STELLAR – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Tiakola, Genezio
• Album: FARA FARA GANG - BDLM EXTENSION

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with "STELLAR," a powerful French rap collaboration by Tiakola and Genezio. This song offers an authentic glimpse into contemporary French lyrical storytelling, featuring evocative phrases that explore themes of ambition, loyalty, and the challenges of success. Its blend of French rap with African and urban influences makes it a unique and engaging piece for language learners, providing a rich context for idiomatic expressions and modern spoken French.

[English]

Since my path was laid out

Far too many relationships broke

The pains can't be erased

Eh eh, it's broken

Chasing my dreams, I lost sleep

Misery is less painful in the sun

I lent my heart, they broke it

Oh oh, it's broken

You never had the place you wanted, so now you want to prove yourself

You tried to get in through the back door

Today you can't detach yourself, you only talk about me

You wanted to anchor yourself to my heart

I handle weapons from the East, don't worry

Call me if things aren't going well

Let them talk, let them shout, I had to keep my calm

Me, I said nothing, I kept everything in my head

I kept everything without saying a word

I make the signs of the three wise monkeys on the accused bench

Misery, misery, the mood is getting bad

Hello, hello, the mood is getting bad

No love, no love, except for the one who breastfed me

The more time passes, the less I feel like having fun

I'm only in the grind

Not for show

I'm only in the grind

Since my path was laid out

Far too many relationships broke

The pains can't be erased

Eh eh, it's broken

Chasing my dreams, I lost sleep

Misery is less painful in the sun

I lent my heart, they broke it

Oh oh, it's broken

You never had the place you wanted, so now you want to prove yourself

You tried to get in through the back door

Today you can't detach yourself, you only talk about me

You wanted to anchor yourself to my heart

I handle weapons from the East, don't worry

Call me if things aren't going well

Let them talk, let them shout, I had to keep my calm

Me, I said nothing, I kept everything in my head

Hello, hello, the mood is getting bad

No love, no love, except for the one who breastfed me

Hello, hello, the mood is getting bad

[French]

