La Police – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: TKS 2G

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of French urban slang with TKS 2G's hit song, "La Police." Experience the rhythm of 'shatta' music while exploring themes of street life and youth culture, all while improving your French vocabulary.

[English]

The police are looking for me because I'm a badman

To get your girlfriend, no need for a Balmain

Because I'm a badman

Maybe because I'm a badman, badman, badman

The police are looking for me because I'm a badman

To get your girlfriend, no need for a Balmain

In the VIP, all the girls are shaking their butts

My darling, stay away, he's not a good guy

The police are looking for me because I'm a badman

To get your girlfriend, no need for a Balmain

In the VIP, all the girls are shaking their butts

My darling, stay away, he's not a good guy

Madam wants to taste my big thing at the party

But at the party, there are some cops to avoid

We're not like the others, not just good for drooling

But her big butt often gives me dirty ideas

I come across a girl who's out at night

Who will end up at my place.

If she's a chabine

The police are looking for me because I'm a badman

To get your girlfriend, no need for a Balmain

In the VIP, all the girls are shaking their butts

My darling, stay away, he's not a good guy

The police are looking for me because I'm a badman

To get your girlfriend, no need for a Balmain

In the VIP, all the girls are shaking their butts

My darling, stay away, he's not a good guy

Your bitch loves my pineapple juice

I take all your girls, I take your women

She has superpowers, like a super girl

From a distance, she makes my dick move

She acts like a good girl but she's a dirty girl

In my room she forgot her G-string

She acts like a good girl but she's a dirty girl

In my room she forgot her G-string

The police are looking for me because I'm a badman

To get your girlfriend, no need for a Balmain

In the VIP, all the girls are shaking their butts

My darling, stay away, he's not a good guy

The police are looking for me because I'm a badman

To get your girlfriend, no need for a Balmain

In the VIP, all the girls are shaking their butts

My darling, stay away, he's not a good guy

I come across a girl who's out at night

Who will end up at my place.

If she's a chabine

She forgot her G-string

She did. She did. She forgot her G-string

[French]

LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

P'T-ÊTRE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN BADMAN BADMAN

LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

DANS LE VIP TOUTES LES BABY BOUGENG LEURS BONDAS

MA CHÉRIE ÉLOIGNE TOI C'EST PAS UN BON GARS

LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

DANS LE VIP TOUTES LES BABY BOUGENG LEURS BONDAS

MA CHÉRIE ÉLOIGNE TOI C'EST PAS UN BON GARS

MADAME VEUT GOÛTER MON GROS BITIN DANS LA SOIRÉE

MAIS DANS LA SOIRÉE Y'A DES QUE-MÉ À ÉVITER

ON EST PAS COMME LES AUTRES, PAS BONS QU'À SALIVER

MAIS SON GROS BONDA ME DONNE SOUVENT DES SALES IDÉES

J'CROISE UN BONDA, QUI TRAÎNE LA NUIT

QUI VA FINIR CHEZ MOI.

SI C'EST UNE CHABINE

LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

DANS LE VIP TOUTES LES BABY BOUGENG LEURS BONDAS

MA CHÉRIE ÉLOIGNE TOI C'EST PAS UN BON GARS

LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

DANS LE VIP TOUTES LES BABY BOUGENG LEURS BONDAS

MA CHÉRIE ÉLOIGNE TOI C'EST PAS UN BON GARS

TA PÉTASSE ADORE MON JUS D'ANANAS

JE PRENDS TOUTES VOS MEUFS, JE PRENDS VOS NANAS

ELLE A DES SUPERS POUVOIRS COMME UNE SUPER NANA

À DISTANCE ELLE FAIT BOUGER MON BANGALA

ELLE FAIT LA FILLE SAGE MAIS C'EST UNE FILLE SALE

DANS MA CHAMBRE ELLE A OUBLIÉ SON STRING FICELLE

ELLE FAIT LA FILLE SAGE MAIS C'EST UNE FILLE SALE

DANS MA CHAMBRE ELLE A OUBLIÉ SON STRING FICELLE

LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

DANS LE VIP TOUTES LES BABY BOUGENG LEURS BONDAS

MA CHÉRIE ÉLOIGNE TOI C'EST PAS UN BON GARS

LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

DANS LE VIP TOUTES LES BABY BOUGENG LEURS BONDAS

MA CHÉRIE ÉLOIGNE TOI C'EST PAS UN BON GARS

J'CROISE UN BONDA, QUI TRAÎNE LA NUIT

QUI VA FINIR CHEZ MOI.

