Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the gritty world of French rap with Booba's "Gotham." This track, accompanied by a visually striking animated video, offers a dark narrative and intricate wordplay, showcasing Booba's distinctive flow and his ability to craft compelling, thematic songs.
They turned on the spotlight, everything's dark around here
I got pure from Bogotá, I'm rising up to Gotham, Gotham City
I'm rising up to Gotham City
Still in the same spot like Rocco in a virgin's behind
Everywhere strong like Congolese in Brussels streets
Order up my biggest bottle and the small Magniela
Drank it downstairs, wearing garter belts,
My tongue's hanging like Valbuena
There’s only one, so everyone knows the Duke
True soldiers recognize, damn
Real solders recognize the Duke
I break lives but I won't
Frenchies prefer my dick to my accent 'cause I don’t have one
Anthony Joshua's right hand will shut your mouth
Money from the street pays for the lawyer
I'm real like Rocinha, Carioca
I'll introduce you to Jimmy twice, Ray Liotta
They turned on the spotlight, everything's dark around here
I got pure from Bogotá, I'm rising up to Gotham, Gotham City
Everything's dark around here
They turned on the spotlight, everything's dark around here
I got pure from Bogotá, I'm rising up to Gotham, Gotham City
Everything's dark around here
The big boss is competing, I’ll attain peace through demolition
Taking on my mission as a missionary,
You're hot, it’s normal I pick her filet mignon
Calm them down,
I put the bill everywhere in the streets of
The region, raise the bar, you're at home
Here, a lot of moms mess with us
Many moms with big families, alas
Down here, I’ve taken many risks,
The prostitutes come downstairs, no, don’t look upstairs
Even more hatred toward you, you’re so useless
I can't even scratch my back, so broad
GSXR at your door, you just left the club
I'm in your witch’s DMs, she approved the lease
Getting head from a divine beauty behind the wheel of a Mercedes
I told her I like big girls
So she’s gonna get her ass re-done
I'm sending her to Colombia, Gonzalez will take care of her big mess
We’ve got plugs all over, here in Los Angeles
They turned on the spotlight, everything's dark around here
I got pure from Bogotá, I'm rising up to Gotham, Gotham City
Everything's dark around here
They turned on the spotlight, everything's dark around here
I got pure from Bogotá, I'm rising up to Gotham, Gotham City
Everything's dark around here
Key Vocabulary
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projecteur /pʁɔ.ʒɛk.tœʁ/ B1 |
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noir /nwaʁ/ A2 |
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pure /pyʁ/ B1 |
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grosse /gʁos/ A2 |
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bouteille /bu.tɛj/ A1 |
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argent /aʁ.ʒɑ̃/ A2 |
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mission /mi.sjɔ̃/ B1 |
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maison /mɛ.zɔ̃/ A1 |
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beauté /bo.te/ B2 |
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divine /di.vin/ B2 |
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sorcière /sɔʁ.sjɛʁ/ B2 |
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bail /bɛj/ B1 |
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hess /hɛs/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ils ont allumé l'projecteur, tout est noir par ici
➔ Present perfect tense: 'Ils ont allumé' indicates an action completed recently.
➔ 'Ils ont allumé' uses the auxiliary verb 'avoir' and past participle to form the passé composé.
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J'monte sur Gotham City
➔ Reflexive pronoun + verb: 'J'monte' (je monte) indicates 'I get on/climb up'.
➔ 'J'monte' is a contracted form of 'je monte', with 'je' as the subject and 'monte' as the verb.
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Tout est noir par ici
➔ Present tense of 'être': 'est' (is) describes the state of 'tout' (everything).
➔ 'est' is the third person singular present form of 'être', used to describe the current state.
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J'l'ai bu en bas, porte jartelles
➔ Contraction of 'je l'ai bu' using auxiliary 'avoir' + past participle; Past tense with direct object pronoun.
➔ This structure combines the auxiliary verb 'avoir' and the past participle to form the passé composé.
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Les putes viennent en bas, non, cherche pas dans les étages
➔ Present tense of 'venir' (viennent): indicates an ongoing action.
➔ 'Viennent' is the third person plural present tense of 'venir', meaning 'they come'.
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J'peux plus m'gratter l'dos tellement large
➔ 'J'peux' (je peux): present tense of 'pouvoir' (can/able to).
➔ 'Peux' is the first person singular present tense of 'pouvoir', expressing ability.
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Ils ont allumé l'projecteur, tout est noir par ici
➔ Present perfect tense: 'ont allumé' indicates a completed action.
➔ 'Ont allumé' is the third person plural of 'avoir' + past participle, forming the passé composé.
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