KABYLIFORNIE – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Bagarre
• Album: 2019-2019

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the infectious energy of Bagarre's "Kabylifornie," a song that bridges cultures and generations. Learn about its unique blend of electronic, rock, and hip-hop influences, and how it tells a powerful story of identity and belonging, offering a glimpse into a vibrant fusion of French and Algerian influences.

[English]

Let me introduce myself, my name is Mus, and I live here

It may not seem like it, but I come from Kabylifornie

Yes, my dad speaks good French and I almost speak English

Yes, my mom is proud of me and of JSK

I remember, when I was little, school was over, backpack thrown

I get on my board to skate all summer

When my mom, from the window, shouts "Mustapha"

Come pack your bag, darling, because tomorrow we leave for de-ble

And then I raise my glass and my middle finger in the air

To the future, to the past, to Paris, to Algiers

To those who love me or not, to those who are like me

Mustapha is me so enjoy me, so

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me (enjoy me)

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, starf'allah

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, enjoy me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, starf'allah

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, enjoy me

...

Let me introduce myself, my name is Mus, don't be surprised

Undercover like a rocker, I tell you my life

I'm a skater, I'm Parabellum and I live at night

I will always be at Whisky Loukoum Koum Kabylifornie

Cité Curial or Tizi, butter croissant or chaabi

Between the two an olie, Paris, Algiers, Tizi

Cité Curial or Tizi, butter croissant or chaabi

Like a pogo I live my life

Tahia el Kabylifornie

Yes I know, one day I will be like you

I will be part of your life

Yes I know one day I will be like you

I will be part of your life

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me (enjoy me)

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, starf'allah

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, enjoy me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, starf'allah

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, yes it's me

I love skating, I love rock, I love the hood, enjoy me

And then I raise my glass and my middle finger in the air

To the future, to the past, to Paris, to Algiers

To those who love me or not, to those who are like me

Mustapha is me so enjoy me

And then I raise my glass and my middle finger in the air

To the future, to the past, to Paris, to Algiers

To those who love me or not, to those who are like me

Mustapha is me so enjoy me, so

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

Enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me, enjoy me

...

[French]

Je me présente, je m'appelle Mus, et je vis ici

On dirait pas comme ça mais je viens de Kabylifornie

Oui, mon daron parle bien français et moi presque anglais

Oui, ma daronne est fière de moi et d'la JSK

Je me souviens, quand tout petit, l'école terminée, cartable jeté

J'monte sur ma board pour skater tout l'été

Quand ma daronne, par la fenêtre, me crie "Mustapha"

Viens faire ton sac chéri, car demain on part au de-ble

Et puis je lève mon verre et mon majeur en l'air

Au futur, au passé, à Paris, à Alger

À ceux qui m'aiment ou pas, à ceux qui sont comme moi

Mustapha c'est moi alors kiffez-moi, alors

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi (kiffez-moi)

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, starf'allah

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, kiffez-moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, starf'allah

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, kiffez-moi

Je me présente je m'appelle Mus ne sois pas surpris

Undercover comme un rockeur, j'te raconte ma vie

J'suis un skateur, j'Parabellum et je vis la nuit

Je serai toujours au Whisky Loukoum Koum Kabylifornie

Cité Curial ou Tizi, croissant au beurre ou chaabi

Entre les deux un olie, Paris, Alger, Tizi

Cité Curial ou Tizi, croissant au beurre ou chaabi

Comme un pogo j'vis ma vie

Tahia el Kabylifornie

Oui je sais, un jour je serai comme toi

Je ferai partie de ta vie

Oui je sais un jour je serai comme toi

Je ferai partie de ta vie

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi (kiffez-moi)

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, starf'allah

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, kiffez-moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, starf'allah

