Tiago Lyrics in English Kendji Girac

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tiago by Kendji Girac from French to English.
Since we were kids
My friend, we've struggled
Now we're men
I wanna put the oars away
If tears come to you
Come and give them to me
Gypsies, gypsy girls
That's what we're made for
Tiago, I took the time to write you
A melody in a thousand smiles
Tiago, I took my time to say it
But my friend, I'm here for the worst
Whoever laughs at you, laughs at me too
In 20 years you'll see
We'll laugh about it
If it turns into a fight
We'll play four hands
Gypsies, gypsy girls
God gives us fists
Tiago, I took the time to write you
A melody in a thousand smiles
Tiago, I took my time to say it
But, my friend, I'm here for the worst
My friend, my friend, my friend, Tiago
My friend, my friend, my friend, Tiago
My friend, my friend, my friend, Tiago
Tiago
The girlfriend who leaves
But won't come back
That's time to see each other, yeah
So we can talk about you
If your heart's broken
Bring it within the hour
Gypsies, gypsy girls
We're good handymen
Tiago, I took the time to write you
A melody in a thousand smiles
Tiago, I took my time to say it
But my friend, Tiago
Tiago, I took the time to write you
A melody in a thousand smiles
Tiago, I took my time to say it
But my friend, I'm here for the worst
Tiago
Tiago
Tiago
Tiago
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Lyrics © EL EDITIONS, Universal Music Publishing Group, PEERMUSIC FRANCE, LILI LOUISE MUSIQUE, Peermusic Publishing, K7G PRODUCTIONS
Renaud Rebillaud, Kendji Girac
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SONG MEANING

“Tiago” is Kendji Girac’s heartfelt shout-out to a childhood friend who has shared every bump and victory of life’s road. The French-Roma singer looks back at the days when they were kids “rowing” through hardships, then celebrates the moment they have finally become men ready to put the oars away. With warm guitar rhythms and a chorus full of smiles, Kendji promises that every tear, breakup, or fistfight will be faced together, because whoever laughs at Tiago laughs at him too.

At its core, the song is a tribute to unbreakable friendship and proud Gitano spirit. Kendji reminds Tiago that gypsies are born resilient, quick with their hands, and even quicker with their hearts. Whether Tiago’s heart is “out of order” or life turns rough, there is always a melody, four hands on the guitar, and a brother ready to fix whatever is broken. The message is simple yet powerful: true friends are family, and their bond will still make them laugh about today’s troubles twenty years from now.

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