PÉTARD – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Petits, je voulais le pétard sous le

As a kid, I wanted the firecracker under the

Petit, je voulais le pétard sous le sapin.

As a kid, I wanted the firecracker under the tree.

Petit, je voulais le pétard sous le

As a kid, I wanted the firecracker under the

Petit, je voulais le pétard sous le sapin.

As a kid, I wanted the firecracker under the tree.

Je traîne avec ceux qui mandjaquent les chabs.

I hang out with those who feast on the spoils.

Jamais on shaque le bénef' dans les temps.

We never split the profits on time.

Milieu défensif, Alonso Xabi.

Defensive midfielder, Xabi Alonso.

7, un 0, un 9, là où j'habite.

7, a 0, a 9, that's where I live.

Concurrence dans moulehek comme les show-bits.

Competition in this game, like show business.

Dans la sé-ri, t'es mort au premier chapitre.

In this series, you're dead in the first chapter.

Fallait augmenter les chiffres.

Had to increase the numbers.

Dans la ville, j'ai revendu les shits.

In the city, I resold the drugs.

Dégage de mon chemin, tu vas manger des gifles.

Get out of my way, you're gonna get slapped.

Sorti du trou, j'enchaînais les hits.

Out of the hole, I was stringing together hits.

Je sais que beaucoup ont perdu la raison.

I know many have lost their minds.

Je récupère Kichta et je rentre à la maison.

I pick up the cash and go home.

J'ai même plus besoin de présenter la ne-zon.

I don't even need to introduce the hood anymore.

SDM sur moi ou tu as la mano.

I've got SDM with me, or else you'd have the upper hand.

Jamais je te trahis, tu es mon herman.

I'd never betray you, you're my brother.

Jamais je te trahis, tu es mon herman.

I'd never betray you, you're my brother.

Catalina ou bien ZAYAN.

Catalina or ZAYAN.

Négligeable avant pétasse à la zaza.

Insignificant before, now a high-class bitch on 'za'.

Jamais de la vie, elle va ta-ba mon sang.

Never in her life will she hurt my people.

On va les soulever comme le SWAT.

We're gonna take them down like SWAT.

Elle ne mich'pool up dans son squad.

She won't get caught up with her squad.

Appliquer matin, midi, soir.

Working hard morning, noon, and night.

Le manque de sous m'a donné soif.

The lack of money made me thirsty.

J'allais la vendre à midi moi.

I was going to sell it myself at noon.

La putain de traque qui dira.

The damn chase will tell.

Jamais attendu des autres, j'ai monté seul mon réseau.

Never waited for others, I built my network alone.

Ils me demandaient là où je finirai.

They asked me where I would end up.

Les mains faites pour leur tremper dans le bise, canon.

Hands made to get dirty in the streets, with a gun.

Les gens s'affolent, ils disparaissent.

People panic, they disappear.

Jamais attendu des autres, j'allais tirer sur les gens.

Never waited for others, I was going to shoot people.

J'avais qu'un argument militaire.

I only had one military argument.

On va se retrouver, tu vas pas disparaître.

We're gonna find each other, you won't disappear.

J'ai mes shooters à distance.

I have my shooters at a distance.

Ton destin, c'est balle dans la tête.

Your destiny is a bullet in the head.

Pour ton équipe, c'est tous pareils.

For your team, it's all the same.

Armés comme le SWAT, armement militaire.

Armed like SWAT, military weaponry.

Un chargeur pour shooter au moins 10 têtes.

One magazine to shoot at least 10 heads.

Je barode avec le sang qu'on te frôle les 200.

I cruise with my crew, we'll hit nearly 200.

J'ai la té-tê qui colle à la fusée.

My head's stuck to the rocket.

Mon amour me fait des kiffs dans le bon.

My love gives me good vibes.

On est tout en haut de la piste en bas.

We're at the very top of the game, down in the streets.

Pendant qu'ils croient qu'on déguste, on les piste.

While they think we're just chilling out, we're tracking them.

Et on monte en attaque comme des pistons droits.

And we go on the attack like straight pistons.

Je ferme mes genoux, glissé.

I brace myself, gliding.

J'prie le ciel pour qu'il fasse briller toute ma bande.

I pray to the sky for it to make my whole crew shine.

Aussi l'appel 17, oui, on le sait.

Also calling the police, yeah, we know it.

Chaque semaine, on déplace la dope.

Every week, we move the dope.

Je place mes shooters à distance avec eux.

I position my shooters at a distance with them.

Je deviens distant, ces défauts à la EB, ils sont pas vrais.

I become distant, these EB-like flaws, they aren't real.

Ils veulent me voir couler.

They want to see me sink.

Alors que hier on s'appelait le sang de la veine.

While yesterday we called each other blood of the vein.

On vient chez toi le soir, on soulève comme le SWAT.

We come to your place at night, we raid like SWAT.

Assurance touriste, on se déplace pour le sale.

Tourist insurance, we move for the dirty work.

Chez nous c'est la même ambiance dans les deux salles.

At our place, it's the same vibe in both rooms.

On va les soulever comme le SWAT.

We're gonna take them down like SWAT.

Elle ne mich'pool up dans son squad.

She won't get caught up with her squad.

Appliquer matin, midi, soir.

Working hard morning, noon, and night.

Le manque de sous m'a donné soif.

The lack of money made me thirsty.

J'allais la vendre à midi moi.

I was going to sell it myself at noon.

La putain de traque qui dira.

The damn chase will tell.

Jamais attendu des autres, j'ai monté seul mon réseau.

Never waited for others, I built my network alone.

Ils me demandaient là où je finirai.

They asked me where I would end up.

Les mains faites pour leur tremper dans le bise, canon.

Hands made to get dirty in the streets, with a gun.

