Petit Frère Lyrics in English by Gradur
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Petit Frère by Gradur from French to English.
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Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Ils sont derrière, on est devant
They're behind, we're in front
La street, on la vit, on est dedans
The street, we live it, we're in it
On l'aime et la déteste en même temps
We love and hate it at the same time
On prie les frères morts à l'enterrement
We pray for the dead brothers at the funeral
On essaye de s'en sortir, ne pas finir incarcérés
We try to make it out, not to end up incarcerated
À cause d'une histoire de merde
Because of a sh*t story
Encore une famille qui va pleurer
Another family that's going to cry
Allez petit, range-moi ton Glock
Come on kid, put away your Glock
À la base, on vient tous d'en bas
Basically, we all come from the bottom
Rebeus, renois dans le même bloc
Arabs, Black people in the same block
J'connais ta sœur et tes rents-pa
I know your sister and your parents
Il t'a fait du mal, il faut pardonner
He hurt you, you must forgive
J'aime pas le sang, j'préfère le bordelais
I don't like blood, I prefer Bordeaux wine
Sheguey, on a sauté les barbelés
Hustler, we jumped the barbed wire
Pour finir au bord de mer
To end up by the sea
Ne crois pas qu'c'est la vie, poto, c'est ta vie qu'tu vas gâcher
Don't think that's life, buddy, it's your life you're going to waste
(Ne crois pas qu'c'est la vie, poto, c'est ta vie qu'tu vas gâcher)
(Don't think that's life, buddy, it's your life you're going to waste)
La vie, on n'en a qu'une donc enlève ton doigt de cette gâchette
Life, we only have one, so take your finger off that trigger
(La vie, on n'en a qu'une donc enlève ton doigt de cette gâchette)
(Life, we only have one, so take your finger off that trigger)
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
L'argent c'est bien, mais la vie, c'est précieux
Money's good, but life's precious
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
L'argent c'est bien, mais la vie, c'est précieux
Money's good, but life's precious
Petit frère a déserté le terrain de jeu
Little brother has deserted the playground
Il est déter, équipé, broliqué sur son terrain d'beuh
He's determined, equipped, armed on his weed turf
Il a son équipe, il a les couilles
He has his crew, he has the balls
Fait couler le sang, fait parler les douilles
Makes blood flow, makes the casings speak
Il s'fait respecter par tous et met les gangsters à genoux
He makes everyone respect him and brings gangsters to their knees
Mais petit frère, t'es dans l'faux
But little brother, you're in the wrong
T'aurais dû rester dans l'foot
You should've stayed in football
La mort ou la prison
Death or prison
C'est tout c'qui t'attend dans l'four
That's all that awaits you in the trap
On a tous fait du sale, au final, on s'est rangés
We all did bad things, in the end, we straightened up
Mais toi t'as préféré les armes, la drogue, le danger
But you preferred weapons, drugs, danger
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
L'argent c'est bien, mais la vie, c'est précieux
Money's good, but life's precious
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
Petit frère, faut faire belek
Little brother, you gotta watch out
L'argent c'est bien, mais la vie, c'est précieux
Money's good, but life's precious
Aujourd'hui, un frère est parti
Today, a brother is gone
Et ne reviendra jamais
And will never come back
Aujourd'hui, un frère est parti
Today, a brother is gone
Donc petit frère, faut faire belek
So little brother, you gotta watch out
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belek — watch out / be careful
Belek is a slang term derived from Arabic, meaning "watch out" or "be careful." It's a word you wouldn't typically find in formal French, making it interesting and unique to the street context of this song.
In "Petit frère," Gradur repeatedly uses "faut faire belek" (you have to watch out) to warn his younger brother about the dangers of street life, emphasizing the constant need for vigilance in a perilous environment. This word choice highlights the song's raw and authentic portrayal of urban realities.
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