Tu Sais

• By: Djadja & Dinaz
• Album: Tu Sais

Lyrics:

[Français]

[English]

C'est moi son homme

I'm her man

J'ai tout fait pour l'avoir

I did everything to have her

J'l'ai vu dans l'mal

I saw her struggling

J'l'ai vu dormir

I saw her sleeping

J'l'ai vu dans l'noir

I saw her in the dark

C'est ma beauté

She's my beauty

J'me rappelle plein d'moments

I remember so many moments

J'me rappelle plein d'moments

I remember so many moments

J'voulais qu'on s'dise

I wanted us to tell each other

J'voulais construire à deux

I wanted to build together

J'voulais qu'on s'tire

I wanted us to pull through

J'voulais bien faire

I wanted to do well

J'ai fait d'la D

I dealt

Ça va j'm'en sors

I'm alright, I'm making it

Mais c'est pas pareil sans toi

But it's not the same without you

T'as vu sans toi

You see, without you

J'le vois trop passer l'temps

I see time passing by too fast

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

Tu sais mon bébé

You know, my baby

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

I won't get caught up in that

J'veux capter ton attention

I want to get your attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

It's not enough to just spend

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

I can't read your mind

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

There's too much tension between us

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

I already screwed up, I wasn't proud of it

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

Now I'm being super careful

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

Tu sais mon bébé

You know, my baby

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

I won't get caught up in that

J'veux capter ton attention

I want to get your attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

It's not enough to just spend

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

I can't read your mind

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

There's too much tension between us

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

I already screwed up, I wasn't proud of it

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

Now I'm being super careful

De parler j'ai pas l'habitude

I'm not used to talking

Encore moins d'me casser la tête

Even less to rack my brain

J'aime tout chez elle son attitude

I love everything about her, her attitude

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

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

Tu m'aimes vraiment tu m'attends

You really love me, you wait for me

Elle veut m'voir du soir au matin

She wants to see me day and night

Elle veut qu'je sois là

She wants me to be there

Que j'me donne à fond

That I give my all

J'ai toujours été un bon

I've always been a good person

Ne m'en veux pas

Don't blame me

Quand j'ai mal je fais mal

When I'm in pain, I cause pain

Tu sais que j'vais tout assumer

You know I'll own up to everything

Elle m'demande l'avenir

She asks me about the future

Mais moi-même j'sais pas

But I don't even know myself

Faut pas que t'ai peur tout va béné

You shouldn't be afraid, everything will be fine

J'serai là pour soigner ta peine

I'll be there to heal your sorrow

Si j'suis pas là j'fais pas la fête

If I'm not there, I don't party

T'es resté près d'moi j'me rappelle

You stayed by me, I remember

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

Tu sais mon bébé

You know, my baby

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

I won't get caught up in that

J'veux capter ton attention

I want to get your attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

It's not enough to just spend

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

I can't read your mind

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

There's too much tension between us

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

I already screwed up, I wasn't proud of it

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

Now I'm being super careful

J'lui dis t'inquiètes mon bébé

I tell her, don't worry, my baby

Tu sais mon bébé

You know, my baby

J'vais pas tomber dans ça

I won't get caught up in that

J'veux capter ton attention

I want to get your attention

Ça suffit pas juste dépenser

It's not enough to just spend

J'peux pas rentrer dans tes pensées

I can't read your mind

Entre nous c'est trop sous tension

There's too much tension between us

J'ai déjà merdé j'étais pas fier

I already screwed up, I wasn't proud of it

Là maintenant j'fais grave attention

Now I'm being super careful

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
homme /ɔm/ A2	noun - man
avoir /avwaʁ/ A2	verb - to have
voir /vwaʁ/ A2	verb - to see
mal /mal/ A2	noun - bad, suffering
beauté /bote/ B1	noun - beauty
rappeler /ʁap(ə)le/ B1	verb - to remember
moment /mɔmɑ̃/ A2	noun - moment, point in time
construire /kɔ̃stʁɥiʁ/ B1	verb - to build, to construct
passer /pase/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by
penser /pɑ̃se/ A2	verb - to think
fierté /fjeʁte/ B2	noun - pride
malade /malad/ A2	adjective - ill, sick
attention /atɑ̃sjɔ̃/ A2	noun - attention, focus
penser /pɑ̃se/ A2	verb - to think

Grammar:

• J'ai tout fait pour l'avoir

  ➔ Purpose Clause with "pour" + Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "pour" + infinitive expresses the purpose or goal of an action. Here, "pour l'avoir" means "in order to have her/it".

• J'l'ai vu dormir

  ➔ Verb of Perception + Infinitive with Object Pronoun

  ➔ Verbs of perception like "voir" (to see) can be followed by an infinitive. The direct object pronoun "l'" (representing "la" or "le") is placed before the auxiliary verb "ai". The person being seen is performing the action "dormir".

• J'voulais qu'on s'dise

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood after Verb of Desire/Will

  ➔ The verb "vouloir" (to want) when followed by "que" and a different subject (here, "on") requires the subjunctive mood. "s'dise" is the subjunctive form of the pronominal verb "se dire" (to tell each other).

• Ça va j'm'en sors

  ➔ Idiomatic Pronominal Verb "s'en sortir"

  ➔ "s'en sortir" is an idiomatic pronominal verb meaning "to get by," "to cope," or "to manage (a difficult situation)." Here, "j'm'en sors" is the informal form of "je m'en sors".

• De parler j'ai pas l'habitude

  ➔ "Avoir l'habitude de" + Infinitive with Fronting/Inversion

  ➔ The expression "avoir l'habitude de" means "to be used to" or "to have the habit of." In this sentence, the infinitive "parler" is placed at the beginning for emphasis, a common informal construction, instead of the standard "je n'ai pas l'habitude de parler."

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

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1: Present + Present)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a real or very likely condition and its consequence in the present. "Si t'es pas près d'moi" (If you are not near me) is the condition, and "c'est d'ma faute" (it's my fault) is the consequence.

• Ne m'en veux pas

  ➔ Negative Imperative with Pronouns "me" and "en" (Idiom "en vouloir à")

  ➔ This is the negative imperative form of the idiomatic expression "en vouloir à quelqu'un" (to be mad at someone / to hold a grudge against someone). "me" is the indirect object pronoun (to me), and "en" refers to the unspecified "it" or "that" (the reason for being mad). The pronouns are placed before the verb in negative imperative.

• Faut pas que t'ai peur

  ➔ Impersonal Expression "Il faut que" + Subjunctive (Informal usage)

  ➔ "Il faut que" (it is necessary that) is an impersonal expression that always requires the subjunctive mood for the following verb. "Faut pas que" is the very informal, shortened version of "il ne faut pas que". While grammatically "tu aies peur" is correct, "t'ai peur" is a common colloquial pronunciation for "tu aies peur".

• J'fais grave attention

  ➔ Colloquial Adverb "grave" (Meaning "very/a lot")

  ➔ In informal and youth French, the adjective "grave" (serious) is often used as an adverb to mean "very," "really," or "a lot." Here, "J'fais grave attention" means "I pay a lot of attention" or "I'm really careful."