United Lyrics in English IAM
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Refrain
Chorus
9 9, raisons de serrer les rangs
9 9, reasons to close ranks
Tous, d?s l'enfance rod?s serrer les dents
Everyone, from childhood, has learned to grit their teeth
Bleu, blanc, rouge ouais c'est nous aussi
Blue, white, red yeah that's us too
United, m?me si on a pas les m?mes racines
United, even if we don't have the same roots
Shurik'n
Shurik'n
Ils parlent de cit?s risque et nous on parle de racines
They talk about risky cities and we talk about roots
Souvent ils nous pointent du doigt et nous on pointe au ch?mage
Often they point the finger at us and we point to unemployment
On parle de riz, d'harissa, eux parlent vin et fromage
We talk about rice, harissa, they talk about wine and cheese
On parle de r?ussite mais eux nous parlent int?rim et stage
We talk about success but they talk to us about interim work and internships
On parle de reconnaissance, ils appellent ?a de la frime
We talk about recognition, they call it showing off
On parle d'argent et d'aisance, pour du poignons ils d?ciment
We talk about money and ease, for the sake of money they decimate
Nous la vie on la dessine, coup d'images et de mots
We draw life, with images and words
On veut toucher des cimes m?me si on part du caniveau
We want to reach the peaks even if we start from the gutter
Eux ne connaissent qu'abondance, on s'en remet la chance
They only know abundance, we rely on luck
Pas besoin de piper les d?s, c'est toujours eux qui les lancent
No need to grab the dice, it's always them who throw them
On veut avoir le choix, on veut avoir des r?ves
We want to have choice, we want to have dreams
Ne plus porter ce poids c'est c'qui nous brise les vert?bres
No longer carrying this weight is what breaks our vertebrae
On parle de gastronomie, les notre cr?vent la dalle
We talk about gastronomy, ours are amazing
Nous on parle de m?tier, mais eux ne pensent que m?nage
We talk about jobs, but they only think about housekeeping
Nous on pense famille, les journaux parlent de meute
We think of family, the newspapers talk of a pack
On veut de l'attention mais l'objectif n'y voit que les ?meutes
We want attention but the lens only sees the riots
Refrain
Chorus
Morceau Kery James
Track Kery James
'Dans nos rues, y a trop de pleurs et y a trop de cris'
'In our streets, there are too many tears and too many screams'
'Trop d'injustices dans le monde'
'Too many injustices in the world'
Morceau Youssoupha
Piece Youssoupha
'J'esp?re que mes ?crits resteront fid?les mes convictions'
'I hope my writings remain true to my beliefs'
Akhenaton
Akhenaten
Les fr?res parlent de clans, la presse parle de bandes
Brothers talk about clans, the press talks about gangs
Les nazis parlent de sang, la t?l? parle de gangs
The Nazis talk about blood, the TV? talk about gangs
Nos rap parlent de peuple, la radio parle de niches
Our raps talk about people, the radio talks about niches
On se sent tous pareil, la pub parle de cible
We all feel the same, the ad talks about targets
On parle sentiments, ils r?pondent par des chiffres
We talk about feelings, they respond with numbers
On parle de chiffres ils les nient, nous matent et voient des fifres
We talk about numbers they deny them, watch us and see fifes
On vient m?t?ques et mats, ils veulent du scandinave
We come in masts and masts, they want Scandinavian
Du bad boys mais du blanc, estampill? au rang des bandits braves
Bad boys but white, stamped? among the brave bandits
Eux Pete Doherty, ou encore sex pistols
They Pete Doherty, or even sex pistols
Nous Beanie Siegel pour un son qui sort des rigoles
We Beanie Siegel for a sound that comes out of the gutters
Leurs ?carts des l?gendes, nous des caricatures
Their departures from legends, we caricatures
On vient dans ta ville pour kicker pas pour forcer des voitures
We come to your town to kick, not to force cars
Jadis intol?rant, c'est du texte, non pas d' la com
Once intolerant, it's text, not communication
J' monte sur sc?ne en United Colors of Akhenaton
I go on stage as United Colors of Akhenaten
O? j'vois potes et amis, eux voient noirs et arabes
Where? I see friends and friends, they see blacks and Arabs
Quand j'tends les bras, ils m'remercient avec contr?les et barrages
When I stretch out my arms, they thank me with checks and barriers
Refrain
Chorus
C'est nous ?a Bleu
Is that us? Blue
C'est nous ?a Blanc
Is that us? White
C'est nous ?a Rouge
Is that us? Red
C'est aussi nous ?a y?
Is it also us? That’s it?
C'est nous ?a Libert?
Is that us at Liberty?
C'est nous ?a ?galit?
It's us ?equal?
C'est nous ?a Fraternit?
Is that us at Fraternity?
C'est aussi nous ?a y?
Is it also us? That’s it?
C'est nous ?a United
This is us at United
C'est nous ?a Unis sous une m?me banni?re
It's us united under one banner
C'est nous ?a
Is that us?
C'est aussi nous ?a Au del? de toutes les barri?res
Is it also us? of all barriers
C'est nous ?a IAM
This is us at IAM
C'est nous ?a On exige rien
Is it us? We demand nothing
C'est nous ?a
Is that us?
C'est aussi nous ?a Juste ce qui nous est du
It's also us? It's just what is due to us
C'est nous ?a
Is that us?
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