PÉTARD – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: 1PLIKÉ140

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of French rap with 1PLIKÉ140's "PÉTARD," a track that offers a glimpse into the streets and the artist's mindset. Explore the language of the banlieue and the rhythms of contemporary French hip-hop through this compelling song.

[English]

As a kid, I wanted the firecracker under the

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

As a kid, I wanted the firecracker under the

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

I hang out with those who feast on the spoils.

We never split the profits on time.

Defensive midfielder, Xabi Alonso.

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

Competition in this game, like show business.

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

Had to increase the numbers.

In the city, I resold the drugs.

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

Out of the hole, I was stringing together hits.

I know many have lost their minds.

I pick up the cash and go home.

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

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

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

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

Catalina or ZAYAN.

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

Never in her life will she hurt my people.

We're gonna take them down like SWAT.

She won't get caught up with her squad.

Working hard morning, noon, and night.

The lack of money made me thirsty.

I was going to sell it myself at noon.

The damn chase will tell.

Never waited for others, I built my network alone.

They asked me where I would end up.

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

People panic, they disappear.

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

I only had one military argument.

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

I have my shooters at a distance.

Your destiny is a bullet in the head.

For your team, it's all the same.

Armed like SWAT, military weaponry.

One magazine to shoot at least 10 heads.

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

My head's stuck to the rocket.

My love gives me good vibes.

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

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

And we go on the attack like straight pistons.

I brace myself, gliding.

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

Also calling the police, yeah, we know it.

Every week, we move the dope.

I position my shooters at a distance with them.

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

They want to see me sink.

While yesterday we called each other blood of the vein.

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

Tourist insurance, we move for the dirty work.

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

We're gonna take them down like SWAT.

She won't get caught up with her squad.

Working hard morning, noon, and night.

The lack of money made me thirsty.

I was going to sell it myself at noon.

The damn chase will tell.

Never waited for others, I built my network alone.

They asked me where I would end up.

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

People panic, they disappear.

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

I only had one military argument.

[French]

Petits, je voulais le pétard sous le

Petit, je voulais le pétard sous le sapin.

Petit, je voulais le pétard sous le

Petit, je voulais le pétard sous le sapin.

Je traîne avec ceux qui mandjaquent les chabs.

Jamais on shaque le bénef' dans les temps.

Milieu défensif, Alonso Xabi.

7, un 0, un 9, là où j'habite.

Concurrence dans moulehek comme les show-bits.

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

Fallait augmenter les chiffres.

Dans la ville, j'ai revendu les shits.

Dégage de mon chemin, tu vas manger des gifles.

Sorti du trou, j'enchaînais les hits.

Je sais que beaucoup ont perdu la raison.

Je récupère Kichta et je rentre à la maison.

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

SDM sur moi ou tu as la mano.

Jamais je te trahis, tu es mon herman.

Jamais je te trahis, tu es mon herman.

Catalina ou bien ZAYAN.

Négligeable avant pétasse à la zaza.

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

On va les soulever comme le SWAT.

Elle ne mich'pool up dans son squad.

Appliquer matin, midi, soir.

Le manque de sous m'a donné soif.

J'allais la vendre à midi moi.

La putain de traque qui dira.

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

Ils me demandaient là où je finirai.

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

Les gens s'affolent, ils disparaissent.

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

J'avais qu'un argument militaire.

On va se retrouver, tu vas pas disparaître.

J'ai mes shooters à distance.

Ton destin, c'est balle dans la tête.

Pour ton équipe, c'est tous pareils.

Armés comme le SWAT, armement militaire.

Un chargeur pour shooter au moins 10 têtes.

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

J'ai la té-tê qui colle à la fusée.

Mon amour me fait des kiffs dans le bon.

On est tout en haut de la piste en bas.

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

Et on monte en attaque comme des pistons droits.

Je ferme mes genoux, glissé.

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

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

Chaque semaine, on déplace la dope.

Je place mes shooters à distance avec eux.

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

Ils veulent me voir couler.

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

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

Assurance touriste, on se déplace pour le sale.

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

On va les soulever comme le SWAT.

Elle ne mich'pool up dans son squad.

Appliquer matin, midi, soir.

Le manque de sous m'a donné soif.

J'allais la vendre à midi moi.

La putain de traque qui dira.

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

Ils me demandaient là où je finirai.

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

Les gens s'affolent, ils disparaissent.

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

J'avais qu'un argument militaire.

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".