Tout Doux – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Dr. Yaro

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning French? Let the smooth and catchy rhythms of Dr. Yaro's 'Tout Doux' be your guide! This song offers a great opportunity to pick up modern French slang and conversational phrases through its memorable chorus and relatable story of a modern romance. The song's blend of Afro-pop and rap makes it not only a fun listen but also a unique cultural snapshot of contemporary French music. Dive in and let the music teach you!

[English]

My darling, you're mixing everything up (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

My darling, you're mixing everything up

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

No news is good news

She knows I'm far away from her

I missed five or six calls

She knows I'm in my zone

Baby wants me to go back to the base tonight

But I'm out, I like that

You just need to ask me nicely

You know when it's in French

I like that (ah)

But the more I know (the more I know)

The less I say (come on, the less I say)

Come on, the more I know (come on, the more I know)

The less I say

My darling, you're mixing everything up (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

My darling, you're mixing everything up

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

No news is good news

Tonight I'm not checking my phone

Don't wonder who I'm with

She knows I'm in my zone (zone)

What you give, I give back five times over

Lots of jealousy

Baby, I'm your umbrella when it rains (ah)

The more I know (the more I know)

The less I say (come on, the less I say)

Come on, the more I know (come on, the more I know)

The less I say

My darling, you're mixing everything up (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

My darling, you're mixing everything up

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

You worry too much

Darling, you need to slow down (slow down)

And I know too much, I'd rather not say anything anymore

Come on, the more I know (the more I know)

The less I say (come on, the less I say)

Come on, the more I know (come on, the more I know)

The less I say

My darling, you're mixing everything up (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn (let's go)

Easy, easy, easy, easy

My darling, you're mixing everything up

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

We told you, everyone takes their turn

Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

Tonight I'm going back to the base (baby)

Tonight I'm going back to the base

[French]

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout-tout-tout (on y va)

Tout doux, doux, doux, doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tou-tou-tour (on y va)

Tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tour

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Pas d'nouvelles donc bonne nouvelle

Elle sait qu'j'suis bien loin d'elle

J'ai raté cinq ou six appels

Elle sait qu'j'suis dans mon del

Bébé voudrait qu'je rentre à la B ce soir

Mais j'suis dehors moi, j'aime bien

Suffit d'me demander gentiment

Tu sais quand ça parle français

Moi, j'aime bien (ah)

Mais plus j'en sais (plus, j'en sais)

Moins j'en dis (allez moins, j'en dis)

Allez plus j'en sais (allez plus, j'en sais)

Moins j'en dis

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout-tout-tout (on y va)

Tout doux, doux, doux, doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tou-tou-tour (on y va)

Tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tour

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Pas d'nouvelles donc bonne nouvelle

Ce soir j'check pas mon tel

Te demande pas j'suis dans laquelle

Elle sait qu'j'suis dans mon del (del)

Ce que tu donnes, je rends au quintuple

Jalousie en quantité

Bébé, j'suis ton para quand il pleut (ah)

Plus j'en sais (plus, j'en sais)

Moins j'en dis (allez moins, j'en dis)

Allez plus j'en sais (allez plus, j'en sais)

Moins j'en dis

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout-tout-tout (on y va)

Tout doux doux doux doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tou-tou-tour (on y va)

Tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tour

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Tu t'inquiètes beaucoup trop

Chérie faut ralentir (ralentir)

Et j'en sais beaucoup trop, j'préfère plus rien dire

Allez plus j'en sais (plus, j'en sais)

Moins j'en dis (allez moins, j'en dis)

Allez plus j'en sais (allez plus, j'en sais)

Moins j'en dis

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout-tout-tout (on y va)

Tout doux doux doux doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tou-tou-tour (on y va)

Tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

On t'a dit, chacun son tour

Tout, tout doux, doux, doux, doux

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B (bébé)

Soir-ce j'rentre à la B

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
doux /du/ A2	adjective - soft, gentle, sweet, mild
mélanger /melɑ̃ʒe/ A2	verb - to mix, to blend, to confuse
chérie /ʃe.ʁi/ A2	noun - darling, dear (term of endearment) adjective - beloved, cherished
dire /diʁ/ A1	verb - to say, to tell
tour /tuʁ/ A2	noun - turn, round, trick (e.g., chacun son tour - everyone's turn)
nouvelle /nu.vɛl/ A2	noun - news (often plural in French: 'des nouvelles') adjective - new (feminine form of 'nouveau')
savoir /sa.vwaʁ/ A1	verb - to know (facts, how to do something)
loin /lwɛ̃/ A2	adverb - far, a long way off
rater /ʁa.te/ B1	verb - to miss, to fail
appel /a.pɛl/ A2	noun - call (telephone), appeal, roll call
rentrer /ʁɑ̃.tʁe/ A1	verb - to go back in, to return home, to get back
soir /swaʁ/ A1	noun - evening
aimer /e.me/ A1	verb - to like, to love
demander /də.mɑ̃.de/ A1	verb - to ask, to request
jalousie /ʒa.lu.zi/ B1	noun - jealousy, envy
quantité /kɑ̃.ti.te/ A2	noun - quantity, amount
pleuvoir /plø.vwaʁ/ A2	verb - to rain (impersonal verb)
inquiéter /ɛ̃.kje.te/ B1	verb - to worry, to make anxious (often used reflexively as 's'inquiéter' - to worry oneself)
ralentir /ʁa.lɑ̃.tiʁ/ B1	verb - to slow down, to decelerate
del /dɛl/ C1	slang noun - one's zone, one's vibe, one's element, one's trip (informal, from 'délire' meaning delirium/craze, but used specifically as 'être dans son del' to mean being in one's personal positive state/mood/flow)