Les gens s'affolent, ils disparaissent.

People panic, they disappear.

Jamais attendu des autres, j'allais tirer sur les gens.

Never waited for others, I was going to shoot people.

J'avais qu'un argument militaire.

I only had one military argument.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pétard /pe.taʁ/ C1	noun - firecracker noun - joint (cannabis cigarette) noun - gun (slang)
mandjaquer /mɑ̃.ʒa.ke/ C2	verb - to eat, to take, to appropriate (slang, often referring to money or goods)
chabs /ʃab/ C2	noun - money, goods, valuables (slang)
bénef' /be.nɛf/ C1	noun - profit, benefit (informal, short for 'bénéfice')
shits /ʃits/ C1	noun - drugs, especially cannabis (English loanword, informal)
gifles /ʒifl/ B1	noun - slaps, blows to the face
trou /tʁu/ B2	noun - hole noun - difficult situation, trouble (idiomatic)
Kichta /kiʃ.ta/ C2	noun - stack of money, wad of cash (slang)
ne-zon /nə.zɔ̃/ C1	noun - area, neighborhood, turf (verlan of 'zone')
trahir /tʁa.iʁ/ B1	verb - to betray, to be disloyal to
herman /ɛʁ.man/ C1	noun - brother, close friend (Spanish loanword, informal)
pétasse /pe.tas/ C1	noun - bitch, slut (pejorative, offensive)
soulever /sul.ve/ C1	verb - to lift, to raise verb - to raid (a place), to overthrow, to intimidate (slang/figurative)
sous /su/ B1	noun - money (informal slang)
réseau /ʁe.zo/ B2	noun - network (general) noun - social or criminal network, contacts
shooters /ʃu.tœʁs/ C1	noun - shooters, hitmen (English loanword)
balle /bal/ B1	noun - ball (for sports) noun - bullet, cartridge
barouder /ba.ʁu.de/ C1	verb - to fight, to struggle, to experience hardships verb - to roam, to cruise, to hang out (informal slang)
sang /sɑ̃/ C1	noun - blood noun - close friend, brother (informal, affectionate)
sale /sal/ C1	adjective - dirty, unclean noun - illicit activities, dirty business (as 'le sale', informal noun)

Key Grammar Structures

• Petit, je voulais le pétard sous le sapin.

  ➔ Imparfait (Imperfect Tense) for past desire/habit

  ➔ The verb "voulais" (from "vouloir" - to want) is in the imperfect tense, indicating a past desire, longing, or habitual action without a specific end. Here, it conveys a child's repeated or ongoing wish.

• Fallait augmenter les chiffres.

  ➔ Impersonal verb "il fallait" (omission of "il")

  ➔ "Fallait" is the informal, spoken form of "il fallait" (from "falloir" - to be necessary). The impersonal pronoun "il" is often dropped in casual speech, indicating a general necessity or obligation in the past.

• Dégage de mon chemin, tu vas manger des gifles.

  ➔ Futur Proche (Near Future) with informal negation and Imperative

  ➔ "Vas manger" is the "futur proche" (near future), formed with "aller" + infinitive, indicating an immediate or certain future action. The informal negation "pas" is understood without "ne" (tu vas **pas** manger), common in spoken French. "Dégage" is an imperative verb, giving a direct command.

• Sorti du trou, j'enchaînais les hits.

  ➔ Past Participle used adverbially/adjectivally

  ➔ "Sorti" is the past participle of "sortir" (to leave/come out). Here, it functions as an adverbial phrase, meaning "Having come out of the hole" or "After coming out of the hole," describing the condition or circumstance under which the action of "enchaînais les hits" occurred.

• J'avais qu'un argument militaire.

  ➔ Negation "ne... que" (restrictive negation, omission of "ne")

  ➔ "Qu'un" is the informal form of "ne... qu'un", meaning "only one". The "ne" is commonly omitted in spoken French, making the negation less formal but still understood as restrictive ("I only had one...").

• J'prie le ciel pour qu'il fasse briller toute ma bande.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "pour que"

  ➔ The verb "fasse" (from "faire" - to make/do) is in the present subjunctive, which is required after the conjunction "pour que" (in order that/so that) to express purpose or desire. The "je" is contracted to "j'" ("J'prie" for "Je prie").

• J'ai la té-tê qui colle à la fusée.

  ➔ Relative Pronoun "qui"

  ➔ "Qui" is a relative pronoun that refers to "la té-tê" (a slang term for "la tête" - head) and introduces a subordinate clause describing the head. It acts as the subject of the verb "colle" in the relative clause.

• Alors que hier on s'appelait le sang de la veine.

  ➔ Pronominal verb in Imparfait + Temporal Conjunction "Alors que"

  ➔ "S'appelait" is the imperfect tense of the pronominal verb "s'appeler" (to call oneself/each other), indicating a past continuous or habitual action. "Alors que" (while/whereas) introduces a temporal or oppositional clause, contrasting the past relationship with the present situation.

• Jamais de la vie, elle va ta-ba mon sang.

  ➔ Compound Negation "Jamais de la vie"

  ➔ "Jamais de la vie" is a strong, emphatic negation meaning "never in my life" or "never ever". It reinforces the denial or impossibility of the action ("elle va ta-ba mon sang" - she will steal my blood/money, "ta-ba" is slang for "tabasser" or "taper", could also be specific slang for stealing/harming).

• Chez nous c'est la même ambiance dans les deux salles.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase "Chez" + Impersonal Expression "c'est"

  ➔ "Chez nous" is a common French expression meaning "at our place" or "where we live/come from", referring to a home or community. "C'est" (contraction of "ce est") is an impersonal expression used to identify or describe something, here referring to "the same atmosphere".