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Les temps changent – MC Solaar

MC Solaar

Les temps changent lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
1997
Genre
Pop
Length
3:19
  1. Yeah, mh

    Yeah, mh

  2. Yeah, mh

    Yeah, mh

  3. Au temps des jupes-culottes, j'étais cool à l'école

    Back in the days of culottes, I was cool at school

  4. Mangeais à la cantine, y avait pas de vache folle

    Eating at the cafeteria, there was no mad cow disease

  5. À la télé, j'étais fana d'Hayato, dans la rue, c'était l'aiguiseur de couteaux

    On TV, I was a fan of Hayato, in the street, it was the knife sharpener

  6. Le must à l'époque était le pattes d'éph'

    The must-have back then was bell-bottoms

  7. Folon, Gilles Villeneuve et Michel Polnareff

    Folon, Gilles Villeneuve, and Michel Polnareff

  8. Créateur d'avant-garde avant Gaultier

    Avant-garde creator before Gaultier

  9. Je choquais, mes blue-jeans avaient quatre ourlets

    I shocked them, my blue jeans had four hems

  10. Tu peux me nommer rappeur nostalgique, neo-romantique aux actions bucoliques

    You can call me a nostalgic rapper, neo-romantic with bucolic actions

  11. Avant pour les gosses les grands étaient des mythes

    Once, for the kids, adults were just legends

  12. Regarde, maintenant, c'est les parents qui flippent

    Look now, it's the parents who are freaking out

  13. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

  14. (Les temps changent) (Back in the day, when I was a teenager)

    (Times are changing) (Back in the day, when I was a teenager)

  15. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

  16. (Les temps changent, les temps changent)

    (Times are changing, times are changing)

  17. J'vais à la fac de la façon la plus lente, mais j'aurais sécher pour éviter l'amiante

    I'm going to college in the slowest way, but I should've skipped to avoid asbestos

  18. J'ai des potes de toute sorte, paix à Somvang (yeah)

    I have friends of every kind, peace to Somvang (yeah)

  19. On s'voit après les cours et j'progresse au ping-pong

    We meet after school and I'm improving at ping-pong

  20. Dans les soirées rap, j'attaque freestyle au mic (go-go-go-go)

    At rap parties, I jump on the mic and freestyle (go-go-go-go)

  21. Mountain bike l'obstacle avec une paire de Nike (go-go-go-go)

    Mountain bike the obstacle with a pair of Nikes (go-go-go-go)

  22. J'avais dans ma classe des fanatiques d'Inès (yes), au café PMU c'était plus Pierrette Brès

    I had in my class some fanatics of Inès (yes), at the PMU café it was more Pierrette Brès

  23. J'te parle du temps, du salut dans la rue, de la simplicité mais ça n'existe plus

    I’m talking to you about the weather, about greetings on the street, about simplicity but that doesn’t exist anymore

  24. Sans blague, les gens s'affichent comme des tags, on drague même avec un phone portable

    No joke, people are showing off like tags, we even flirt with a mobile phone

  25. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

  26. (Les temps changent) (yo)

    (Times are changing) (yo)

  27. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

  28. (Les temps changent, les temps changent)

    (Times are changing, times are changing)

  29. C'est un peu comme Perec que je me souviens, de l'académie des neuf et des temples Egyptiens

    It's a bit like Perec that I remember, from the Academy of Nine and the Egyptian temples

  30. Je n'ai pas vu Le Caire depuis la mort de Sadate, si tu comptes en années, tu comprendras que ça date

    I haven't seen Cairo since Sadat's death, if you count in years, you'll understand that it's been a while

  31. J'voulais être pick-pocket chez les kangourous, des potes, T. Bone steaks pour le barbecue

    I wanted to be a pickpocket among kangaroos, buddies, T. Bone steaks for the barbecue

  32. Mais le monde est complexe, j'ai le Tipp-Ex, comme tout le monde je reste perplexe

    But the world is complex, I've got my Tipp-Ex, like everyone else I'm left perplexed

  33. Je me rappelle encore de mon petit Quartier Nord

    I still remember my little North Side

  34. Nous faisons des tas d'efforts, pour nos corps, par le sport, c'est fini

    We're making all kinds of efforts, for our bodies, through sport, it's over

  35. Y a plus d'athlètes sur les pistes, on assiste à des compèt' de 8-6

    No more athletes on the tracks, we're witnessing competitions of 8-6

  36. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

  37. (Yeah) (Les temps changent)

    (Yeah) (Times are changing)

  38. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

  39. Rappeur nostalgique aux accents buccoliques

    Nostalgic rapper with bucolic tones

  40. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

  41. (Les temps changent, mais c'est cool)

    The times are changing, but it's cool

  42. Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

    The times are changing (the times are changing, the times are changing)

  43. Les temps changent (back in the days when I was a teenager)

    The times are changing (back in the days when I was a teenager)

  44. Les temps changent (back in the days)

    The times are changing (back in the days)

  45. Les temps changent, mec (les temps changent)

    The times are changing, man (the times are changing)

  46. À l'époque c'était différent, maintenant c'est différent

    Back then it was different, now it's different

  47. Back in the days

    Back in the days

  48. Dans le passé, when I was younger (les temps changent) (quand j'étais plus jeune)

    In the past, when I was younger (the times are changing) (when I was younger)

  49. With my newspapers (les temps changent) (avec mes journaux)

    With my newspapers (the times are changing) (with my newspapers)

  50. With Mrs. Power (les temps changent, mais c'est bon) (avec Madame Power)

    With Mrs. Power (the times are changing, but it's good) (with Mrs. Power)

  51. Back in the days (yo, yo, yo, yo)

    Back in the days (yo, yo, yo, yo)

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Key vocabulary

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après
afterA1
avant
beforeA1
blague
jokeA1
café
coffeeA1
classe
classA1
cours
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depuis
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owedA1
encore
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About this song

MC Solaar is a French rapper working in jazz-rap and acid-jazz. He is known for his smooth, jazz-influenced flow and for breaking through internationally after appearing on Guru’s Jazzmatazz.

