ENCORE / VIANO – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Genézio, SK

Lyrics & Translation

Learning French can be an exciting journey, and what better way to start than with the music of RK and Genezio? Their double release "ENCORE / VIANO" offers a glimpse into contemporary French youth culture and slang. Through these tracks, you can pick up on the rhythms and rhymes of modern French rap, from the raw street-level expressions in "Encore" to the stylish and confident slang of Paris nightlife in "Viano." The contrast between the two songs makes for a special and dynamic language learning experience.

[English]

We gotta pull up in the hood across the way

Nights

We're going down

Our faces are so tight in the mask

There's shooting

In front of the guys and in front of the building

She's charming but why do I get tired of it?

Baby

You feel it

We gotta pull up in the hood across the way

Focus

I don't have time for your games

How many in my life want to test me?

I let them be

Baby God bless

How many in my life want to test me?

I let them be

So there's nothing rushing us

And go tell them we've already got our bag

No

No stress

How many in my life want to test me?

My grind

It makes me thrive, I cash in

Again

I call for the profits, again

I push myself, I have no enemy, again

I settled it on the tatami, again

Again

For them, I would have given everything, again

In the end, you disappointed me, again

It's the money that heals my wounds, again

Again

Life is life, she told me, "I saw you on TV"

I slept with her the night before, I don't even remember her name

Baby, be on guard, it's for the cash that we qualify

She can't find the Guinea's trunk

I pull up, on a jet-ski

They call me Mister Money

As if you had this life

I was dreaming, F*ck You Can To Me

I call you, I love you, I love you

I hustle for it, I love you, I love you so much

Take a look in the locker, not like Jato

What you're not

I love you so much, I love you so much

All the, all the, all the time

The next day, all the, all the time

Even your heart, I almost missed

It's not normal, I see only you

It's totally me

Now we're talking a bit about what's happening

I had less than 100 in my account, I'll remember it my whole life

I thank God, the rest is on you

Long live the gang, long live my crew

And strength to others

We'll never be like them

We smile but there's only hate behind the facade, my friend

Again

I call for the profits, again

I push myself, I have no enemy, again

I settled it on the tatami, again

Again

Again

For them, I would have given everything, again

In the end, you disappointed me, again

It's the money that heals my wounds, again

Again

Life is life, she told me, "I saw you on TV"

I slept with her the night before, I don't even remember her name

Baby, be on guard, it's for the cash that we qualify

She can't find the Guinea's trunk

I pull up, on a jet-ski

They call me Mister Money

As if you had this life

I was dreaming, F*ck You Can To Me

A lifestyle scene because this is the life we lead

You get it, this is the life we always dreamed of leading

Do you get it or not?

And long live the gang

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

Six good boxes in the Viano

La Calas plays the piano melody

From the streets, a bit like Adriano

You're with her but she's texting the other guy

She joins me when you pay the bill

Well yeah, I'm the other guy, you know

I send you bazookas on my tracks in the club

You're busted, you're really scared

Bitch, when the bullets rain

Blazeyass, need more beds

BBF, gaining mass

Sexygirl, picking up girls

They dance sexy for me

There's no one against us, oh the zone

Mysterious

BBF, gaining mass

They dance sexy for me

There's no one against us, no one against us

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

I saw you there, so you won't get the ring

Woy, the life, it made you paranoid

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

I saw you there, so you won't get the ring

Woy, the life, it made you paranoid

It's hot in the club

Spliffs are flying around in the club

I don't even believe the bottles I sent to the club anymore

We're the damn plugs

My crew in the club

Blazeyass, need more beds

BBF, gaining mass

Sexygirl, picking up girls

They dance sexy for me

There's no one against us, oh the zone

Mysterious

BBF, gaining mass

They dance sexy for me

There's no one against us, no one against us

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

I saw you there, so you won't get the ring

Woy, the life, it made you paranoid

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

Woy Allo, I want a Viano

I saw you there, so you won't get the ring

Woy, the life, it made you paranoid

[French]

On doit pull up dans la cité d'en face

soire-s

On descend

J'ai nos visages tellement serré dans le masque

Ça tire

Devant les types et devant le bloc

Elle fait du charme mais pourquoi je m'en lasse?

