Ghali – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Wejdene

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the rich blend of French and Arabic in Wejdene's "Ghali," a song that beautifully marries cultures and emotions. This track offers a unique opportunity to explore contemporary R&B while experiencing the nuances of both languages. Dive in to appreciate Wejdene's evolution as an artist and her bold expression of identity.

[English]

Baby, I have a feeling

That you're playing with my heart

And I don't ask you any questions

All the answers scare me

I get emotional

When you tell me you truly love me

I get emotional

When I realize you're lying

Baby, I feel out of myself

When you're late at night, I know you're hurting me

But I'm comfortable

Baby, look at me, tell me you understand

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

It gets to me when I keep telling myself it's obvious you're hiding something from me

You think I'm stupid, I don't know why I stay, honestly I've lost my mind

It gets to me when I keep telling myself it's obvious you're hiding something from me

You think I'm stupid, I don't know why I stay, honestly I've lost my mind

Learn to respect me, otherwise forget it, my love

My love

I could never hate you, despite what you do to me, my love

My love

I get emotional

I'm not the same when you're gone

I get emotional

When I realize you're lying

It messes with my head, I could never trust you

Just leave me alone

Oh oh oh

I miss your gaze so much

Oh, you changed me

Baby, I feel out of myself

When you're late at night, I know you're hurting me

But I'm comfortable

Baby, look at me, tell me you understand

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

Your love is precious, oh my darling

Don't make me suffer because of you

It gets to me when I keep telling myself it's obvious you're hiding something from me

You think I'm stupid, I don't know why I stay, honestly I've lost my mind

It gets to me when I keep telling myself it's obvious you're hiding something from me

You think I'm stupid, I don't know why I stay, honestly I've lost my mind

[French]

Baby, j'ai l'impression

Que tu joues avec mon cœur

Et je te pose pas de questions

Toutes les réponses me font peur

Je deviens émotionnelle

Quand tu me dis que tu m'aimes vraiment

Je deviens émotionnelle

Quand je réalise que tu mens

Baby, je me sens hors de moi

Quand tu es tard le soir, je sais que tu me nuis

Mais je suis confortable

Baby, regarde-moi, dis-moi que t'as compris

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Ça me prend la tête quand je me répète c'est évident que tu me caches quelque chose

Tu penses que je suis bête, j'ai pas pourquoi je reste, en vrai j'ai perdu la raison

Ça me prend la tête quand je me répète c'est évident que tu me caches quelque chose

Tu penses que je suis bête, j'ai pas pourquoi je reste, en vrai j'ai perdu la raison

T'apprend à me respecter, sinon laisse tomber, my love

My love

Pourrais jamais te détester, malgré ce que tu me fais, my love

My love

Je deviens émotionnelle

Je suis plus la même quand tu t'absentes

Je deviens émotionnelle

Quand je réalise que tu mentes

Ça me prend la tête, je pourrais jamais te faire confiance

Tares Khallini Fi Hali

Oh oh oh

Ton regard me manque à mort

Ah Innek Ghayyarouhwali

Baby, je me sens hors de moi

Quand tu es tard le soir, je sais que tu me nuis

Mais je suis confortable

Baby, regarde-moi, dis-moi que t'as compris

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Hubbak ghali, ya ghemali

La tssi hali fik

Ça me prend la tête quand je me répète c'est évident que tu me caches quelque chose

Tu penses que je suis bête, j'ai pas pourquoi je reste, en vrai j'ai perdu la raison

Ça me prend la tête quand je me répète c'est évident que tu me caches quelque chose

Tu penses que je suis bête, j'ai pas pourquoi je reste, en vrai j'ai perdu la raison

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
impression /ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ A2	noun - impression, feeling, sense
cœur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
peur /pœʁ/ A1	noun - fear
émotionnelle /e.mɔ.sjɔ.nɛl/ B1	adjective - emotional (feminine)
aimer /e.me/ A1	verb - to love; to like
mentir /mɑ̃.tiʁ/ B1	verb - to lie, to tell a lie
nuire /nɥiʁ/ B2	verb - to harm, to damage, to be detrimental to
confortable /kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tabl/ A2	adjective - comfortable
comprendre /kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃dʁ/ A1	verb - to understand, to comprehend
tête /tɛt/ A1	noun - head
répéter /ʁe.pe.te/ B1	verb - to repeat; to rehearse
cacher /ka.ʃe/ B1	verb - to hide, to conceal
bête /bɛt/ A2	adjective - silly, stupid
raison /ʁɛ.zɔ̃/ B1	noun - reason, cause; sanity
respecter /ʁɛs.pɛk.te/ B1	verb - to respect
détester /de.tɛs.te/ B1	verb - to hate, to detest
confiance /kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s/ B1	noun - trust, confidence
regard /ʁə.ɡaʁ/ B1	noun - gaze, look
manquer /mɑ̃.ke/ B1	verb - to miss (someone/something); to lack, to be short of
Ghali /ɡa.li/ C1	adjective (Arabic origin) - precious, valuable, expensive (from Arabic)

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby, j'ai l'impression Que tu joues avec mon cœur

  ➔ `Avoir l'impression que` + Indicative

  ➔ The phrase `"avoir l'impression que"` means "to have the impression that" or "to feel like." It is generally followed by the indicative mood, as it expresses a perceived fact, even if it's a subjective feeling. Here, it indicates the speaker's perception that "you are playing" (`"tu joues"`).

