| J’l’ai jamais vu tranquille, j’veux la voir plus fière
| I've never seen her calm, I want to see her more proud
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| La poussière, elle connaît, fallait bien, chaque jour, s’y coller
| The dust, she knows, had to stick to it every day
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| J’ai juré devant Dieu que je ferai tout pour la voir décoller
| I swore to God I'd do anything to see her take off
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| Quand elle a vu ma tête sur M6, j’ai vu ses yeux remplis de joie
| When she saw my face on M6, I saw her eyes filled with joy
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| La vie c’est bizarre, ça ne tient qu'à quelques choix
| Life is weird, it's just a few choices
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| Pourtant j’ai taffé, je taffe encore, rien faire, c’est pas mon fort,
| Yet I worked, I still work, doing nothing is not my forte,
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| rien ne sert de brailler
| there's no point in yelling
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| J’ai la dalle, j’aimerais qu’tu l’entendes
| I have the slab, I would like you to hear it
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| J’me souviens qu’il fut un temps, je pensais à me retirer
| I remember there was a time, I thought about retiring
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| J’ai su prendre la direction du vent, avancer sans me retourner
| I knew how to take the direction of the wind, to move forward without looking back
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| Harcelé par l’regard des gens, ma chance, j’ai su l’attiré
| Harassed by the gaze of people, my luck, I knew how to attract him
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| J’ai marché dans tous les sens, le proverbe que j’en ai tiré…
| I've walked all over the place, the proverb I got...
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Faut un mental en ferraille
| Take a scrap mind
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Papa m’a dit «faut pas t’laisser faire» (un Diallo, un Diallo), c’est ce qu’il
| Dad told me "don't let it go" (un Diallo, un Diallo), that's what he
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| a su faire (Yaye Boy)
| knew how to do (Yaye Boy)
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| Y’avait Lucifer à ses trousses ainsi qu’tous les huissiers ferme
| There was Lucifer on his heels as well as all the bailiffs
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| Et je veux qu’tu saches qu’on est pas seul, mon fils, si jamais personne te
| And I want you to know that we are not alone, my son, if anyone ever
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| tend l’oreille, insiste
| listen, insist
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| Ah, sacré daron défaillant comme on en fait plus
| Ah, damn daron failing as we do more
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| Alors j’me dis qu’on te défie, y’a tellement de têtes qui tombent sur toi bava
| So I tell myself that we challenge you, there are so many heads falling on you drooling
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| Faudra relever tous les défis et j’te préviens, faudra qu’tu t’méfies
| You will have to take up all the challenges and I warn you, you will have to be careful
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| Oui un jour, Barack s’est XXX, j’veux qu’maman obtienne tout c’qu’elle désire
| Yes one day, Barack got XXX, I want mom to get everything she wants
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| Je bosse du lundi au lundi
| I work Monday to Monday
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| J’me souviens qu’il fut un temps, je pensais à me retirer
| I remember there was a time, I thought about retiring
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| J’ai su prendre la direction du vent, avancer sans me retourner
| I knew how to take the direction of the wind, to move forward without looking back
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| Harcelé par l’regard des gens, ma chance, j’ai su l’attiré
| Harassed by the gaze of people, my luck, I knew how to attract him
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| J’ai marché dans tous les sens, le proverbe que j’en ai tiré…
| I've walked all over the place, the proverb I got...
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Faut un mental en ferraille
| Take a scrap mind
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Non merci, ceux qui me soutiennent pas je les esquive
| No thank you, those who don't support me I dodge them
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| J’ai vu le mépris chez les winners et leurs discours m'épuisent
| I've seen the contempt in the winners and their speeches wear me down
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| Tous, tous les efforts, tous ces sacrifices à mes sorts
| All, all the efforts, all these sacrifices to my spells
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| Ah, j’suis dans l’pétrin mais au moins, on m’gardera quand j’serai quelqu’un
| Ah, I'm in trouble but at least they'll keep me when I'm somebody
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| J’me souviens qu’il fut un temps, je pensais à me retirer
| I remember there was a time, I thought about retiring
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| J’ai su prendre la direction du vent, avancer sans me retourner
| I knew how to take the direction of the wind, to move forward without looking back
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| Harcelé par l’regard des gens, ma chance, j’ai su l’attiré
| Harassed by the gaze of people, my luck, I knew how to attract him
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| J’ai marché dans tous les sens, le proverbe que j’en ai tiré…
| I've walked all over the place, the proverb I got...
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Faut un mental en ferraille
| Take a scrap mind
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne
| Before the summit, there is a mountain
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| Avant sommet, y’a montagne | Before the summit, there is a mountain |