FUMER LE VERT – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Jolagreen23
• Album: GOTY EDITION

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ah, fuck the hood, I dream of leaving

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

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

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

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

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

Today, how many are talking behind my back

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

Today, how many are talking behind my back

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

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

J'entendais qu'tu voulais pas payer les frais

I heard you didn't want to pay the fees

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I need ten thousand, ten thousand, ten thousand

J'arrive dans c'game au-dessus

I'm entering this game on top

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

I remember before, I was shy

Y en ils sont timide dans le show

Some of them are shy in the show

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

Sometimes, I'm afraid of doing things wrong

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

Sometimes, I'm afraid of doing things wrong

07-22, tu veux quelque chose?

07-22, you want something?

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

And then the bad bitch, she wants us to-

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Smoking the green makes me see life

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Smoking the green makes me see life

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Smoking the green makes me see life

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida

Smoking the green makes me see life

Fumer le vert me fait voir la vida en rose

Smoking the green makes me see life in pink

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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."