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J'ai grimpé, j'ai grimpé, j'ai grimpé sans lâcher mes principes et mes valeurs I've climbed, I've climbed, I've climbed without letting go of my principles and values 00:11
Jamais j'oublierais d'où je viens, je sais ce que c'est d'être un homme de couleur I'll never forget where I come from, I know what it's like to be a person of color 01:21
Je sais ce que c'est de taffer deux fois plus pour pouvoir être à la hauteur I know what it is to work twice as hard to measure up 01:25
Si je chante la cosmopolitanie c'est parce que j'en ai vu de toutes les couleurs If I sing about cosmopolitanism, it's because I've seen all kinds of colors 01:29
On m'a dit, on m'a dit "petit, réveille-toi t'es un peu trop rêveur" They told me, they told me "little one, wake up, you're dreaming too much" 01:33
Petit, tu as un trop gros appétit, la réalité est fade et sans saveur Little one, you have an appetite that's way too big, reality's bland and flavorless 01:37
Oublie tes rêves d'ados, comme tout le monde suis le troupeau Forget your teenage dreams, like everyone else follow the herd 01:41
Mais le têtu que j'étais avait de la détermination plein le sac-à-dos But the stubborn part of me was full of determination in my backpack 01:44
Aucune de leurs dissuasions m'a mis le genou à terre None of their discouragements made me fall to my knees 01:49
Aucun médecin au monde ne pouvait soigner ma fièvre No doctor in the world could treat my fever 01:53
Tout est possible quand tu sais qui tu es Anything's possible when you know who you are 01:57
Tout est possible quand t'assumes qui tu es Anything's possible when you own who you are 01:59
Aujourd'hui, regarde-moi contempler mes sacrifices au sommet de mon Everest Today, look at me contemplating my sacrifices at the top of my Everest 02:01
I spend my life climbing, hiding I spend my life climbing, hiding 02:05
And fighting for what I want And fighting for what I want 02:09
And I don't want my mind stuck And I don't want my mind stuck 02:13
Just my pain, my hunger and my cries Just my pain, my hunger, and my cries 02:16
I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know 02:28
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight 02:29
Fight, fight for who I am Fight, fight for who I am 02:30
And I will And I will 02:33
J'ai chanté, j'ai chanté, j'ai chanté l'amour et la paix pendant des années I've sung, I've sung, I've sung about love and peace for years 02:37
Je suis ce mélancolique qui se soigne quand ses m-a-u-x se mettent à rimer I'm this melancholic who heals himself when his troubles start to rhyme 02:41
Un rappeur positif pour donner de l'espoir à cette jeunesse désabusée A positive rapper to give hope to disillusioned youth 02:45
À l'heure où on nous braque avec un AK 49.3 pour nous faire plier At a time when they threaten us with an AK 49.3 to make us bend 02:49
Ma famille, ma famille, ma famille tout roule pour moi car ce sont mes moteurs My family, my family, my family, everything's good because they are my engines 02:53
Mon carré VIP c'est mon cercle familial, pour eux j'brillais avant les projecteurs My VIP circle is my family, for them I shone before the spotlights 02:57
I love you Comoria, I love you Massilia (Alléluia) I love you Comoria, I love you Massilia (Hallelujah) 03:00
Mon image, mon discours, mon parcours, mon combat, tout ça c'est pour pouvoir leur faire honneur My image, my speech, my journey, my fight, all of it is to honor them 03:04
Le cancer m'a volé un frère il n'y a que mes gosses pour éponger mes pleurs Cancer stole a brother from me, only my kids can dry my tears 03:09
Toujours debout à chanter que l'amour est le meilleur fusil contre la terreur Always standing, singing that love is the best gun against terror 03:14
Je le décharge quand je chante, dans une MJC ou dans les Restos du Cœur I unload it when I sing, whether in a community center or at the Restos du Cœur 03:16
J'suis de retour plus humain que jamais, envoyez-moi des sourires plus que des fleurs I'm back stronger than ever, send me more smiles than flowers 03:22
I spend my life climbing, hiding I spend my life climbing, hiding 03:25
And fighting for what I want And fighting for what I want 03:29
And I don't want my mind stuck And I don't want my mind stuck 03:34
