RUINART – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: R2
• Album: RUINART

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the world of modern French rap with R2's hit "RUINART". This song offers a great opportunity to learn current French slang and expressions related to celebration and ambition. Its catchy chorus and clear delivery make it an enjoyable way to immerse yourself in the sounds of contemporary French music.

[English]

Security is gold, guys, we've already told you

I don't whine like someone from up high

You're not ready, go take a lap

Carlito pulled off the TH

If we're not involved in online drama

Seven days a week, we've leveled up

Come to the mass, I want us to link up

SO, my blood, SO cursed, no cap

There's the contract in MD, or sell the MDO

MD is done, it's in Milan

I come out smart, cunning

If you want to last in the network, stack up the SRTs

I wanted to break through like Grégory Serti

Goodbye, goodbye, I got the bag

I saw you, I saw you, but I didn't say anything

I didn't, I didn't sell the goods

And you, and you re-filmed the goods

And down here it's tough times

Way too many kids fighting for happiness

We said everything, I've got you like a thief

I'm waiting for my turn, at the bottom of the block

How's it going?

I wanted to see her, she told me she needed space

So I'm in a good spot, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking

I'm smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking

It gives me a headache, in the glass, pour more Ruinart

You felt the melody, you felt the guitar

I said screw your jaw, screw your proto-pina

And the glass is empty, please, pour more Ruinart

I walk like a guy from up high

You're not ready, go take a lap

She says she's in love, she speaks in muffled tones

That's how we come out, the abs are golden

And since I'm hungry, I'm gonna bounce back like a money guy

A bastard who wants to do dirty deeds

You're a bitch, you talk, you're drunk, we don't see it

Okay, slow down, wait, baby, let's slow down

My child, I'm the one who talks too

We make wounds, we're not nice

Hands in my pockets, I'm chilling in the sports coupe

Music blasting in the sports coupe

Sari, Sari, you're spraying bullets under the bridge

You did nothing, don't brag

I'm waiting for my turn, at the bottom of the block

How's it going?

I wanted to see her, she told me she needed space

So I'm in the flow, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking

I'm smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking

It gives me a headache, in the glass, pour more Ruinart

You felt the melody, you felt the guitar

I said screw your jaw, screw your proto-pina

And the glass is empty, please, pour more Ruinart

It gives me a headache, in the glass, pour more Ruinart

You felt the melody, you felt the guitar

I said screw your jaw, screw your proto-pina

And the glass is empty, please, pour more Ruinart

You felt the melody, you felt the guitar

And the glass is empty, please, pour more Ruinart

[French]

La sécu c′est de l'or les gars, on vous l′a déjà dit

Je trisse pas comme un mec de là-haut

T'es pas chaud, va casser un tour

Carlito a fait la TH

Si on n'est pas les embrouilles sur le net

7 sur 7, on n′a passé un step

Viens à la messe, je veux qu′on se capte

SO le sang, SO maudit no cap

Y'a le contrat en MD ou bibi la MDO

Terminé MD, c′est à Milan

Je sors malin, rusé

Si tu veux durer dans le réseau, empilez les SRT

J'voulais percer comme Grégory Serti

Adieu, adieu, j′ai tié le paquet

J't′ai vu, j't'ai vu, mais j′ai rien dit

J′ai pas, j'ai pas vendu le bidot

Et t′as, et t'as refilmé les bidots

Et en bas c′est la galère

Beaucoup trop d'gamins qui s′battent pour le bonheur

On a tout dit, j't'ai comme un voleur

J′attends mon tour, en bas de la tour

Comment ça s′passe?

J'voulais la voir, elle m′a dit qu'elle avait besoin d′espace

Donc j'suis dans le bueno en pétard, pétard, pétard, pétard

J′suis en pétard, pétard, pétard, pétard

Elle fait mal à la tête, dans l'verre, remets du Ruinart

T'as ressenti la mélo, t′as ressenti la guitare

J′ai dit casse-ta-jouze, casse-ta-proto-pina

Et le verre il est vide, s'te plaît, remets du Ruinart

J′marche comme un mec de la haut

T'es pas chaud, va casser un tour

Elle dit qu′elle est love, elle parle en sourd

Ça c'est on sort, les abs sont d′or

Et vu qu'j'ai les crocs, j′vais m′refaire comme un mec de meuda

Un laud-sa qui veut faire du le-sa

T'es pute, tu parles, t′es sous, on voit pas

Ok, ralentis, attends, bébé, on ralentit

Mon enfant, j'suis ce qui parle aussi

On fait des plaires, on n′est pas gentil

Mains dans les poches, j'suis calé dans le coupé-sport

Musique à fond dans le coupé-sport

Sari, Sari, tu dérafales sous l′port

T'as fait nada, faut pas bomber

J′attends mon tour, en bas de la tour

Comment ça s′passe?

