FUMER LE VERT – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Jolagreen23
• Album: GOTY EDITION

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Will I die before having the life I've dreamed of for so many years?

My bro sells skunk, but soon he'll be sentenced

Will I die before having the life I've dreamed of for so many years?

I need the multi-millions, multi-millions, Sadio Mané

They want to know how much I make in a month, want to know how much I make in a year

Ah, fuck the hood, I dream of leaving

Everyday, everyday, I'm in the studio for O'Malley's SACEM

Before, you know I was ugly in the neighborhood, today, there are too many bitches around me

Today, how many are talking behind my back

Today, how many are talking behind my back

In the tank, he smoked, let me tell you roughly

I heard you didn't want to pay the fees

Watch out, I can send you a shooter on a motorbike

Will I die before having the life I've dreamed of for so many years?

My bro sells skunk, but soon he'll be sentenced

Will I die before having the life I've dreamed of for so many years?

I need the multi-millions, multi-millions, Sadio Mané

I need ten thousand, ten thousand, ten thousand, han-han

I need ten thousand, ten thousand, ten thousand

I'm entering this game on top

I remember before, I was shy

Some of them are shy in the show

Sometimes, I'm afraid of doing things wrong

Sometimes, I'm afraid of doing things wrong

07-22, you want something?

And then the bad bitch, she wants us to-

Smoking the green makes me see life

Smoking the green makes me see life

Smoking the green makes me see life

Smoking the green makes me see life

Smoking the green makes me see life in pink

Will I die before having the life I've dreamed of for so many years?

My bro sells skunk, but soon he'll be sentenced

Will I die before having the life I've dreamed of for so many years?

I need the multi-millions, multi-millions, Sadio Mané

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[French]

Est-ce que j'vais mourir avant d'avoir la vie qu'j'ai révé depuis tant d'années?

Mon frérot, il revend la skunk mais bientôt, il est condamné

Est-ce que j'vais mourir avant d'avoir la vie qu'j'ai révé depuis tant d'années?

Il m'faut les multi-millions, multi-millions, Sadio Mané

Ils veulent savoir combien j'prends dans le mois, veulent savoir combien j'fais dans l'année

Ah, fuck le bendo, j'rêve de m'en aller

Everyday, everyday, j'suis dans le studio pour la SACEM d'O'Malley

Avant t'sais qu'j'étais moche dans la tess, aujourd'hui, y a trop d'bitches dans ma lame

Aujourd'hui, y en a combien qui parle dans le dos

Aujourd'hui, y en a combien qui parle dans mon dos

Dans le char d'assaut, il a fumé, toi, j't'explique grosso modo

J'entendais qu'tu voulais pas payer les frais

Belek, j'peux t'envoyer un shooter en moto

Est-ce que j'vais mourir avant d'avoir la vie qu'j'ai révé depuis tant d'années?

Mon frérot, il revend la skunk mais bientôt, il est condamné

Est-ce que j'vais mourir avant d'avoir la vie qu'j'ai révé depuis tant d'années?

Il m'faut les multi-millions, multi-millions, Sadio Mané

J'ai besoin dix mille, dix mille, dix mille, han-han

J'ai besoin dix mille, dix mille, dix mille

J'arrive dans c'game au-dessus

J'm'en rappelle d'avant, j'étais timide

Y en ils sont timide dans le show

Des fois, j'ai peur d'faire mal les choses

Des-des fois, j'ai peur d'faire mal les choses

07-22, tu veux quelque chose?

Et puis la bad bitch, elle veut qu'on-

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida en rose

Est-ce que j'vais mourir avant d'avoir la vie qu'j'ai révé depuis tant d'années?

Mon frérot, il revend la skunk mais bientôt, il est condamné

Est-ce que j'vais mourir avant d'avoir la vie qu'j'ai révé depuis tant d'années?

