Tu sais – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Djadja & Dinaz
• Album: Terminal 7

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw honesty and introspective depth of Djadja & Dinaz's “Tu sais.” This track is a perfect gateway for French language learners, offering authentic, relatable lyrics that explore universal themes of love, regret, and the efforts to mend relationships. Its sincere narrative, combined with a melodic rap style, provides a rich context for understanding everyday French expressions and emotional vocabulary, inviting listeners to connect with the language through a powerful and heartfelt story.

[English]

I'm the one for her

I did everything to have her

I saw her struggling

I saw her sleeping

I saw her in the dark

She's my beauty

I remember so many moments

I remember so many moments

I wanted us to talk

I wanted to build a life together

I wanted us to get away

I just wanted to do right by her

I messed up, I did some wrong

It's okay, I'm getting through it

But it's not the same without you

You see, it's not the same without you

I see time passing by too quickly

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

You know, my baby

I'm not going to fall for that

I want to get your attention

Just spending money isn't enough

I can't get inside your head

There's too much tension between us

I already messed up, I wasn't proud

Now I'm really being careful

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

You know, my baby

I'm not going to fall for that

I want to get your attention

Just spending money isn't enough

I can't get inside your head

There's too much tension between us

I already messed up, I wasn't proud

Now I'm really being careful

I'm not used to talking about this

Even less so to racking my brain

I love everything about her, her attitude

If you're not close to me, it's my fault

You really love me, you'll wait for me

She wants to see me from evening till morning

She wants me to be there

To give it my all

I've always been a good man

Don't be mad at me

When I'm hurting, I cause pain

You know I'll take responsibility for everything

She asks me about the future

But I don't even know myself

You don't need to be afraid, everything will be alright

I'll be there to heal your pain

If I'm not there, I'm not having fun

You stayed close to me, I remember

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

You know, my baby

I'm not going to fall for that

I want to get your attention

Just spending money isn't enough

I can't get inside your head

There's too much tension between us

I already messed up, I wasn't proud

Now I'm really being careful

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

You know, my baby

I'm not going to fall for that

I want to get your attention

Just spending money isn't enough

I can't get inside your head

There's too much tension between us

I already messed up, I wasn't proud

Now I'm really being careful

...

[French]

