Il s'appelait Tayc – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Tayc

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Oh my Taykee, Taykee yeah

We did everything we predicted, oh

It’s been a long time since we left the hood, we left it

It’s to you that I say thank you, ohohoho

Mom isn’t crying anymore, so everything’s good, I’ve won it all, oh

Yeah, I think my mission is done

And from the story, I remember only the good

I forget what they did to me, my mission is done

They hurt me, but they’re human, it can’t shock me anymore

His name was Taykee, you and I got along well

I would’ve stayed

But my son grew up, and I think his little brother’s on the train

I have to love them

Taykee oh, his name was Taykee oh, Taykee oh

Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

His name was Taykee oh (Taykee oh), Taykee oh

Taykee oh, Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

And we’ve seen it all, we’ve already done it all

The joy is gone, so that’s where we have to let go

I was just a kid who wanted to take it all

Forgetting that the sky could call back

Another death right below the Mediterranean

Another believer who no longer wants to meditate

I found the way, on the A7 I sped

Yeah, I’ve said too much, and yeah, I know, I’ve done too much

Success after success, everything darkened

But you knew how to forgive me

My sisters cried all night long

They begged me to come back to my senses

And to come home

(I say thank you to you, I say thank you to you)

We did everything we predicted, oh

It’s been a long time since we left the hood, we left it

It’s to you that I say thank you, ohohoho

Mom isn’t crying anymore, so everything’s good, I’ve won it all, oh

Yeah, I think my mission is done

And from the story, I remember only the good

I forget what they did to me, my mission is done

They hurt me, but they’re human, it can’t shock me anymore

His name was Taykee, you and I got along well

I would’ve stayed

But my son grew up, and I think his little brother’s on the train

I have to love them

Taykee oh, his name was Taykee oh, Taykee oh

Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

His name was Taykee oh (Taykee oh), Taykee oh

Taykee oh, Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

Oh my Taykee, Taykee yeah

Oh my Taykee, Taykee oh (Taykee oh)

Oh my Taykee, Taykee yeah

Oh my Taykee, Taykee oh

[French]

Oh mon Taykee, Taykee yeah

On a fait tout c'qu'on a prédit, oh

Ça fait longtime que la cité, on l'a quitté, on l'a quitté

Moi, c'est à vous que je dis merci, ohohoho

Maman ne pleure plus donc tout est bon, j'ai tout gagné, oh

Ouais, j'crois qu'ma mission est finie

Et de l'histoire, j'retiens que le bien

J'oublie c'qu'on m'a fait, ma mission est finie

Ils m'ont fait mal mais c'est des humains ça peut plus m'choquer

Il s'appelait Taykee, vous et moi, on s'entendait bien

J'serais bien resté

Mais mon fils a grandi et j'crois qu'son petit frère est dans l'train

Je dois les aimer

Taykee oh, il s'appelait Taykee oh, Taykee oh

Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

Il s'appelait Taykee oh (Taykee oh), Taykee oh

Taykee oh, Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

Et on a tout vu, on a déjà tout fait

Plaisir n'est plus donc c'est là qu'il faut laisser

J'n'étais qu'un enfant qui voulait tout rafler

En oubliant que le ciel pouvait rappeler

Encore un mort juste en bas du Médité'

Encore un croyant qui ne veut plus méditer

J'ai trouvé la voie, sur l'A7 j'ai bombardé

Oui, j'en ai trop dit et oui je sais, j'en ai trop fait

Succès après succès, tout s'est assombri

Mais vous avez su me pardonner

Mes soeurs ont pleuré durant toute une nuit

Elles m'ont supplié de rev'nir à la raison

Et de rentrer à la maison

(je vous dis merci, je vous dis merci)

On a fait tout c'qu'on a prédit, oh

Ça fait longtime que la cité, on l'a quitté, on l'a quitté

Moi, c'est à vous que je dis merci, ohohoho

Maman ne pleure plus donc tout est bon, j'ai tout gagné, oh

Ouais, j'crois qu'ma mission est finie

Et de l'histoire, j'retiens que le bien

J'oublie c'qu'on m'a fait, ma mission est finie

Ils m'ont fait mal mais c'est des humains ça peut plus m'choquer

Il s'appelait Taykee, vous et moi, on s'entendait bien

J'serais bien resté

Mais mon fils a grandi et j'crois qu'son petit frère est dans l'train

Je dois les aimer

Taykee oh, il s'appelait Taykee oh, Taykee oh

Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

Il s'appelait Taykee oh (Taykee oh), Taykee oh

Taykee oh, Taykee yeah, Taykee yeah

Oh mon Taykee, Taykee yeah

Oh mon Taykee, Taykee oh (Taykee oh)

