| Paris On Fire (original) | Paris On Fire (translation) |
|---|---|
| À force d’hypocrisie, d’manque de respect mutuel, c’est l’incendie dans l’pays | By dint of hypocrisy, lack of mutual respect, it's the fire in the country |
| We want peace, peace, peace… | We want peace, peace, peace… |
| C’est l’dawa, Wyclef Jean, Passi | It's the dawa, Wyclef Jean, Passi |
| I get a call from Paris on the phone | I get a call from Paris on the phone |
| I could feel his emotion through the hold | I could feel his emotion through the hold |
| I say «what's wrong?», he told me «Clef, Paris on fire» | I say "what's wrong?", he told me "Clef, Paris on fire" |
| It seems like the sheeps XXX in the streets | It seems like the sheeps XXX in the streets |
| Shepherd, you gotta help 'em find their way | Shepherd, you gotta help 'em find their way |
| We don’t need no more wreckage launches | We don't need no more wreckage launches |
| We don’t need no more AK’s | We don't need no more AK's |
| With the youth, I hear them say | With the youth, I hear them say |
| Révolte, cœur inondé, partout les cités pleurent | Revolt, flooded heart, everywhere the cities are crying |
| Le sol est rouge, il pleut sur l’asphalte, les quartiers font peur | The ground is red, it's raining on the asphalt, the neighborhoods are scary |
| Au chant du coq, ça a brûlé partout dans la République | At cockcrow, it burned all over the Republic |
| Un besoin de perestroïka, tous veulent la paix et l’fric | A need for perestroika, everyone wants peace and money |
| Là c’est l’ouragan, dans les blocs on bloque, les politiques paniquent | There it is the hurricane, in the blocks we are blocking, the politicians are panicking |
| Les jeunes revendiquent et font parler les briques, les briquets | Young people claim and speak the bricks, the lighters |
| La rage en excès, brolics et flics aux aguets | Excess rage, brolics and cops on the lookout |
| C’est l’peuple désorienté, rêvant de liberté | It's the confused people, dreaming of freedom |
| Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) | Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) |
| Alpha Oméga (Alpha Oméga) | Alpha Omega (Alpha Omega) |
| L'étoile ou la croix | The star or the cross |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) | Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) |
| Alpha Oméga (l'espoir ou la foi) | Alpha Omega (hope or faith) |
| L'étoile ou la croix (l'étoile ou la croix) | The star or the cross (the star or the cross) |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| Tous voudraient les mêmes droits, l'élan patriotique | All would like the same rights, the patriotic impulse |
| Le même drapeau porté par les cailles et les flics | The same flag carried by the quails and the cops |
| Comme quand les Bleus ont pris la Coupe en 98 | Like when the Blues took the Cup in 98 |
| Mais les nuits blanches de 2005−2006 ont une ambiance Mai 68 | But the sleepless nights of 2005−2006 have a May 68 vibe. |
| C’est un besoin de (change man), une envie de (change man) | It's a need (change man), a want (change man) |
| Usines, voitures, même les écoles ont brûlé, change man | Factories, cars, even schools burned down, change man |
| Dans un couloir obscur sans lumière au bout | In a dark hallway with no light at the end |
| Les jeunes blacks blancs beurs ont perdu la foi, le sens et l’goût | Young black white arabs have lost faith, sense and taste |
| We need a change man | We need a change man |
| We need a change man | We need a change man |
| We need a change man | We need a change man |
| And I gotta see a change man | And I gotta see a change man |
| The bomb ask for a change man | The bomb ask for a change man |
| The youth’s not changed man | The youth's not changed man |
| Police look for hustle, we jump on the train, man | Police look for hustle, we jump on the train, man |
| For evidence, man, they find blood stain, man | For evidence, man, they find blood stain, man |
| Now I’m in court, man, I gotta play the game | Now I'm in court, man, I gotta play the game |
| Mr. Judge says I’m guilty while Wyclef I ain’t to blame man | Mr. Judge says I'm guilty while Wyclef I ain't to blame man |
| Mama cry so much that the water look like rain man | Mama cry so much that the water look like rain man |
| Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) | Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) |
| Alpha Oméga (Alpha Oméga) | Alpha Omega (Alpha Omega) |
| L'étoile ou la croix | The star or the cross |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) | Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) |
| Alpha Oméga (l'espoir ou la foi) | Alpha Omega (hope or faith) |
| L'étoile ou la croix (l'étoile ou la croix) | The star or the cross (the star or the cross) |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| They tell the children don’t fear the storm | They tell the children don't fear the storm |
| After the storm, see, it must get calm | After the storm, see, it must get calm |
| Get a peace sign in the air | Get a peace sign in the air |
| If you don’t want Paris on fire | If you don't want Paris on fire |
| Reconnaissez l’histoire, celle de ce maître qui a engrossé son esclave | Recognize the story, that of this master who impregnated his slave |
| Les cicatrices, les années passent, le colon voit en c’fils un diable | The scars, the years pass, the settler sees in this son a devil |
| Pas coupable, rejeté d’table, le rejeton en bave, faut une solution | Not guilty, rejected from the table, the offspring in drool, needs a solution |
| Jeunesse instable, le poing en l’air, partout ça crame | Unstable youth, fist in the air, everywhere it burns |
| Dans la démerde, dégoûté sans respect, les jets de pierres comme réplique | Fucked up, disgusted with no respect, throwing rocks for retort |
| Dans la de-mer, plus d’prière, petit frère à la mort, le temps est critique | In the sea, no more prayers, little brother to death, time is critical |
| Mr. Judge says I’m guilty but Wyclef I ain’t to blame man | Mr. Judge says I'm guilty but Wyclef I ain't to blame man |
| Mama cry so much that the water look like rain man | Mama cry so much that the water look like rain man |
| Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) | Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) |
| Alpha Oméga (Alpha Oméga) | Alpha Omega (Alpha Omega) |
| L'étoile ou la croix | The star or the cross |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) | Allah Ouakbar (Allah Ouakbar) |
| Alpha Oméga (l'espoir ou la foi) | Alpha Omega (hope or faith) |
| L'étoile ou la croix (l'étoile ou la croix) | The star or the cross (the star or the cross) |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| À force d’hypocrisie, de manque de respect mutuel, c’est la merde | By dint of hypocrisy, lack of mutual respect, it's shit |
| Aujourd’hui, parlons d’unité… | Today, let's talk about unity... |
| L'étoile ou la croix | The star or the cross |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| Allah Ouakbar (Evolution, Allah Ouakbar) | Allah Ouakbar (Evolution, Allah Ouakbar) |
| Alpha Oméga (l'espoir ou la foi) | Alpha Omega (hope or faith) |
| L'étoile ou la croix (l'étoile ou la croix) | The star or the cross (the star or the cross) |
| Les jeunes en ont besoin dans ces moments-là | Young people need it in times like these |
| (Une spéciale pour Charlie Waits et ses Sales Gosses) | (A special for Charlie Waits and his Dirty Kids) |
| Charlie Brown, wait, I need you to do me a favor man | Charlie Brown, wait, I need you to do me a favor man |
| Bring up the strings on the track | Bring up the strings on the track |
| P.A.Double S. I | P.A.Double S.I |
| Wyclef | wyclef |
| Fugees | refugees |
| Passi | passi |
| Understand me now | Understand me now |
| Une spéciale pour Jerry Wonda | A special for Jerry Wonda |
| Yo, well my cousin, Jerry Wonda in New York, Passi | Yo, well my cousin, Jerry Wonda in New York, Passi |
| You know, you need to call me | You know, you need to call me |
| Just, too XXX man | Just, too XXX man |
| You know I love France, baby, I love France | You know I love France, baby, I love France |
| I got you on a plan everyday, baby | I got you on a plan everyday, baby |
| Haiti | Haiti |
| Understand me now | Understand me now |
| Understand me now | Understand me now |
| Cent d’plus, tous | A hundred more, all |
Translation of the song lyrics Paris On Fire - Passi, Wyclef Jean
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Release date:22.11.2007
Song language:French
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