Les Coups Lyrics in English by Maxime Le Forestier
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Coups by Maxime Le Forestier from French to English.
Les coups de fils, les coups de chaleur
Phone calls, heat strokes
Les coups de folies, les coups de cœur
Fits of madness, crushes
Les coups qu'on paye ceux qu'on boit
The rounds we pay for, those we drink
Les coups de règles sur les doigts
Ruler blows on the fingers
Coups de poker, de bols, de banque
Poker moves, strokes of luck, bank shots
Ceux qu'on tire et ceux qu'on vend
Those we pull and those we sell
Ça s 'efface d'un coup de balai
That disappears with a sweep of the broom
Mais le coup que tu m'as fais ça
But the trick you played on me, that
Je l'oublierai jamais
I'll never forget it
Coups du père François, coups d'arnaque
Father François's moves, rip-offs
Coups du berger, coups de jarnaque
Shepherd's moves, jarnaque tricks
Coups de bambous, coup fourrés
Bamboo hits, dirty tricks
Coups d'épingles sur les poupées
Pin pricks on dolls
Coups de genoux, coups de tatane
Knee kicks, shoe kicks
De poings, de coudes, de pieds, de lames
Of fists, of elbows, of feet, of blades
Tous ces coups là je les connais
All those blows I know
Mais le coup que tu m'as fais ça
But the trick you played on me, that
Je l'oublierai jamais
I'll never forget it
C'est sur a coup de dé
It's by chance
Un coup de tête, sur un coup de magie baguette
A sudden impulse, by a magic wand's spell
Qui t'a pris de me faire ce coup ci
What possessed you to do this to me
On fini jamais d'apprendre
We never stop learning
Mais les coups a prendre
But the lessons to learn
C'est pas ça qui manque ici
There's no shortage of that here
Douze à minuit
Twelve at midnight
Quatre cent dans la fête
Four hundred at the party
Trois au théâtre
Three at the theater
Un sur ma tête
One on my head
Coup de boule, coup d'état, coup dure
Headbutt, coup d'état, tough break
Tous les coups sont dans la nature
All the blows are in nature
Coup de soleil, de pic à glace
Sunburn, ice pick blows
Coup d'œil acéré, coup de grâce
A sharp glance, coup de grâce
M'attend d'un coup tu as gagné
It awaits me, suddenly you've won
Et le coup que tu me fais ça
And the trick you play on me, that
Je l'oublierai jamais
I'll never forget it
Je l'oublierai jamais
I'll never forget it
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jarnaque — swindle / rip-off
Jarnaque is a colloquial and somewhat rare French word that means 'swindle' or 'rip-off'. It's a more colorful and less common synonym for words like 'arnaque'.
In the song, it's used in the phrase "coups de jarnaque," which literally translates to "swindle blows" or "rip-off moves." This highlights the theme of various 'coups' (blows, moves, tricks) that one encounters in life, specifically those that involve deceit or being taken advantage of. Its uniqueness makes it stand out among the more common 'coups' mentioned.
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