Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the French rap scene with La Fouine's classic "Du ferme." This song offers a unique blend of reflection and rhythm, showcasing La Fouine's innovative approach to rap by incorporating singing. Through its narrative, "Du ferme" explores the impact of choices and consequences, providing a window into French urban culture and storytelling.
Samir meets some clients at Porte Dauphine
Miss goes crazy with her close friends
A tourniquet, a syringe and "bam" and "bam"
But she put in more juice than in a blood orange
She ended the night in drama with her girlfriends
It's six in the morning when the cops go "ring"
He was selling drugs but he's on trial for a crime
He got 20 years, years, years
Sam got locked up, up, up
He got 20 years, years, years
Sam got locked up, up, up
He got 20 years, years, years
Sam got locked up, up, up
He got 20 years, years, years
Sam got locked up, up, up
He was coming home from work, the routine
And since there were works on the line, line
His boss let him leave early
Redouane jumped on the first metro
He bought a bouquet of flowers
For the one he loves
He pushed the front door
Finds his wife getting nailed
You know the rest, rest, rest
Blood on the sheets, "click" "click"
You know the rest, rest, rest
"Click, click, click"
He got 20 years, years, years
Redouane got locked up, up, up
He got 20 years, years, years
Redouane got locked up, up, up
He got 20 years, years, years
Redouane got locked up, up, up
He got 20 years, years, years
Redouane got locked up, up, up
He was coming out of high school clean, clean
Going to join his team, team, team
The weed, the girls
The homework and the cents
No money in the pockets to change the scenery
Some buddies call him, planning a burglary
Moussa decides to join them to play at the console
He thinks he can play and not hang around in front of the hall
But what he didn't know, know, know
Is that in the upstairs room, room, room
They had tied up the rents
Understand that he falls from high, high, high
He got 15 years, years, years
Moussa got locked up, up, up
He got 15 years, years, years
Moussa got locked up, up, up
He got 15 years, years, years
Moussa got locked up, up, up
He got 15 years, years, years
Moussa got locked up, up, up
Key Vocabulary
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cocaïne /koka.in/ B2 |
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drame /dʁam/ B1 |
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crime /kʁim/ B2 |
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pige /piʒ/ B1 |
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ferme /fɛʁm/ B1 |
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travaux /tʁa.vo/ B1 |
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métro /mɛ.tʁo/ A2 |
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fleurs /flœʁ/ A2 |
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sang /sɑ̃/ A2 |
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draps /dʁɑ/ A2 |
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team /tiːm/ A2 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ A2 |
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routine /ʁu.tin/ B1 |
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cambriolage /kɑ̃.bʁi.ɔ.laʒ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Il a pris 20 piges, piges, piges
➔ Past tense (passé composé)
➔ The phrase uses the past tense to indicate that something has already happened, as in "he took 20 years".
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Il rentrait du taffe la routine-tine
➔ Imperfect tense (imparfait)
➔ The imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing actions in the past, as in "he was coming back from work".
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Vous connaissez la suite, suite, suite
➔ Present tense (présent)
➔ The present tense is used to express actions that are currently happening or general truths, as in "you know the rest".
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Il vendait de la dope mais il comparaît pour crime
➔ Past continuous (imparfait) and present tense (présent)
➔ The past continuous describes an ongoing action in the past, while the present tense indicates a current situation, as in "he was selling drugs but is being tried for a crime".
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Il acheta un bouquet de fleurs
➔ Simple past (passé simple)
➔ The simple past is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, as in "he bought a bouquet of flowers".
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Il sortait du lycée clean, clean
➔ Imperfect tense (imparfait)
➔ The imperfect tense is used to describe a habitual action in the past, as in "he was coming out of high school clean".
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Des potos l'appellent, font un cambriolage
➔ Present tense (présent)
➔ The present tense is used to express actions that are currently happening, as in "friends are calling him, doing a burglary".