Baby

Tu le sens

On doit pull up dans la cité d'en face

Focus

J'ai pas le temps pour ton ass

Y en a combien dans ma vie qui veulent test

Je les laisse

Baby God bless

Combien dans ma vie qui veulent test

Je les laisse

Donc il y a rien qui nous presse

Et va leur dire qu'on a déjà eu notre bag

Non

No stress

Y en a combien dans ma vie qui veulent test

Ma deal

Ça m'embellit, j'encaisse

encore

Je fais appel au bénéfices, encore

Je m'enchaîne, je n'ai pas d'ennemi, encore

Je réglais sur le tatami, encore

encore

Pour eux j'aurais tout donné, encore

Au final tu m'as déçu, encore

C'est l'oseille qui soigne mes blessures, encore

encore

La vie c'est la vie elle m'a dit toi je t'ai vu à la télé

Je l'ai baisé la veille je sais même plus comment elle s'appelle

Baby prends la garde c'est pour le biff que nous on qualifie

Elle trouve pas le coffre de la Guinea

Je pull up, sur un jet-ski

On m'appelle Mister Money

Comme si tu avais cette vie

Je rêvais, F*ck You Can To Me

Je t'appelle, je t'aime toi, je t'aime toi

Je le charbonne, je t'aime toi, je t'aime trop

Fais un tour dans le casier non comme Jato

Ce que t'es pas

Je t'aime trop, je t'aime trop

Tout le tout le tout le temps

Le lendemain tout le tout le temps

Sois votre cœur j'ai failli rater

C'est pas normal je vois only you

C'est carrément moi

Là on parle un peu de ce qui se passe

J'étais à moins de 100 sur mon compte je m'en rappellerai toute ma vie

Je remercie Dieu, le reste c'est vous

Longue vie au gang, longue vie au mien

Et force aux autres

On sera jamais des leurs

On sourit mais il y a que de la haine derrière l'antipop mon pote

encore

Je fais appel au bénéfice, encore

Je m'enchaîne, je n'ai pas d'ennemi, encore

Je réglais sur le tatami, encore

encore

encore

Pour eux j'aurais tout donné, encore

Au final tu m'as déçu, encore

C'est l'oseille qui soigne mes blessures, encore

encore

La vie c'est la vie elle m'a dit toi je t'ai vu à la télé

Je l'ai baisé la veille je sais même plus comment elle s'appelle

Baby prends la garde c'est pour le biff que nous on qualifie

Elle trouve pas le coffre de la Guinea

Je pull up, sur un jet-ski

On m'appelle Mister Money

Comme si tu avais cette vie

Je rêvais, F*ck You Can To Me

Scène de lifestyle parce que c'est la vie qu'on mène

T'as capté c'est la vie qu'on a toujours rêvé de mener

T'as capté ou pas?

Et longue vie au gang

Woy Allo je veux un Viano

Six des bonnes boîtes dans le Viano

La Calas joue la mélo du piano

Du terrain un peu comme Adriano

Tu es avec mais elle écrit à l'autre

Elle me rejoint quand tu paies la note

Bah ouais c'est moi l'autre, annon

Je t'envoie des bazookas sur mes sons dans le club

Toi en sang, tu as grave peur

Salope quand les balles pleuvent

Blazeyass, faut plus de lit

BBF, prise de masse

Sexygirl, prise de nanas

Elles dansent sexy pour moi

Il n'y a personne en face, oh la zone

Mysterious

BBF, prise de masse

Elles dansent sexy pour moi

Il n'y a personne en face, personne en face

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Je te croisais là-bas, donc t'auras pas l'anneau

Woy la tappe, elle t'a rendu parano

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Je te croisais là-bas, donc t'auras pas l'anneau

Woy la tappe, elle t'a rendu parano

C'est chaud dans le club

Ça vole les speuls dans le club

Je crois même plus les bouteilles que j'ai envoyé dans le club

C'est nous les putains de plug

Mes en dans le club

Blazeyass, faut plus de lit

BBF, prise de masse

Sexygirl, prise de nanas

Elles dansent sexy pour moi

Il n'y a personne en face, oh la zone

Mysterious

BBF, prise de masse

Elles dansent sexy pour moi

Il n'y a personne en face, personne en face

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Je te croisais là-bas, donc t'auras pas l'anneau

