J'te Connaissais Pas Lyrics in English by Oxmo Puccino

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song J'te Connaissais Pas by Oxmo Puccino from French to English.
Les gens s'écoutent, mais ne s'entendent pas
People listen to each other, but don't understand each other
Beaucoup parlent mal de ce qu'ils ne connaissent pas
Many speak ill of what they don't know
J'te connaissais pas, je pensais pas
I didn't know you, I wasn't thinking
Je dépensais dans les bars le cœur « béléba »
I spent in bars with a broken heart
J'te connaissais pas, j'étais bien, bon
I didn't know you, I was fine, good
Je rentrais sans heure
I came home at no set time
Jamais la même dans l'ascenseur
Never the same one in the elevator
Maintenant moins de groupies à mes concerts
Now fewer groupies at my concerts
Une bonne partie de mes coups de fils te concernent
A good part of my phone calls are about you
Les gens peuvent s'aimer avant de se croiser
People can love each other before they even meet
D'ailleurs, tout de suite j'ai su que c'était toi
In fact, I knew right away it was you
Un homme a soif de mille aventures
A man thirsts for a thousand adventures
On les veut toutes, mais il en suffit d'une
We want them all, but one is enough
J'te connaissais pas
I didn't know you
Les gens se rapprochent comme pour s'éloigner
People get closer as if to pull away
La moitié de nos souvenirs peut en témoigner
Half of our memories can attest to it
Tu me connaissais pas tu te répétais, tous les mêmes
You didn't know me, you kept telling yourself, "they're all the same"
Aucun pour me compléter
No one to complete me
Tu as paumé ton innocence, dans ces relations sans résonance
You lost your innocence in those hollow relationships
Puis tu t'es préférée seule au fond de ton panier plutôt que mal accompagnée
Then you preferred being alone in your own space rather than in bad company
Tu ne connaissais pas ce genre d'homme qui reste après t'avoir contemplé
You didn't know this kind of man who stays after admiring you
À perdre dans tous les sens, tu n'attendais plus
Having lost in every way, you no longer waited
Puis nous avons fait connaissance
Then we got to know each other
Tu ne me connaissais pas
You didn't know me
J'te connaissais pas comme tant d'autres, j'étais assuré
I didn't know you like so many others, I was sure
Qu'aucune ne m'aurait dans la durée
That no one would keep me long-term
Avec toi spécialement, je peux m'y faire
With you especially, I can get used to it
Dans l'espace, deviens mon hémisphère
In this space, become my hemisphere
Te mettre à l'épreuve quand la routine s'installe
To test you when routine sets in
Que la rage arrive par la vaisselle sale
When rage comes from dirty dishes
Je ne tomberai peut-être plus amoureux
I might not fall in love again
Mais dans le coeur, la clé des hommes heureux
But in the heart, the key to happy men
Avec mes impossibles rêves d'artiste, te reconnaître en faisait partie
With my impossible artist's dreams, recognizing you was one of them
Rien ne poussait sur ma banale planète
Nothing grew on my ordinary planet
Tu m'as fait mettre des fleurs sur mon arbalète
You made me put flowers on my crossbow
J'te connaissais pas
I didn't know you
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
LUDOVIC BRUNI, ABDOULAYE (PKA PUCCINO, OXMO) DIARRA, VINCENT TAEGER, VINCENT TAURELLE
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arbalète — crossbow

Arbalète translates to "crossbow". It's an unexpected and visually striking word to find in a song, especially in a romantic context.

Oxmo Puccino uses this word metaphorically to describe a transformation. He sings, "Tu m'as fait mettre des fleurs sur mon arbalète" (You made me put flowers on my crossbow). This powerful imagery suggests that the person he met has softened his defenses, turning something once used for combat into an object of beauty and peace, symbolizing how love can change one's perspective and approach to life.

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