Oh mon Taykee, Taykee yeah

Oh mon Taykee, Taykee oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mission /mi.sjɔ̃/ B1	noun - task or purpose assigned to someone
bien /bjɛ̃/ A2	noun - the good, something good adjective - good, well
enfant /ɑ̃.fɑ̃/ A2	noun - child
ciel /sjɛl/ A2	noun - sky
mort /mɔʁ/ A2	noun - death, dead person
méditer /me.di.te/ B2	verb - to reflect deeply or to practice meditation
voie /vwa/ B1	noun - path, way, route
bombarder /bɔ̃.baʁ.de/ C1	verb - to attack with bombs; to overwhelm with a large amount of something
succès /syk.se/ B2	noun - success, a favorable outcome
assombrir /a.sɔ̃.bʁiʁ/ C1	verb - to make dark, to gloom
pardonner /paʁ.dɔ.ne/ B2	verb - to forgive
soeur /sœʁ/ A2	noun - sister
supplie /sy.pli/ B2	verb - to beg, to plead
raison /ʁɛ.zɔ̃/ B1	noun - reason, cause
maison /mɛ.zɔ̃/ A1	noun - house, home
cité /si.te/ B1	noun - city, urban area
grandir /ɡʁɑ̃.diʁ/ B1	verb - to grow, to become larger or older
aimer /ɛ.me/ A1	verb - to love, to like
frère /fʁɛʁ/ A2	noun - brother
train /tʁɛ̃/ A1	noun - train (railway vehicle)

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:On a fait tout c'qu'on a prédit]

  ➔ Compound past (passé composé) with subject pronoun 'on' (we).

  ➔ 'On a fait' uses 'avoir' as auxiliary and 'fait' as past participle. It expresses a completed action: 'we did everything we predicted.'

• [translate:Ça fait longtime que la cité, on l'a quitté]

  ➔ Temporal expression with 'ça fait ... que' + past action.

  ➔ 'Ça fait longtime que' means 'it's been a long time since'. It emphasizes how long ago the action happened.

• [translate:Maman ne pleure plus]

  ➔ Negative form with 'ne ... plus' (no longer).

  ➔ 'Ne ... plus' wraps around the verb to mean 'no longer'. 'Maman ne pleure plus' = 'Mom doesn’t cry anymore.'

• [translate:Ouais, j'crois qu'ma mission est finie]

  ➔ Colloquial contraction with 'j’crois qu’' for 'je crois que'.

  ➔ The informal speech drops some vowels for fluidity. 'Je crois que' = 'I believe that'.

• [translate:Et de l'histoire, j'retiens que le bien]

  ➔ Partitive article 'de l’' and direct object pronoun placement.

  ➔ The phrase 'De l’histoire, je retiens...' uses inversion for emphasis and keeps the partitive 'de l’' meaning 'of the'.

• [translate:Ils m'ont fait mal]

  ➔ Passé composé with object pronoun before the auxiliary.

  ➔ The pronoun 'me' becomes 'm’' before a vowel and precedes 'ont fait'. It means 'They hurt me.'

• [translate:J'serais bien resté]

  ➔ Conditional perfect (would have + past participle).

  ➔ 'Je serais resté' means 'I would have stayed'. It uses 'être' as the auxiliary for movement verbs and shows hypothetical past action.

• [translate:J'ai trouvé la voie]

  ➔ Passé composé with 'avoir' + direct object.

  ➔ 'J’ai trouvé' uses 'avoir' with the verb 'trouver'. It means 'I found the way'. A completed action in the past.

• [translate:Mes sœurs ont pleuré durant toute une nuit]

  ➔ Past tense with 'ont pleuré' + duration using 'durant'.

  ➔ 'Durant' introduces a time span that an action lasted. 'They cried for an entire night.'