Des Mots Lyrics in English by Kery James, Laura Léda
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Des Mots by Kery James from French to English.
Seule la haine nous fait signe
Only hatred beckons to us
L'absence de conscience assassine
The absence of conscience murders
Aseptise nos âmes
Sterilizes our souls
Plus d'amour, seul l'argent nous fascine
No more love, only money fascinates us
Des mots, des mots
Words, words
Et un peuple se domine
And a people dominates itself
J'ai des maux, des maux
I have aches, aches
Mais ça ne reste que des mots
But they remain only words
On voudrait peindre la paix
We would like to paint peace
Mais seule la peine se dessine
But only sorrow takes shape
Nos espoirs sont crispés
Our hopes are strained
Car seule la haine nous fait signe
Because only hatred beckons us
On a beau dire 'non!', marcher à reculons
We may say "no!", walk backwards
L'époque nous prend de vitesse
The times are outpacing us
Est-ce qu'au final on ne sera que les plus lents?
Will we in the end be only the slowest?
À rejoindre le Nouvel Ordre, embrasser la Nouvelle Ère
To join the New Order, embrace the New Era
Où les soldats du désordre nous complotent une Troisième Guerre
Where the soldiers of disorder are plotting a Third World War against us
À la conscience du présent succède la phobie du futur
The awareness of the present gives way to the phobia of the future
Vu que l'avenir ne se présente qu'avec le choc des cultures
Since the future only presents itself with the clash of cultures
On n'a que des mots pour résister
We have only words to resist
Mais notre besoin d'argent
But our need for money
Nous pousse souvent à nous désister
Often pushes us to give up
On ne sait plus trop ce qui nous manque
We no longer know what we lack
La capacité ou le courage?
The ability or the courage?
Tenus en laisse par des banques
Held on a leash by banks
On n'a que des mots pour leur faire outrage
We only have words to outrage them
On n'a que des mots pour refuser
We only have words to refuse
Vu que nos mots laissent des traces
Since our words leave traces
Ils ont des flics pour les pister
They have cops to track them
On est une majorité, manipulés par une minorité
We are a majority, manipulated by a minority
On manque d'un mot à cinq lettres, UNITÉ
We lack a five-letter word, UNITY
Seule la haine nous fait signe
Only hatred beckons to us
L'absence de conscience assassine
The absence of conscience murders
Aseptise nos âmes
Sterilizes our souls
Plus d'amour, seul l'argent nous fascine
No more love, only money fascinates us
Des mots, des mots
Words, words
Et un peuple se domine
And a people dominates itself
J'ai des maux, des maux
I have aches, aches
Mais ça ne reste que des mots
But they remain only words
On a des mots qui déplaisent
We have words that displease
Même quand ce sont des mots justes
Even when they are just words
On rêve de mots qui apaisent
We dream of words that soothe
Mais on entend que des mots brusques
But we only hear harsh words
Dirigés par des fous de guerre
Directed by warmongers
On peut bien craindre que le dernier mot soit nucléaire
We can well fear that the last word will be nuclear
Il nous reproche d'être alarmistes
They accuse us of being alarmist
Mais pourtant nos craintes sont crédibles
But yet our fears are credible
Qu'ils n'essaient pas d'acheter
May they not try to buy
Ni d'incarcérer nos mots libres
Nor to imprison our free words
En paix avec nous-mêmes
In peace with ourselves
Même si on a des mots qui dérangent
Even if we have words that disturb
Car leurs mots sans vérité ne resteront que des mensonges
Because their words without truth will remain nothing but lies
Des mots pour les faibles, quand les forts ont des armées
Words for the weak, when the strong have armies
Mais tant que nos mots s'élèvent, on est jamais vraiment désarmés
But as long as our words rise, we are never truly disarmed
Face aux M.A.U.X qui nous divisent et nous écrasent
Faced with the A.U.S. that divide and crush us
En assemblant nos M.O.T.S, on peut encore faire de belles phrases
By assembling our W.O.T.S., we can still make beautiful sentences
Besoin de mots responsables
Need for responsible words
Nos banlieues ont pris feu
Our suburbs have caught fire
Car y'a des mots inflammables
Because there are flammable words
On a des mots qui éduquent
We have words that educate
Qui ont un sens et un but
That have meaning and purpose
Comme le Prim's Parolier
Like the Prim's Parolier
'On a des mots qui percutent!'
"We have words that hit hard!"
Seule la haine nous fait signe
Only hatred beckons to us
L'absence de conscience assassine
The absence of conscience murders
Aseptise nos âmes
Sterilizes our souls
Plus d'amour, seul l'argent nous fascine
No more love, only money fascinates us
Des mots, des mots
Words, words
Et un peuple se domine
And a people dominates itself
J'ai des maux, des maux
I have aches, aches
Mais ça ne reste que des mots
But they remain only words
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Alix Mathurin
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UNITÉ — UNITY
UNITÉ means 'unity'. It's a powerful and essential concept, especially in the context of social commentary and calls for collective action.
In the song, Kery James highlights the lack of unity among the people, stating, "On manque d'un mot à cinq lettres, UNITÉ" (We lack a five-letter word, UNITY). This direct and impactful line underscores the central theme of the song: the need for people to come together to resist manipulation and injustice. It's a word that resonates deeply with the song's message of empowerment and collective strength.
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