PAY! – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: THEODORA, Guy2Bezbar

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of French urban music with "PAY!" by Theodora and Guy2Bezbar. This dynamic track offers a unique blend of French rap, pop-soul, and Afrobeat influences, providing an authentic gateway to contemporary French expressions. Learn about modern aspirations and power dynamics through its direct and engaging lyrics, while immersing yourself in a song celebrated for its infectious energy and genre-blurring artistry.

[English]

He offers Coco Chanel

Suddenly, I like him a lot

I say hi to her at her place

She tells me I see you everywhere

You're all about the flashes and cameras, you don't like it when it's all soft

But I like the one who pulls out cash, who pulls out everything, everything, everything

Her heart goes too-roo too-roo too-too

I shoot, like, too-roo too-roo too-too

My heels are Louboutins

They click on the ground like

Too-doo too-doo too-too

He loves me, he loves everything, everything, everything

He hits it, it goes toto toto toto

I want one, give me dough-dough-dough-dough-dough-dough

Boo cook, me I bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-boss

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

That's what I want

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

That's what you want (Boss Lady)

She wants me to spend my money

I send champagne

I start with a Kelly bag

I end with diamonds and champagne

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

That's what I want

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

When the phone goes brrr

Phone goes brrr

I arrive in a brrr

I send the purrreee (the best)

They act like CEOs

It's not the real deal

Look at our pockets

They're filled with frrrr

Han han

I enter her Haaa

Right after lamb chops

In the Costes (Hotel)

My kish on the side

She knows we're highly rated

So we speak in code

My neck is frozen

Check out the ice

Jealous people get thinner

Like Ice Spice

Shopping Rivoli (street in Paris)

St. Honoré (street in Paris)

Apple Pay

I don't look at the price

(Muah, muah, muah)

I need 3 babies like Neyo, Neyo, Neyo

I have her jump out the butterfly doors, she finds it cute, cute, cute

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

That's what I want

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

That's what you want (Boss Lady)

She wants me to spend my money

I send champagne

I start with a Kelly bag

I end with diamonds and champagne

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

That's what I want

Don't be cheap, pay up

Apple Pay

Pay up, pay up

(I need 3 babies like Neyo, Neyo, Neyo

I have her jump out the butterfly doors, she finds it cute, cute, cute)

PAY! PAY! PAY!

PAY! PAY! PAY!

PAY! PAY! PAY!

...

[French]

Il propose coco Chanel

D'un coup je l'aime beaucoup

J'lui fais un coucou chez elle

Elle m'dit jte vois partout

Toi c'est les flash et cam, t'aimes pas quand c'est tout doux

Mais moi j'aime celui qui sort du cash qui sort tout tout tout tout tout

Son cœur fait tou-rou tou-rou tou-tou

Moi j'flingue genre tou-rou tou-rou tou-tou

Mes talons c'est des Loubou

Il claquent au sol genre

Tou-dou tou-dou tou-tou

Il m'aime, il aime todo todo todo

Il tape ça fait toto toto toto

J'veux un, donne do-do-do-do-do-dos

Boo cook moi je bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-boss

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

C'est ça qu'je veux

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

C'est ça qu'tu veux (Boss Lady)

Elle veut que j'dépense mon oseille

J'envoie du champagne

J'commence par sac Kelly

J'finis par diamants champagne

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

C'est ça qu'je veux

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

Quand le bigo fait brrr

Bigo fait brrrr

J'arrive en brrr

J'envoie la purrreee

Ils nous font les PDG

C'est pas la ure

Regarde nos pockets

C'est rempli de frrrr

Han han

J'rentre dans sa Haaa

Juste après côte d'agneau

Dans le Coste

Ma kish sur le côté

Elle sait qu'on est cotés

Donc on parle en codé

J'ai le cou gelé

Tema la ice

Jaloux maigrissent

Comme Ice spice

Shopping Rivoli

St honoré

Apple Pay

Jregarde pas le price

(Muah, muah, muah)

