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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Ha ha Prim's the lyricist

Yeah, love starts again

Sometimes it leaves us

I stand by every step

Cause only God guides us

And when we talk, the story's written

Don't thank me, relax we're even

The street made me live but the street disgusted me

School taught me to read but school made me doubt

Mom taught me money isn't an end in itself

That getting old is mandatory but growing up's a choice

I was told "don't mess up" but there's nobody helping me

I don't love rap, rap loves me

It paid me back a hundred times everything I give it

And sometimes when I don't sing anymore

That's when I isolate and I've got no idol

Aside from the Greatest, aside from my Creator

The more I talk about it the more I tremble

Nothing tempts me anymore

Except a few doubts I carry around

We're alike, 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

Wanting so much to exile myself elsewhere

And pray for the best

I realize the same dreams

Make us and bring us together

There's love in my words

You sing with me and I take off

You find yourself in me

I know we're alike

You nod your head to the music

Time stops and it's magic

That's the whole story of my life

And you know it, we know each other

Another step toward the future

I invite you again to follow me

We know each other

And I know we're alike

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 fade

One day we replace them

Crowds are anonymous

And one day we embrace them

Pressure rules

Nobody's in my place

I don't have a pseudonym

Youssoupha's my real name

I've got a label that's rising

Too bad for the critics

And then pleasing everybody

Is pleasing anybody

The aim of my music

Of the rap I showcase

Was to stay authentic

Not to stay poor

Prove that you fight

Prove that you exult

Prove that the goal

Is breaking raw hearts

They want us to kill each other

Waiting for the mistakes we make

We're alike 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