Lyrics & Translation
Explore the complex world of French rap through Booba's "Salside." This track delves into themes of authenticity, resilience, and the artist's critical perspective on the music industry and his environment. "Salside" offers a powerful glimpse into Booba's lyrical prowess and his ability to create impactful, thought-provoking music.
I'm going for Niafous, Beurettes, Antoinette
Bring back our 200 girls, give me back my "Ouloulou"
I'm on the phone without wires, during curfew-loulou
Who fucked up his career by clashing with me?
Hassoul-ouloul, hassoul-ouloul, it's up to you to judge
At HQ I take off my mask-ouloul
Fuck your career, it's worthless
You saw me on TV, on my television
Dress me all in black, we end up mummified #Toutankhamon
After the show, the hottest ones end up in the truck
My superhero is Chaka Zulu, not Belmondo
You blow for a "Ouloulou", then you ditch the crew
We've never seen you, like the girl in Columbo
Fuck your grandma next to your mom with Mutombo's dick
Mutombo's dick, Muto-Mutombo, ouloulou, ouloulou
I was making money as if it rained from the sky
Before my angels are born
If I see life in blue, it's like a Los Angeles Crip
They had big butts, dirty Negros they gathered
13, happiness or misfortune, Kalash on La Canebière
North Star like Alonzo, on the street without a Ballon d'Or
I'm in Peru, black coffee, away from all Malongo
United for the dirt, so fake Negros get hurt
I speak loudly so France from above doesn’t look down
On my word, I don't leave without gold around my neck
You're worthless like a selfie of Laure Manaudou's pussy
Lost in a harem, wasted, but I stand firm
Five m’am, five Matusalems in a row
Key Vocabulary
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fumée /fy.me/ B1 |
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carrière /ka.ʁje/ B2 |
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télévision /te.le.vi.ʒɔ̃/ B1 |
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blessé /blɛ.se/ B2 |
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mieux /mjø/ A2 |
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violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ B2 |
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foule /fu.l/ B2 |
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rêve /ʁɛv/ B2 |
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force /fɔʁs/ B1 |
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arme /aʁ.mə/ B2 |
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mieux /mjø/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Même à travers fumée d'chicha, j'y vois net
➔ Adverbial Phrase of Manner with "à travers"
➔ "à travers" means "through" or "across". It indicates how he sees clearly - through the shisha smoke. Here, *Même à travers fumée d'chicha* modifies *j'y vois net*.
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Rendez-nous nos 200 filles, rendez-moi mon "Ouloulou"
➔ Imperative mood (Rendez-nous, rendez-moi)
➔ *Rendez-nous* and *rendez-moi* are in the imperative mood, expressing a command or request. *Rendez* is the second-person plural imperative form of the verb *rendre* (to give back, to return).
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Qui a niqué sa carrière bêtement en m'clashant?
➔ Interrogative sentence with relative pronoun "qui" and gerund "en m'clashant"
➔ "Qui" is a relative pronoun used as the subject of the verb "a niqué". "En m'clashant" is a gerund, indicating how the action was performed, meaning "by clashing with me".
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Tu m'as vu à la télévision sur ma télévision
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location: "sur ma télévision".
➔ "Sur ma télévision" specifies where he was seen on television. *Sur* indicates the surface on which something is located.
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Après le show les plus canons finissent dans le camion
➔ Superlative "les plus canons" and prepositional phrase "dans le camion".
➔ "Les plus canons" is a superlative adjective meaning "the hottest". "Dans le camion" is a prepositional phrase of place, indicating where they end up.
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Si je vois la vie en bleu c'est comme un Crips d'Los Angeles
➔ Conditional sentence with "Si" + present tense, then "c'est comme" for comparison.
➔ This is a conditional sentence. "Si je vois la vie en bleu" is the condition. "C'est comme un Crips d'Los Angeles" is the result, making a comparison. The implication is that seeing life in blue (possibly meaning being sad or depressed) is as common or inherent to him as being a Crips gang member is to someone from Los Angeles.
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Je parle fort pour pas qu'la France d'en haut se baisse
➔ Subjunctive mood after "pour que/pour pas que".
➔ "Pour pas que" introduces a subordinate clause expressing purpose (in a negative way). The verb "se baisse" is in the subjunctive mood because it follows "pour pas que". The expression *France d'en haut* designates the higher class of french society.
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