balaclava – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Moha Prod, Balvclava
• Album: balaclava

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Drill with 'balaclava'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning contemporary urban slang and the fast-paced cadence used in modern Hip-Hop, offering a unique look at street-inspired lyrical storytelling.

[English]

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Hum

I arrive wearing a balaclava

Going hard since our very first steps

In my area, it's an armada

Hum

We're ready to do anything for the money

She has hazel eyes

She's gorgeous

She lifts my spirits when things aren't going well

She's the one I want, she's my girl

When I think of her

She thinks of me

But I'm just a street kid

Only the cash can calm me down

I come home late at night, she wants to talk to me

She only sees that my tracksuit is stained

I wish I could tell her that I pull heists wearing a balaclava

We want the millions, I've got nine mil, I fire into the air

Only the money guides my steps

Facing the camera, I flash the Joker's smile

[French]

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah

Hum

J'arrive sous balaclava

Deter depuis nos premiers pas

Dans ma zone c'est l'armada

Hum

On est prêts à tout pour la moula

Elle a les yeux noisette

Elle est guapa

Elle m'remonte le moral quand ça va pas

C'est elle que j'veux, c'est ma chica

Quand j'pense à elle

Elle pense à moi

Mais moi j'suis un chico de la callé

Y a que les pesos qui peut m'calmer

J'rentre tard l'soir, elle veut m'parler

Elle voit qu'le survet est taché

J'aimerais lui dire que j'braque sous balaclava

On veut les millies, j'ai neuf millies, j'tire en l'air

Y a qu'les diñero qui guident mes pas

Face caméra, j'lâche le sourire du joker

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
balaclava balaklava C2	noun - A hood covering the head and neck.
deter deteʁ C2	adjective - Determined, ready for action.
moula mula C2	noun - Money (slang).
noisette nwazɛt B1	adjective - Hazel color.
guapa gwapa B2	adjective - Beautiful (Spanish).
chica ʃika B2	noun - Girl/girlfriend (Spanish).
callé ka(je) C2	noun - The street (Spanish slang 'calle').
pesos pezo A2	noun - Currency, money.
survet syʁvɛ B2	noun - Tracksuit.
taché taʃe A2	adjective - Stained, dirty.
braque bʁak C1	verb - To hold up, to commit an armed robbery.
diñero dineʁo A2	noun - Money (Spanish 'dinero').
caméra kamɛʁa A1	noun - Camera.
sourire suʁiʁ A1	noun - Smile.

Key Grammar Structures

• J'arrive sous balaclava

  ➔ Preposition 'sous' for physical covering

  ➔ The preposition "sous" here is used metaphorically to mean being hidden or masked, rather than just physically underneath.

• On est prêts à tout pour la moula

  ➔ Adjective phrase + 'à' + infinitive

  ➔ The structure "prêt à" + "infinitive" is used to express readiness or willingness to perform an action (here, "tout" = everything).

• Elle m'remonte le moral quand ça va pas

  ➔ Pronominal verb structure with object pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun "m'" (me) acts as the direct object receiver of the action "remonte" (cheer up).

• C'est elle que j'veux

  ➔ Emphatic structure: C'est + [noun/pronoun] + que

  ➔ This is a "mise en relief" (cleft sentence) used to emphasize "elle" (her).

• Y a que les pesos qui peut m'calmer

  ➔ Restrictive 'ne... que' (spoken form: 'y a que')

  ➔ "Y a que" is the colloquial version of "Il n'y a que", meaning "only". It limits the subject to "les pesos".

• J'rentre tard l'soir, elle veut m'parler

  ➔ Adverbial expression of time

  ➔ "Tard l'soir" (tard le soir) acts as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "rentre" to indicate when the action happens.

• J'aimerais lui dire que j'braque

  ➔ Conditional present for wish/desire

  ➔ "J'aimerais" (I would like) uses the conditional mood to soften the verb "aimer" (to like/love), expressing a polite or distant wish.

• On veut les millies

  ➔ Plural noun usage with article

  ➔ "Les millies" (a slang term for millions) uses the plural definite article "les" to denote a general or specific quantity of money.