J'voulais la voir, elle m′a dit qu'elle avait besoin d′espace

Donc j'suis dans l′roulement, pétard, pétard, pétard, pétard

J'suis en pétard, pétard, pétard, pétard

Elle fait mal à la tête, dans l'verre, remets du Ruinart

T'as ressenti la mélo, t′as ressenti la guitare

J′ai dit casse-ta-jouze, casse-ta-proto-pina

Et le verre il est vide, s'te plaît, remets du Ruinart

Elle fait mal à la tête, dans l'verre, remets du Ruinart

T'as ressenti la mélo, t′as ressenti la guitare

J′ai dit casse-ta-jouze, casse-ta-proto-pina

Et le verre il est vide, s'te plaît, remets du Ruinart

T′as ressenti la mélo, t'as ressenti la guitare

Et le verre il est vide, s′te plaît, remets du Ruinart

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
or /ɔʁ/ A1	noun - gold
sécu /seky/ B2	noun - security (informal abbreviation for 'sécurité' or 'sécurité sociale')
embrouilles /ɑ̃bʁuj/ B1	noun - problems, troubles, hassles, conflicts (often plural)
step /stɛp/ B1	noun - step (a stage in a process, or a literal step)
capter /kapte/ B1	verb - to grasp, to understand, to get (informal), to pick up (a signal)
maudit /modi/ B1	adjective - cursed, damned
malin /malɛ̃/ B1	adjective - sly, clever, cunning
rusé /ʁyze/ B2	adjective - cunning, sly, crafty
durer /dyʁe/ A2	verb - to last, to endure
réseau /ʁezo/ B1	noun - network (e.g., social network, transport network, illicit network)
percer /pɛʁse/ B1	verb - to pierce, to break through, to succeed (in a career)
galère /ɡalɛʁ/ B1	noun - hardship, struggle, difficult situation (informal)
pétard /petaʁ/ B2	noun - firecracker; (slang) joint (cannabis cigarette); (colloquial, in "être en pétard") angry, fuming
verre /vɛʁ/ A1	noun - glass (material or drinking vessel)
vide /vid/ A1	adjective - empty
sourd /suʁ/ A2	adjective - deaf; (idiomatic, "parler en sourd") vaguely, indistinctly, without making oneself understood
crocs /kʁo/ B2	noun - fangs, claws; (idiomatic, in "avoir les crocs") to be hungry (literally or figuratively), to be eager/ambitious
sous /su/ B1	adjective - drunk (informal)
ralentir /ʁalɑ̃tiʁ/ A2	verb - to slow down, to decelerate
calé /kale/ B2	adjective - well-positioned, settled comfortably; (colloquial) knowledgeable, well-versed; (colloquial) relaxed, chill

Key Grammar Structures

• La sécu c'est de l'or les gars, on vous l'a déjà dit

  ➔ Passé Composé with multiple object pronouns and adverb placement; idiomatic expression.

  ➔ This sentence demonstrates the **Passé Composé** (`a dit`) with two object pronouns, `vous` (indirect, 'to you') and `l'` (direct, 'it'). The pronoun order `vous l'` is crucial. The adverb "déjà" (already) is placed between the auxiliary verb (`a`) and the past participle (`dit`). "c'est de l'or" is an idiom meaning "it's invaluable" or "it's gold."

• Viens à la messe, je veux qu'on se capte

  ➔ Imperative mood; Subjunctive mood after `vouloir que`; informal reflexive verb.

  ➔ "Viens" is the **imperative form** of `venir` (to come), used for commands. "je veux qu'on se capte" uses the **subjunctive mood** (`se capte`) after the verb `vouloir que` (to want that...). `se capter` is an informal/slang **reflexive verb** meaning "to meet up" or "to see each other."

• Y'a le contrat en MD ou bibi la MDO

  ➔ Informal contraction (`Y'a`); prepositions; slang verbs and acronyms.

