Mama Nostra Lyrics in English by Rim'K, Lartiste
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mama Nostra by Rim'K from French to English.
On a connu la galère, les métaux précieux
We've known hardship, precious metals
Tout revient à la mama, la prunelle de mes yeux
Everything goes back to mom, the apple of my eye
On a connu la galère, les métaux précieux
We've known hardship, precious metals
Tout revient à la mama
Everything goes back to mom
On a connu les galères, on a connu les dramas
We've known hardships, we've known dramas
L'époque des bandanas quand on était gamins
The bandana era when we were kids
Si j'veux réussir, c'est pour la mama
If I want to succeed, it's for mom
J'pense à elle quand tout va mal
I think of her when everything goes wrong
On a connu les galères, on a connu les dramas
We've known hardships, we've known dramas
L'époque des bandanas quand on était gamins
The bandana era when we were kids
Si j'veux réussir, c'est pour la mama
If I want to succeed, it's for mom
J'pense à elle quand tout va mal
I think of her when everything goes wrong
Hé gringo qué pasa?
Hey gringo, what's up?
J'suis avec la fafa, la fafa c'est quoi?
I'm with the fam, what's the fam?
La fafa c'est la famille
The fam is family
Nous on vient des quartiers sensibles
We come from tough neighborhoods
Gros cigare de cuba, p'tite danse du Brésil
Big Cuban cigar, little Brazilian dance
Au mariage, au décès, au baptême, les mêmes qui seront là
At weddings, at deaths, at baptisms, the same ones will be there
Les cousins nostra
Our cousins
Tu te places sur mon lit pour mes liasses
You get on my bed for my wads of cash
À la Mahrez, j'leur ai fait le coup du foulard
Like Mahrez, I did the rabona on them
Fennec dans la brume, foyer dans la fume
Fennec in the mist, home in the smoke
On en a brûlé des tunes
We burned through money
J'ai construit ma vie sur un champ de ruines
I built my life on a field of ruins
J'rentrais après la lune
I came home after the moon
Si nous fâchés, ça fait rom pom pom
If we're angry, it goes rom pom pom
Moi et ma team on est pleins pleins pleins
Me and my team are stacked stacked stacked
Tout c'qui faut dans ma planque planque planque
Everything needed in my stash stash stash
Des big sam sam sam
Big guns guns guns
On a connu les galères, on a connu les dramas
We've known hardships, we've known dramas
L'époque des bandanas quand on était gamins
The bandana era when we were kids
Si j'veux réussir, c'est pour la mama
If I want to succeed, it's for mom
J'pense à elle quand tout va mal
I think of her when everything goes wrong
On a connu les galères, on a connu les dramas
We've known hardships, we've known dramas
L'époque des bandanas quand on était gamins
The bandana era when we were kids
Si j'veux réussir, c'est pour la mama
If I want to succeed, it's for mom
J'pense à elle quand tout va mal
I think of her when everything goes wrong
Fleuve et douce veneno
River and sweet poison
Pas d'marche arrière pas de créneau
No turning back, no easy way out
J'fais mon malin comme Serge Beynaud
I act slick like Serge Beynaud
Ce soir encore on fout le fuego
Tonight again we set it on fire
J'ai enfumé la pièce j'arrive graine à pisser
I smoked up the room, I arrive super high
T'inquiète pas l'p'tit frère le dîner est bien visser
Don't worry little brother, dinner is all sorted
J'traîne qu'avec des hommes pas de calamités
I only hang out with men, no calamities
Pas d'mythomanes qui ttent-gra l'amitié
No liars who exploit friendship
Allez vamos, monte vite, dans le gamos
Come on, let's go, get in quickly, in the whip
Y'a trop de Piqué, y'a trop de Ramos
There are too many Piqués, there are too many Ramoses
Y'a trop d'alcool, y'a trop de k-sos
There's too much alcohol, there are too many lowlifes
Bang bang, ça tire dans l'club, encore un narvalo qui fait le thug
Bang bang, shots in the club, another idiot acting like a thug
Le patron va appeler les keufs
The boss will call the cops
Ces bâtards vont faire fuir les meufs
These b*stards will make the girls run away
On a connu les galères, on a connu les dramas
We've known hardships, we've known dramas
L'époque des bandanas quand on était gamins
The bandana era when we were kids
Si j'veux réussir, c'est pour la mama
If I want to succeed, it's for mom
J'pense à elle quand tout va mal
I think of her when everything goes wrong
On a connu les galères, on a connu les dramas
We've known hardships, we've known dramas
L'époque des bandanas quand on était gamins
The bandana era when we were kids
Si j'veux réussir, c'est pour la mama
If I want to succeed, it's for mom
J'pense à elle quand tout va mal
I think of her when everything goes wrong
Et je pense à elle, c'est elle qui m'a porté
And I think of her, it's her who carried me
La seule qui m'a soutenue quand je prenais des coups bas
The only one who supported me when I was taking low blows
Oui je pense à elle, c'est elle qui m'a porté
Yes, I think of her, it's her who carried me
La seule qui m'a soutenue quand je prenais des coups bas
The only one who supported me when I was taking low blows
Des galères, des dramas
Hardships, dramas
Des galères, des dramas
Hardships, dramas
Des dramas, des dramas
Dramas, dramas
Des dramas, des galères
Dramas, hardships
Des galères, des dramas
Hardships, dramas
Si y'avait pas la mama, je n'en serait pas là
If it wasn't for mom, I wouldn't be here
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narvalo — idiot / fool
Narvalo is a slang term of Romani origin, commonly used in French to mean "idiot" or "fool". It's a colorful and somewhat edgy word that you won't find in every French dictionary or song.
In the context of the song, it's used to describe someone acting foolishly or aggressively in a club: "encore un narvalo qui fait le thug" (another idiot acting like a thug). This word adds a raw, authentic street vibe to the lyrics, making it memorable and interesting for learners.
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