Cité Dortoir Lyrics in English by Rim'K
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cité Dortoir by Rim'K from French to English.
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
J'voulais m'intégrer, il voulait pas de moi
I wanted to fit in, he didn't want me
Pour un job faut faire quoi, braquer le Pôle emploi?
For a job, what do you do, rob the unemployment office?
Je ne serai jamais l'employé du mois
I'll never be the employee of the month
La haine qui brille dans les yeux, la mauvaise graine des cités-dortoirs (la haine)
The hate that shines in their eyes, the bad seed of the dormitory cities (the hate)
Tu sors de chez toi, bisous à mama
You leave your house, kisses to mama
Tu le sais pas, c'est peut-être la dernière fois que tu la vois
You don't know it, it's maybe the last time you see her
J'mets des baskets neuves, peut-être aujourd'hui je crève
I put on new sneakers, maybe today I die
J'ai pas de réveil, j'me réveille au bruit des YZF (la haine)
I don't have an alarm clock, I wake up to the sound of YZFs (the hate)
Et j'croise des merdes qui font les grossistes
And I run into sh*ts who act like wholesalers
Ton Philipp Plein tah ma bite vient de Turquie (la haine)
Your Philipp Plein like my d*ck comes from Turkey (the hate)
Des coiffures de merde, des faux Balmain
Sh*tty hairstyles, fake Balmain
Ça traîne des vieilles dames sur 50 mètres pour un sac à main
They drag old ladies for 50 meters for a handbag
Tous des barbares d'après la presse (la haine)
All barbarians according to the press (the hate)
Nos bonnes œuvres seront notre seule richesse (la haine)
Our good deeds will be our only wealth (the hate)
On me croise dans la rue comme un fiché S
They cross me in the street like an S-file
Racisme ordinaire, contrôle au faciès
Ordinary racism, racial profiling
Tous les jours tu te répètes que t'as une vie de merde
Every day you tell yourself you have a sh*tty life
Rien d'autre à foutre que fumer de l'herbe
Nothing else to do but smoke weed
La police tire sur les petits frères
The police shoot at the little brothers
La police tue les petits frères
The police kill the little brothers
J'viens des quartiers mal fréquentés
I come from bad neighborhoods
Les quartiers de Traficantés
The neighborhoods of drug dealers
J'viens des quartiers mal fréquentés
I come from bad neighborhoods
Les quartiers de Traficantés
The neighborhoods of drug dealers
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
Hatred
La haine
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Hatred
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Hatred
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Hatred
L'argent de la drogue rien de hlel avec
Drug money, nothing halal about it
Quelques courses au Supermarket
A few groceries at the Supermarket
Tu vends sous la place la Ford Focus de la BAC
You sell under the square, the BAC's Ford Focus
Arme dans la cité, tu les arrêtes pas avec des caillasses (la haine)
Weapon in the hood, you don't stop them with stones (the hate)
Grosses affaires, sous le CR
Big deals, under the CR
Tu te renseignes sur le juge, il te promets l'enfer
You inquire about the judge, he promises you hell
Tu cherches les gars de ta ville, la détention c'est long
You look for the guys from your city, detention is long
T'as pas honte de dire à ta famille de rentrer du pilon
You're not ashamed to tell your family to bring back weed
T'insultes ton avocat de tous les noms
You call your lawyer every name in the book
'Fais-moi sortir, je m'embrouille pour un yoyo'
"Get me out, I'm getting into trouble for a yoyo"
Et tu repenses à ta femme qui simule
And you think back to your wife who fakes it
Bloqué avec une balance en cellule
Stuck with a snitch in a cell
J'viens des quartiers mal fréquentés
I come from bad neighborhoods
Les quartiers de Traficantés
The neighborhoods of drug dealers
J'viens des quartiers mal fréquentés
I come from bad neighborhoods
Les quartiers de Traficantés
The neighborhoods of drug dealers
La prof à demander à mon petit frère, 'Tu veux faire quoi plus tard?'
The teacher asked my little brother, "What do you want to do later?"
Ce petit con a dit
This little sh*t said
'J'veux contrôler le quartier'
"I want to control the neighborhood"
'J'veux contrôler le quartier'
"I want to control the neighborhood"
'Contrôler le quartier'
"Control the neighborhood"
La haine
Hatred
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Hatred
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Hatred
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Hatred
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Hatred
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Hatred
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cités-dortoirs — dormitory cities / bedroom communities
Cités-dortoirs literally translates to "dormitory cities" or "bedroom communities." It refers to residential areas, often on the outskirts of larger cities, where people primarily live and sleep but commute elsewhere for work, education, and entertainment.
In the context of Rim'K's song, it carries a strong social connotation. It highlights the often-overlooked and marginalized suburbs or housing projects where residents face social and economic challenges, contrasting with the more vibrant city centers. The term evokes a sense of monotony, lack of opportunity, and the harsh realities of life in these areas, making it a poignant and central theme of the song.
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