
MC Solaar
Modernidad lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:06
Voici Claude MC, super lyriciste
Here’s Claude MC, a super lyricist
J'porte l'drapeau blanc quand je dois devenir belliciste
I carry the white flag when I need to get militant
Garde basse, et puis prophylaxie
Keep it low, and then some prophylaxis
J'suis là pour protéger le groove d'ici et de la galaxie
I’m here to protect the groove from here to the galaxy
J'tague depuis les grottes de Lascaux
I tag from the caves of Lascaux
Sous l'œil des Donnie Brasco et des Julie Lescaut
Under the watch of Donnie Brasco and Julie Lescaut
Highlander, j'frappe à la Wilander
Highlander, I strike like Wilander
Marthe Villalonga, stop, ok, boomer
Marthe Villalonga, stop, ok, boomer
Baby boomer, prends ça dans tes boomers
Baby boomer, take that in your boomers
Danse sur la rythmique ou biеn ce soir, ton marabout meurt
Dance to the rhythm or tonight, your marabout dies
Versaillеs, Galerie des Glaces, j'Häagen-Dazs
Versailles, Hall of Mirrors, I'm Häagen-Dazs
Tandis qu'à Caracas, je joue des maracas
While in Caracas, I'm playing maracas
Hay que bailar mi amigo, por la modernidad (Modernidad)
You gotta dance my friend, for modernity (Modernity)
Porque se llama la mezcla de la allegria (Allegria)
Because it's called the mix of joy (Joy)
Hay que bailar mi amigo, por la modernidad (Modernidad)
You gotta dance my friend, for modernity (Modernity)
Porque se llama la mezcla de la allegria (Allegria)
Because it's called the mix of joy (Joy)
Appelle-moi Claudius (Claudius), Claudius Maximus
Call me Claudius (Claudius), Claudius Maximus
Tu peux m'apercevoir sur plein de papyrus
You can spot me on plenty of papyrus
J'suis le chasseur alpin de la butte Montmartre
I'm the alpine hunter from the heights of Montmartre
J'porte la contrebasse et puis le cor des Alpes
I carry the double bass and then the Alpine horn
Mon but ultime, je vous en prie, faites grâce
My ultimate goal, I beg you, have mercy
Jouer à guichet fermé dans une salle de classe
Playing to a packed house in a classroom
J'ai les mêmes initiales que Maria Callas
I have the same initials as Maria Callas
Mais quand je fais mes gammes, mon voisin dit khalass
But when I practice my scales, my neighbor says enough
C'est un tollé, un truc de olé olé
It's a scandal, a wild affair
Un truc de mec qui n'se lève pas quand il faut faire la ola
The kind of guy who doesn't stand up when it's time to cheer
Le genre de barabas qui prend ma place aux Bahamas
The kind of Barabbas who takes my place in the Bahamas
Et qui me donne depuis longtemps "l'envie d'sortir les maracas"
And who has long given me the urge to bring out the maracas
Hay que bailar mi amigo, por la modernidad (Modernidad)
Hey, we must dance my friend, for modernity (Modernidad)
Porque se llama la mezcla de la allegria (Allegria)
Because it's called the mix of joy (Allegria)
Hay que bailar mi amigo, por la modernidad (Modernidad)
We must dance, my friend, for modernity (Modernity)
Porque se llama la mezcla de la allegria (Allegria)
Because it's called the blend of joy (Joy)
Hay que bailar mi amigo, por la modernidad (Modernidad)
We must dance, my friend, for modernity (Modernity)
Porque se llama la mezcla de la allegria (Allegria)
Because it's called the blend of joy (Joy)
Hay que bailar mi amigo, por la modernidad (Modernidad)
We must dance, my friend, for modernity (Modernity)
Porque se llama la mezcla de la allegria (Allegria)
Because it's called the blend of joy (Joy)
Key vocabulary
- joue
- playsA1
- là
- thereA1
- prends
- takeA1
- protéger
- protectA1
- lyriciste
- lyricist
- porte
- door
- drapeau
- flag
- dois
- must
- belliciste
- militarist
- basse
- low
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.