Sukari – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Goulam, Zaoidi

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the languages of the Comoros and Mayotte with "Sukari." This song offers a unique opportunity to learn phrases in Comorian (Shindzuani) and Swahili through its captivating melody and heartfelt lyrics about love. The blend of languages makes it a special and culturally rich listening experience.

[English]

Love is the most beautiful wealth

Yours gave me back faith

Many envy us

To love has a price

Not money, but effort

Many haven't survived it

That's why

Even if I made mistakes

I won't make the same ones as yesterday

I've already been forgiven

That's why

We're still together after all this time

Love is like a flower

If you don't water it, it withers

There are rainy days

But today, the sun has returned

I cried, but I found comfort

Because I found you

There are rainy days

But today, the sun has returned

I cried, but I found comfort

Because I found you

Sugar

In my heart

I love you

I want to live with you

Sugar

In my heart

I love you

I want to live with you

You gave me your love

Yours is a remedy

I am healed now

You are my heart's healer

I found a halwa (cake)

A cane sugar

I love you

I want us to move forward together until paradise

A pure love

Only you will be enough for me

I love you

Oh baby

There are rainy days

But today, the sun has returned

I cried, but I found comfort

Because I found you

There are rainy days

But today, the sun has returned

I cried, but I found comfort

Because I found you

Sugar

In my heart

I love you

I want to live with you

Sugar

In my heart

I love you

I want to live with you

[French]

L’amour est la plus belle des richesses

Le tien m’a redonné la foi

Beaucoup nous envient

Aimer a un prix

Pas de l’argent, mais des efforts

Beaucoup n’y ont pas survécu

C’est pourquoi

Même si j’ai fait des erreurs

Je ne referai pas les mêmes qu’hier

On m’a déjà pardonné

C'est pour ça

Qu’on est toujours ensemble après tout ce temps

L’amour est comme une fleur

Si tu ne l’arroses pas, elle se fane

Il y a des jours de pluie

Mais aujourd’hui, le soleil est revenu

J’ai pleuré, mais je me suis consolé

Car je t’ai trouvé

Il y a des jours de pluie

Mais aujourd’hui, le soleil est revenu

J’ai pleuré, mais je me suis consolé

Car je t’ai trouvé

Sucre

Dans mon cœur

Je t’aime toi

Je veux vivre avec toi

Sucre

Dans mon cœur

Je t’aime toi

Je veux vivre avec toi

Tu m’as donné ton amour

Le tien est un remède

Je suis guéri maintenant

Tu es mon soignant du cœur

J’ai trouvé un haloua (gâteau)

Un sucre de canne

I love you

Je veux qu’on avance ensemble jusqu’au paradis

Un amour pur

Toi seul me suffiras

I love you

Oh bébé

Il y a des jours de pluie

Mais aujourd’hui, le soleil est revenu

J’ai pleuré, mais je me suis consolé

Car je t’ai trouvé

Il y a des jours de pluie

Mais aujourd’hui, le soleil est revenu

J’ai pleuré, mais je me suis consolé

Car je t’ai trouvé

Sucre

Dans mon cœur

Je t’aime toi

Je veux vivre avec toi

Sucre

Dans mon cœur

Je t’aime toi

Je veux vivre avec toi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amour /a.muʁ/ A1	noun - love
richesse /ʁi.ʃɛs/ B1	noun - wealth; richness
foi /fwa/ B1	noun - faith; trust
envier /ɑ̃.vje/ B1	verb - to envy
effort /e.fɔʁ/ A2	noun - effort; exertion
survivre /syʁ.vivʁ/ B1	verb - to survive
erreur /e.ʁœʁ/ A2	noun - error; mistake
pardonner /paʁ.dɔ.ne/ B1	verb - to forgive
fleur /flœʁ/ A1	noun - flower
se faner /sə fa.ne/ B1	verb - to wither; to fade
pluie /plɥi/ A1	noun - rain
soleil /sɔ.lɛj/ A1	noun - sun
pleurer /plœ.ʁe/ A2	verb - to cry
se consoler /sə kɔ̃.sɔ.le/ B2	verb - to console oneself; to comfort oneself
trouver /tʁu.ve/ A1	verb - to find
sucre /sykʁ/ A1	noun - sugar
cœur /kœʁ/ A1	noun - heart
vivre /vivʁ/ A1	verb - to live; to reside
remède /ʁə.mɛd/ B1	noun - remedy; cure
guérir /ɡe.ʁiʁ/ B1	verb - to heal; to cure
soignant /swa.ɲɑ̃/ B2	noun - caregiver; healthcare worker
paradis /pa.ʁa.di/ B1	noun - paradise
pur /pyʁ/ B1	adjective - pure

Key Grammar Structures

• L’amour est la plus belle des richesses

  ➔ Superlative

  ➔ Formation of the absolute superlative with an adjective: definite article + «plus» + adjective. «la plus belle» means "the most beautiful".

• Le tien m’a redonné la foi

  ➔ Possessive pronoun

  ➔ «Le tien» is a possessive pronoun used to replace a noun indicating possession, meaning "yours".

• Beaucoup n’y ont pas survécu

  ➔ Pronoun "y" with negation in passé composé

  ➔ The pronoun «y» replaces a place or a concept introduced by 'à' or 'en'. In the negative passé composé, «ne...pas» frames the auxiliary verb ('ont'), and «y» is placed before it. «n’y ont pas survécu» means "didn't survive it/there".

• Même si j’ai fait des erreurs

  ➔ Concession with "même si"

  ➔ «Même si» (even if) introduces a clause expressing a concession or a hypothesis considered true. It is followed by the indicative mood (here, passé composé «j’ai fait»). «Même si j’ai fait des erreurs» means "Even if I made mistakes".

• Je ne referai pas les mêmes qu’hier

  ➔ Future simple in the negative form

  ➔ Formation of the simple future tense («referai») in the negative form («ne...pas»). It indicates an action that will not happen in the future. «Je ne referai pas» means "I will not do again".

• Qu’on est toujours ensemble après tout ce temps

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by "que"

  ➔ «Que» introduces a subordinate clause that often provides more information or explains a preceding element (like 'C'est pour ça'). Here, it functions like a conjunctive clause. «Qu’on est toujours ensemble» means "that we are still together".

• Si tu ne l’arroses pas, elle se fane

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 1

  ➔ Structure «Si» + present tense + present tense (or future simple). Used for a real or likely condition and its probable result. «Si tu ne l’arroses pas, elle se fane» means "If you don't water it, it wilts".

• je me suis consolé

  ➔ Pronominal verb in Passé Composé

  ➔ Formation of the passé composé for a pronominal verb («se consoler»). It uses the auxiliary verb «être» and the reflexive pronoun («me»). The past participle («consolé») agrees with the subject «je». «je me suis consolé» means "I comforted myself" or "I was comforted".

• Je suis guéri maintenant

  ➔ Être + past participle (state)

  ➔ Using the verb «être» with a past participle («guéri») to describe a resulting state or condition, similar to an adjective. «Je suis guéri» means "I am healed".

• Je veux qu’on avance ensemble jusqu’au paradis

  ➔ Verb followed by the subjunctive ("vouloir que")

  ➔ The verb «vouloir» (to want) when followed by «que» and a new subject («on») requires the subjunctive mood («avance»). «Je veux qu’on avance» means "I want us to move forward".