• Et je te pose pas de questions

  ➔ Informal Negation (`ne...pas de`) and Object Pronoun (`te`)

  ➔ This sentence uses informal negation where "ne" is omitted (`"pose pas"` instead of "ne pose pas"). The structure `"pas de"` is used before an indefinite plural noun ("questions"). `"te"` is an indirect object pronoun placed before the verb, meaning "to you."

• Baby, je me sens hors de moi

  ➔ Pronominal Verb (`se sentir`) and Idiomatic Expression (`hors de moi`)

  ➔ `"me sens"` is the verb `"se sentir"` (to feel) conjugated in the present tense. It's a pronominal verb because the action is done to oneself. `"hors de moi"` is an idiom meaning "beside myself" or "out of my mind," usually due to strong emotion like anger or anxiety.

• Baby, regarde-moi, dis-moi que t'as compris

  ➔ Imperative with Reflexive Pronouns (`-moi`) and Informal Contraction

  ➔ `"regarde-moi"` and `"dis-moi"` are verbs in the imperative mood, used for commands or requests. When a direct object pronoun like "me" is used with an affirmative imperative, it becomes `"moi"` and is attached with a hyphen. `"t'as compris"` is the informal contraction of "tu as compris" (you have understood), a common usage of the passé composé.

• Ça me prend la tête quand je me répète c'est évident que tu me caches quelque chose

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression (`Ça me prend la tête`) and Pronominal Verb (`se répéter`)

  ➔ `"Ça me prend la tête"` is an idiom meaning "it's bothering me a lot" or "it's driving me crazy." `"me répète"` is the pronominal verb `"se répéter"` (to repeat oneself), indicating that the speaker is repeating the thoughts to herself.

• Tu penses que je suis bête, j'ai pas pourquoi je reste, en vrai j'ai perdu la raison

  ➔ Informal Negation (`j'ai pas`) and Idiomatic Expression (`perdre la raison`)

  ➔ `"j'ai pas"` is an informal spoken form of "je n'ai pas" (I don't have/I don't know). The full phrase here is likely "je ne sais pas pourquoi..." (I don't know why...). `"perdu la raison"` is an idiom meaning "lost my mind" or "lost my sanity," indicating a state of irrationality or desperation.

• T'apprend à me respecter, sinon laisse tomber, my love

  ➔ `Apprendre à faire quelque chose` and Imperative (`laisse tomber`)

  ➔ `"T'apprend"` is a contraction of "Tu apprends" (you learn). The structure `"apprendre à"` + infinitive is used to express "to learn how to do something." `"laisse tomber"` is an imperative form of the idiom "laisser tomber" (to let go, to drop it, to give up). `"sinon"` means "otherwise."

• Pourrais jamais te détester, malgré ce que tu me fais, my love

  ➔ Conditional Present (`Pourrais`), Negation (`ne...jamais`), and `Malgré ce que`

  ➔ `"Pourrais"` is the conditional present of "pouvoir" (can/to be able to), often used to express possibility, a hypothetical situation, or a softened statement. `"jamais"` (never) forms a negative construction with "ne" (often omitted in informal speech). `"malgré ce que"` means "despite what" or "even though what."

• Je suis plus la même quand tu t'absentes

  ➔ Restrictive Negation (`ne...plus`) and Pronominal Verb (`s'absenter`)

  ➔ `"plus la même"` uses the negative adverb `"plus"` (no longer, not anymore) with "ne" (implied here), indicating a change from a previous state. The full phrase would be "je ne suis plus la même." `"t'absentes"` is the pronominal verb `"s'absenter"` (to be absent, to go away) conjugated for "tu."

• Ton regard me manque à mort

  ➔ Verb `manquer` (to miss) and Idiomatic Expression (`à mort`)

  ➔ The verb `"manquer"` here means "to miss" or "to be missing," but the subject of the verb is what is missed, and the indirect object is the person who misses it. So, "Your gaze is missing to me." `"à mort"` is an idiom used to intensify a feeling, meaning "terribly," "a lot," or "to death."