On Se Connaît Lyrics in English Youssoupha , Ayna

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song On Se Connaît by Youssoupha from French to English.

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Yeah love starts again

Sometimes it leaves us

I take responsibility for all my steps

Because only God guides us

And when we talk, the story is written

Don't thank me, don't worry, we're even

The street made me live but the street disgusted me

School made me read but school made me doubt

Mom taught me that money is not an end in itself

That aging is mandatory but growing up is a choice

I was told 'don't mess up' no one helps me

I don't like rap, rap loves me

It gives me back a hundredfold everything I give it

And sometimes when I stop singing

That's when I isolate myself And I have no idol

Except the greatest Except my creator

The more I talk about it, the more I tremble

Nothing tempts me anymore

Except a few doubts that I carry around

We resemble each other, call me Youss' we know each other

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

I can't forget you no

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

I can't forget you no

La la la la la

By wanting to exile myself elsewhere so much

And praying for the best

I realize that the same dreams

Make us and bring us together

There is love in my words

You sing with me and I soar

You find yourself in me

I know we resemble each other

You nod your head to the music

Time stops and it's magical

That's the whole story of my life

And you know it, we know each other

Another step towards the future

I invite you again to follow me

We know each other

And I know we resemble each other

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

I can't forget you no

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

So many years, so many years

Youss' we know each other

I can't forget you no

La la la la la

Stars decline

One day they are replaced

Crowds are anonymous

And one day we embrace them

Pressure dominates

No one is in my place

I don't have a pseudonym

Youssoupha is my real name

I have a rising label

Too bad for the critics

And pleasing everyone

Is pleasing anyone

The goal of my music

Of the rap I showcase

Was to remain authentic

Not to remain poor

Prove that you fight

Prove that you exult

Prove that the goal

Is to break rough hearts

They want us to clash

Waiting for the mistakes we make

We resemble each other, call me Youss' we know each other

La la la la la

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Noemie Rabenja, Pascal Koeu, Youssoupha Mabiki

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SONG MEANING

“On Se Connaît” feels like an open diary where Youssoupha pulls up a chair for the listener. Over a soulful hook by Ayna, the French-Congolese rapper revisits the big crossroads of his life: the street that both raised and repulsed him, the school that taught him to read yet filled him with doubt, and a mother who reminded him money is not the ultimate goal. He salutes God as his only guide while confessing that rap might love him even more than he loves rap. Every line is a lesson in staying authentic, owning your choices, and refusing to let pressure or critics rewrite your story.

The chorus “On se connaît” – “We know each other” – turns the song into a handshake with the audience. Youssoupha insists that the hopes, fears, and doubts he carries are the same ones pulsing in the crowd. Ayna’s warm vocals lift the message higher, celebrating the magic that happens when music freezes time and strangers suddenly feel like longtime friends. The result is both a personal manifesto and a collective anthem, urging everyone to keep dreaming, keep fighting, and keep being real.

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Youssoupha On Se Connaît Lyrics