SI C'EST UNE CHABINE

ELLE A OUBLIÉ SON STRING FICELLE

ELLE A. ELLE A. ELLE A OUBLIÉ SON STRING FICELLE

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
police /pɔ.lis/ A1	noun - police; law enforcement
badman /bad.man/ C1	noun - badman; criminal, tough guy (often used in reggae/dancehall contexts)
gérer /ʒe.ʁe/ B1	verb - to manage, to handle, to deal with
copine /kɔ.pin/ A2	noun - girlfriend; female friend
bonda /bɔ̃.da/ C1	noun - buttocks, ass (slang, Caribbean/Créole origin)
chérie /ʃe.ʁi/ A2	noun - darling, dear; sweetheart (term of endearment)
éloigner /e.lwa.ɲe/ B1	verb - to move away, to distance (oneself/something)
soirée /swa.ʁe/ A1	noun - evening; party
goûter /ɡu.te/ A1	verb - to taste, to try (food)
bitin /bi.tɛ̃/ C1	noun - thing, business, something (slang, often with sexual connotation, here explicitly penis)
que-mé /kɛ.me/ C1	noun - guy, dude (Verlan for 'mec', often used to refer to someone undesirable or problematic)
éviter /e.vi.te/ B1	verb - to avoid, to shun
saliver /sa.li.ve/ B2	verb - to salivate; (figuratively) to drool over, to lust after
traîner /tʁɛ.ne/ B1	verb - to drag; to hang around, to loiter, to linger
chabine /ʃa.bin/ C1	noun - woman of mixed race (especially in the French Caribbean, with light skin and curly hair, often African and Indian/European descent)
pétasse /pe.tas/ C1	noun - slut, bitch, tramp (derogatory slang)
meuf /mœf/ B2	noun - woman, girl, chick (slang, Verlan of 'femme')
bangala /bɑ̃.ɡa.la/ C1	noun - penis (explicit slang, often from African-French or Créole contexts)
sale /sal/ A2	adjective - dirty; (figuratively) nasty, morally corrupt, vulgar
string /stʁiŋ/ B1	noun - string (general); thong (underwear)

Key Grammar Structures

• LA POLICE ME CHERCHE PARCE QUE J'SUIS UN BADMAN

  ➔ Colloquial contraction of subject pronoun and verb.

  ➔ The phrase "J'SUIS" is a common colloquial contraction of "je suis" (I am). It reflects informal spoken French where the vowel sound of "je" is often dropped or simplified before a verb.

• POUR GÉRER TA COPINE PAS BESOIN D'UN BALMAIN

  ➔ Impersonal expression of lack of necessity.

  ➔ The phrase "PAS BESOIN D'UN" (from "pas besoin de") is a common informal way to express "no need for" or "it's not necessary to have". In standard French, it would be "il n'y a pas besoin de".

• MA CHÉRIE ÉLOIGNE TOI C'EST PAS UN BON GARS

  ➔ Imperative of a pronominal verb and colloquial negation with omitted 'ne'.

  ➔ "ÉLOIGNE TOI" is the imperative form of "s'éloigner" (to move away), used for a command. "C'EST PAS" is a very common colloquial negation for "ce n'est pas" (it is not), where the "ne" particle is omitted.

• DANS LE VIP TOUTES LES BABY BOUGENG LEURS BONDAS

  ➔ Colloquial verb conjugation/spelling.

  ➔ "BOUGENG" is a non-standard, informal, or creole-influenced pronunciation/spelling of "bougent" (from "bouger" - to move). This type of variation is common in street language or certain regional French dialects.

• MAIS DANS LA SOIRÉE Y'A DES QUE-MÉ À ÉVITER

  ➔ 'À + infinitive' to express necessity or something to be done.

  ➔ The construction "À ÉVITER" (literally "to avoid") functions here to mean "to be avoided" or "which must be avoided". It concisely indicates a characteristic or purpose. "Y'A" is a colloquial contraction of "il y a" (there is/are).

• J'CROISE UN BONDA, QUI TRAÎNE LA NUIT

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'qui' (who/which/that) as a subject.

  ➔ The pronoun "QUI" functions as a subject relative pronoun, referring to "un bonda" and introducing a subordinate clause that provides more information about it ("who hangs out at night"). "J'CROISE" is a colloquial contraction of "je croise".

• À DISTANCE ELLE FAIT BOUGER MON BANGALA

  ➔ Faire causatif construction ('faire + infinitive').

  ➔ The "faire causatif" construction, using "faire" followed by an infinitive verb ("FAIT BOUGER"), means "to make something move" or "to cause something to move". The subject (elle) causes another action (bouger) to happen to the object.

• ELLE FAIT LA FILLE SAGE MAIS C'EST UNE FILLE SALE

  ➔ 'Faire + noun phrase' to describe acting or pretending to be.

  ➔ The expression "FAIT LA FILLE SAGE" uses "faire" followed by a noun phrase to mean "she acts like a good girl" or "she pretends to be a good girl". This structure indicates adopting a certain behavior or role.