| Stand The Ghetto (original) | Stand The Ghetto (translation) |
|---|---|
| Si tu danses reggae | If you dance reggae |
| Si tu penses reggae | If you think reggae |
| Tu balances, reggae | You swing, reggae |
| Sans défense, reggae | Defenseless, reggae |
| C’est spécial, reggae | It's special, reggae |
| Infernal, reggae | Infernal, reggae |
| Ça commence à cogner | It's starting to knock |
| Comme un cœur régulier | Like a regular heart |
| I and I love the island in the sun | I and I love the island in the sun |
| I and I know, when, and where I go | I and I know, when, and where I go |
| But it is so hard to feed my kids | But it is so hard to feed my kids |
| But it is so hard to stand the ghetto | But it is so hard to stand the ghetto |
| Tout l’monde danse, tu te traînes | Everybody's dancing, you're dragging |
| Tout l’monde fume et tu bois | Everybody smokes and you drink |
| Downtown, ça enchaîne | Downtown, it goes on |
| Dans les rhumbars en bois | In wooden rumbars |
| Quand ça cause le reggae | When it causes reggae |
| Ça explose, reggae | It explodes, reggae |
| C’est la soul, reggae | It's soul, reggae |
| Qui déboule, reggae | Who tumbles, reggae |
| Derrière les barbelés | behind the barbed wire |
| Trois rangées bien gardées | Three well guarded rows |
| Ils attendent de crever | They're waiting to die |
| De sortir, de braquer | To go out, to rob |
| Pour le flingue dans ta poche | For the gun in your pocket |
| T’es coincé à Gun Court | You're stuck at Gun Court |
| Jusque-là le reggae | Until then reggae |
| Viendra te réveiller | will wake you up |
| Elle est noire, et dorée | She's black, and gold |
| Elle est belle à crever | She is beautiful to die for |
| Regarde-la marcher | Watch her walk |
| Et danser son reggae | And dance his reggae |
| Fait trop chaud pour chanter | Too hot to sing |
| Fait trop soif pour noter | Too thirsty to rate |
| Trop beau pour t’expliquer | Too good to explain |
| Ce qui s’passe dans l’reggae | What happens in reggae |