Key Grammar Structures

• Ma chérie, tu mélanges tout-tout-tout (on y va)

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ In spoken French, repeating an adverb like "tout" (all/everything) or an adjective can emphasize the meaning, often indicating excess or totality. Here, "tout-tout-tout" strongly conveys "mixing absolutely everything" or "mixing everything up completely".

• On t'a dit, chacun son tou-tou-tour (on y va)

  ➔ Impersonal pronoun 'on' + Passé Composé and Idiomatic expression

  ➔ The phrase "On t'a dit" uses the impersonal pronoun "on" (meaning "one," "people," "they," or even "we" informally) with the passé composé. It indicates that "someone" or "people in general" told you. "Chacun son tour" is an idiom meaning "everyone in their turn" or "one at a time."

• Pas d'nouvelles donc bonne nouvelle

  ➔ Informal negation with elision and Proverbial expression

  ➔ This is a common spoken French proverb, an abbreviated form of "Pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles" ("No news, good news"). The "de" in "pas de nouvelles" is often elided to "d'" before a vowel in informal speech ("pas d'nouvelles" instead of "pas de nouvelles").

• Bébé voudrait qu'je rentre à la B ce soir

  ➔ Conditional and Subjunctive Moods, Informal Contraction

  ➔ "Voudrait" is the conditional form of "vouloir" (to want), expressing a polite wish. The verb after a verb of desire (like "vouloir que") is typically in the subjunctive mood, hence "que je rentre" (that I return). Note the informal contraction "qu'je" from "que je".

• Suffit d'me demander gentiment

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'suffire de' + infinitive (informal omission of 'il')

  ➔ This phrase uses the impersonal verb "suffire de" (to be enough to/it suffices to), which is often used without "il" in informal spoken French: "Suffit de..." followed by an infinitive. It means "It's enough to..." or "You just need to...". The "d'me" is a contraction of "de me".

• Mais plus j'en sais (plus, j'en sais) Moins j'en dis (allez moins, j'en dis)

  ➔ Comparative structure 'plus... moins...' and pronoun 'en'

  ➔ This is a classic comparative construction: "Plus [clause 1], moins [clause 2]" means "The more [clause 1], the less [clause 2]". The pronoun "en" replaces "de + something" and often translates to "of it/of them". Here, "j'en sais" means "I know about it" and "j'en dis" means "I say about it".

• Te demande pas j'suis dans laquelle

  ➔ Informal negative imperative (omitted 'ne') and interrogative pronoun 'laquelle'

  ➔ "Te demande pas" is an informal negative imperative ("Don't ask yourself") where the "ne" of negation is omitted, common in spoken French. "J'suis" is a contraction of "je suis". "Dans laquelle" uses the interrogative pronoun "laquelle" (which one/in which one) to ask about the specific context or situation.

• Ce que tu donnes, je rends au quintuple

  ➔ Complex relative pronoun 'ce que'

  ➔ "Ce que" (what/that which) is a common complex relative pronoun in French, combining a demonstrative pronoun "ce" and a relative pronoun "que". It introduces a clause that refers to an indefinite idea or thing, functioning as the direct object of the verb in the relative clause.

• Chérie faut ralentir

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'il faut' with 'il' omitted (spoken French)

  ➔ "Faut" is an informal, truncated form of "il faut" (it is necessary/one must), very common in spoken French. It expresses obligation or necessity. When "il" is omitted, it still functions impersonally, meaning "one must" or "it's necessary to" followed by an infinitive verb.

• j'préfère plus rien dire

  ➔ Double negation 'ne... plus rien' (informal omission of 'ne')

  ➔ This sentence uses the double negation "ne... plus rien" (no longer anything/nothing anymore). In informal spoken French, the "ne" particle is often omitted, as seen here ("j'préfère plus rien dire" instead of "je ne préfère plus rien dire"). This structure indicates a complete absence of something or a cessation of an action.