Just my pain, my hunger and my cries Just my pain, my hunger, and my cries 03:37
I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know 03:43
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight 03:45
Fight, fight for who I am Fight, fight for who I am 03:46
And I will And I will 03:51
This time I know I fight for who I am This time I know I fight for who I am 03:57
I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know 04:01
This time I know I fight for who I am This time I know I fight for who I am 04:04
I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know 04:09
This time I know I fight for who I am This time I know I fight for who I am 04:11
I know, I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know, I know 04:20
For who I am For who I am 04:22
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I spend my life climbing, hiding I spend my life climbing, hiding 04:31
And fighting for what I want And fighting for what I want 04:35
And I don't want my mind stuck And I don't want my mind stuck 04:39
Just my pain, my hunger and my cries Just my pain, my hunger, and my cries 04:42
I know, I know, I know I know, I know, I know 04:46
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight 04:50
Fight, fight for who I am Fight, fight for who I am 04:52
And I will And I will 04:55
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Tout est possible quand tu sais qui tu es Anything's possible when you know who you are 05:03
Tout est possible quand t'assumes qui tu es Anything's possible when you own who you are 05:05
Tout est possible quand tu sais qui tu es Anything's possible when you know who you are 05:06
Tout est possible quand t'assumes qui tu es Anything's possible when you own who you are 05:08
Marina, Soprano Marina, Soprano 05:10
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Mon Everest – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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[French]
[English]
J'ai grimpé, j'ai grimpé, j'ai grimpé sans lâcher mes principes et mes valeurs
I've climbed, I've climbed, I've climbed without letting go of my principles and values
Jamais j'oublierais d'où je viens, je sais ce que c'est d'être un homme de couleur
I'll never forget where I come from, I know what it's like to be a person of color
Je sais ce que c'est de taffer deux fois plus pour pouvoir être à la hauteur
I know what it is to work twice as hard to measure up
Si je chante la cosmopolitanie c'est parce que j'en ai vu de toutes les couleurs
If I sing about cosmopolitanism, it's because I've seen all kinds of colors
On m'a dit, on m'a dit "petit, réveille-toi t'es un peu trop rêveur"
They told me, they told me "little one, wake up, you're dreaming too much"
Petit, tu as un trop gros appétit, la réalité est fade et sans saveur
Little one, you have an appetite that's way too big, reality's bland and flavorless
Oublie tes rêves d'ados, comme tout le monde suis le troupeau
Forget your teenage dreams, like everyone else follow the herd
Mais le têtu que j'étais avait de la détermination plein le sac-à-dos
But the stubborn part of me was full of determination in my backpack
Aucune de leurs dissuasions m'a mis le genou à terre
None of their discouragements made me fall to my knees
Aucun médecin au monde ne pouvait soigner ma fièvre
No doctor in the world could treat my fever
Tout est possible quand tu sais qui tu es
Anything's possible when you know who you are
Tout est possible quand t'assumes qui tu es
Anything's possible when you own who you are
Aujourd'hui, regarde-moi contempler mes sacrifices au sommet de mon Everest
Today, look at me contemplating my sacrifices at the top of my Everest
I spend my life climbing, hiding
I spend my life climbing, hiding
And fighting for what I want
And fighting for what I want
And I don't want my mind stuck
And I don't want my mind stuck
Just my pain, my hunger and my cries
Just my pain, my hunger, and my cries
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight
Fight, fight for who I am
Fight, fight for who I am
And I will
And I will
J'ai chanté, j'ai chanté, j'ai chanté l'amour et la paix pendant des années
I've sung, I've sung, I've sung about love and peace for years
Je suis ce mélancolique qui se soigne quand ses m-a-u-x se mettent à rimer
I'm this melancholic who heals himself when his troubles start to rhyme
