Vendeurs De Rêves Lyrics in English by KeBlack

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vendeurs De Rêves by KeBlack from French to English.
J'ai vu dans ton regard, l'histoire d'un homme paniqué
I saw in your gaze, the story of a panicked man
Comme la vie nous assomme, t'es parti sans aucune idée
As life knocks us down, you left without any idea
Les étoiles plein les yeux, tu veux garder ta dignité
Stars in your eyes, you want to keep your dignity
Alors t'as pris la route, pour l'Europe et ses qualités
So you took the road, for Europe and its qualities
On t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
They sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
On t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
They sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
T'as quitté ton pays (rêve, crève)
You left your country (dream, d*e)
Car on t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
Because they sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
Sur ce bateau, tu as perdu un tas d'amis
On this boat, you lost a lot of friends
Tout ce que tu voulais, c'était rejoindre l'Italie
All you wanted, was to reach Italy
T'as fait confiance aux hommes, mauvaise idée, mauvaise idée
You trusted men, bad idea, bad idea
T'as fait confiance aux hommes (mauvaise idée, mauvaise idée)
You trusted men (bad idea, bad idea)
Bloqué dans le désert, loin de chez toi et de ta famille
Stuck in the desert, far from home and your family
Un bidon d'eau pour dix, c'est pas ce qu'on t'avait promis
A can of water for ten, that's not what they promised you
Il n'y a plus que toi, Nzambé
There's only you left, Nzambé
Nzambé, nous laisse pas tomber
Nzambé, don't let us down
J'ai vu dans ton regard, l'histoire d'un homme paniqué
I saw in your gaze, the story of a panicked man
Comme la vie nous assomme, t'es parti sans aucune idée
As life knocks us down, you left without any idea
Les étoiles plein les yeux, tu veux garder ta dignité
Stars in your eyes, you want to keep your dignity
Alors t'as pris la route, pour l'Europe et ses qualités
So you took the road, for Europe and its qualities
On t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
They sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
On t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
They sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
T'as quitté ton pays (rêve, crève)
You left your country (dream, d*e)
Car on t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
Because they sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
Au milieu de ce bateau, t'as peur de glisser
In the middle of this boat, you're afraid to slip
Ouh, entassés, entassés, entassés, c'est la vérité
Ooh, piled up, piled up, piled up, it's the truth
C'est pour aider ta famille, que t'as tout quitté
It's to help your family, that you left everything
Ouh, tabassés, tabassés, tabassés, t'as pas mérité
Ooh, beaten, beaten, beaten, you didn't deserve it
Trois cent âmes affamées, plus d'humanité
Three hundred hungry souls, no more humanity
Ouh, avancer, avancer, avancer, obligé de lutter
Ooh, move forward, move forward, move forward, forced to fight
Il n'y a plus que toi, Nzambé
There's only you left, Nzambé
Nzambe, nous laisse pas tomber
Nzambe, don't let us down
J'ai vu dans ton regard, l'histoire d'un homme paniqué
I saw in your gaze, the story of a panicked man
Comme la vie nous assomme, t'es parti sans aucune idée
As life knocks us down, you left without any idea
Les étoiles plein les yeux, tu veux garder ta dignité
Stars in your eyes, you want to keep your dignity
Alors t'as pris la route, pour l'Europe et ses qualités
So you took the road, for Europe and its qualities
On t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
They sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
On t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
They sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
T'as quitté ton pays (rêve, crève)
You left your country (dream, d*e)
Car on t'a vendu du rêve (rêve, crève)
Because they sold you a dream (dream, d*e)
Tu voulais juste t'en aller, tu voulais juste t'évader
You just wanted to leave, you just wanted to escape
Mais tu ne savais pas
But you didn't know
Non tu ne savais pas
No, you didn't know
Tu voulais juste t'évader, tu voulais juste t'en aller
You just wanted to escape, you just wanted to leave
Tu ne savais pas
You didn't know
Non tu ne savais pas
No, you didn't know
Ouh, mais tu ne savais pas
Ooh, but you didn't know
Non tu ne savais pas
No, you didn't know
Ouh, tu ne savais pas
Ooh, you didn't know
Non tu ne savais pas
No, you didn't know
Ouh, mais tu ne savais pas
Ooh, but you didn't know
Non tu ne savais pas
No, you didn't know
Ouh, tu ne savais pas
Ooh, you didn't know
Non tu ne vais pas
No, you don't go
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Nzambé — God (Lingala)

Nzambé is a powerful and unique word in this song. It's not a common French word, but rather a word from Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo.

In the context of the song, which tells the story of migrants facing immense hardship and betrayal, calling out to Nzambé signifies a desperate plea to God for help and protection when all other hope is lost. It adds a deep cultural and emotional layer to the lyrics, making it very memorable.

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