  ➔ `Y'a` is a common **informal contraction** of `Il y a` (there is/are). `en` is a **preposition** indicating a state or manner, often used with acronyms like `MD` (e.g., 'main-à-main' for hand-to-hand). `bibi` is an informal **slang verb** meaning "to sell drugs" or "to deal." `MDO` is another **acronym** specific to the context, likely referring to a type of drug or commodity.

• Si tu veux durer dans le réseau, empilez les SRT

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1); Imperative mood with pronoun shift; informal noun.

  ➔ This is a **Type 1 conditional sentence**: `Si` + present tense (`tu veux`) for a probable outcome. The main clause "empilez les SRT" is in the **imperative mood**. Notice the **pronoun shift** from `tu` (in `Si tu veux`) to `vous` (in `empilez`), which can occur in informal French to generalize the command or address multiple people. `Le réseau` is often slang for an illicit network.

• J't'ai vu, j't'ai vu, mais j'ai rien dit

  ➔ Passé Composé with object pronouns; informal compound negation.

  ➔ `J't'ai vu` is an informal contraction of `Je t'ai vu`. It's the **Passé Composé** of `voir` (to see), with the direct object pronoun `t'` (you) placed before the auxiliary verb `ai`. `j'ai rien dit` is an **informal compound negation** where the negative particle `ne` is omitted (standard: `je n'ai rien dit`). `rien` means "nothing."

• Beaucoup trop d'gamins qui s'battent pour le bonheur

  ➔ Complex quantifier; Relative clause; Reflexive verb.

  ➔ `Beaucoup trop d'gamins` uses the **complex quantifier** `beaucoup trop de` (far too many), where `de` contracts to `d'` before `gamins` (informal for 'kids'). `qui s'battent` is a **relative clause** introduced by `qui` (who/that), acting as the subject. `se battre` is a **reflexive verb** meaning "to fight" (here, 'fight among themselves').

• Elle fait mal à la tête, dans l'verre, remets du Ruinart

  ➔ Idiomatic expression (`faire mal à`); Imperative mood with `re-` prefix; Partitive article.

  ➔ `Elle fait mal à la tête` uses the **idiomatic expression** `faire mal à` (to hurt/cause pain to), meaning 'She/It causes a headache'. `remets` is the **imperative form** of `remettre` (to put back/refill). The **prefix `re-`** indicates repetition ('put again'). `du Ruinart` uses the **partitive article `du`** (some) before `Ruinart` (a champagne brand), indicating an unspecified quantity.

• Et vu qu'j'ai les crocs, j'vais m'refaire comme un mec de meuda

  ➔ Conjunction (`vu que`); Idiomatic expression (`avoir les crocs`); Futur Proche with reflexive verb; Comparative with slang.

  ➔ `Vu que` is a **conjunction** meaning "seeing that" or "since," introducing a cause. `j'ai les crocs` is an informal **idiomatic expression** meaning "I'm very hungry" or, figuratively, "I'm eager for success/money." `j'vais m'refaire` is the **Futur Proche** (`aller` + infinitive) using the **reflexive verb** `se refaire` (to make a comeback, to recover financially). `comme un mec de meuda` is a **comparative** using `comme` (like) with slang `meuda` (Verlan for 'drugs' or 'money from illicit activities').

• T'as fait nada, faut pas bomber

  ➔ Code-switching; Informal impersonal verb construction; Slang verb and informal negation.

  ➔ `T'as fait nada` is an example of **code-switching**, combining French (`T'as fait` - informal for `tu as fait`, 'you did') with Spanish `nada` (nothing). `faut pas bomber` is an **informal impersonal verb construction** for `il ne faut pas bomber` ('one should not boast'). The verb `bomber` is **slang** meaning "to boast" or "to show off," and the `ne` particle is omitted in the **informal negation**.

• Mon enfant, j'suis ce qui parle aussi

  ➔ Informal address; Informal contraction (`j'suis`); Demonstrative pronoun (`ce qui`).

  ➔ `Mon enfant` is an **informal address**, often used affectionately or condescendingly. `j'suis` is a very common **informal contraction** of `je suis` (I am). `ce qui parle` uses the **demonstrative pronoun `ce qui`** (what/that which) to refer to an unspecified thing or concept acting as the subject of the verb `parle` (speaks).