L'un De Nous Deux Lyrics in English by Oxmo Puccino
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'un De Nous Deux by Oxmo Puccino from French to English.
Ce soir, il prendra les 400 coups
Tonight, he'll take all the blows
A ta chute ou à sa perte les paris vont doubler
On your fall or his loss, bets will double
Etre une star à la sueur de son coeur, le corps marqué par l'absence de la peur
To be a star by the sweat of his heart, his body marked by the absence of fear
Il 's'agit pas de chats miolants, juste des poids lourds dans une danse violente
It's not about meowing cats, just heavyweights in a violent dance
Prix Pulitzer d'espression corporelle
Pulitzer Prize for physical expression
Une collision de bull-dozer
A bulldozer collision
Triple accident de chars d'assaut
Triple tank accident
Car il va falloir Que tombe l'un de ces deux garçons, ce soir
Because it will be necessary That one of these two boys falls, tonight
L'un de nous deux doit tomber en public
One of us two must fall in public
Depuis, ton visage sur mes mirroirs
Since then, your face on my mirrors
Couches-toi vite, j'ai une histoire à fonder
Lie down quickly, I have a story to build
Cela implique que ce soir
That implies that tonight
Les vrais fous se font pas interner
Real madmen don't get committed
Ils rêvent les yeux ouverts, poings fermés
They dream with open eyes, fists closed
D't'façon, il n'y a pas de sous-métiers, encore moins celui de Champion du Monde entier
Anyway, there are no inferior jobs, even less so that of World Champion
Tellement ne save pas, hein, quand t'es seul sur le ring
So many don't know, huh, when you're alone in the ring
J'en ai vu dans ce cas, leur jeans sentaient l'urine
I've seen some in that situation, their jeans smelled of urine
La vie est ironique: s'échapper des ruelles pour vivre de duels
Life is ironic: escaping the alleys to live by duels
A la fin, y'aura qu'un type à l'horizontal, le respect mutuel, mais ce soir
In the end, there'll only be one guy horizontal, mutual respect, but tonight
Tête haute, le corps aéroporté dans la bulle que forme la corde à sauter
Head high, body airborne in the bubble formed by the jump rope
Instinct de survie prononcer, c'est le combat de l'épuisement contre la volonté
Survival instinct pronounced, it's the fight of exhaustion against will
C'est de là qu'elle partie, l'action: une science dont vous n'avez pas la notion
That's where it started, the action: a science you don't have the notion of
Courir des milliers de kilomètres, se nourir par la force et finir honnête
To run thousands of kilometers, to feed oneself by strength and end up honest
Mais l'ange douceur, le son du cuir qui cogne, il n'est pas naît d'une cité mais d'une cygogne
But the angel of gentleness, the sound of leather hitting, wasn't born from a city but from a stork
Hélas Ce soir Hélas Ce soir
Alas Tonight Alas... Tonight...
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
JEREMY CHATELAIN, ABDOULAYE (PKA PUCCINO, OXMO) DIARRA
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cygogne — stork
Cygogne is a poetic and slightly archaic spelling of "cigogne," which means "stork." It's an interesting word because it's not commonly found in modern French lyrics, making it stand out.
In the context of the song, Oxmo Puccino uses it to create a striking contrast: "il n'est pas naît d'une cité mais d'une cygogne" (he wasn't born from a city but from a stork). This line evokes a sense of destiny and perhaps a more natural, almost mythical origin for the fighter, rather than the harsh realities of urban life. It adds a layer of depth and unexpected imagery to the narrative.
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