TIKAWAHUKWA – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the fun side of the French language with Ultra Vomit's 'TIKAWAHUKWA'! This song is a fantastic way to learn through humor, as its entire premise is a phonetic pun on the common French phrase ''Ti café ou quoi?'. Its special blend of heavy metal and comedy, parodying the iconic band Sepultura, makes for an unforgettable and energetic listening experience.

[English]

'Little coffee

'Little coffee 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

Soluble

In powder

Doesn't matter

Arabica

TIKAWA

From Brazil

Tikawahukwa

...

A tiny little coffeehukwa

A tiny little coffeehukwa

A tiny little coffeehukwa

A tiny little coffeehukwa

Ticoffee

Ticoffee

Ticoffee

Ticoffee

Ticoffee

Ticoffee

Ticoffee

Ticoffee

Tika tika tika tika tika tika tika tika ticoffee

Coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee ukwa

Brlbrlbrlbrlbrlbrl

We stop, we stop, we did what we could

Time of death: 1:57 PM

Well... little coffee or what?

Senseo

Nespresso

Filter coffee

Arabica from Brazil

Malongo

Jacquo Vabro

Grand-Mère 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 /kafe/ A1	noun - coffee
sucre /sykʁ/ A1	noun - sugar
lait /lɛ/ A1	noun - milk
Ristretto /ʁistʁɛto/ B1	noun - a very short espresso coffee
Espresso /ɛspʁɛso/ B1	noun - strong black coffee brewed by forcing steam through ground coffee beans
Americano /ameʁikano/ B1	noun - espresso diluted with hot water
Arabica /aʁabika/ B2	noun - a species of coffee plant
filtro /filtʁo/ A2	noun - filter
poudre /pudʁ/ A2	noun - powder
important /ɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃/ A2	adjective - important
décès /desɛ/ B2	noun - death
heure /œʁ/ A1	noun - hour

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'.