J'les connais Pt.3 – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: EMKAL

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt French rap of EMKAL's 'J'la connais, Pt. 3'. This song offers a beautiful insight into expressions of love and devotion in French, with accessible lyrics and a captivating narrative that makes it ideal for language learners to explore romantic vocabulary and cultural nuances within contemporary French music. Its melodic flow and repetitive yet meaningful phrases provide an excellent way to grasp conversational French while enjoying a compelling story.

[English]

She's not like the others.

She belongs to no one, but to me.

To all the bad talkers, cheers to you, I hope you find the right one like I did.

Watch my back, protect me.

Without Bulma, there's no Vegeta.

Not even all the words on Earth would be enough to say what she means to me.

I said what my wish was

To see her again, even in paradise.

How can I do that if I see paradise in the pupils of her eyes?

And if some wish you ill, it's because they struggle to be like you.

How can one resemble

A jewel envied for its rarity.

She is who she is.

She has what they don't.

They'd like to destroy what's deep inside me.

But they can dream.

They won't succeed.

They can try, but they won't last.

I lost my way.

I found you again.

They want us to forget each other.

They'll never win.

Don't talk about before anymore.

Rather about after.

We like the future.

Don't talk about before anymore.

For your eyes, I'm a loan.

Some want to see us at the bottom.

Hand in hand, we'll reach the top.

Let them talk into the wind.

Time will take care of the traitors.

They said it wouldn't last, our story will prove them wrong.

They want to destroy her reputation.

With rumors, I don't care about them.

I'm ready to make them learn their lesson and shut the mouths of her envious ones.

I love her to death, I'm not far from being

No one will harm her.

Too many jealous people want to see us fall.

I'll never let her down.

I said what my wish was.

To see her again, even in paradise.

How can I do that if I see paradise in the pupils of her eyes?

And if some wish you ill, it's because they struggle to be like you.

How can one resemble

A jewel envied for its rarity.

She is who she is.

She has what they don't.

They'd like to destroy what's deep inside me.

But they can dream.

They won't succeed.

They can try, but they won't last.

I lost my way.

I found you again.

They want us to forget each other.

They'll never win.

Don't talk about before anymore.

Rather about after.

We like the future.

[French]

Elle est pas comme les autres.

Elle est à personne mais à moi.

Mauvais parleur à la vôtre, je vous souhaite de trouver la bonne comme moi.

Surveille mes arrières mon dos.

Sans Bulma y a pas Végéta.

Même tous les mots de la Terre suffiraient pas à dire ce qu'elle vaut pour moi.

J'l'ai dit c'était quoi mon voeux

La revoir même au paradis.

Comment faire si le paradis je le vois dans la pupille de ses yeux.

Et si certains veulent ton mal, c'est parce qu'ils ont du mal à te ressembler.

Comment faire pour ressembler

À un bijou envié par la rareté.

Elle est comme elle est.

Elle a ce qu'elles n'ont pas.

Ils aimeraient détruire ce qu'ils se trouvent au fond de moi.

Mais ils peuvent rêver.

Ils n'y arriveront pas.

Ils peuvent essayer mais ils tiendront pas.

J'ai perdu ma route.

Je t'ai retrouvé.

Ils veulent qu'on s'oublie.

Ils gagneront jamais.

Parle plus d'avant.

Plutôt d'après.

L'avenir nous plaît.

Parle plus d'avant.

Pour tes yeux je suis un prêt.

Certains veulent nous voir au fond.

Main dans la main on ira au sommet.

Laisse les parler dans le vent.

Le temps s'occupera des traîtres.

Ils ont dit ça va pas durer, notre histoire va prouver le contraire.

Ça veut détruire sa réputation.

Avec des on dit, je m'en fous d'eux.

Je suis prêt à leur faire retenir la leçon et à fermer la bouche de ses envieux.

Je l'aime à mort, je suis pas loin d'être

Personne lui causera du tort.

Trop de jaloux veulent nous voir à terre.

Je lâcherai jamais la faire.

J'l'ai dit c'était quoi mon vœux.

La revoir même au paradis.

Comment faire si le paradis, je le vois dans la pupille de ses yeux.

Et si certains veulent ton mal, c'est parce qu'ils ont du mal à te ressembler.

Comment faire pour ressembler

À un bijou envié par la rareté.

Elle est comme elle est.

Elle a ce qu'elles n'ont pas.

Ils aimeraient détruire ce qu'ils se trouvent au fond de moi.

Mais ils peuvent rêver.

Ils n'y arriveront pas.

Ils peuvent essayer, mais ils tiendront pas.

J'ai perdu ma route.

Je t'ai retrouvé.

Ils veulent qu'on s'oublie.

Ils gagneront jamais.

Parle plus d'avant.

Plutôt d'après.