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, oui c'est moi

J'kiff le skate, j'kiff le rock, j'kiff le bled, kiffez-moi

Et puis je lève mon verre et mon majeur en l'air

Au futur, au passé, à Paris, à Alger

À ceux qui m'aiment ou pas, à ceux qui sont comme moi

Mustapha c'est moi alors kiffez-moi

Et puis je lève mon verre et mon majeur en l'air

Au futur, au passé, à Paris, à Alger

À ceux qui m'aiment ou pas, à ceux qui sont comme moi

Mustapha c'est moi alors kiffez moi, alors

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi, kiffez-moi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
présente /pʁe.zɑ̃t/ A2	verb - to introduce
skate /skeɪt/ A2	noun - a board with wheels used for skating verb - to ride on a skateboard
rock /rɒk/ A2	noun - a genre of popular music
bled /blɛd/ B1	noun - a rural area or village
fier /fjɛʁ/ B1	adjective - proud
demain /də.mɛ̃/ A1	adverb - tomorrow
partie /paʁ.ti/ B1	noun - part or share
vie /vi/ A1	noun - life
sac /sak/ A1	noun - bag
verre /vɛʁ/ A2	noun - glass
majeur /ma.ʒœʁ/ B2	adjective - major or significant
futur /fy.tyʁ/ A2	noun - future
passé /pa.se/ A2	noun - past
aimer /e.me/ A1	verb - to love or like
comme /kɔm/ A1	adverb - like or as
part /paʁ/ A2	noun - part or portion

Key Grammar Structures

• On dirait pas comme ça mais je viens de Kabylifornie

  ➔ Conditional Mood (Implied): "On dirait pas" - It wouldn't seem like it.

  ➔ The phrase "On dirait pas" uses the conditional mood in an implied way to express something that contradicts appearance. The speaker is implying that even though they don't seem like it, they are from Kabylifornie. The use of "comme ça" emphasizes the contrast between appearance and reality.

• Oui, mon daron parle bien français et moi presque anglais

  ➔ Adverbial Usage: "bien" modifying "parle" and "presque" modifying "anglais".

  ➔ The adverbs "bien" and "presque" modify the verb "parle" and the noun "anglais", respectively. "Bien" indicates a good command of French, while "presque" indicates an almost good command of English.

• Quand ma daronne, par la fenêtre, me crie "Mustapha"

  ➔ Subordinate Clause of Time: "Quand ma daronne...me crie" indicates when the action in the main clause happened.

  ➔ The use of "quand" introduces a subordinate clause of time, indicating the moment when his mother shouts his name. The whole clause provides context for the events that follow.

• Viens faire ton sac chéri, car demain on part au de-ble

  ➔ Imperative Mood: "Viens faire" - come and make; Causal conjunction: "car" - because.

  ➔ "Viens faire" is an imperative construction, giving a direct command. "Car" provides the reason for the command, indicating that they are leaving "au de-ble" (which is slang for "au bled," meaning the countryside or native village) the next day.

• Et puis je lève mon verre et mon majeur en l'air

  ➔ Conjunction: "Et puis" - and then.

  ➔ "Et puis" is used to introduce a sequence of events, indicating what the speaker does next. It adds to the narrative flow of the song.

• A ceux qui m'aiment ou pas, à ceux qui sont comme moi

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (Implied): "Ceux qui" - Those who.

  ➔ "Ceux qui" functions as a relative pronoun, referring to people. It introduces a relative clause, describing the group of people the speaker is addressing. The phrase encapsulates both those who like him and those who are like him.

• Je serai toujours au Whisky Loukoum Koum Kabylifornie

  ➔ Future Simple: "Je serai" - I will be. Preposition "au" + place name "Whisky Loukoum Koum Kabylifornie"

  ➔ Future simple tense expresses an action that will happen in the future. The preposition "au" is used before masculine singular place names. "Whisky Loukoum Koum Kabylifornie" is a made up name, probably referring to a state of mind or a fictional place.

• Cité Curial ou Tizi, croissant au beurre ou chaabi

  ➔ Coordination: Using "ou" to offer choices between two options.

  ➔ The conjunction "ou" (or) presents alternatives, highlighting the contrast between different aspects of the speaker's identity. It represents the dualities and choices in their life, such as Cité Curial versus Tizi and croissant au beurre versus chaabi.