| Regard noir entre les larmes d’une persienne j’ai les mjmes yeux que toi maman
| Dark gaze between the tears of a shutter I have the same eyes as you mom
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| couleur terre sienne.
| sienna color.
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| Le matin je te regarde quand tu pars, je me demande ` quoi tu souffres quand tu marches.
| In the morning I look at you when you leave, I wonder what your pain is when you walk.
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| Petite fille sage, j’icoutais avec rage les oui m’sieur te tuant ` la tbche.
| Wise little girl, I listened with rage to the yes sir killing you with the task.
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| Je ne trouve aucun visage pour te venger. | I find no face to avenge you. |
| Tes jeunes annies perdues ` qui les
| Your lost young annies who 'em
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| faire payer?
| make someone pay?
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| Est-ce d’avoir trop bu p’pa a les yeux mouillis ou ` cause de la poudre aux
| Is it from having too much to drink dad has his eyes watery or because of the powder in the eyes?
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| yeux qu’ils lui ont jetis.
| eyes they threw at him.
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| D’une rive ` l’autre menis en bateau jusqu’au bidonville. | From one bank to the other menis by boat to the shantytown. |
| Leurs sonnaient
| Theirs were ringing
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| creuses comme des bidons vides.
| hollow like empty cans.
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| A force de vivre comme on vit, nos c urs s’enlisent dans le mipris.
| By dint of living as we live, our hearts get bogged down in misunderstanding.
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| La mjme histoire nous unis a force de vivre comme on vit.
| The same story unites us by dint of living as we live.
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| A force de vivre comme on vit on nous fait croire qu’on peut choisir.
| By dint of living as we live we are made to believe that we can choose.
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| A qui tu crois qu’j’vais dire merci ` force de vivre comme on vit…
| Who do you think I'm going to say thank you to for living as we live...
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| Grand frhre si tu savais combien j’t’aime.
| Big brother if you knew how much I love you.
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| Combien de fois j’ai refait ta vie dans ma tjte.
| How many times have I remade your life in my head.
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| Impuissante face au destin qui chavire comment faire si j’peux pas changer nos | Powerless in the face of destiny that capsizes what if I can't change our |
| vies.
| lives.
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| J’mhne un combat absurde mais grand comme Don Quichotte.
| I'm fighting an absurd but big fight like Don Quixote.
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| Invincible depuis qu’mes illusions sont mortes.
| Invincible since my illusions died.
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| Et j’rjve du destin d’sidarta.
| And I dream of sidarta's fate.
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| Transcender l’injustice par le don de soi.
| Transcend injustice through self-sacrifice.
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| Malik: A force de vivre, ta douleur est aussi devenu la mienne.
| Malik: By dint of living, your pain has also become mine.
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| C’est comprihensible fraternel unis dans la gjne.
| It is understandable fraternal united in genealogy.
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| Mes gars savent c’que j’sais donc j’ai personne ` qui parler.
| My guys know what I know so I have no one to talk to.
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| Mon c ur itanchi, si y avait pas toi qu’est-ce que je ferai.
| My heart itanchi, if it wasn't for you what would I do.
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| Mon enfance, c’est l’argent qui l’a possidie, le shit pour en amasser des sacs
| My childhood, it was the money that possessed it, the hash to collect bags of it
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| on en a arrachi.
| we got rid of it.
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| Les frustrations de jeunes de banlieues.
| The frustrations of suburban youth.
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| N’ont pas d’importance si tu savais ce qui se passe en haut lieu.
| Don't matter if you knew what's going on in high places.
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| J’rap Wal | I rap Wal |