Aya Nakamura
Oula lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- R&B
- Length
- 2:39
J'sais pas quelle heure il est mais j'suis en retard
I don't know what time it is, but I'm running late
J'ai plus de batterie, j'suis dans la merde
I'm out of battery, I'm in deep trouble
J'ai des rendez-vous prévus
I have appointments lined up
J'serai en retard, c'est prévenu
I'll be late, it's been warned
J'dirai désolé mais en vrai j'm'en tape
I'll say sorry, but honestly, I don't care
De base, j'voulais pas venir
Honestly, I didn't want to come
Bébé devient parano
Baby's getting paranoid
Bébé devient parano
Baby's getting paranoid
Veut fouiller mon tél', c'est mort
Wants to search my phone, no way
Attends, pardon, pourquoi tu voudrais tout gâcher
Wait, sorry, why would you want to ruin everything?
Laisse-moi faire, j'suis pas là pour m'amuser
Let me be, I'm not here to play around
Toutes ces filles te courent après
All these girls are chasing after you
Toutes ces filles me pointent du doigt
All these girls are pointing at me
Monsieur, comment allez-vous?
Sir, how are you?
J'ai besoin d'un rendez-vous
I need an appointment
Monsieur, comment allez-vous?
Sir, how are you?
J'ai besoin d'un rendez-vous
I need an appointment
On se déchire, on se détruit
We're tearing apart, we're destroying each other
Oula oula la, oula oula la
Oula oula la, oula oula la
On se oula oula la
We're oula oula la
On se déchire, on se détruit
We tear apart, we destroy each other
Oula oula la, oula oula la
Oula oula la, oula oula la
On se oula oula la
We oula oula la
J'ai besoin d'toi mais en vrai j'te l'dirais pas
I need you, but honestly I wouldn't say it
Et tu l'sais ma fierté prend l'dessus
And you know my pride takes over
J'ai des rêves et des projets
I have dreams and plans
Plus les jours passent, ils nous dépassent
The more the days go by, they surpass us
Tout est éphémère sauf pour toi
Everything is fleeting except for you
Laisse-moi m'envoler
Let me fly away
Laisse-moi m'en aller, yeah
Let me go, yeah
C'est dans tes bras que tout est magique
It's in your arms that everything is magical
Marcher sans toi imagine
Walking without you, just imagine
Monsieur, comment allez-vous?
Sir, how are you?
J'ai besoin d'un rendez-vous
I need an appointment
Monsieur, comment allez-vous?
Sir, how are you?
J'ai besoin d'un rendez-vous
I need an appointment
On se déchire, on se détruit
We're tearing apart, we're destroying each other
Oula oula la, oula oula la
Oula oula la, oula oula la
On se oula oula la
We’re oula oula la
On se déchire, on se détruit
We're tearing apart, we're destroying each other
Oula oula la, oula oula la
Oula oula la, oula oula la
On se oula oula la
We're feeling oula oula la
Oula oula la
Oula oula la
On se oula oula la
We're feeling oula oula la
Oula
Oula
Oula
Oula
On se oula oula la
We're feeling oula oula la
Oula oula la
Oula oula la
On se oula oula la
We're feeling oula oula la
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Key vocabulary
- après
- afterA1
- besoin
- needA1
- comment
- howA1
- voudrais
- would like
- gâcher
- ruinB1
- laisse-moi
- let me
- faire
- doB1
- amuser
- amuse
- toutes
- allB1
- courent
- run
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About this song
Aya Nakamura is a Mali-born, France-raised singer whose work blends R&B, hip-hop, pop, and Afrobeats. She is known for becoming a leading Francophone artist and for her global breakthrough from 2021, including the success of AYA and the single “Bobo” plus high-profile collaborations with artists such as Stormzy, Maluma, and Major Lazer.