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Lumières, pas lumières 00:09
Les trucs peuvent nous servir ou pas, on en a rien à foutre 00:10
C'qui nous nous importe tout d'abord, c'est le respect 00:13
Tu feras passer le message à tes congénères 00:16
Qu'ils s'interrogent pas trop sur c'qu'on génère 00:18
On m'fait des manières qui m'rendent moins généreux 00:20
Tenir des couilles, ça vous savez le faire 00:22
Faut faire régner l'ordre, fermer des bouches et des portes entrouvertes. 00:24
L'impression que l'hexagone rétrécit 00:28
J'suis venu graille à ma faim jusqu'à Vancouver. 00:30
Les vautours s'abattent sur le blessé qui gémit. 00:33
Mon opinion peut terroriser toute la presse, 00:35
Les missiles tombent font des rimes. 00:37
J'suis Congo, Palestine, y aura aucun retour à la paix. 00:38
Tu sautes des lignes, j'sais aussi que tu la tapes, 00:41
J'rap, mais c'est qu'une option. 00:43
Chaque mal que j'ai pu faire me rattrappe, 00:45
J'snap as-p mes retours de mission. 00:47
J'ai la tenue, l'camo accordé au territoire. 00:50
J'me soucie d'la fin, qu'est-ce tu me parles de carrière? 00:52
J'ai vu pourquoi ils se battaient et ça pue sa mère. 00:54
Je les imagine en coulisse, les fesses à l'air. 00:56
J'ai planté les graines, c'est pas d'la beuh qu'à pousser. 00:58
92 degrés, j'annonce le climat. 01:01
Nous, c'est la Mannschaft, les méchantes cylindrées. 01:03
Les darba qu'on a faites, vous en faites des débats. 01:05

Retour de Flamme – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Dive into VEN1's "Retour de Flamme" to explore contemporary French rap and street ethos. Experience VEN1's blend of ambition and reality, delivered with sharp lyricism and a melancholic tone, offering a glimpse into the artist's world and the broader cultural landscape of French urban music .

[English]
Lumières, pas lumières
Things can serve us or not, we don't give a damn
What matters most to us is respect
You'll pass the message to your peers
So they don't overthink what we're creating
They act all high and mighty, which makes me less generous
Holding some balls, you know how to do that
We need to keep order, shut some mouths and close open doors
Feels like France is shrinking
I came to eat my fill all the way to Vancouver
Vultures are swooping down on the wounded who whimper
My opinions can scare all the press,
Missiles fall and rhyme as they go down
I'm Congo, Palestine — there'll be no peace returning
You skip lines, I know you hit her too
I rap, but that’s just an option
Every bad I’ve done is catching up with me
I close my eyes, recall my mission returns
I wear the uniform, camo matching the land
I care about the end, what do you tell me about a career?
I saw why they fought, and it reeks like hell
I imagine them behind the scenes, bare-assed
I planted the seeds, it’s not weed that grew
92 degrees, I declare the climate
We’re the Mannschaft, the fierce rides
The work we’ve done, you can debate it
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

lumière

/ly.mjɛʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - light

respect

/ʁɛs.pɛ/

A2
  • noun
  • - respect

congénère

/kɔ̃.ʒe.nɛʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - congener, fellow creature, peer

généreux

/ʒe.ne.ʁø/

B1
  • adjective
  • - generous

régner

/ʁe.ɲe/

B1
  • verb
  • - to reign, to rule, to prevail

entrouvert

/ɑ̃.tʁu.vɛʁ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - ajar, half-open

hexagone

/ɛɡ.za.ɡɔn/

B2
  • noun
  • - hexagon; (colloquial) mainland France

rétrécir

/ʁe.tʁe.siʁ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to shrink, to narrow, to get smaller

graille

/ɡʁaj/

C1
  • verb
  • - (slang) to eat, to scoff

vautour

/vo.tuʁ/

B2
  • noun
  • - vulture; (figurative) greedy, rapacious person

gémir

/ʒe.miʁ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to groan, to moan, to whimper

terroriser

/te.ʁɔ.ʁi.ze/

B2
  • verb
  • - to terrorize, to frighten, to intimidate

missile

/mi.sil/

B1
  • noun
  • - missile

retour

/ʁə.tuʁ/

A1
  • noun
  • - return, comeback

paix

/pɛ/

A1
  • noun
  • - peace

rattraper

/ʁa.tʁa.pe/

B1
  • verb
  • - to catch up, to make up for, to retrieve

coulisse

/ku.lis/

B2
  • noun
  • - wing (of a stage), backstage; (figurative) behind the scenes, secret dealings

graine

/ɡʁɛn/

A1
  • noun
  • - seed

beuh

/bø/

C1
  • noun
  • - (slang) weed, cannabis

darba

/daʁ.ba/

C2
  • noun
  • - (slang, from Arabic) hit, blow; (by extension) deed, action, scheme, trouble

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Les trucs peuvent nous servir ou pas

    ➔ Use of 'peuvent' (can/possible) to express ability or possibility.

    ➔ 'Peuvent' is a third person plural form of 'pouvoir' in French, indicating ability or possibility.

  • Les trucs peuvent nous servir ou pas, on en a rien à foutre

    ➔ Use of 'en a rien à foutre' as an idiomatic expression meaning 'not to care'.

    ➔ It's an informal French expression indicating complete indifference or not caring about something.

  • Les vautours s'abattent sur le blessé qui gémit

    ➔ Use of 's'abattent' as a reflexive verb in present tense to indicate action upon oneself or others.

    ➔ The verb ‘s'abattent’ is in the present tense, reflexive, meaning 'to fall upon' or 'attack' in this metaphorical sense.

  • J’suis venu graille à ma faim jusqu’à Vancouver

    ➔ Use of 'venu' as the past participle of 'venir' with 'suis' (I have) forming the passé composé tense.

    ➔ 'Venu' is the past participle of 'venir', used with the auxiliary 'suis' (I have) to form the passé composé tense, indicating a completed action.