L'avenir nous plaît.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ressembler /ʁəsɑ̃ble/ B1	verb - to resemble, to look like
paradis /paʁadi/ B1	noun - paradise, heaven
pupille /pypij/ B2	noun - pupil (of the eye)
bijou /biʒu/ A2	noun - jewel, piece of jewelry
rareté /ʁaʁəte/ B2	noun - rarity, scarcity
détruire /detʁɥiʁ/ B1	verb - to destroy, to ruin
rêver /ʁɛve/ A2	verb - to dream (literal or figurative: 'they can dream' = it won't happen)
route /ʁut/ A1	noun - road, path (often figurative for one's life path)
avenir /avniʁ/ A2	noun - future
sommet /sɔmɛ/ B1	noun - summit, peak, top (figurative for success)
traître /tʁɛtʁ/ B2	noun - traitor adjective - treacherous, disloyal
réputation /ʁepyta'sjɔ̃/ B1	noun - reputation
envieux /ɑ̃vjø/ B2	adjective - envious noun - envious person
tort /tɔʁ/ B1	noun - wrong, harm, injustice (e.g., 'faire du tort' = to cause harm)
jaloux /ʒalu/ B1	adjective - jealous noun - jealous person
lâcher /lɑʃe/ B1	verb - to let go, to drop, to release; (idiomatic: 'lâcher l'affaire') to give up, to drop the matter
vœu /vø/ B1	noun - wish, vow, desire
mal /mal/ A1	noun - evil, harm, pain, difficulty
prouver /pʁuve/ B1	verb - to prove, to demonstrate
contraire /kɔ̃tʁɛʁ/ A2	adjective - contrary, opposite noun - the opposite

Key Grammar Structures

• Elle est à personne mais à moi.

  ➔ Possessive 'à' with Indefinite Negative Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "à personne" means 'to no one' or 'belonging to no one'. "À moi" means 'to me' or 'belonging to me'. This structure uses the preposition "à" to express possession, often with the verb 'être'.

• Même tous les mots de la Terre suffiraient pas à dire ce qu'elle vaut pour moi.

  ➔ Conditional Present + Complex Relative Pronoun ('ce que')

  ➔ "Suffiraient" is in the conditional present tense, indicating a hypothetical or imagined situation. "Ce qu'elle vaut" is a complex relative pronoun ('ce que') meaning 'that which she is worth' or 'what she is worth'.

• Comment faire si le paradis je le vois dans la pupille de ses yeux.

  ➔ 'Si' clause (Condition) + Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ The "si" clause introduces a condition or hypothesis. "le" is a direct object pronoun that replaces "le paradis" to avoid repetition, meaning 'it' or 'him' depending on context.

• Et si certains veulent ton mal, c'est parce qu'ils ont du mal à te ressembler.

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun ('certains') + Idiomatic Expression ('avoir du mal à')

  ➔ "Certains" is an indefinite pronoun, meaning 'some people' or 'certain ones', referring to an unspecified group. "Avoir du mal à" is an idiomatic expression meaning 'to have difficulty doing something' or 'to struggle to do something'.

• Elle a ce qu'elles n'ont pas.

  ➔ Complex Relative Pronoun ('ce que') + Negation

  ➔ "Ce que" is a complex relative pronoun that means 'that which' or 'what'. It introduces a subordinate clause, and "n'ont pas" is the standard French negation ('ne... pas').

• Ils n'y arriveront pas.

  ➔ Adverbial Pronoun ('y') + Future Simple + Negation

  ➔ "Y" is an adverbial pronoun that replaces a place or a concept introduced by 'à', 'dans', 'en', etc., meaning 'there' or 'to it'. "Arriveront" is the verb 'arriver' in the future simple tense. "N'y... pas" is the standard negation.

• Ils veulent qu'on s'oublie.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (after 'vouloir que') + Reflexive Verb

  ➔ The verb 'vouloir que' (to want that) typically requires the subjunctive mood for the following verb. "s'oublie" (from "s'oublier") is a reflexive verb, meaning 'to forget oneself' or 'to forget each other' in this context.

• Parle plus d'avant. Plutôt d'après.

  ➔ Imperative Mood + Restrictive Negation ('ne... plus') + Comparative ('plutôt')

  ➔ "Parle" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or an instruction. "Plus d'avant" is an informal way of saying "ne parle plus d'avant" ('don't talk about before anymore'). "Plutôt d'après" means 'rather about after', indicating a preference.

• Je suis prêt à leur faire retenir la leçon et à fermer la bouche de ses envieux.

  ➔ Causative 'Faire' + Indirect Object Pronoun + Infinitive

  ➔ The causative verb 'faire' + infinitive means 'to make/have someone do something'. "Leur" is the indirect object pronoun, meaning 'to them' or 'for them'. This construction is complex and common.

• Laisse les parler dans le vent.

  ➔ Imperative + Direct Object Pronoun + Infinitive + Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Laisse" is the imperative form of 'laisser' (to let/allow). "Les" is the direct object pronoun (them). 'Laisser' followed by an infinitive means 'to let someone do something'. "Dans le vent" is an idiom meaning 'in vain' or 'pointlessly'.

• Je l'aime à mort, je suis pas loin d'être Personne lui causera du tort.

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression ('à mort') + Indefinite Negative Pronoun ('Personne') + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "À mort" is an idiomatic expression meaning 'to death' or 'to the extreme', often used to intensify feelings (e.g., 'love to death'). "Personne" is an indefinite negative pronoun, meaning 'no one'. It functions as the subject here. "Lui" is the indirect object pronoun, meaning 'to him/her'.