Woy la tappe, elle t'a rendu parano

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Woy Allo, je veux un Viano

Je te croisais là-bas, donc t'auras pas l'anneau

Woy la tappe, elle t'a rendu parano

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pull up /pyl œp/ C1	verb phrase - to arrive; to show up (often by car, in a casual or assertive manner)
cité /site/ B1	noun - city; (in French urban context) housing project, underprivileged neighborhood
masque /mask/ A2	noun - mask
charme /ʃaʁm/ A2	noun - charm, appeal, attractiveness
se lasser /sə lase/ B1	verb - to get tired of, to grow weary of, to lose interest in
oseille /ozɛj/ C1	noun - (slang) money, cash
blessures /blesyʁ/ B1	noun - wounds, injuries
biff /bif/ C1	noun - (slang) money, dough
coffre /kɔfʁ/ A2	noun - trunk (of a car); chest; safe; strongbox
charbonner /ʃaʁbɔne/ C1	verb - (slang) to work hard, to hustle (literally 'to charcoal')
casier /kazje/ B2	noun - locker, pigeonhole noun - (short for 'casier judiciaire') criminal record
haine /ɛn/ B1	noun - hatred, hate
gang /ɡɑ̃ɡ/ B1	noun - gang
capter /kapte/ B2	verb - (informal) to understand, to grasp, to get (it)
balles /bal/ A2	noun - bullets; balls (e.g., of paper, thread)
salope /salɔp/ C2	noun - (vulgar, derogatory) bitch, slut, whore
parano /paʁano/ B2	adjective - (informal) paranoid noun - (informal) paranoid person
plug /plœɡ/ C2	noun - (slang, from English) drug dealer, supplier
serré /sɛʁe/ B1	adjective - tight, close, compact; squeezed
déçu /desy/ B1	adjective - disappointed

Key Grammar Structures

• On doit pull up dans la cité d'en face

  ➔ Devoir + infinitive

  ➔ The structure “on doit pull up” using "devoir" followed by an infinitive verb (like "pull up") expresses obligation, necessity, or duty, meaning "must" or "have to".

• Y en a combien dans ma vie qui veulent test

  ➔ Il y a construction with 'en' and relative pronoun 'qui'

  ➔ The phrase “Y en a” is a colloquial form of "il y en a", meaning "there are some" or "there are [a certain quantity] of them". The pronoun "en" refers to an unspecified quantity. “Qui” is a relative pronoun, here introducing a clause modifying "combien" (how many people).

• Je réglais sur le tatami, encore

  ➔ L'imparfait (Imperfect tense)

  ➔ The imperfect tense “réglais” is used here to describe a past action that was habitual, repeated, or ongoing. The word "encore" (again/still) reinforces the idea of repetition.

• Pour eux j'aurais tout donné, encore

  ➔ Le conditionnel passé (Past Conditional)

  ➔ The past conditional tense “j'aurais tout donné” is used to express a hypothetical action that could have happened in the past but did not, often implying regret, unfulfilled conditions, or a hypothetical situation.

• Elle trouve pas le coffre de la Guinea

  ➔ Colloquial negation (omission of 'ne')

  ➔ In informal spoken French, the "ne" part of the standard negation "ne...pas" is often omitted, as seen in “trouve pas” instead of "ne trouve pas". This is very common in everyday conversation.

• Comme si tu avais cette vie

  ➔ 'Comme si' + Imparfait

  ➔ The expression “comme si” (as if, as though) is always followed by the imperfect tense “avais”, even if the main clause is in a different tense. It introduces a hypothetical or unreal comparison.

• On sourit mais il y a que de la haine derrière l'antipop mon pote

  ➔ Restrictive negation 'ne...que'

  ➔ The structure “il y a que” (colloquial for "il n'y a que") is a restrictive negation meaning "only" or "nothing but". It limits the scope of the verb or noun it modifies.

• Je te croisais là-bas, donc t'auras pas l'anneau

  ➔ Direct/Indirect object pronouns and sequence of tenses

  ➔ The pronoun “te” is used as a direct or indirect object. The sentence also demonstrates a sequence of tenses: “croisais” (imperfect for an ongoing or repeated past action) leading to a consequence in “t'auras” (futur simple for a future action).

• Woy la tappe, elle t'a rendu parano

  ➔ Causative verb 'rendre' + adjective in Passé Composé

  ➔ The verb “rendre” (“t'a rendu”) used with an adjective (“parano”) means "to make someone become" or "to render someone" a certain way. This structure is in the passé composé (past tense).

• Faut plus de lit

  ➔ Impersonal expression 'il faut' + 'plus de'

  ➔ “Faut” is a colloquial shortening of the impersonal verb "il faut", which expresses necessity or obligation ("it is necessary", "one must"). “Plus de” means "more of" and indicates quantity.