Il m'faut 3 baby comme neyo neyo neyo

J'la fait jumper porte papillon elle trouve ça mignon mignon mignon

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

C'est ça qu'je veux

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

C'est ça qu'tu veux (Boss Lady)

Elle veut que j'dépense mon oseille

J'envoie du champagne

J'commence par sac Kelly

J'finis par diamants champagne

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

C'est ça qu'je veux

Chipote pas, payes

Apple Pay

Payes, payes

(Il m'faut 3 baby comme neyo neyo neyo

J'la fait jumper porte papillon elle trouve ça mignon mignon mignon)

PAY! PAY! PAY!

PAY! PAY! PAY!

PAY! PAY! PAY!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aime /ɛm/ A1	verb - to love, to like
coeur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
talons /ta.lɔ̃/ A2	noun - heels
sol /sɔl/ A1	noun - ground, floor
veux /vø/ A1	verb - want
oseille /ɔ.zɛj/ B2	noun - money (slang)
sac /sak/ A2	noun - bag
diamants /dja.mɑ̃/ B1	noun - diamonds
pockets /pɔ.kɛt/ A2	noun - pockets
cote /kot/ B2	noun - side, coast, rating, quotation
cou /ku/ A2	noun - neck
gelé /ʒə.le/ B1	adjective - frozen, iced
jaloux /ʒa.lu/ A2	adjective - jealous
shopping /ʃɔ.piŋ/ A2	noun - shopping
price /pʁaɪs/ A2	noun - price
mignon /mi.ɲɔ̃/ A2	adjective - cute

Key Grammar Structures

• Il propose coco Chanel, D'un coup je l'aime beaucoup

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of manner ('D'un coup')

  ➔ The phrase "D'un coup" expresses a sudden action or change of heart. It means "suddenly" or "all of a sudden". It modifies the verb "j'aime" showing *how* the liking occurred.

• Elle m'dit jte vois partout

  ➔ Informal contraction ('jte' for 'je te')

  ➔ "jte" is a colloquial shortening of "je te". It's common in spoken French, especially in informal contexts like songs. "Je te vois" means "I see you".

• Mais moi j'aime celui qui sort du cash qui sort tout tout tout tout tout

  ➔ Relative pronoun ('qui') and repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ "qui sort du cash" is a relative clause modifying "celui". The repetition of "tout" emphasizes the large amount of money involved. The 'celui' is used to refer to a masculine person.

• Il m'aime, il aime todo todo todo

  ➔ Use of Spanish word ('todo') in a French song; repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ "Todo" is Spanish for "everything" or "all". Its inclusion suggests a cultural mix or simply a stylistic choice. The repetition amplifies the idea of loving everything about the speaker.

• Chipote pas, payes

  ➔ Imperative mood ('Chipote pas', 'payes')

  ➔ Both "Chipote pas" (don't haggle/argue) and "payes" (pay) are imperatives. They are direct commands.

• Elle veut que j'dépense mon oseille

  ➔ Subjunctive mood ('que je dépense') after a verb of volition ('veut')

  ➔ The verb "vouloir" (to want) requires the subjunctive in the subordinate clause when expressing a wish or desire. The structure is "Elle veut que + subject + subjunctive verb". "Oseille" is slang for money.

• J'envoie du champagne

  ➔ Use of 'en' as a partitive pronoun.

  ➔ In this context, "en" replaces "du champagne". "J'envoie du champagne" means "I'm sending (some) champagne." It implies an unspecified quantity of champagne.

• C'est pas la ure

  ➔ Slang / informal negation.

  ➔ Dropping the "ne" in "ne...pas" is very common in spoken French, especially in slang. So, "C'est pas la ure" is a shortened, colloquial version of "Ce n'est pas la pure", meaning "It's not the real deal". "Ure" (for "pure") is also slang.