La République Lyrics in English Olivia Ruiz

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La République by Olivia Ruiz from French to English.
I love surprising you
Feeling you unsettled
I'm having fun splitting it all
When you start doubting
I like it to start
From the belly and the hips
I free my core
From its purpose
My instinct is my beacon
My work reins in
The wanderings of my thoughts
I know my flaws well
But I know how to outdo myself
It starts in the belly and the hips
I free my lair
From its fate
I'm one of those
Who swim against the current
Who refuse the wind's direction
Refuse to be the replica
Of the replica of the replica
The one nobody can catch
Or even try to cage
Without me striking back
Striking back, striking back
Okay, now I'm listening
But you don't talk much
When a woman asserts herself
That shuts your mouth
Okay, now I'm listening
But you don't talk much
How small you are
Without your army behind you
I love hanging
On the thread of your thoughts
I enjoy stretching it
Unknotting it, cutting it
I like it to start
From the belly and the hips
I free my lair
From its fate
My nose is my beacon
My instinct almost witch-like
My will hardly skittish
I thwart chance
And look for how to provoke it
It starts in the belly and the hips
That frees my core
From its purpose
I'm one of those
Who swim against the current
Who refuse the wind's direction
Refuse to be the replica
Of the replica of the replica
The one nobody can catch
Or even try to cage
Without me striking back
Striking back, striking back
Okay, now I'm listening
But you don't talk much
When a woman asserts herself
That shuts your mouth
Okay, now I'm listening
But you don't talk much
How small you are
Without your army behind you
I like it to start
From the belly and the hips
I free my lair
From its purpose
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SONG MEANING

Olivia Ruiz turns her own body into a République in this fiery call to self-rule. Every beat starts “du ventre et du bassin” – from the gut and the hips – reminding us that real freedom begins in the place where instinct meets rhythm. She revels in surprising her listener, slicing through doubts, and steering her path with an unflinching inner compass. The song’s pulsing groove mirrors that feeling of liberation as she frees “mon centre” from any predetermined destiny.

It is also a witty feminist retort to anyone who tries to cage her. The Spanish lines – “Vale, ahora te escucho… ¿Qué pequeño estás sin tu ejército atrás?” – poke fun at a man left speechless when a woman stands her ground. Ruiz refuses to drift with the current, to “be the replica of the replica.” Instead, she swims against the tide, turning every challenge into an opportunity to prove that no one can catch or imprison her. La République is both dancefloor anthem and manifesto: a celebration of instinct, resilience, and the sovereign power of a woman who answers only to herself.

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