Parlons Peu – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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menace /məˈnæs/ B2 |
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violence /ˈvaɪələns/ B2 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ B1 |
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train /treɪn/ A2 |
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détrôner /de.tʁo.ne/ B2 |
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argent /aʁ.ʒɑ̃/ A2 |
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police /pəˈliːs/ A2 |
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silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1 |
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danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ A2 |
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violence /ˈvaɪələns/ B2 |
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fougeres /fuːˈʒɛr/ B2 |
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daron /daʁɔ̃/ B1 |
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bif /bif/ B2 |
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hassans /hɑːˈsɑːn/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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J'suis Hefner t'es la playmate
➔ Present tense of 'être' (to be) - expressing a state or identity.
➔ Using 'suis' (first-person singular of 'être') to state his identity and 'es' (second-person singular of 'être') to describe the other person's role. Emphasizes a contrast between the speaker and the listener. "J'suis" Hefner (I am Hefner) "t'es" la playmate (you are the playmate).
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Toi tu l'effleures, je la pénètre
➔ Use of pronouns and present tense verbs contrasting actions. Demonstrates differing agency and intensity.
➔ "Tu" (you) and "je" (I) as subjects doing distinct actions. "Effleurer" (to graze, touch lightly) is contrasted with "pénétrer" (to penetrate) showing the speaker's dominance. The pronoun "la" refers to the same object.
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Tu n'existes que sur internet
➔ Negative construction with 'ne...que' (only) modifying a prepositional phrase.
➔ The phrase "n'existes que sur internet" means "you only exist on the internet." The "ne...que" structure emphasizes the limitation or restriction.
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Moi j'encule Sky, j'peux m'le permettre
➔ Use of slang and the verb 'pouvoir' + infinitive to express permission.
➔ 'J'peux m'le permettre' means 'I can allow myself to do it'. 'Pouvoir' (can/to be able to) indicates capability, and 'permettre' (to allow) creates the sense of self-authorization. "Enculer" ( a vulgar term) is used here to show the disrespect.
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Crackers veux tu du crack? Je suis en train d'en faire!
➔ Interrogative form using 'veux-tu', followed by 'être en train de' + infinitive to express ongoing action.
➔ "Veux-tu" is a question form of "vouloir" (to want). "Je suis en train de" + infinitive expresses "I am in the process of doing something." 'J'en fais' means he is making crack.
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Si j'atteins le paradis, c'est dans un train d'enfer
➔ Hypothetical statement using 'si' + present tense, followed by 'c'est' + prepositional phrase.
➔ The 'si' clause introduces a condition (reaching paradise). The main clause states the consequence (it will be in a hellish train). This highlights the paradoxical nature of his potential salvation.
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J'ai rêvé qu'j'étais Escobar, que j'baisais Kim en mieux
➔ Use of 'avoir' (to have) in passé composé to describe a dream, followed by 'que' introducing subordinate clauses of reported speech. Comparative 'en mieux' (better).
➔ 'J'ai rêvé que...' (I dreamed that...) introduces a reported dream. The use of 'que' connects the two subordinate clauses ('j'étais Escobar' and 'j'baisais Kim en mieux') to the main clause. 'En mieux' is an adverbial phrase implying that he had sexual relations with a 'better' version of Kim.
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Grosse villa sur la corniche: ce que le daron veut
➔ Use of 'ce que' as a relative pronoun introducing a noun clause acting as the object of 'veut'.
➔ "Ce que le daron veut" translates to "what the father wants." 'Ce que' introduces the object of the verb 'veut' (wants). The whole phrase acts as a noun phrase.
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