M'Man
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics

M'man
The singer is addressing their mother.

J'viens tout juste d'avoir mes quatorze ans
The singer has just turned fourteen.

J'veux plus d'école, j'suis dev'nu grand
The singer doesn't want to go to school anymore because they feel grown up.

J'te promets j'te gagn'rai plein d'argent
The artist promises their mother that they will make a lot of money.

J'viens d'fumer ma tout première Week-End
The artist has just tried smoking a cigarette called 'Week-End' for the first time.

Sur les fortif' où t'aimes pas qu'j'traîne
The singer smokes their cigarette on the fortifications where their mother doesn't want them to hang out.

J'me s'rais tué plutôt que d'refuser
The singer would've rather died than refuse to smoke with their friends.

Y a pas qu'les mères qui font les enfants
Mothers aren't the only ones who determine who someone becomes.

La zone, la rue coulent dans mon sang
The artist is influenced by their surroundings - the neighborhood and the street.

J'aimerais chanter tout ce que r'sentent les autres
The artist wants to sing about what other people feel.

Ta vie, la nôtre
The singer is acknowledging that their mother's life and their own are intertwined.

M'en veux pas, mais maint'nant j'ai choisi
The artist is telling their mother not to be angry because they've made their choice.

Les tours c'est pas toujours des ghettos
The singer knows that towers aren't always synonymous with ghettos.

J'ai pas d'passion pour les oiseaux
The singer doesn't have a passion for birds.

Mais comme eux j'aimerais voir ça d'en haut
The singer imagines what it would be like to see the view from the top like birds do.

J'comprends mieux le regard des passants
The artist understands better how passersby look and feel.

J'vois pas comme eux, j'pense tout en grand
The artist doesn't see things like others do because they think on a grand scale.

En couleur et sur un écran blanc
The singer visualizes their thoughts in color on a blank screen or canvas.

Tu sais, j'sais pas grand chose
The singer doesn't know much about love.

Sur les choses de l'amour
The artist is referring to love.

Mais j'me doute toujours
The artist has some ideas or suspicions about love.

C'est pas moi, c'est pas moi qui choisis
The artist doesn't get to decide everything in their life.

Oh, m'man!
The singer is calling out to their mother again, perhaps in a plea for understanding or love.