Corazon (feat. GIMS) – English Lyrics

• By: JUL, GIMS

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Corazón /kɔ.ʁa.zɔ̃/ B2	noun - heart (Spanish loanword, often used in French for emotional or romantic contexts)
zone /zon/ A2	noun - area, zone; (informal) a specific neighborhood, often a deprived or rough one
blasé /blɑ.ze/ B1	adjective - jaded, unenthusiastic, bored (from over-familiarity or over-indulgence)
somme /sɔm/ A2	noun - sum (of money, numbers), total amount
casser /kɑ.se/ A2	verb - to break, to smash; (figurative) to break (someone's heart or spirit)
manos /ma.nos/ B2	noun - hands (Spanish loanword, plural of 'mano')
hermano /ɛʁ.ma.no/ B2	noun - brother (Spanish loanword)
bateau /ba.to/ A1	noun - boat, ship; (idiomatic, in 'mener en bateau') to deceive, to lead on
mode /mɔd/ A2	noun - fashion, style; mode, way, method (as in 'mode d'emploi')
emploi /ɑ̃.plwa/ A2	noun - employment, job; use, usage (as in 'mode d'emploi')
peau /po/ A2	noun - skin; (idiomatic, in 'coller à la peau') to stick to, to haunt, to be inextricably linked to
rappeur /ʁa.pœʁ/ B1	noun - rapper
copinage /kɔ.pi.naʒ/ C1	noun - cronyism, cliquishness, favoritism among friends
ennemi /ɛn.mi/ A2	noun - enemy, foe
gadji /ɡa.dʒi/ C1	noun - girl, woman (French slang, from Romani language)
dégât /de.ɡa/ B1	noun - damage, harm, destruction
ennuyer /ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ A2	verb - to bore, to annoy (reflexive 's'ennuyer': to be bored)
HLM /aʃ.ɛl.ɛm/ B1	noun - public housing, low-cost housing (acronym for Habitation à Loyer Modéré)
H.S. /aʃ.ɛs/ B1	adjective - out of order, broken down, exhausted (acronym for Hors Service)
enchaîné /ɑ̃.ʃɛ.ne/ B2	adjective - chained, shackled; (figurative) bound, enslaved (by circumstances or a person)

Key Grammar Structures

• J'ai passé mon temps dans la zone, j'ai cassé mon corazón

  ➔ Passé Composé and Possessive Adjectives

  ➔ The "Passé Composé" ("j'ai passé", "j'ai cassé") is used for completed actions in the past. "mon" is a possessive adjective, indicating possession (my time, my heart).

• fais pas le Savastano

  ➔ Negative Imperative (informal)

  ➔ This is an informal way to form a negative imperative. The standard form would be "ne fais pas". Here, "pas" directly follows the verb, omitting "ne". It means "don't act like Savastano".

• On m'a dit, "T'as tout dans les manos"

  ➔ Impersonal pronoun "On"

  ➔ "On" is an indefinite pronoun often used informally to mean "we," "one," "people in general," or sometimes even "I" or "they." Here, it likely means "people told me" or "I was told."

• j'ai l'passé qui me colle à la peau

  ➔ Relative pronoun "qui"

  ➔ "Qui" is a relative pronoun used to introduce a relative clause. It refers to a person or thing that is the subject of the clause. Here, "qui" refers to "l'passé" (the past) and is the subject of "me colle à la peau" (sticks to my skin).

• Beaucoup d'sourires, mais très peu d'amis

  ➔ Quantifiers "Beaucoup de" and "Peu de"

  ➔ "Beaucoup de" means "a lot of" and "peu de" means "few" or "a little of." The "de" (or "d'" before a vowel) is invariable and always used before the noun it quantifies, regardless of the noun's gender or number.

• faut pas regarder derrière

  ➔ Impersonal expression "Il faut" (contracted to "faut") + Infinitive

  ➔ "Il faut" expresses obligation, necessity, or recommendation ("one must," "it is necessary to"). In informal speech, "il" is often dropped, leaving just "faut". Here, it's used in the negative "faut pas" (one must not / don't).

• on s'amuse tellement qu'on s'ennuie

  ➔ Reflexive verbs and "tellement que" (so much that)

  ➔ "S'amuser" and "s'ennuyer" are reflexive verbs, meaning the action reflects back on the subject (to amuse oneself, to bore oneself). "Tellement que" introduces a consequence, meaning "so much that..." or "to such an extent that...".

• Plus d'ennemis que d'amis

  ➔ Comparative structure "plus de... que de..."

  ➔ This structure is used to compare quantities of nouns: "plus de" (more of) and "que de" (than of). Note the repetition of "de" before the second noun, especially when comparing two nouns.

• avant d'me retrouver enchainé

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "avant de" + Infinitive

  ➔ "Avant de" means "before" and is always followed by an infinitive verb when the subject of both actions is the same. Note the contraction "d'me" where "de" contracts with "me" (a reflexive pronoun here).

• elle m'dit qu'elle s'appelle Ashley

  ➔ Indirect speech with conjunction "que" and reflexive verb "s'appeler"

  ➔ "Que" introduces an indirect speech clause after a verb of speaking ("dire"). The verb "s'appeler" (to be called/to call oneself) is a common reflexive verb. Note the contraction "qu'elle".

• Du chalet au HLM, c'est la Nautilus

  ➔ Prepositions "Du... au..." (from... to...)

  ➔ "Du... au..." is a common structure to express movement or range from one point to another. "Du" is a contraction of "de + le", and "au" is a contraction of "à + le". It means "From the chalet to the HLM (public housing apartment block)".