Il m'faut les multi-millions, multi-millions, Sadio Mané

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mourir /mu.ʁiʁ/ A2	verb - to die
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
rêver /ʁɛ.ve/ A2	verb - to dream
année /a.ne/ A1	noun - year
frérot /fʁe.ʁo/ B1	noun - little brother; bro (informal)
vendre /vɑ̃dʁ/ A2	verb - to sell
skunk /skœnk/ C1	noun - skunk (a strong type of cannabis)
condamné /kɔ̃.da.ne/ B1	adjective - condemned, sentenced; doomed
million /mil.jɔ̃/ A2	noun - million
bendo /bɛn.do/ C1	noun - a dangerous neighborhood, the hood (slang)
moche /mɔʃ/ A2	adjective - ugly
tess /tɛs/ C1	noun - housing estate, neighborhood (slang, often a poor or rough area, short for 'cité')
fumer /fy.me/ A2	verb - to smoke
vert /vɛʁ/ B2	noun - (color) green; (slang) cannabis adjective - green (color)
vida /vi.da/ B2	noun - life (Spanish loanword, common in international youth culture/music)
timide /ti.mid/ A2	adjective - shy
peur /pœʁ/ A1	noun - fear
char /ʃaʁ/ B1	noun - cart, chariot; (short for) tank (military vehicle)
lame /lam/ C1	noun - blade; (slang, contextually) weapon, entourage, or circle of influence
parler /paʁ.le/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk

Key Grammar Structures

• Est-ce que j'vais mourir **avant d'avoir** la vie qu'j'ai rêvé depuis tant d'années?

  ➔ Avant de + infinitif (Before doing something)

  ➔ This structure means "before doing something." It's used when the action of the infinitive verb occurs before the main verb's action. Here, "avant d'avoir" means "before having."

• Mon frérot, il revend la skunk mais bientôt, il **est condamné**

  ➔ Voix passive (Passive Voice)

  ➔ The passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence receives the action rather than performing it. It's formed with the auxiliary verb "être" (to be) + the past participle of the main verb. Here, "il est condamné" means "he is condemned."

• **Il m'faut** les multi-millions, multi-millions, Sadio Mané

  ➔ Il faut (Impersonal expression for necessity)

  ➔ "Il faut" is an impersonal expression meaning "it is necessary," "one must," or "we need." It can be followed by an infinitive or a noun. "M'faut" is a colloquial contraction of "il me faut," meaning "I need."

• Ah, fuck le bendo, **j'rêve de m'en aller**

  ➔ Rêver de + infinitif (Dream of doing something)

  ➔ The verb "rêver" (to dream) is typically followed by the preposition "de" when expressing what one dreams of doing. "S'en aller" is a pronominal verb meaning "to go away" or "to leave." So, "rêve de m'en aller" means "I dream of leaving/going away."

• Avant t'sais qu'**j'étais moche** dans la tess, aujourd'hui, y a trop d'bitches dans ma lame

  ➔ L'Imparfait (Imperfect Tense)

  ➔ The imperfect tense ("j'étais") is used to describe past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or to set the scene for a narrative. It describes a past state of being or condition ("I was ugly") without a specific beginning or end.

• Aujourd'hui, **y en a combien** qui parle dans le dos

  ➔ Le pronom partitif 'en' avec 'il y a' (The partitive pronoun 'en' with 'il y a')

  ➔ The construction "il y en a" (colloquially "y en a") combines "il y a" (there is/are) with the partitive pronoun "en," which replaces a quantity or something previously mentioned. Here, it refers to "how many of them there are."

• Belek, **j'peux t'envoyer** un shooter en moto

  ➔ Le verbe 'pouvoir' + infinitif (The verb 'pouvoir' + infinitive)

  ➔ The verb "pouvoir" (to be able to/can) is always followed by an infinitive verb, expressing possibility or ability. "J'peux" is a colloquial contraction of "Je peux." "T'envoyer" is "te envoyer" (to send you).

• **J'ai besoin** dix mille, dix mille, dix mille, han-han

  ➔ Avoir besoin de (To need)

  ➔ The fixed expression "avoir besoin de" means "to need something." While grammatically "de" should precede "dix mille," it is often omitted in informal speech, especially when followed by a number.

• Fumer le vert **me fait voir** la vida en rose

  ➔ La construction 'faire + infinitif' (The 'faire + infinitive' construction)

  ➔ The causative construction "faire + infinitive" means "to make/have someone do something" or "to cause something to happen." Here, "me fait voir" means "makes me see" or "causes me to see."