
GIMS
MAMA lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Rap, Hip-Hop, French Pop
- Length
- 2:42
Tou (oh baby)
You (oh baby)
Tou-tou-dou (oh-oh)
You-you-do (oh-oh)
Tou-dou-dou-dou-dou (oh, oh, baby)
You-do-do-do-do (oh, oh, baby)
Tou-tou-dou (oh-oh)
You-you-do (oh-oh)
Tou-dou-dou-dou-dou
You-do-do-do-do
Approche-toi que j'te raconte mon history (history)
Come closer so I can tell you my story (story)
Je t'assure qu'on est très loin de c'que t'imagines (imagines)
I assure you we're far from what you imagine (imagine)
J'ai traversé des phases qui m'ont marqué à vie (toute la vie)
I've gone through phases that marked me for life (my whole life)
J'vais pas m'attarder là-dessus, tout est si fragile
I won't dwell on that, everything is so fragile
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama
On apprend très vite qu'ici tout a un prix (a un prix)
We learn very quickly that here everything has a price (a price)
Fais l'ménage autour de toi et fais le tri (fais le tri)
Clean up around you and sort it out (sort it out)
Mais malgré tout, le temps nous apprend qu'rien n'est figé (figé)
But despite everything, time teaches us that nothing is set in stone (set in stone)
J'te l'disais, tu vois, c'est pas c'que t'imagines
I told you, you see, it's not what you imagine
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, oh
Mama, oh mama-ma, oh
Tu entendras quand il sera trop tard pour comprendre (tu entendras)
You'll hear it when it's too late to understand (you'll hear it)
On tourne le dos parce que c'est pas c'qu'on veut entendre (c'qu'on veut entendre)
We turn our backs because it's not what we want to hear (not what we want to hear)
Je perds jamais, c'est soit je gagne ou soit j'apprends (soit j'apprends)
I never lose, it's either I win or I learn (either I learn)
On aime se dire que tout reviendra comme avant
We love to tell ourselves that everything will be as it was before
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, oh
Mama, oh mama-ma, oh
Hey
Hey
Tu veux la vérité, ouais
Do you want the truth, yeah
J'suis déjà tombé, ouais (tombé)
I've already fallen, yeah (fallen)
Mais j'me suis relevé, ouais
But I got back up, yeah
Oh mama (oh-oh-oh mama, hé)
Oh mama (oh-oh-oh mama, hey)
Tu veux la vérité, ouais (la vérité, ouais)
Do you want the truth, yeah (the truth, yeah)
J'suis déjà tombé, ouais (j'suis déjà Tombé)
I've already fallen, yeah (I've already fallen)
Mais j'me suis relevé, ouais (relevé)
But I got back up, yeah (got back up)
Oh mama
Oh mama
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Oh mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, mama, oh mama-ma
Mama, oh mama-ma, oh
Mama, oh mama-ma, oh
Mama
Mama
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Key vocabulary
- tou
- all
- tou-tou-dou
- nonsense
- oh-oh
- uh-oh
- tou-dou-dou-dou-dou
- nonsense
- approche-toi
- come closer
- assure
- guarantees
- toute
- allB1
- vais
- go
- attarder
- linger
- là-dessus
- on thatB2
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.