Fallait pas – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Marwa Loud
• Album: My Life

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Poto j'déconne, ouais j'déconne

Dude, I'm kidding, yeah, I'm kidding

Oh la la qu'est-ce qu'elle est bonne

Oh la la, she's so hot

Mais qu'est-ce qu'elle est conne

But she's so dumb

Qu'est-ce qu'elle est conne

She's so dumb

Tu repartiras pas sans son phone, sans son phone

You won't leave without her phone, without her phone

Tout le monde la connaît dans le barrio

Everyone knows her in the neighborhood

Elle tourne plus qu'un tube à la radio

She's played more than a hit on the radio

Elle veut pas habiter dans ton studio

She doesn't want to live in your studio

Toi tu pèses pas lourd, t'es pas proprio

You don't weigh much, you're not the owner

Elle t'a piqué, elle t'a piqué

She got you, she got you

T'as du mal à nous l'expliquer

You have trouble explaining it to us

Elle t'a piqué, elle t'a piqué

She got you, she got you

Tu penses qu'à elle toute la soirée

You think about her all night

Tu penses qu'à elle donc tu t'amuses plus

You only think about her so you're not having fun anymore

Même tes potos te reconnaissent plus

Even your friends don't recognize you anymore

Y'a que le barman, qui t'encaisse plus

Only the bartender, who cashes you out more

À croire que sur Terre il n'en reste qu'une

You'd think there's only one left on Earth

Gros t'allais, t'allais, t'allais tout donner

Bro you were going, you were going, you were going to give it all

Mais fallait pas la laisser te piquer

But you shouldn't have let her get you

Gros t'allais, t'allais, t'allais tout donner

Bro you were going, you were going, you were going to give it all

Mais fallait pas la laisser te piquer

But you shouldn't have let her get you

Fallait pas, fallait pas, fallait pas tout donner

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, shouldn't have given it all

Fallait pas, fallait pas, la laisser te piquer

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, let her get you

Fallait pas, fallait pas, fallait pas tout donner

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, shouldn't have given it all

Que ça ler-par, que ça ler-par, tout le monde la connaît

That it talks a lot, that it talks a lot, everyone knows her

Gros tu déconnes, tu déconnes

Bro, you're kidding, you're kidding

Elle t'appelle "bébé" tu décolles

She calls you "baby," you take off

Quand elle te répond plus tu t'étonnes

When she doesn't answer you, you're surprised

Oh la la qu'est-ce qu'elle est conne

Oh la la, she's so dumb

Mais qu'est-ce quelle est bonne

But she's so hot

Fallait pas tout donner, sois pas étonné

You shouldn't have given it all, don't be surprised

Elle t'a tout volé: ton égo, ton cœur, ton porte-monnaie

She stole everything from you: your ego, your heart, your wallet

Elle t'a piqué, elle t'a piqué

She got you, she got you

T'as du mal à nous l'expliquer

You have trouble explaining it to us

Elle t'a piqué, elle t'a piqué

She got you, she got you

Tu penses qu'à elle toute la soirée

You think about her all night

Tu penses qu'à elle donc tu t'amuses plus

You only think about her so you're not having fun anymore

Même tes potos te reconnaissent plus

Even your friends don't recognize you anymore

Y'a que le barman, qui t'encaisse plus

Only the bartender, who cashes you out more

À croire que sur Terre il n'en reste qu'une

You'd think there's only one left on Earth

Gros t'allais, t'allais, t'allais tout donner

Bro you were going, you were going, you were going to give it all

Mais fallait pas la laisser te piquer

But you shouldn't have let her get you

Gros t'allais, t'allais, t'allais tout donner

Bro you were going, you were going, you were going to give it all

Mais fallait pas la laisser te piquer

But you shouldn't have let her get you

Fallait pas, fallait pas, fallait pas tout donner

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, shouldn't have given it all

Fallait pas, fallait pas, la laisser te piquer

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, let her get you

Fallait pas, fallait pas, fallait pas tout donner

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, shouldn't have given it all

Que ça ler-par, que ça ler-par, tout le monde la connaît, hey

That it talks a lot, that it talks a lot, everyone knows her, hey

Tout le monde te connaît

Everyone knows you

Ils t'ont tous abandonné

They've all abandoned you

Ils veulent plus de toi ici

They don't want you here anymore

Laisse-les passer leur soirée

Let them spend their evening

Pourtant t'es belle, c'est ballot

Yet you're beautiful, it's a shame

T'as mis tes plus beaux talons

You put on your best heels

Mais ça suffit plus

But that's not enough anymore

Maintenant ce qu'ils te souhaitent c'est que du malheur

Now what they wish you is only bad luck

Gros t'allais, t'allais, t'allais tout donner

Bro you were going, you were going, you were going to give it all

Mais fallait pas la laisser te piquer

But you shouldn't have let her get you

Fallait pas, fallait pas, fallait pas tout donner

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, shouldn't have given it all

Fallait pas, fallait pas, la laisser te piquer

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, let her get you

Fallait pas, fallait pas, fallait pas tout donner

You shouldn't have, shouldn't have, shouldn't have given it all

Que ça ler-par, que ça ler-par, tout le monde la connaît

That it talks a lot, that it talks a lot, everyone knows her

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
déconner /de.kɔ.ne/ B1	verb - to mess around, to joke
bonne /bɔn/ A2	adjective - good
conne /kɔn/ B1	adjective - stupid, foolish
phone /foʊn/ A2	noun - telephone
barrio /ˈbɑːr.i.oʊ/ B2	noun - neighborhood, district
studio /ˈstjuː.di.oʊ/ A2	noun - a room where an artist works
pèse /pɛz/ B1	verb - to weigh
piquer /pi.ke/ B1	verb - to steal, to take
mal /mɑːl/ A2	noun - pain, trouble
soirée /swa.ʁe/ A2	noun - evening, party
égo /e.ɡo/ B2	noun - self-esteem, ego
cœur /kœʁ/ A2	noun - heart
porte-monnaie /pɔʁt.mɔ.ne/ B2	noun - wallet
barman /ˈbɑːr.mæn/ B1	noun - bartender
donner /dɔ.ne/ A2	verb - to give
laisser /lɛ.se/ A2	verb - to leave, to let

Key Grammar Structures

• Tu repartiras pas sans son phone, sans son phone

  ➔ Future tense with negation

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense "repartiras" with the negation "pas" to indicate that the action will not happen.

• Elle t'a piqué, elle t'a piqué

  ➔ Past tense (passé composé)

  ➔ The phrase uses the past tense "a piqué" to indicate an action that has already occurred.

• Gros t'allais, t'allais, t'allais tout donner

  ➔ Imperfect tense (imparfait)

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperfect tense "t'allais" to describe an ongoing action in the past.

• Mais fallait pas la laisser te piquer

  ➔ Conditional mood with negation

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional mood "fallait" with the negation "pas" to express a hypothetical situation.

• Tout le monde la connaît dans le barrio

  ➔ Present tense (présent)

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense "connaît" to indicate a current state or fact.

• Y'a que le barman, qui t'encaisse plus

  ➔ Colloquial expression with negation

  ➔ The phrase uses a colloquial expression "Y'a que" to mean 'only' with the negation "plus" to indicate absence.

• T'as du mal à nous l'expliquer

  ➔ Expression of difficulty

  ➔ The phrase uses "du mal à" to express difficulty in doing something.