Un rappeur positif pour donner de l'espoir à cette jeunesse désabusée
A positive rapper to give hope to disillusioned youth
À l'heure où on nous braque avec un AK 49.3 pour nous faire plier
At a time when they threaten us with an AK 49.3 to make us bend
Ma famille, ma famille, ma famille tout roule pour moi car ce sont mes moteurs
My family, my family, my family, everything's good because they are my engines
Mon carré VIP c'est mon cercle familial, pour eux j'brillais avant les projecteurs
My VIP circle is my family, for them I shone before the spotlights
I love you Comoria, I love you Massilia (Alléluia)
I love you Comoria, I love you Massilia (Hallelujah)
Mon image, mon discours, mon parcours, mon combat, tout ça c'est pour pouvoir leur faire honneur
My image, my speech, my journey, my fight, all of it is to honor them
Le cancer m'a volé un frère il n'y a que mes gosses pour éponger mes pleurs
Cancer stole a brother from me, only my kids can dry my tears
Toujours debout à chanter que l'amour est le meilleur fusil contre la terreur
Always standing, singing that love is the best gun against terror
Je le décharge quand je chante, dans une MJC ou dans les Restos du Cœur
I unload it when I sing, whether in a community center or at the Restos du Cœur
J'suis de retour plus humain que jamais, envoyez-moi des sourires plus que des fleurs
I'm back stronger than ever, send me more smiles than flowers
I spend my life climbing, hiding
I spend my life climbing, hiding
And fighting for what I want
And fighting for what I want
And I don't want my mind stuck
And I don't want my mind stuck
Just my pain, my hunger and my cries
Just my pain, my hunger, and my cries
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight
Fight, fight for who I am
Fight, fight for who I am
And I will
And I will
This time I know I fight for who I am
This time I know I fight for who I am
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
This time I know I fight for who I am
This time I know I fight for who I am
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
This time I know I fight for who I am
This time I know I fight for who I am
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
For who I am
For who I am
...
...
I spend my life climbing, hiding
I spend my life climbing, hiding
And fighting for what I want
And fighting for what I want
And I don't want my mind stuck
And I don't want my mind stuck
Just my pain, my hunger and my cries
Just my pain, my hunger, and my cries
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight
I know, I know, I gotta fight, fight
Fight, fight for who I am
Fight, fight for who I am
And I will
And I will
...
...
Tout est possible quand tu sais qui tu es
Anything's possible when you know who you are
Tout est possible quand t'assumes qui tu es
Anything's possible when you own who you are
Tout est possible quand tu sais qui tu es
Anything's possible when you know who you are
Tout est possible quand t'assumes qui tu es
Anything's possible when you own who you are
Marina, Soprano
Marina, Soprano
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Vocabulary Meanings

grimper

/ɡʁɛ̃.pe/

A2
  • verb
  • - to climb

valeur

/va.lœʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - value

couleur

/ku.lœʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - color

rêveur

/ʁɛ.vœʁ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - dreamer

appétit

/a.pe.ti/

B2
  • noun
  • - appetite

rêve

/ʁɛv/

A2
  • noun
  • - dream
  • verb
  • - dream

têtu

/te.ty/

B2
  • adjective
  • - stubborn

détermination

/de.tɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/

C1
  • noun
  • - determination

médecin

/med.sɛ̃/

A2
  • noun
  • - doctor

fièvre

/fjɛvʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - fever

sommet

/sɔ.mɛ/

B1
  • noun
  • - summit, peak

Everest

/e.ve.ʁɛst/

B1
  • noun
  • - Everest

amour

/a.muʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

paix

/pɛ/

A2
  • noun
  • - peace

espoir

/ɛs.pwaʁ/

B1
  • noun
  • - hope

famille

/fa.mij/

A1
  • noun
  • - family

honneur

/ɔ.nœʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - honor

frère

/fʁɛʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - brother

terreur

/tɛ.ʁœʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - terror

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