ➔ "Mieux" is the irregular comparative adverb of "bien", meaning "better". "Plus fort que jamais" is a superlative comparative structure meaning "stronger than ever", combining "plus...que" for comparison and "jamais" to indicate "ever".

• Rien de plus vrai, elle seule peut te donner tant d'attrait

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun "Rien de plus..." and quantifier "tant de..."

  ➔ "Rien de plus" is an indefinite pronoun construction meaning "nothing more" or "nothing truer" (when followed by an adjective like "vrai"). "Tant d'attrait" uses "tant de" (so much/many of) as a quantifier to express a large amount or degree of something, followed by a noun ("attrait").

• Donc donne-moi le code

  ➔ Affirmative imperative with attached object pronouns

  ➔ In affirmative imperative sentences, direct and indirect object pronouns (like "moi" which replaces "me" after the verb) are placed after the verb and connected by hyphens. The verb "donne" is in the imperative mood, asking for an action.

• Le mot de passe pour te plaire

  ➔ "Plaire à" with an indirect object pronoun and "pour" + infinitive

  ➔ The verb "plaire" (to please) requires an indirect object, typically introduced by the preposition "à". "Te" is the indirect object pronoun that replaces "à toi" (to you). The "pour" + infinitive structure (e.g., "pour plaire") again indicates purpose, meaning "in order to please you".