GIMS
Cadeaux lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- French Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B
- Length
- 4:12
Accroche-toi, ferme les yeux, concentre-toi
Hold on, close your eyes, focus now
Tes bijoux ne valent pas ta présence
Your jewels aren't worth your presence
Tu ouvriras les yeux le jour où...
You'll open your eyes the day when...
Accroche-toi, ferme les yeux, concentre-toi
Hold on, close your eyes, focus now
Tes bijoux ne valent pas ta présence
Your jewels aren't worth your presence
Tu ouvriras les yeux le jour où...
You'll open your eyes the day when...
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir
You couldn't support me
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't hold me back
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What use are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What use are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir
You couldn't support me
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't hold me back
(Lui) J'ai accroché les plus belles perles autour de ton cou
(Him) I hung the most beautiful pearls around your neck
(Elle) Oui, mais tu n'as pas pu sauver notre couple
(Her) Yes, but you couldn't save our couple
(Lui) Bébé, pourquoi cette ingratitude?
(Him) Baby, why this ingratitude?
(Elle) Pour te faire payer ton attitude
(Her) To make you pay for your attitude
(Lui) Tu es immature, tu dis ça pour m'faire mal
(Him) You're immature, you say that to hurt me
Tu n'as jamais craché sur mon statut ni sur ma thune
You never spit on my status nor on my cash
(Elle) Reprends ta thune c'est ton absence qui m'a tué
(She) Take back your cash, it's your absence that killed me
Je t'aimais mais là tu m'as mon montré ta vraie nature
I loved you but now you've shown me your true nature
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir
You couldn't support me
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't hold me back
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir
You couldn't support me
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't hold me back
(Elle) Je n'veux plus vivre avec un fantôme
(She) I don't want to live with a ghost anymore
Même si pour moi, tu dévaliserais la place Vendôme
Even if for me, you would rob the Place Vendôme
Même si tu m'offrais, des bijoux par centaines
Even if you offered me, hundreds of jewels
Je n'ai plus aucun sentiment pour toi, je m'en fais
I have no feelings left for you, I care less
(Lui) C'est ça, va-t-en, ça m'fera des vacances
(Him) That's it, go away, it’ll give me a break
Rends-moi les clés d'la caisse et claque la porte en partant
Give me back the keys to the cash and slam the door on your way out
J'n'ai pas d'temps à perdre là-dedans
I don't have time to waste on this
Tu n'es pas si importante, des comme toi y'en a tant
You're not that important, there are so many like you
(Elle) Aucune autre ne t'aimera vraiment
(She) No one else will truly love you
Elles t'aimeront pour les sacs et les vêtements
They'll love you for the bags and the clothes
A chaque fois que t'ouvriras la bouche, elles riront bêtement
Every time you open your mouth, they will laugh foolishly
Et à pleines dents le jour de ton enterrement
And with wide smiles on the day of your burial
Tu pensais qu'tes cadeaux me donneraient le sourire
You thought your gifts would bring me a smile
Tu pensais qu'tes cadeaux remplaceraient les souvenirs
You thought your gifts would replace the memories
Mais j'ai enfin trouvé la force de te l'dire
But I finally found the strength to tell you
J'me tire, tu n'as pas su me retenir
I'm outta here, you couldn't hold me back
Accroche-toi, ferme les yeux, concentre-toi
Hold on, close your eyes, focus
Tes bijoux ne valent pas ta présence
Your jewels aren't worth your presence
Tu ouvriras les yeux le jour où...
You'll open your eyes the day when...
Accroche-toi, ferme les yeux, concentre-toi
Hold on, close your eyes, focus
Tes bijoux ne valent pas ta présence
Your jewels aren't worth your presence
Tu ouvriras les yeux le jour où...
You'll open your eyes the day when...
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir
You couldn't support me
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't hold me back
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What good are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir
You couldn't support me
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't hold me back
Elle se sauve, j'en souffre
She's running away, and I'm suffering
Elle ne veut plus de mes bisous
She no longer wants my kisses
Elle se sauve, j'en souffre
She's running away, and I'm suffering
Elle s'est délivrée de son joug
She's freed herself from her chains
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What use are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What use are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir(Elle ne veut plus de mes bisous)
You couldn't support me (She no longer wants my kisses)
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't hold me back
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What use are your gifts to me?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What use are your gifts to me?
Tu n'as pas su me soutenir
You never knew how to support me
Tu n'as pas su me retenir(Elle s'est délivrée de son joug)
You never knew how to hold me back (She freed herself from her yoke)
Tu n'as jamais su me soutenir
You never knew how to support me
Tu n'as jamais su me retenir
You never knew how to hold me back
Tu n'as jamais su me soutenir
You never knew how to support me
Tu n'as jamais su me retenir (Tu n'as pas su me retenir)
You never knew how to hold me back (You never knew how to hold me back)
Tu n'as jamais su me soutenir
You never knew how to support me
Tu n'as jamais su me retenir
You never knew how to hold me back
Tu n'as jamais su me soutenir
You never knew how to support me
Tu n'as jamais su me retenir
You never knew how to hold me back
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What are your gifts to me for?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What are your gifts to me for?
Tu n'as pas su me retenir
You couldn't keep me here.
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What are your gifts to me for?
A quoi me servent tes cadeaux?
What are your gifts to me for?
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Key vocabulary
- perles
- pearlsA2
- cou
- neckB1
- pu
- could
- faire
- doB1
- payer
- to payA2
- dis
- remove
- craché
- spatB1
- statut
- statusB2
- enterrement
- burialC2
- thune
- money
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About this song
Maître Gims is a DR Congolese-French rapper who works across hip-hop, Afropop, R&B, dancehall, soul, and French chanson. Born Gandhi Djuna in Kinshasa, he is known for being the cofounder of Sexion d’Assaut and for his platinum-selling solo albums such as Subliminal and Mon Cœur Avait Raison.