Charivari
Gaël Faye Lyrics

MC agrégé de flow, diplômé de style
I am a highly skilled rapper, with a degree in style.

J’ai le style hostile au stylo qu’on veut rendre docile
My writing style is aggressive and resistant to attempts to make it conform.

En un cil et son battement je te rends fossile
With just a flick of my wrist, I can make you obsolete.

Je vois rouge comme le printemps, le marteau, la faucille
I am angry and ready to fight for my beliefs, like the symbols of revolution.

Là, faut s’y faire vu que c’est fort et que ça vocifère
You have to accept that my voice is powerful and outspoken.

Contre les affaires de l’état, les frères ont pris si ferme
We are taking a firm stance against the government's business practices.

Les cadenas vont té-sau, Madame la Garde des Sceaux
Even the locks will not stop us, we are determined to be heard.

Bobodioulasso, Sankara, Burkina Fasso
These African place names are evocative of revolutionary figures and struggles.

J’suis lassé, harassé de ma vie prise au lasso
I am tired and oppressed by a life that feels like a noose around my neck.

De la somme d’ennuis, j’te fais la bise et donne l’assaut
Despite all of my troubles, I am still able to greet you warmly and fight fiercely.

J’ai le seum comme les soms soms de Mogadiscio
I am filled with frustration and anger like the inhabitants of Mogadishu.

Mes mots, gars, disent « cheum » vu qu’c’est chaud, j’ai un cœur d’artichaut
My words express the struggle I am going through, because I am sensitive and emotional.

J’viens m’targuer d’atterrir sur le tarmac comme un cargo
I arrive with pride like a cargo plane, ready to deliver a message.

Mon argot négro fait bouger le tarma de ta go
My African-American slang shakes up the conventional language of society.

Ouais j’suis le MC concis, j’suis les pompes qu’on cire, les lyrics qu’on cite
I am a rapper who says exactly what needs to be said, like shoes that need shining or lyrics that need repeating.

Et ton flow MC bah j’te le circoncis
And your flow, MC, I will cut it down to size.

J’ai commencé à rapper pour le DEBLE pour le Padre
I started rapping for Deble and Padre, two people who are important to me.

Je viens de loin tu te souviens ce que disais mon compadre
I have come a long way, as my friend used to remind me.

Y’a pas de répit dans mon combat, que des histoires de pierres tombales
There is no rest for me in this fight, only stories of graves and death.

Du Burundi au Rwanda, guerrier je danse le Douga
From Burundi to Rwanda, I fight fiercely like a warrior.

A la Douma c’est pas détails, c’est coup d’théâtre et vendetta
In the Douma (Russian parliament), it's not a matter of details, but of dramatic political power struggles and revenge.

Attends-toi à des attentats c’est coup d’état pour coup d’éclat
Expect acts of terrorism, as political struggles escalate and become more violent.

Ecoutez bien si vous pensiez que tout est bien que tout est beau
Listen up, if you think everything is fine and dandy.

Votre dédain déteint le ciel et je deviens corbeau
Your haughty attitude influences the world around us, and I am transformed into a dark, ominous bird.

Esclave du paradis, paraît que c’est beau sous les tropiques
It seems that we are slaves to the idea of paradise, which is often associated with tropical regions.

Des dominés sans dominants c’est un équilibre estropié
When there are those who are oppressed without a clear oppressor, society is thrown into imbalance.

Trop près de mon trépas, mon pe-ra devient trépied
As I come closer to death, my personal history becomes a tripod, supporting me in my struggle.

J’ai décrété que l’opprimé serait sujet, que je traiterais
I have decided that the oppressed will become the subject of my message, and I will treat them with the respect they deserve.

Que je prêterais ma voix aux crève-la-dalle et traîne-savates
I will lend my voice to the downtrodden and underprivileged.

Mais au train où ça va, faut les crever tous les porte-cravates
But at the rate things are going, we may have to eliminate all of the suited bureaucrats who are causing these problems.

Car ce monde qu’ils nous réservent c’est de l’argent, c’est du pouvoir
The world that they are creating is all about money and power.

Ne peuvent plus voir et ces messieurs nous emmènent tous vers un trou noir
They cannot see the harm they are causing, and they are taking us all down into a dark abyss.

J’rappe depuis mes dents de lait, depuis « Pendez-les ! Bandez-les ! »
I have been rapping since I was a child, since I first heard the cries of revolution.

Ingé s’te plaît mets-moi le delay que je délègue mon flow sans délai
Sound engineer, please add a delay effect so that I can delegate my flow without any delay.

La télé embellit ces laids qui ne savent que bêler
Television makes these ugly people seem beautiful, even though they have nothing to say.

Appeler, épeler leur nom, voter pour des artistes ratés
We are encouraged to vote for these second-rate artists and spell out their names.

Au rabais j’ai gratté, j’ai taffé, j’ai tâté, j’ai gâté, j’ai goûté
I have scratched and scraped to get by, worked hard, felt my way through, spoiled and indulged, and tasted the fruits of my labor.

Ecoutez ma clique ego trip mathématique
Listen to my group's self-aggrandizing rap, which is like a mathematical equation.

J’suis l’flow MC carabiné atteint par un carabinier
I am the intense, high-powered rapper who was stopped by a carabinier (Italian police).

Carlo Giulani est tué par des policiers avinés
Carlo Giuliani was killed by drunk police officers at a protest in Italy.

Altermondialisé la terre a de quoi baliser
The world is in a state of confusion and upheaval due to global changes.

A Gênes on a gêné les gens, maintenant faudrait faucher les champs
We caused trouble in Genoa, and now we have to cut down the fields too (a metaphor for continuing the struggle).

OGM José Bové, le monde a de quoi paniqué
The world is right to be afraid of issues like genetically modified foods and José Bové (a French activist).

L’humanité en manque d’idées, les catastrophes en quantité
Humanity is lacking in ideas, and there are too many disasters.

Qui télécommande, quittez le camp, vite dans les temps, foutez le camp
Those who control us through television and other media should leave before it's too late.

Vite, il est temps qu’on décampe avant que le big bang nous pète dans les dents
We need to move quickly before the universe deals us a fatal blow.

C’est le rap game coco, c’est mon charivari
This is the world of rap, and it's my own personal, noisy mess.

J’arrive à rire, ouais j’arrive à rive !
Despite everything, I am able to laugh and stay afloat.