C'est moi son homme

J'ai tout fait pour l'avoir

J'l'ai vu dans l'mal

J'l'ai vu dormir

J'l'ai vu dans l'noir

C'est ma beauté

J'me rappelle plein d'moments

J'me rappelle plein d'moments

J'voulais qu'on s'dise

J'voulais construire à deux

J'voulais qu'on s'tire

J'voulais bien faire

J'ai fait d'la D

Ça va j'm'en sors

Mais c'est pas pareil sans toi

T'as vu sans toi

J'le vois trop passer l'temps

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

Tu sais mon bébé

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

J'veux capter ton attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

Tu sais mon bébé

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

J'veux capter ton attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

De parler j'ai pas l'habitude

Encore moins d'me casser la tête

J'aime tout chez elle son attitude

Si t'es pas près d'moi c'est d'ma faute

Tu m'aimes vraiment tu m'attends

Elle veut m'voir du soir au matin

Elle veut qu'je sois là

Que j'me donne à fond

J'ai toujours été un bon

Ne m'en veux pas

Quand j'ai mal je fais mal

Tu sais que j'vais tout assumer

Elle m'demande l'avenir

Mais moi-même j'sais pas

Faut pas que t'ai peur tout va béné

J'serai là pour soigner ta peine

Si j'suis pas là j'fais pas la fête

T'es resté près d'moi j'me rappelle

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

Tu sais mon bébé

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

J'veux capter ton attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

Tu sais mon bébé

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

J'veux capter ton attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
homme /ɔm/ A1	noun - man
fait /fɛ/ A1	verb - done (past participle of 'faire' - to do/make)
avoir /a.vwaʁ/ A1	verb - to have
vu /vy/ A1	verb - seen (past participle of 'voir' - to see)
dormir /dɔʁ.miʁ/ A1	verb - to sleep
noir /nwaʁ/ A1	adjective - black
beauté /bo.te/ A2	noun - beauty
rappelle /ʁa.pɛl/ A2	verb - remembers (from 'se rappeler' - to remember)
moment /mɔ.mɑ̃/ A2	noun - moment
voulais /vu.lɛ/ A2	verb - wanted (imperfect of 'vouloir' - to want)
construire /kɔ̃s.tʁɥiʁ/ B1	verb - to build, to construct
bien /bjɛ̃/ A1	adverb - well adjective - good
sorts /sɔʁt/ B1	verb - get out, manage (from 's'en sortir' - to manage, to get by)
pareil /pa.ʁɛj/ B1	adjective - the same, similar
passer /pa.se/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by
temps /tɑ̃/ A1	noun - time
dis /di/ A1	verb - say (imperative of 'dire' - to say)
inquiètes /ɛ̃.kjɛt/ B1	adjective - worried, uneasy
bébé /be.be/ A1	noun - baby
tomber /tɔ̃.be/ A2	verb - to fall
capter /kap.te/ B2	verb - to capture, to get, to tune in
attention /a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ A2	noun - attention
suffit /sy.fi/ B1	verb - is enough, suffices (from 'suffire' - to be enough)
dépenser /de.pɑ̃.se/ B1	verb - to spend
rentrer /ʁɑ̃.tʁe/ B1	verb - to enter, to go back in
pensées /pɑ̃.se/ B1	noun - thoughts
tension /tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ B2	noun - tension, strain
merdé /mɛʁ.de/ B1	verb - screwed up, messed up (informal, past participle of 'merder')
fier /fjɛʁ/ B1	adjective - proud
maintenant /mɛnt.nɑ̃/ A1	adverb - now
attention /a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ A2	verb - to pay attention, to be careful
habitude /a.bi.tyd/ B1	noun - habit, custom
casser /ka.se/ A2	verb - to break, to crack
tête /tɛt/ A2	noun - head
aime /ɛm/ A1	verb - loves, likes (from 'aimer' - to like/love)
attitude /a.ti.tyd/ B2	noun - attitude
près /pʁɛ/ A2	adverb - near, close
faute /fot/ B1	noun - fault, mistake
m'aimes /mɛm/ A2	verb - loves me, likes me (from 'aimer')
attends /a.tɑ̃/ A2	verb - waits (from 'attendre' - to wait)
soir /swaʁ/ A2	noun - evening
matin /ma.tɛ̃/ A2	noun - morning
sois /swa/ A2	verb - be (subjunctive of 'être' - to be)
donne /dɔn/ A2	verb - give (imperative of 'donner' - to give)
fond /fɔ̃/ B1	noun - bottom, depth; foundation, basis
bon /bɔ̃/ A1	adjective - good
en /ɑ̃/ A1	preposition - in, on, at pronoun - of it, of them, from there
veux /vœ/ A1	verb - want (from 'vouloir' - to want)
mal /mal/ A2	noun - pain, hurt, bad adverb - badly, poorly
mal /mal/ B2	noun - evil, harm
assumer /a.sy.me/ B2	verb - to assume, to take responsibility
demande /də.mɑ̃d/ A2	verb - asks, requests (from 'demander' - to ask)
avenir /av.niʁ/ B1	noun - future
sais /sɛ/ A1	verb - know (from 'savoir' - to know)
peur /pœʁ/ B1	noun - fear
fais /fɛ/ A1	verb - do, make (from 'faire' - to do/make)
béné /be.ne/ C1	adjective - good, fine (slang, shortened from 'bénéfique' or 'bien')
soigner /swa.ɲe/ B1	verb - to treat, to heal, to take care of
peine /pɛn/ B1	noun - pain, sorrow, trouble
fête /fɛt/ B1	noun - party, celebration
resté /ʁɛs.te/ A2	verb - stayed (past participle of 'rester' - to stay)

Key Grammar Structures

• J'ai tout fait pour l'avoir

  ➔ Passé Composé (Past Compound)

  ➔ The 'Passé Composé' is used to express a completed action in the past. Here, "J'ai fait" (I did) indicates that the action of trying to 'have' her is finished. The auxiliary verb 'avoir' (to have) is used with the past participle 'fait'.

• J'me rappelle plein d'moments

  ➔ Reflexive Verb + Noun

  ➔ "Je me rappelle" is a reflexive verb meaning 'I remember'. The 'me' is a reflexive pronoun. 'Plein d'moments' is a noun phrase meaning 'lots of moments'.

• J'ai fait d'la D

  ➔ Slang/Verlan + Partitive Article

  ➔ This line uses 'Verlan', a French slang where syllables are inverted. 'D'la D' is Verlan for 'de la drogue' (drugs). The 'de la' is a partitive article, indicating an unspecified quantity of drugs.

• J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

  ➔ Modal Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ "Je peux" is a modal verb meaning 'I can'. 'Rentrer' is an infinitive verb meaning 'to enter'. The structure 'Je peux + infinitive' expresses ability or possibility.

• Si t'es pas près d'moi c'est d'ma faute

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1) + Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence. 'Si t'es pas près d'moi' (If you're not close to me) is the 'if' clause. 'C'est d'ma faute' (It's my fault) is the main clause. 'd'ma' is a contraction of 'de ma' (of my).