Devant Lyrics in English Youssoupha
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Devant by Youssoupha from French to English.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Négro vaillant sur la Terre, comme dit Ministère A.M.E.R
Valiant nigga on Earth, as Ministry A.M.E.R says
'Les Noirs veulent le paradis, mais les Noirs veulent pas mourir'
'Black people want heaven, but black people don't want to die'
J'ai raté ma vie, peut-être, j'suis pas c'que j'ai voulu être
I missed my life, maybe I'm not what I wanted to be
J'pleure Mohammed, je pleure Ali, c'étaient mes meilleurs amis
I cry Mohammed, I cry Ali, they were my best friends
Un frère cherche de la monnaie, il a le buis' de l'année
A brother is looking for change, he has the boxwood of the year
J'ai tendu beaucoup l'oreille, j'ai perdu beaucoup d'oseille
I strained my ears a lot, I lost a lot of sorrel
Mon premier amour déçu, maintenant, j'sais qu'c'était une pute
My first disappointed love, now I know she was a whore
J'l'ai appris avec le temps, mais j'préfère regarder
I learned it over time, but I prefer to watch
Devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant
In front, in front, in front, in front, in front, in front, in front
Regarder devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant
Look ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead
Tout à gagner et pas grand-chose à perdre
Everything to gain and little to lose
Et même si, hier encore, c'était la merde il faut regarder
And even if, yesterday, it was shit, you have to look
Devant, devant, devant, devant devant, devant, devant
In front, in front, in front, in front in front, in front, in front
Dur de vivre de la musique, attendre la réussite
Hard to make a living from music, waiting for success
J'ai parfois connu l'échec et, parfois, j'ai fait d'la merde
I sometimes failed and sometimes I did shit
Tout à gagner, rien à perdre, j'voyage partout sur la Terre
Everything to gain, nothing to lose, I travel everywhere on Earth
Pourtant, Kinshasa me manque, mais qui est notre Président?
However, I miss Kinshasa, but who is our President?
On s'était toujours compris, même quand t'étais en son-pri
We always understood each other, even when you were alone
Des pas trop parler, regarde maintenant Bomayé
Not talking too much, now look at Bomayé
Rien à foutre de ma cité, j'ai cherché à la quitter
Nothing to give a damn about my city, I tried to leave it
On m'a jeté à la rue, alors j'ai dû regarder
They threw me out on the street, so I had to watch
Devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant
In front, in front, in front, in front, in front, in front, in front
Regarder devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant
Look ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead
Tout à gagner et pas grand-chose à perdre
Everything to gain and little to lose
Et même si, hier encore, c'était la merde il faut regarder
And even if, yesterday, it was shit, you have to look
Devant, devant, devant, devant devant, devant, devant
In front, in front, in front, in front in front, in front, in front
Whoah, yeah, et, quand je perds, je regarde pas l'score, rare que je frappe fort
Whoah, yeah, and when I lose, I don't look at the score, it's rare that I hit hard
J'gratte des poèmes fragiles, qui a dit que j'étais hardcore?
I scratch fragile poems, who said I was hardcore?
Même quand j'ai tort, j'regarde les porcs qui se démènent
Even when I'm wrong, I look at the pigs struggling
Et j'voulais mourir pour mes idées, mais c'étaient des idées d'merde, ok
And I wanted to die for my ideas, but they were shitty ideas, ok
On m'dit 't'es impatient, trop pressé et trop fier'
They tell me 'you're impatient, too hasty and too proud'
Pourtant, le temps, c'est d'l'argent et, poireauter, ça coûte trop cher, ok
However, time is money and, wait, it costs too much, ok
Nos fautes sont crades, mais c'est pas nous les plus honteux
Our faults are dirty, but we are not the most shameful
Et normal que les bâtards gagnent, c'est toujours eux les plus nombreux, putain
And it's normal for the bastards to win, they're always the most numerous, damn
J'te fais pas la morale, moi-même, j'ai pas d'réponse
I'm not lecturing you, I don't have an answer myself
Musulman, j'suis d'la religion la plus divisée du monde, ok
Muslim, I'm from the most divided religion in the world, ok
C'est bien l'esprit qui cherche mais c'est toujours le cœur qui trouve
It is indeed the mind that seeks but it is always the heart that finds
C'est c'putain d'karma qui le prouve, il faut regarder
It’s fucking karma that proves it, you have to look
Devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant
In front, in front, in front, in front, in front, in front, in front
Regarder devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant, devant
Look ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead, ahead
Tout à gagner et pas grand-chose à perdre
Everything to gain and little to lose
Et même si, hier encore, c'était la merde il faut regarder
And even if, yesterday, it was shit, you have to look
Devant, devant, devant, devant devant, devant, devant
In front, in front, in front, in front in front, in front, in front
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