Réel Lyrics in English by Booba, T-Pain
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Réel by Booba from French to English.
J'attaque au bélier, je n'attends pas le pont-levis
I attack with the ram, I don't wait for the drawbridge
On ne t'a jamais cru, ce dont je parle, je le vis
Nobody ever believed you, what I talk about, I live it
Tu cherches B.2.O, il est parti, n'est pas ici
You're looking for B.2.O, he's gone, isn't here
Faisons du biff', il n'y a qu'un T entre Haïti et Tahiti
Let's make money, there's only one T between Haiti and Tahiti
Oui, Messieurs j'ai la haine du S.E.N.E.G.A.L
Yes, gentlemen, I have the hate of S.E.N.E.G.A.L
501 cartonné, Glock, gilet pare-B.A.L
501 boxed, Glock, bulletproof vest
Djembé ou derbouka pour accompagner mes proses
Djembe or darbuka to accompany my prose
Négocier au bazooka, crois-moi ça simplifie les choses
Negotiating with a bazooka, believe me, that simplifies things
Écoute mes sons en boucle, apprends à me connaître
Listen to my songs on repeat, learn to know me
Regarde là où je suis car je suis là où il faut être
Look where I am because I'm where I need to be
Les mecs sont haineux, mais laisse-les
The guys are hateful, but let them
Ils n'ont pas de couilles, ils ne peuvent que rayer ma Bentley
They don't have b*lls, they can only scratch my Bentley
(Réel) You ain't doing nothing, I do everything
(Real) You ain't doing nothing, I do everything
I'm on all the time, better listen to what I say
I'm on all the time, better listen to what I say
And they say 'When I get older, I will be stronger'
And they say "When I get older, I will be stronger"
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
Now, how you like that?
Now, how you like that?
And they say 'When I get older, I will be stronger'
And they say "When I get older, I will be stronger"
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
Ils ont cassé tout mon bled, on essaie de rafistoler
They broke all my hood, we're trying to patch it up
N'obtenant aucune aide, pistonnés par un pistolet
Getting no help, pushed by a pistol
Shit dans l'cul au parloir, impression de se faire violer
Sh*t in the a** in the visiting room, feeling like being r*ped
J'veux l'or des Conquistadores, c'est mieux que les billets violets
I want the gold of the Conquistadors, it's better than purple bills
J'rappe pas pour les gonz' mais les gonzesses m'aiment bien
I don't rap for the girls but the chicks like me
Fuck une médaille de bronze, c'est l'or qu'les gonzesses aiment bien
F*ck a bronze medal, it's gold that the chicks like
R1 dans le veau-cer, j'm'arrache au Lumpini
R1 in the brain, I'm tearing it up at Lumpini
Porte-avions dans le holster
Aircraft carrier in the holster
600 veaux-che à l'arrière du Lamborghini
600 horses in the back of the Lamborghini
J'y crois quand les autres pensent que tout est fini
I believe in it when others think everything is over
Une paille dans mon vin, du piment dans mes fettuccine
A straw in my wine, chili in my fettuccine
Calibré, j'ai pas l'oix-ch
Calibrated, I don't have a choice
La barbe est bien taillée, le gamos sort du car wash
The beard is well-trimmed, the car comes out of the car wash
You ain't doing nothing, I do everything
You ain't doing nothing, I do everything
I'm on all the time, better listen to what I say
I'm on all the time, better listen to what I say
And they say 'When I get older, I will be stronger'
And they say "When I get older, I will be stronger"
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
Now, how you like that?
Now, how you like that?
And they say 'When I get older, I will be stronger'
And they say "When I get older, I will be stronger"
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
Hey, as I get older (As I get older)
Hey, as I get older (As I get older)
The game is getting colder (Is getting colder)
The game is getting colder (Is getting colder)
That's why I get stronger
That's why I get stronger
Ooh they can't stop me now
Ooh they can't stop me now
And they say ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
And they say ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ooh they can't stop me now
Ooh they can't stop me now
De l'enfer j'vais devoir en faire, réel comme 10 ans fermes
From hell I'll have to make it, real like 10 years hard time
Tu deviendras un homme, mon fils' ne m'a pas dit mon père
You'll become a man, my son' my father didn't tell me
Braza, Mala, mes compères, partenaires en crime
Braza, Mala, my cronies, partners in crime
Retrouve ton rappeur préféré paralysé de la tête aux lombaires
Find your favorite rapper paralyzed from head to lower back
La vie n'est pas un film, ni pause ni marche arrière
Life isn't a movie, neither pause nor rewind
Rien ne vaut mon honneur, ni mes euros ni ma carrière
Nothing is worth my honor, neither my euros nor my career
C'est bon de voyager, s'arracher, se sentir libre
It's good to travel, to break away, to feel free
Besoin de traverser le monde pour le sentir vivre, izi
Need to cross the world to feel it live, easy
You ain't doing nothing, I do everything
You ain't doing nothing, I do everything
I'm on all the time, better listen to what I say
I'm on all the time, better listen to what I say
And they say 'When I get older, I will be stronger'
And they say "When I get older, I will be stronger"
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
Now, how you like that?
Now, how you like that?
And they say 'When I get older, I will be stronger'
And they say "When I get older, I will be stronger"
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
And then I lean back, up in my Cadillac
Now, how you like that?
Now, how you like that?
And they say 'When I get older, I will be stronger'
And they say "When I get older, I will be stronger"
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
They'll call him Booba, just like a waving flag
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Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Elie Yaffa, Faheem Najm, Jean Duval, Jean-Pierre Brierre, Keinan Warsame, Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, Roy Magloire
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rafistoler — to patch up / to mend
Rafistoler means "to patch up" or "to mend," often implying a quick or makeshift repair rather than a perfect one. It's a vivid and somewhat informal verb that you don't encounter in every French song.
In the context of Booba's lyrics, "Ils ont cassé tout mon bled, on essaie de rafistoler" (They broke my whole neighborhood, we're trying to patch it up), it powerfully conveys a sense of resilience and struggle. It suggests an effort to repair damage and rebuild, even when resources or support are scarce, making it a compelling word choice.
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