Lyrics & Translation
Explore the tender side of French rap with Booba's "Petite Fille." This song offers a unique opportunity to connect with the emotional depth of hip-hop, learning about themes of family, protection, and vulnerability. Discover how Booba uses his lyrics to express profound paternal love, making "Petite Fille" a special track that reveals a more personal and heartfelt dimension of the artist.
Life, but not my dream, that's all you'll take from me
Only my little girl runs into my arms
If I sell you my soul, I sell it to you as is
Life is just a stopover, you son of a bitch, fly away
Before you call for help, we'll take your honor
Only my little girl runs into my arms
Mutton skewer, black tea, Jemaa el-Fna Square
No connections, you're black, pull out the Beretta
They are made against us so we break the laws
Conference on the scales, they only talked about you
Doors are closed, black cat will pass through the roofs
In France as in Switzerland, the negro is cramped
If you make kids, remember to be there
Otherwise spit in their mama, think hard of Etna
Free these bitches, hang their masters; by the crotch
It's not the size of my dick, it's the 9 millimeters, bang, bang, bang
You're good from head to toe; actually, I stop at the pussy
Money doesn't buy happiness, happiness doesn't fill the plate
Life, but not my dream, that's all you'll take from me
Only my little girl runs into my arms
I rap like Bruce Lee, wield the blade
White remains my pair of Stan Smiths
Bastard you are whatever you do, God did not assign you a race
Boulbi and Miami Vice
I'm so far, in the VIP, I'm not even comfortable
Reputedly unsociable, 800 square meters habitable
Bitch, dab with the Devil, I'm Kopp Corleone Felipe
We shoot at each other, don't give jabs anymore, fucking mothers, that's the idea
They think Africa, they think sun, I think of the negroes on Amistad
But little girl, living in your time is a great time
You may call yourself Tony M, Manny puts it in his ass
Coupé-décalé, Chechen, weapons from Ukraine, on the chest a U with umlaut
L.U.N.A, my little girl
To sit on a bench
Holding in my hand your little woman fingers
You let me believe that God is great
I'll fall for you, never again for kilograms
I have no more love for any
Fuck all these bitches, I know you'll smoke more than one
Your laughter parts the sea in two
I repaint the district in one block in blue, you are my moon, eh
Tomorrow everything will be alright, alright
Tomorrow everything will be alright
Because without them, I am nothing, nothing
Without them, I am nothing
I'm only here for them
Nothing else, the rest is not worth it
I would lose everything for him
Will never go from love to hate
Key Vocabulary
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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rêve /ʁɛv/ B1 |
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fille /fij/ A2 |
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court /kuʁ/ A2 |
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bras /bʁɑ/ A2 |
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âme /am/ B2 |
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escale /ɛs.kal/ B2 |
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piston /pistɔ̃/ B2 |
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loi /lwa/ B2 |
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balance /balɑ̃s/ B2 |
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paye /pɛj/ A2 |
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main /mɛ̃/ A2 |
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mère /mɛʁ/ A2 |
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amour /amuʁ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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La vie mais pas mon rêve, y'a que ça que tu m'enlèveras
➔ Future Simple (removal of 'ça')
➔ Use of Future Simple 'enlèveras' indicates an action that will happen in the future. 'Y'a que ça que tu m'enlèveras' could also be 'Il y a que ça que tu m'enlèveras'.
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Si j'te vends mon âme, j'te la vends dans l'état
➔ Conditional Clause (Si + Present, Future) and Pronoun 'la'
➔ The conditional 'Si j'te vends mon âme' (If I sell you my soul) introduces a condition for the action in the main clause 'j'te la vends dans l'état' (I'll sell it to you as is). 'La' refers to 'mon âme'.
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Elles sont faites contre nous donc on enfreint les lois
➔ Passive Voice with 'être' and Coordinating Conjunction 'donc'
➔ 'Elles sont faites contre nous' (They are made against us) uses the passive voice. 'Donc' (therefore) connects this clause to the result: 'on enfreint les lois' (we break the laws).
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Portes sont fermées, chat noir passera par les toits
➔ Subject-Verb Inversion (poetic/stylistic) & Future Simple
➔ Instead of 'Les portes sont fermées', we have 'Portes sont fermées'. 'Chat noir passera par les toits' uses the future simple to describe a future action.
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Si tu fais des marmots, pense à être là
➔ Conditional Clause (Si + Present, Imperative)
➔ 'Si tu fais des marmots' (If you have children) sets a condition. 'Pense à être là' (Remember to be there) is an imperative command.
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T'es bonne d'la tête aux pieds; en vrai, j'm'arrête à la schneck
➔ Informal Contraction ('d'la') and Ellipsis (omission of 'je')
➔ 'd'la' is a colloquial contraction of 'de la'. 'J'm'arrête' is sometimes shortened to 'm'arrête' in informal speech or rap lyrics.
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J'suis tellement loin, dans l'VIP, j'suis même pas confortable
➔ Adverb of degree ('tellement') and negation ('même pas')
➔ 'Tellement' (so much) intensifies 'loin' (far). 'Même pas' (not even) emphasizes the lack of comfort.
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À m'asseoir sur un banc, En tenant dans ma main tes petits doigts de femme
➔ Gerund (en tenant) and Preposition (à m'asseoir)
➔ 'En tenant' is a gerund phrase indicating manner. 'À m'asseoir' describes the purpose or intention.
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