tempête – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Willylancien
• Album: demain c'est vide

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic and emotive world of Willylancien with 'tempête.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to master expressive French vocabulary related to emotions and natural metaphors, offering a modern look at how contemporary artists use language to convey deep intensity.

[English]

I've been through storms

I've been through storms, but now everything is blessed

I've been through storms, but now everything is blessed

She's on the fashion side, she wants Bottega and Gabbana

She loves to indulge (mmh), solo, she downs the Havana

We didn't have hoodies under the downpour, burnt in the metro we smelled like weed

We used to head home at 6 AM high on the A13, I gave my time but it was all for nothing

I've been through storms (mmh), but now everything is blessed

I used to say "I'm fine" but it was a lie (mmh), but now everything is blessed

I've been through storms (mmh), but now everything is blessed (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

I used to say "I'm fine" but it was a lie (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

But now everything is blessed (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

She had to step on it for me to pick up my heart in pieces

I used to say "I'm fine" but it was a lie, they don't pass the ball when you're broke

Wild lifestyle (wild lifestyle), the two of us were wild

Wild lifestyle (wild lifestyle), but I prefer my own way

I've been through storms (mmh), but now everything is blessed

I used to say "I'm fine" but it was a lie (mmh, mmh, mmh), but now everything is blessed (mmh, mmh, mmh)

I've been through storms (mmh), but now everything is blessed (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

I used to say "I'm fine" but it was a lie (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

But now everything is blessed (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

Mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh

Mmh

Mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh

...

[French]

J'ai traversé des tempêtes

J'ai traversé des tempêtes, mais maintenant tout va béné

J'ai traversé des tempêtes, mais maintenant tout va béné

Elle est dans la fashion side, elle veut Botegga et Gabbana

Elle aime taper dans la mâche (mmh), solo, elle descend la Havana

On avait pas de capuche sous l'averse, cramé dans l'métro on puait la verte

On rentrait à 6h défoncé sur l'A13, j'ai donné mon temps mais c'était à perte

J'ai traversé des tempêtes (mmh), mais maintenant tout va béné

J'disais "ça va" c'était une disquette (mmh), mais maintenant tout va béné

J'ai traversé des tempêtes (mmh), mais maintenant tout va béné (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

J'disais "ça va" c'était une disquette (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

Mais maintenant tout va béné (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

Il a fallu qu'elle y empiète pour que j'ramasse mon cœur en miettes

J'disais "ça va" c'était une disquette, ils font pas la passe quand t'es à sec

Train de vie sauvage (train de vie sauvage), nous deux c'était sauvage

Train de vie sauvage (train de vie sauvage), mais je préfère mon coffrage

J'ai traversé des tempêtes (mmh), mais maintenant tout va béné

J'disais "ça va" c'était une disquette (mmh, mmh, mmh), mais maintenant tout va béné (mmh, mmh, mmh)

J'ai traversé des tempêtes (mmh), mais maintenant tout va béné (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

J'disais "ça va" c'était une disquette (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

Mais maintenant tout va béné (mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh)

Mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh

Mmh

Mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tempête tɑ̃pɛt B1	nom - A violent atmospheric disturbance with strong winds.
traverser tʁavɛʁse A2	verbe - To go across or endure an ordeal.
béné bene B2	adjectif/adverbe - Slang for everything is going well (from Italian bene).
disquette diskɛt C1	nom - Slang for a lie or a weak excuse.
averse avɛʁs B2	nom - Sudden, brief, and heavy rain.
cramé kʁame B2	adjectif/verbe - Slang for spotted, caught, or burnt.
défoncé defɔ̃se C1	adjectif - High on drugs or extremely exhausted.
perte pɛʁt B1	nom - The act of losing something or a loss.
empiéter ɑ̃pjete C1	verbe - To encroach upon or intrude.
miettes mjɛt A2	nom - Small crumbs or fragments.
sauvage sovaʒ A2	adjectif - Wild, untamed, or uncontrolled.
coffrage kɔfʁaʒ C2	nom - Formwork; used metaphorically here as a shell or protection.
fashion faʃɔn A1	adjectif - Fashionable.
cœur kœʁ A1	nom - Vital organ or center of emotions.
sec sɛk A2	adjectif - Without water or, slang, without money.

Key Grammar Structures

• J'ai traversé des tempêtes

  ➔ Passé Composé

  ➔ Used to describe a completed action in the past. The auxiliary verb "ai" + past participle "traversé".

• J'disais "ça va" c'était une disquette

  ➔ Imparfait (Imperfect)

  ➔ Used for habitual actions or states in the past. "Disais" describes a repeated lie or habit.

• Il a fallu qu'elle y empiète

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Subjonctif)

  ➔ The expression "il a fallu que" triggers the subjunctive mood in the following verb "empiète".

• j'ai donné mon temps mais c'était à perte

  ➔ Conjunction of contrast (Mais)

  ➔ The word "mais" is used here to oppose two contrasting ideas or realities.

• On n'avait pas de capuche

  ➔ Negation with "ne...pas"

  ➔ Standard French negation surrounding the verb "avait". Note the omission of "ne" in spoken/slang French.

• pour que j'ramasse mon cœur en miettes

  ➔ Final clause (Pour que + Subjunctive)

  ➔ "Pour que" expresses purpose and is followed by the subjunctive form "ramasse".