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Les temps changent

Yeah, mh

Yeah, mh

Yeah, mh

Yeah, mh

Au temps des jupes-culottes, j'étais cool à l'école

Back in the days of culottes, I was cool at school

Mangeais à la cantine, y avait pas de vache folle

Eating at the cafeteria, there was no mad cow disease

À la télé, j'étais fana d'Hayato, dans la rue, c'était l'aiguiseur de couteaux

On TV, I was a fan of Hayato, in the street, it was the knife sharpener

Le must à l'époque était le pattes d'éph'

The must-have back then was bell-bottoms

Folon, Gilles Villeneuve et Michel Polnareff

Folon, Gilles Villeneuve, and Michel Polnareff

Créateur d'avant-garde avant Gaultier

Avant-garde creator before Gaultier

Je choquais, mes blue-jeans avaient quatre ourlets

I shocked them, my blue jeans had four hems

Tu peux me nommer rappeur nostalgique, neo-romantique aux actions bucoliques

You can call me a nostalgic rapper, neo-romantic with bucolic actions

Avant pour les gosses les grands étaient des mythes

Once, for the kids, adults were just legends

Regarde, maintenant, c'est les parents qui flippent

Look now, it's the parents who are freaking out

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

(Les temps changent) (Back in the day, when I was a teenager)

(Times are changing) (Back in the day, when I was a teenager)

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

(Les temps changent, les temps changent)

(Times are changing, times are changing)

J'vais à la fac de la façon la plus lente, mais j'aurais sécher pour éviter l'amiante

I'm going to college in the slowest way, but I should've skipped to avoid asbestos

J'ai des potes de toute sorte, paix à Somvang (yeah)

I have friends of every kind, peace to Somvang (yeah)

On s'voit après les cours et j'progresse au ping-pong

We meet after school and I'm improving at ping-pong

Dans les soirées rap, j'attaque freestyle au mic (go-go-go-go)

At rap parties, I jump on the mic and freestyle (go-go-go-go)

Mountain bike l'obstacle avec une paire de Nike (go-go-go-go)

Mountain bike the obstacle with a pair of Nikes (go-go-go-go)

J'avais dans ma classe des fanatiques d'Inès (yes), au café PMU c'était plus Pierrette Brès

I had in my class some fanatics of Inès (yes), at the PMU café it was more Pierrette Brès

J'te parle du temps, du salut dans la rue, de la simplicité mais ça n'existe plus

I’m talking to you about the weather, about greetings on the street, about simplicity but that doesn’t exist anymore

Sans blague, les gens s'affichent comme des tags, on drague même avec un phone portable

No joke, people are showing off like tags, we even flirt with a mobile phone

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

(Les temps changent) (yo)

(Times are changing) (yo)

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

(Les temps changent, les temps changent)

(Times are changing, times are changing)

C'est un peu comme Perec que je me souviens, de l'académie des neuf et des temples Egyptiens

It's a bit like Perec that I remember, from the Academy of Nine and the Egyptian temples

Je n'ai pas vu Le Caire depuis la mort de Sadate, si tu comptes en années, tu comprendras que ça date

I haven't seen Cairo since Sadat's death, if you count in years, you'll understand that it's been a while

J'voulais être pick-pocket chez les kangourous, des potes, T. Bone steaks pour le barbecue

I wanted to be a pickpocket among kangaroos, buddies, T. Bone steaks for the barbecue

Mais le monde est complexe, j'ai le Tipp-Ex, comme tout le monde je reste perplexe

But the world is complex, I've got my Tipp-Ex, like everyone else I'm left perplexed

Je me rappelle encore de mon petit Quartier Nord

I still remember my little North Side

Nous faisons des tas d'efforts, pour nos corps, par le sport, c'est fini

We're making all kinds of efforts, for our bodies, through sport, it's over

Y a plus d'athlètes sur les pistes, on assiste à des compèt' de 8-6

No more athletes on the tracks, we're witnessing competitions of 8-6

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

(Yeah) (Les temps changent)

(Yeah) (Times are changing)

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

Rappeur nostalgique aux accents buccoliques

Nostalgic rapper with bucolic tones

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

Times are changing (times are changing, times are changing)

(Les temps changent, mais c'est cool)

The times are changing, but it's cool

Les temps changent (les temps changent, les temps changent)

The times are changing (the times are changing, the times are changing)

Les temps changent (back in the days when I was a teenager)

The times are changing (back in the days when I was a teenager)

Les temps changent (back in the days)

The times are changing (back in the days)

Les temps changent, mec (les temps changent)

The times are changing, man (the times are changing)

À l'époque c'était différent, maintenant c'est différent

Back then it was different, now it's different

Back in the days

Back in the days

Dans le passé, when I was younger (les temps changent) (quand j'étais plus jeune)

In the past, when I was younger (the times are changing) (when I was younger)

With my newspapers (les temps changent) (avec mes journaux)

With my newspapers (the times are changing) (with my newspapers)

With Mrs. Power (les temps changent, mais c'est bon) (avec Madame Power)

With Mrs. Power (the times are changing, but it's good) (with Mrs. Power)

Back in the days (yo, yo, yo, yo)

Back in the days (yo, yo, yo, yo)

Les temps changent

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