Depuis que mon chemin s'est tracé

Beaucoup trop de relations se sont cassées

Les douleurs peuvent pas s'effacer

Eh eh, c'est cassé

Là pour chasser mes rêves, j'ai perdu le sommeil

La misère est moins pénible au soleil

J'ai loué mon cœur ils l'ont cassé

Oh oh, c'est cassé

T'as jamais eu la place que tu voulais, du coup tu veux prouver

Par la petite porte, t'as voulu rentrer

Aujourd'hui tu ne peux plus te décoller, tu ne parles que de moi

À mon cœur t'as voulu t'ancrer

J'manie les armes de l'Est t'en fais pas

Appelle-moi si ça ne va pas

Que ça parle, que ça braille, j'ai dû garder mon calme

Moi j'ai rien dit j'ai tout gardé en tête

J'ai tout gardé sans l'ouvrir

J'fais les signes des trois singes sur le banc des accusés

Malheur, malheur, le mood devient mauvais

Allô, allô, le mood devient mauvais

No love, no love, à part pour celle qui m'a allaité

Plus le temps passe moins j'ai l'envie de m'amuser

J'suis que dans le sale

Pas dans le style

J'suis que dans le sale

Depuis que mon chemin s'est tracé

Beaucoup trop de relations se sont cassées

Les douleurs peuvent pas s'effacer

Eh eh, c'est cassé

Là pour chasser mes rêves, j'ai perdu le sommeil

La misère est moins pénible au soleil

J'ai loué mon cœur ils l'ont cassé

Oh oh, c'est cassé

T'as jamais eu la place que tu voulais, du coup tu veux prouver

Par la petite porte, t'as voulu rentrer

Aujourd'hui tu ne peux plus te décoller, tu ne parles que de moi

À mon cœur t'as voulu t'ancrer

J'manie les armes de l'Est t'en fais pas

Appelle-moi si ça ne va pas

Que ça parle, que ça braille, j'ai dû garder mon calme

Moi j'ai rien dit j'ai tout gardé en tête

Allô, allô, le mood devient mauvais

No love, no love, à part pour celle qui m'a allaité

Allô, allô, le mood devient mauvais

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cassé /kɑ.se/ A2	adjective - broken, smashed, out of order, worn out verb (past participle of casser) - broken, burst, smashed
chemin /ʃə.mɛ̃/ A1	noun - path, way, road
relations /ʁə.la.sjɔ̃/ A2	noun - relationships, connections
douleurs /du.lœʁ/ A2	noun - pains, aches, suffering
effacer /e.fa.se/ B1	verb - to erase, to delete, to wipe out
chasser /ʃa.se/ B1	verb - to hunt, to chase, to drive away
rêves /ʁɛv/ A2	noun - dreams
sommeil /sɔ.mɛj/ A2	noun - sleep
misère /mi.zɛʁ/ B1	noun - misery, poverty, distress
pénible /pe.nibl/ B1	adjective - painful, tedious, troublesome, difficult
cœur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
prouver /pʁu.ve/ B1	verb - to prove, to demonstrate
décoller /de.kɔ.le/ B2	verb - to unstick, to detach, to take off (plane); to get rid of (metaphorical)
ancrer /ɑ̃.kʁe/ B2	verb - to anchor, to root, to embed
manier /ma.nje/ B2	verb - to handle, to wield, to manage
armes /aʁm/ B1	noun - weapons, arms
brailler /bʁa.je/ C1	verb - to bawl, to yell loudly, to wail
sale /sal/ B2	adjective - dirty, filthy, nasty, rotten (figurative) noun (le sale) - dirty work, dirty business, unpleasant situation
mood /mud/ B1	noun - mood, atmosphere (English loanword)
allaiter /a.lɛ.te/ C1	verb - to breastfeed, to nurse

Key Grammar Structures

• Depuis que mon chemin s'est tracé

  ➔ `Depuis que` + Passé Composé + Reflexive Verb (Passif-like)

  ➔ The temporal conjunction "`Depuis que`" (since) is used with the passé composé to indicate an action that began in the past and is still relevant or has a lasting effect. The reflexive verb "`s'est tracé`" here means "to be traced" or "to forge one's path."

• Les douleurs peuvent pas s'effacer

  ➔ Informal Negation (`ne...pas` omission) + `Pouvoir` + Reflexive Infinitive

  ➔ This shows informal spoken French where `ne` is often omitted in negation ("`peuvent pas`" instead of "`ne peuvent pas`"). `Pouvoir` (can) is followed by a reflexive infinitive "`s'effacer`" (to be erased/to erase themselves).

• J'ai loué mon cœur ils l'ont cassé

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun Placement with Passé Composé

  ➔ The direct object pronoun "`l'`" (referring to "mon cœur") is placed before the auxiliary verb "`ont`" in the passé composé. Note that the past participle "`cassé`" agrees with the direct object pronoun (which represents "mon cœur").

• T'as jamais eu la place que tu voulais

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (`que`) + Imparfait for Past State/Desire + Informal Negation

  ➔ " `que` " is a relative pronoun for a direct object, here referring to "la place". The imperfect tense ("`voulais`") is used to express a past desire or continuous state. "`T'as jamais eu`" shows informal negation (`ne...jamais` omission).

• tu ne parles que de moi

  ➔ Restrictive Negation (`ne...que`)

  ➔ This structure translates to "only" or "nothing but." It restricts the action to a single element. "`tu ne parles que de moi`" means "you only talk about me."

• t'en fais pas

  ➔ Imperative of Reflexive Verb (`s'en faire`) with pronoun `en` + Informal Negation

  ➔ This is an informal imperative for "don't worry." The full form would be "ne t'en fais pas." "`s'en faire`" is an idiomatic reflexive verb meaning "to worry," and "`en`" replaces "about it/that."

• Que ça parle, que ça braille, j'ai dû garder mon calme

  ➔ Concessive `Que` + Subjunctive (implied/mandated) + `Devoir` in Passé Composé

  ➔ The repeated "`Que`" introduces a concessive clause (meaning "whether... or...", or "even if it speaks, even if it shouts"), often implying the subjunctive mood for a hypothetical or desired situation. "`j'ai dû`" is the passé composé of `devoir` (to have to).

• Plus le temps passe moins j'ai l'envie de m'amuser

  ➔ Correlative Comparative (`Plus... moins...`) + `Avoir envie de` + Reflexive Infinitive

  ➔ This is the "the more... the less..." structure. "`Avoir envie de`" means "to feel like doing something," followed by the reflexive infinitive "`m'amuser`" (to amuse oneself).

• à part pour celle qui m'a allaité

  ➔ Demonstrative Pronoun (`celle`) + Relative Pronoun (`qui`) + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ " `celle` " is a demonstrative pronoun meaning "the one" (feminine singular). "`qui`" is a relative pronoun acting as the subject of the relative clause. "`m'a allaité`" includes the indirect object pronoun "`m'`" before the auxiliary.