Comportement – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Aya Nakamura
• Album: Journal Intime

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Comportement, bah ouais

Behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

J'suis dans mon comportement, bah ouais

I'm in my behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les mecs ont bombé le torse, ah ouais

The guys puffed out their chests, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les poches remplies d'oseille, ah ouais

Pockets full of cash, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Collé, ambiancé ce soir ça va gérer

Close, hyped up, tonight it's gonna be wild

Dans le carré VIP, qui voudra me gérer?

In the VIP section, who will try to handle me?

Qui sera la plus fraîche?

Who's gonna be the freshest?

Tu verras les plus belles fesses

You'll see the hottest butts

Ouais collé, ambiancé, ce soir ça va gérer

Yeah, close, hyped up, tonight it's gonna be wild

On me guette de haut en bas

They're watching me from head to toe

J'n'ai pas le temps d'avoir le temps

I don't have time to even have time

J'ai tej tous tes gars

I’ve dismissed all your guys

S'il-te-plaît, dis-leur doucement

Please, tell them softly

J'ai callé, callé l'affaire

I’ve set the deal, set the deal

Laissez, laissez-moi faire

Let me do my thing

J'ai callé, callé l'affaire

I’ve set the deal, set the deal

Laissez, laissez-moi faire

Let me do my thing

Comportement, bah ouais

Behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

J'suis dans mon comportement, bah ouais

I'm in my behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les mecs ont bombé le torse, ah ouais

The guys puffed out their chests, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les poches remplies d'oseille, ah ouais

Pockets full of cash, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Il est minuit, tu titubes

It's midnight, you're wobbling

Tu tiens pas comme d'habitude

You’re not holding up like usual

Tu connais, connais ma vie

You know, you know my life

Mes mimiques et mes manies

My quirks and habits

Mais pourquoi te fâcher?

But why get angry?

Trop parler peut tuer

Talking too much can kill

Mais pourquoi te fâcher?

But why get angry?

La mala t'a tué

The trouble killed you

Stop stop stop ton délire (stop)

Stop, stop, stop your messing around (stop)

Stop stop stop oui, j'ai dit (stop)

Stop, stop, stop, yes, I said (stop)

Tous ceux qui auront râmé

All those who struggled

À la fin auront gagné

In the end will have won

J'ai callé, callé l'affaire

I’ve set the deal, set the deal

Laissez, laissez-moi faire

Let me do my thing

J'ai callé, callé l'affaire

I’ve set the deal, set the deal

Laissez, laissez-moi faire

Let me do my thing

Comportement, bah ouais

Behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

J'suis dans mon comportement, bah ouais

I'm in my behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les mecs ont bombé le torse, ah ouais

The guys puffed out their chests, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les poches remplies d'oseille, ah ouais

Pockets full of cash, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

Comportement, comportement

Behavior, behavior

Oh no, no

Oh no, no

...

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J'ai trop roulé, j'peux plus marcher

I’ve traveled too much, I can’t walk anymore

J'ai mon gamos à mes côtés

I’ve got my Gamos by my side

J'aime trop mon comportement

I love my behavior so much

J'ai mis les problèmes de côté

Put my problems aside

J'suis en compor-compor-comportement

I’m in my com-com-combehavior

J'suis en compor-compor-comportement

I’m in my com-com-combehavior

Comportement, bah ouais

Behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

J'suis dans mon comportement, bah ouais

I'm in my behavior, yeah okay

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les mecs ont bombé le torse, ah ouais

The guys puffed out their chests, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

Les poches remplies d'oseille, ah ouais

Pockets full of cash, oh yeah

J'ai dit comportement, bah ouais

I said behavior, yeah okay

J'suis en compor-compor

I’m in my com-com

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
comportement /kɔ̃pɔʁtəmɑ̃/ B1	noun - behavior
bombé /bɔ̃be/ B2	verb / adjective (past participle) - bent, bulged / swollen
mecs /mɛk/ A2	noun - guys, dudes
poches /pɔʃ/ A2	noun - pockets
oseille /wazəj/ B2	noun - money, cash (slang)
gérer /ʒeʁe/ B2	verb - to manage, to handle
fesses /fɛs/ A2	noun - buttocks, ass
fâcher /faʃe/ B2	verb - to anger, to upset
tires /tiʁ/ A2	verb - to tire, to get tired
mimiques /miˈmik/ B1	noun - facial expressions
manies /ma.ni/ B1	noun - habits, mannerisms
stop /stɔp/ A1	verb - to cease, to halt

Key Grammar Structures

• J'suis dans mon comportement, bah ouais

  ➔ Use of the pronoun 'je' abbreviated to 'j'' followed by the verb 'être' (to be) in the first person singular present tense ('suis') and the preposition 'dans' (in).

  ➔ This sentence uses basic French sentence structure: Subject (J') + Verb (suis) + Preposition (dans) + Noun phrase (mon comportement). The 'bah ouais' is informal slang for 'well, yes'.

• Les mecs ont bombé le torse, ah ouais

  ➔ Use of 'avoir' in passé composé ('ont bombé'). 'Les mecs' is informal for 'les hommes' (the men). 'Ah ouais' is a colloquial expression of agreement or acknowledgement.

  ➔ The passé composé 'ont bombé' indicates a completed action in the past. 'Bombé le torse' means 'to puff out one's chest'.

• Qui sera la plus fraîche?

  ➔ Use of the future tense ('sera') of the verb 'être' (to be). Comparative form 'plus fraîche' (most fresh/cool). Interrogative sentence structure.

  ➔ 'Fraîche' in this context means 'stylish' or 'cool'. The sentence asks 'Who will be the coolest?'

• J'ai tej tous tes gars

  ➔ Use of 'avoir' in passé composé ('ai tej'). 'Tej' is verlan (backwards slang) for 'jeter' (to throw away, to dump). 'Tes' is the possessive adjective 'your' (plural).

  ➔ The sentence means 'I dumped all your guys'. The use of verlan makes it sound more casual and modern.

• S'il-te-plaît, dis-leur doucement

  ➔ Use of the imperative mood ('dis'). 'S'il-te-plaît' is the informal way to say 'please'. 'Leur' is an indirect object pronoun (to them). 'Doucement' is an adverb meaning 'softly/gently'.

  ➔ This sentence is a request: 'Please, tell them gently'.