TIKAWAHUKWA – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Ultra Vomit
• Album: Ultra Vomit et le Pouvoir de la Puissance

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

A little coffee

A little java or what

...

Slurp

HAIIII

...

Tikafehukwa

Tikafehukwa

TIKAWA

Tikafehukwa

Tikafehu

TIKAWAHUKWA

Tikafehukwa

Tikafehukwa

TIKAWA

Tikafehu

TIKAWAHUKWA

HU

No sugar (no sugar)

No milk (no milk)

No decaf

TIKAWA

TIKAWAHUKWA

TIKAWA

TIKAWAHUKWA

Ristretto

Espresso

Americano

Arabica from Brazil

Senseo

Nespresso

Filter coffee

Arabica from Brazil

Instant

In powder

No matter

Arabica

TIKAWA

From Brazil

Tikawahukwa

...

A little Tikafehukwa

A little Tikafehukwa

A little Tikafehukwa

A little Tikafehukwa

Tikafe

Tikafe

Tikafe

Tikafe

Tikafe

Tikafe

Tikafe

Tikafe

Tika tika tika tika tika tika tika tika tikafe

Kafe kafe kafe kafe kafe kafe kafe ukwa

Brlbrlbrlbrlbrlbrl

We stop, we stop, we did what we could

Time of death: 1:57 PM

Well... a little coffee or what

Senseo

Nespresso

Filter coffee

Arabica from Brazil

Malongo

Jacquo Vabro

Grandma's Coffee

No sugar

No milk

No cream

No decaf

No honey

No sock juice

...

[French]

'Ti café

'Ti kawa ou quoi

Slurp

HAIIII

Tikafehukwa

Tikafehukwa

TIKAWA

Tikafehukwa

Tikafehu

TIKAWAHUKWA

Tikafehukwa

Tikafehukwa

TIKAWA

Tikafehu

TIKAWAHUKWA

HU

No sucro (no sucro)

No laito (no laito)

No decafeineo

TIKAWA

TIKAWAHUKWA

TIKAWA

TIKAWAHUKWA

Ristretto

Espresso

Americano

Arabica do Brasil

Senseo

Nespresso

Café filtro

Arabica do Brasil

Solublo

En poudro

Peu importo

Arabica

TIKAWA

Do Brasil

Tikawahukwa

Un petikafehukwa

Un petikafehukwa

Un petikafehukwa

Un petikafehukwa

Tikafé

Tikafé

Tikafé

Tikafé

Tikafé

Tikafé

Tikafé

Tikafé

Tika tika tika tika tika tika tika tika tikafe

Kafe kafe kafe kafe kafe kafe kafe ukwa

Brlbrlbrlbrlbrlbrl

On arrête, on arrête, on a fait ce qu'on a pu

Heure du décès: 13h57

Bon... 'ti café ou quoi

Senseo

Nespresso

Café filtro

Arabica do Brasil

Malongo

Jacquo Vabro

Café Grand-Mèro

No sucro

No laito

No cremo

No decafeineo

No mielo

No jus do chaussetto

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
café /ka.fe/ A2	noun - coffee
sucro /sy.kʁo/ B1	noun - sugar
laito /lɛ.to/ B1	noun - milk
decafeineo /de.ka.fe.i.ne.o/ B2	noun - decaffeinated coffee
ristretto /ʁi.stʁɛ.to/ B2	noun - a short shot of espresso
espresso /ɛs.pʁɛ.so/ B1	noun - espresso coffee
americano /a.me.ʁi.ka.no/ B1	noun - American coffee (espresso diluted with hot water)
arabica /a.ʁa.bi.ka/ B2	noun - Arabica coffee bean
brasil /bʁa.zil/ B1	noun - Brazil
filtro /fil.tʁo/ B1	noun - filter
poudro /pu.dʁo/ B1	adjective - powdered
importo /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.to/ B2	verb - to matter, to be important
petikafehukwa /pe.ti.ka.fe.yʊ.kwa/ C1	noun - small coffee (nonsense word)
arrete /a.ʁɛt/ B1	verb - stop
fait /fɛ/ A2	verb - did, made
deces /de.sɛs/ B2	noun - death
cremo /kʁɛ.mo/ B1	noun - cream
mielo /mi.ɛ.lo/ B1	noun - honey

Key Grammar Structures

• 'Ti café 'Ti kawa ou quoi

  ➔ Elision; Informal Contraction

  ➔ The "'Ti" is an elision of "Petit" or "Un petit". "Ou quoi" is a very common, informal way to end a sentence, roughly translating to "or what?"

• No sucro (no sucro) No laito (no laito) No decafeineo

  ➔ Ne...pas (Negative constructions); Noun modification

  ➔ "No sucro" is likely a mispronunciation (intentional for comedic effect) of "Pas de sucre". It uses the basic negative structure, needing both "ne" and "pas" around the verb. The listed nouns are used without articles.

• Arabica do Brasil

  ➔ Use of Preposition 'de/do'

  ➔ This is a borrowing from Portuguese/Spanish. 'De/Do' implies 'from/of'. Here, 'do Brasil' means 'from Brazil'

• Peu importo

  ➔ Informal Usage of 'Peu importe'

  ➔ 'Peu importe' means 'it doesn't matter'. This phrase is grammatically correct, but its placement and context within the song contributes to the song's chaotic and informal tone.

• On arrête, on arrête, on a fait ce qu'on a pu

  ➔ Impersonal Pronoun 'On'; Passé Composé (with avoir); Relative Pronoun 'ce que'

  ➔ 'On' here means 'we'. 'On a fait' is Passé Composé (past perfect) of 'faire' (to do). 'Ce qu'on a pu' is 'what we could do'. This sentence means "We stop, we stop, we did what we could."

• Heure du décès: 13h57

  ➔ Use of 'de' to indicate possession or attribute

  ➔ 'Heure du décès' translates to 'time of death'. The preposition 'de' is used to show the relationship between the 'heure' and the 'décès'.