vibes – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Hamza

Lyrics & Translation

This song by Hamza, "Vibes," offers a fantastic entry point into modern French rap and R&B. With its catchy melodies and a blend of French and English phrases, you can immerse yourself in contemporary urban French language, learning colloquialisms and expressions related to desire, confidence, and nuanced relationships. Its unique "Saucegod" style and rhythmic flow make it both engaging and musically rich for language learners.

[English]

I see you when you dance for him

I know you know I see you

Oh baby

Tell me if you cry for him

The way you cry for me

Oh baby

I tend to think of you when I'm riding

No rush, take your time

It's not just a question of vibes

I tend to think of you when I'm riding

No rush, take your time

It's not just a question of vibes

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

It's not just a question of vibes

Even if you give me so many vibes

It's not just a question of vibes

Even if you give me so many vibes

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

MVP, strapped 'cause the club is full of enemies

M.O.B, happy 'cause the room is full of Hennessy

I do this sensationally

She wants a badman who's ready for action

So she calls me when she's home alone, ooh

Sauce God Caliente, personal coach

I tend to think of you when I'm riding

No rush, take your time

It's not just a question of vibes

I tend to think of you when I'm riding

No rush, take your time

It's not just a question of vibes

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

It's not just a question of vibes

Even if you give me so many vibes

It's not just a question of vibes

Even if you give me so many vibes

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

So she calls me when she's home alone

Sauce God Caliente, personal coach

[French]

J'te vois quand tu danses pour lui

J'sais qu'tu sais qu'j'te vois

Oh baby

Dis-moi si tu pleures pour lui

Comme tu pleures pour moi

Oh baby

J'ai tendance à penser à toi quand je ride

Rien n'presse, prends l'time

C'n'est pas juste une question d'vibes

J'ai tendance à penser à toi quand je ride

Rien n'presse, prends l'time

C'n'est pas juste une question de vibes

Ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais

C'n'est pas qu'une question de vibes

Même si tu m'donnes tant de vibes

C'n'est pas qu'une question de vibes

Même si tu m'donnes tant de vibes

Ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais

MVP, armé car le club est plein d'ennemis

M.O.B, content car la chambre est pleine de Hennessy

J'fais ça sensationnel

Elle veut d'un badman opérationnel

Donc elle m'appelle quand elle est seule chez elle, ouh

Sauce God Caliente, coach personnel

J'ai tendance à penser à toi quand je ride

Rien n'presse, prends l'time

C'n'est pas juste une question d'vibes

J'ai tendance à penser à toi quand je ride

Rien n'presse, prends l'time

C'n'est pas juste une question de vibes

Ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais

C'n'est pas qu'une question de vibes

Même si tu m'donnes tant de vibes

C'n'est pas qu'une question de vibes

Même si tu m'donnes tant de vibes

Ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais

Donc elle m'appelle quand elle est seule chez elle

Sauce God Caliente, coach personnel

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
danse /dɑ̃s/ A2	noun - dance verb - to dance
pleurer /plø.ʁe/ A2	verb - to cry
tendance /tɑ̃.dɑ̃s/ B1	noun - tendency
penser /pɑ̃.se/ A2	verb - to think
ride /ʁid/ B1	verb - to ride (often a motorcycle or bike)
presse /pʁɛs/ A2	adjective - hurried, rushed
question /kɛs.tjɔ̃/ A2	noun - question
vibes /vib/ B1	noun - vibes, atmosphere
donner /dɔ.ne/ A2	verb - to give
ennemis /ə.nə.mi/ B1	noun - enemies
plein /plɛ̃/ A2	adjective - full
sensationnel /sɑ̃.sa.sjɔ.nɛl/ B2	adjective - sensational
opérationnel /ɔ.pe.ʁa.sjɔ.nɛl/ B2	adjective - operational
seul /sœl/ A2	adjective - alone
sauce /sos/ A2	noun - sauce
coach /kɔʃ/ B1	noun - coach

Key Grammar Structures

• J'te vois quand tu danses pour lui

  ➔ Present tense with object pronoun

  ➔ The use of 'J'te' (je te) combines the subject pronoun 'je' with the object pronoun 'te' to indicate 'I see you'.

• J'sais qu'tu sais qu'j'te vois

  ➔ Embedded clauses with object pronouns

  ➔ The sentence contains multiple embedded clauses ('qu'tu sais qu'j'te vois') showing a complex structure of knowing and seeing.

• J'ai tendance à penser à toi quand je ride

  ➔ Present tense with infinitive verb

  ➔ The use of 'à penser' (to think) as an infinitive verb after 'tendance' shows a tendency or habit.

• C'n'est pas juste une question d'vibes

  ➔ Negation with contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'C'n'est' (ce n'est) is used for negation, emphasizing 'it is not just a question of vibes'.

• Même si tu m'donnes tant de vibes

  ➔ Concession with 'même si'

  ➔ The phrase 'même si' introduces a concession, meaning 'even if you give me so many vibes'.