Djadja – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Aya Nakamura
• Album: Nakamura

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

AYA NAKAMURA

Aya Nakamura

OH YEAH ..

Oh yeah...

HELLO PAPI MAIS ¿QUÉ PASA?

Hello Daddy, but what's going on?

J'ENTENDS DES BAILS ATROCES SUR MOI

I hear crazy rumors about me

A CE QU’IL PARAIT, J'TE COURS APRÈS ?

People say I’m chasing after you?

MAIS ÇA VA PAS, MAIS T'ES TARÉ.. OUAIS

But it’s not working, you’re crazy… Yeah

MAIS COMMENT ÇA ? LE MONDE EST TIT-PE

What’s going on? The world is so small

TU CROYAIS QUOI, QU'ON SE VERRAIT PLUS JAMAIS ?

What did you think, that we’d never see each other again?

J'POURRAIS T'AFFICHER MAIS C'EST PAS MON DÉLIRE

I could post about you, but that’s not my style

D'APRÈS LES RUMEURS, TU M'AS EU DANS TON LIT

Rumor has it, you got me in your bed

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA

No way, Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA GENRE

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, stop pretending

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA

No way, Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA GENRE

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, stop pretending

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

TU PENSES À MOI, JE PENSE À FAIRE DE L'ARGENT

You think about me, I think about making money

J'SUIS PAS TA DARONNE, J'TE FERAIS PAS LA MORALE

I’m not your mother, I won’t preach to you

TU PARLES SUR MOI, Y'A R

You talk about me, but whatever

CRACHES ENCORE, Y'A R

Still talking trash, whatever

TU VOULAIS M'AVOIR, TU SAVAIS PAS COMMENT FAIRE

You wanted to have me, but you didn’t know how

TU JOUAIS UN RÔLE, TU FINIRAS AUX ENFERS

You played a role, you’ll end up in hell

“T'FAÇON NAKAMURA, JE L'AI COUCHÉE”

“In Nakamura style, I laid her down”

LE JOUR OÙ ON SE CROISE, FAUT PAS TCHOUFFER

The day we cross paths, don’t get cocky

TU JOUAIS LE GRAND FRÈRE POUR ME SALIR

You played the big brother to gossip about me

TU CHERCHES DES PROBLÈMES SANS FAIRE EXPRÈS

You look for trouble without showing it

PUT*N MAIS TU DÉCONNES

You’re crazy but you’re joking

C'EST PAS COMME ÇA QU'ON FAIT LES CHOSES

That’s not how we do things—seriously

PUT*N MAIS TU DÉCONNES

You’re crazy but you’re joking

C'EST PAS COMME ÇA QU'ON FAIT LES CHOSES

That’s not how we do things—seriously

PUT*N MAIS TU DÉCONNES

You’re crazy but you’re joking

C'EST PAS COMME ÇA QU'ON FAIT LES CHOSES

That’s not how we do things—seriously

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA

No way, Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA GENRE

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, stop pretending

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA

No way, Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA GENRE

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, stop pretending

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA

No way, Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA GENRE

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, stop pretending

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA

No way, Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA GENRE

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, stop pretending

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA NON

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, no

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA OUAIS

No way, Djadja, yeah

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN DJADJA NON

I’m not your little girl, Djadja, no

Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA OUAIS

No way, Djadja, yeah

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

EN CATCHANA BABY

In Catchana, baby

EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

In Catchana, baby, you’re finished with that

EN CATCHANA BABY

In Catchana, baby

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

OH DJADJA

Oh Djadja

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
papa /papa/ A2	noun - dad, father
pouvoir /puvwaʁ/ B2	verb - to be able to, can
argent /aʁʒɑ̃/ A2	noun - money
faire /fɛʁ/ A2	verb - to do, to make
mort /mɔʁ/ B2	noun - death
amour /amuʁ/ B2	noun - love
vie /viv/ B1	noun - life
tuer /tɥe/ B2	verb - to kill
vie /vi/ B1	noun - life
voix /vwa/ B1	noun - voice
toujours /tuʒuʁ/ A2	adverb - always
rumeur /ʁymyʁ/ B2	noun - rumor
coeur /kœʁ/ B2	noun - heart
mère /mɛʁ/ A2	noun - mother

Key Grammar Structures

• Y'A PAS MOYEN DJADJA

  ➔ Negative expression using 'Il n'y a pas de...'

  ➔ The phrase "Y'a pas" is a colloquial contraction of "Il n'y a pas," meaning "there is no" or "there are no."

• J'SUIS PAS TA CATIN

  ➔ Negative form of 'Je suis' + possessive pronoun + noun

  ➔ This phrase uses the negative form "ne...pas" with the verb "être" (to be), where "pas" indicates negation, and "ta catin" means "your prostitute" in slang.

• EN CATCHANA BABY TU DEAD ÇA

  ➔ Use of the imperative mood with the verb 'tchouffer' (to chill or relax)

  ➔ The phrase is an imperative construction telling someone to "chill" or "relax"; "tu dead ça" is slang meaning "you got it" or "you're done for."

• TU PARLES SUR MOI

  ➔ Verb phrase 'parles sur' meaning 'talks about' or 'gossips about'

  ➔ The verb 'parles' is derived from 'parler' (to speak/talk), and 'sur moi' indicates the subject of discussion, meaning "talks about me."

• J’ENTENDS DES BAILS ATROCES SUR MOI

  ➔ Use of 'entends' (present tense of 'entendre') to indicate hearing; 'des bails atroces' as a noun phrase meaning 'atrocious rumors'

  ➔ The verb 'entends' is from 'entendre' (to hear), conjugated in present tense; 'des bails atroces' is a noun phrase meaning 'atrocious rumors' or 'horrible gossip.'

• MAIS ÇA VA PAS, MAIS T'ES TARÉ..

  ➔ Use of 'mais' (but) as a conjunction for contrast; present tense of 'va' (from 'aller') showing future or ongoing action

  ➔ The word 'mais' is a coordinating conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast two ideas; 'va' is the third person singular of 'aller' (to go) in the present tense, often used to express near future.