GLAIVE Lyrics in English by Booba

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song GLAIVE by Booba from French to English.

Ne crois-tu pas qu'je sais c'que j'fais?

Don't you think I know what I'm doing?

Ne crois-tu pas qu'je sais c'que j'fais?

Don't you think I know what I'm doing?

Tellement longtemps que j'fais la guerre

I've been at war for so long

Le prochain c'est Damso, m'fais pas jurer la vie d'ma mère

Next up is Damso, don't make me swear on my mother's life

Chacun sa croix, chacun sa Elvira

Everyone's got their cross, everyone's got their Elvira

La paix s'ra toute nouvelle peut être qu'on l'appréciera

Peace will be brand new, maybe we'll appreciate it

Je crois en Dieu à ma manière, sûrement pas Jésus qui me guide

I believe in God in my own way, it's sure as hell not Jesus guiding me

Un demi-siècle qu'j'suis au pouvoir, peut-on parler de génocide?

I've been in power for half a century, can we call it genocide?

Tu préfères le raconter, moi, je préfère le vivre

You'd rather tell the story, me, I prefer to live it

J'ai du réécrire tous ces livres, j'dois faire le plein pour faire le vide

I had to rewrite all those books, I gotta fill up to empty out

9.2, c'est l'élite, pas dur d'écouler tous ces litres

9.2, that's the elite, it's not hard to move all these liters

Je n's'rai jamais un mythe, j'ai bien griffonné tous ces titres

I'll never be a myth, I really scribbled all these titles

Liasses de billets si hautes, wallaye bilaye, j'perds l'équilibre

Stacks of bills so high, wallahi billahi, I'm losing my balance

Sur écoute à droite à gauche, j'ai dû faire sauter toutes les lignes

Wiretapped left and right, I had to blow up all the lines

Elle m'a cherché dans tout l'étage, elle a frappé à toutes les suites

She looked for me on the whole floor, she knocked on every suite

Y a qu'Didier qu'on n'aime pas, j'passe le salam à toute l'équipe

Only Didier we don't like, I send salams to the whole team

Trop d'argent, je ne rêve plus mais hamdoullah, j'ai tout

Too much money, I don't dream anymore but hamdoullah, I got everything

Elle dit que je l'ai niquée, Hassoul, j'l'ai pas ché-tou

She says I f*cked her over, anyway, I didn't mess her up

Sept zéros sur les chèques, poto j'ai plus vingt ans

Seven zeros on the checks, bro I'm not twenty anymore

Vide la caisse et vite, salope, le changement, c'est maintenant

Empty the register and quick, b*tch, change is right now

La paix n'tiendra pas longtemps si rate-pi n'fait pas son chiffre

Peace won't last long if the hustler doesn't make his numbers

Ient-cli n'a pas son fixe, t'es au tard-mi, t'as pas ton shit

The client doesn't have his phone, you're in the hole, you don't have your sh*t

Tout peut sombrer si vite, ici, rien ne reste sans suite

Everything can sink so fast, here nothing goes without consequences

J'suis au placard, j'vois pas mes mômes, même Hendrick voit pas son fils

I'm locked up, I don't see my kids, even Hendrick doesn't see his son

Ce n'est qu'un au revoir, si haut de l'autre côté des lois

It's only a goodbye, so high on the other side of the law

J'passais une commande Uber Eats pendant qu'j'lui mettais des doigts

I was placing an Uber Eats order while I was fingering her

Je sais qu'tu vas la retourner donc j't'ai mis ta veste à l'envers

I know you're gonna flip it so I put your jacket inside out

Espèce d'enculé d'requin, j'vais t'mettre dans un bocal en fer

You motherf*cking shark, I'm gonna put you in an iron jar

Y a ceux qui ont sorti le glaive, y a ceux qu'ont pas gé-bou

There are those who pulled out the sword, and those who didn't move

L'alcool sur la table, c'est pour les tchoins, j'suis pas rré-bou

The booze on the table is for the h*es, I'm not wasted

J'ai trop d'argent, je ne rêve plus mais hamdoullah, j'ai tout

I got too much money, I don't dream anymore but hamdoullah, I got everything

Elle dit que je l'ai niquée, Hassoul, j'l'ai pas ché-tou

She says I f*cked her over, anyway, I didn't mess her up

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glaive — sword

Glaive literally translates to "sword", specifically a broadsword or a large, heavy sword. It's a word with a historical and somewhat archaic feel, making it stand out from everyday vocabulary.

In the context of Booba's song, "GLAIVE", the word is used metaphorically to represent power, conflict, and the readiness for battle or confrontation. The line "Y a ceux qui ont sorti le glaive, y a ceux qu'ont pas gé-bou" (There are those who drew the sword, there are those who didn't move) highlights a division between those who are active and aggressive in their pursuits and those who remain passive. It's a strong, evocative image that sets a tone of defiance and strength.

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