Paix & Plata Lyrics in English by RK, Soolking
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Paix & Plata by RK from French to English.
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Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
C'est pas l'COVID qui m'contamine
It's not COVID that contaminates me
Il m'faut d'la gasolina, oh-oh
I need some gasoline, oh-oh
Eh
Hey
Même si j'ai r'trouvé la paix
Even if I found peace again
Le problème, c'est qu'j't'en veux encore (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
The problem is that I still resent you (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Wallah si tu savais, j'essaye de nettoyer mon cœur (mon cœur)
I swear if you knew, I'm trying to clean my heart (my heart)
J't'en veux mais j'viens t'aider, j'suis pas mort, juste un peu blessé
I resent you but I'm coming to help you, I'm not dead, just a little hurt
J'suis dans l'Merco, pas l'GTD, j'étais qu'un bosseur endetté, eh
I'm in the Merco, not the GTD, I was just an indebted hard worker, hey
J'suis blanc comme cocaïne, c'est pas l'COVID qui m'contamine ('tamine)
I'm white like cocaine, it's not COVID that contaminates me ('taminates)
Il m'faut d'la gasolina, raconte pas ta vie
I need some gasoline, don't tell your life story
J'en ai connu des hauts, des bas, j'ai mis la fusée dès l'départ
I've known ups and downs, I launched the rocket from the start
J'me retrouve dans tous les débats
I find myself in all the debates
C'est p't-être les gens qui nous séparent (séparent)
It's maybe the people who separate us (separate)
Ouais, ouais, ouais, ouais (ouais)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah)
C'est pas ma faute si tu mens mais c'est ma faute si j'y crois (oh, yeah, yeah)
It's not my fault if you lie but it's my fault if I believe it (oh, yeah, yeah)
J'fais pas semblant d'les entendre, j'fais pas l'aveugle, je les vois (oh, yeah, yeah)
I don't pretend to hear them, I don't play blind, I see them (oh, yeah, yeah)
C'est pas l'argent qui fait l'homme, j'étais un homme, j'avais rien (oh, yeah, yeah)
It's not money that makes the man, I was a man, I had nothing (oh, yeah, yeah)
J'vis comme si j'étais pauvre, tu vis comme si t'étais plein (oh-oh)
I live as if I were poor, you live as if you were rich (oh-oh)
J'suis désolé (yeah) j'ai pas pensé à toi
I'm sorry (yeah) I didn't think of you
Suis-je condamné qu'à penser à faire de l'argent?
Am I condemned to only think about making money?
Allez, allez, monsieur l'agent
Come on, come on, officer
Faut nous laisser, j'suis plus dans l'bât', j'suis dans l'avion
You gotta leave us alone, I'm no longer in the building, I'm on the plane
Ah-ah-ah-ah, eh-eh-eh-eh
Ah-ah-ah-ah, eh-eh-eh-eh
Ah-ah-ah-ah, eh-eh-eh-eh
Ah-ah-ah-ah, eh-eh-eh-eh
Y a plus grand chose qui m'atteint (oh) j'ai moins d'amour que d'plata (ouais)
Not much affects me anymore (oh) I have less love than money (yeah)
Personne a pris mes patins (ouais) j'ai moins d'amis que d'platines
Nobody took my skates (yeah) I have fewer friends than platinum records
Et les bleus me dévisagent (yeah) ils m'attendent au virage (ah)
And the cops stare at me (yeah) they're waiting for me around the bend (ah)
J'mène une vie de pirate (pirate, ouh, yeah)
I lead a pirate's life (pirate, ouh, yeah)
Moi, je fais pas d'cinéma, ils sont beaucoup à m'ter-ma
Me, I don't make a show, many of them watch me
On prend le biff, on démarre (démarre, ouh, yeah, ouh, yeah)
We take the money, we leave (leave, ouh, yeah, ouh, yeah)
Car moi, je fais pas d'cinéma, ils sont beaucoup à m'ter-ma
Because me, I don't make a show, many of them watch me
On prend le biff, on démarre (démarre, ouh, yeah)
We take the money, we leave (leave, ouh, yeah)
C'est pas ma faute si tu mens mais c'est ma faute si j'y crois (oh, yeah, yeah)
It's not my fault if you lie but it's my fault if I believe it (oh, yeah, yeah)
J'fais pas semblant d'les entendre, j'fais pas l'aveugle, je les vois (oh, yeah, yeah)
I don't pretend to hear them, I don't play blind, I see them (oh, yeah, yeah)
C'est pas l'argent qui fait l'homme, j'étais un homme, j'avais rien (oh, yeah, yeah)
It's not money that makes the man, I was a man, I had nothing (oh, yeah, yeah)
J'vis comme si j'étais pauvre, tu vis comme si t'étais plein (oh-oh)
I live as if I were poor, you live as if you were rich (oh-oh)
J'suis désolé (yeah) j'ai pas pensé à toi
I'm sorry (yeah) I didn't think of you
Suis-je condamné qu'à penser à faire de l'argent?
Am I condemned to only think about making money?
Allez, allez, monsieur l'agent
Come on, come on, officer
Faut nous laisser, j'suis plus dans l'bât', j'suis dans l'avion
You gotta leave us alone, I'm no longer in the building, I'm on the plane
Ah-ah-ah-ah (yah) eh-eh-eh-eh (poh)
Ah-ah-ah-ah (yah) eh-eh-eh-eh (poh)
Ah-ah-ah-ah, eh-eh-eh-eh
Ah-ah-ah-ah, eh-eh-eh-eh
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plata — money
Plata literally translates to "silver" but is commonly used in French slang, especially in rap, to mean "money" or "cash". It's a more evocative and less common way to refer to money than the standard "argent".
In the context of the song, the artist sings, "j'ai moins d'amour que d'plata" (I have less love than money), highlighting a focus on material wealth over emotional connections. This usage gives insight into the song's themes and the artist's perspective.
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