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Sous les palmiers – MC Solaar

MC Solaar

Sous les palmiers lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
2010
Genre
Pop
Length
3:00
  1. Eh, eh

    Eh, eh

  2. Oh, oh

    Oh, oh

  3. C'est quoi l'rêve au bloc "réunion d'potes"

    What’s the dream in the block 'gathering of friends'

  4. Des tas d'histoires qui choquent, en tout cas chacun papote

    A ton of shocking stories, but everyone chats away

  5. Sur le banc, on s'voit sur scène avec le mike

    On the bench, we see ourselves on stage with the mic

  6. Faisant tomber les go dans les pommes comme dans un strike

    Making the girls dizzy like it’s a strike

  7. Sur la pelouse, on organise le barbecue

    On the lawn, we’re setting up the barbecue

  8. Ghetto Blaster puissance dix comme dans Ice Cube

    Ghetto Blaster cranked up to ten like in Ice Cube

  9. On rêve de scènes immenses tout comme au States

    We dream of huge stages just like in the States

  10. Mais comme on n'a pas les grosses Bentley, on s'entraîne au skate

    But since we don’t have the big Bentleys, we practice on the skate

  11. J'aime kiffer la belle life

    I love living the good life

  12. Fumer des gros blunts, Paris Black Night

    Smoking big blunts, Paris Black Night

  13. Je fume un cigare comme Puff Dad

    I smoke a cigar like Puff Daddy

  14. Appelle-moi O Black Barracuda

    Call me O Black Barracuda

  15. Des belles meufs m'entourent, je me sauve pas non, je me sauve pas

    Beautiful girls surround me, I'm not running away, no, I'm not running away

  16. Bienvenue à Saint Barth, doucement sur la vodka

    Welcome to Saint Barth, easy on the vodka

  17. Nous, on ne dort pas 24 sur 24

    We don't sleep, 24/7

  18. On respecte nos quotas, c'est Black Jack et Solaar

    We respect our quotas, it's Black Jack and Solaar

  19. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  20. I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

    I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palms)

  21. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  22. Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

    Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

  23. Mon prof m'a dit "Claude soit positif

    My teacher told me, 'Claude, stay positive

  24. Garde la photo, mais jette le négatif"

    Keep the photo, but throw away the negative'

  25. Je donne le maximum sur le microphone jamais aphone

    I give my all on the microphone, never hoarse

  26. Kick sur mégaphone, téléphone, interphone

    Kick on megaphone, telephone, intercom

  27. Dans la tour j'rêve de yacht sur les yachts de ma tour

    In the tower I dream of yachts on the yachts of my tower

  28. Comme un troubadour qui pense qu'à passer son tour

    Like a troubadour who thinks only of passing his turn

  29. Classe et placé toujours prêt du glacier

    Classy and stationed, always ready by the glacier

  30. Range ton acier, on est sous les palmiers

    Put away your steel, we're under the palm trees

  31. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  32. I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

    I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palm trees)

  33. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  34. Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

    Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

  35. Selon mon concept, vivre ensemble, c'est vivre mieux

    According to my concept, living together means living better

  36. Le plus important, c'est d'être, d'être heureux

    The most important thing is to be, to be happy

  37. Avant tout, qu'le ciel réalise tes vœux

    Above all, may the sky fulfill your wishes

  38. À cœur joie, j'en profite et remercie les cieux

    With joyful heart, I take it in and thank the heavens

  39. Hip Hop non-stop, please visualise

    Hip Hop non-stop, please visualize

  40. Les clashs dans la danse et la violence se canalise

    The clashes in dance and the violence gets channeled

  41. Pas de 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

    No 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

  42. Si tu montres tes phases, si t'en a pas bas les pattes

    If you show your phases, if you ain't got no game

  43. Et quand les rastas criaient Lord of Mercy

    And when the Rastas cried Lord of Mercy

  44. Moi, j'allais aux Halles juste pour pécho des maxis

    I used to go to the Halles just to grab some maxis

  45. Puis je suis devenu Claude MC

    Then I became Claude MC

  46. Et si le beat est lourd, j'l'adoucis à la poésie

    And if the beat is heavy, I sweeten it with poetry

  47. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  48. I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

    I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palms)

  49. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  50. Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday (sous les palmiers)

    Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday (under the palms)

  51. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  52. I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

    I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palm trees)

  53. Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

    Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

  54. Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

    Now when I hear you rapping, it feels like a holiday

  55. Oh, oh

    Oh, oh

  56. Eh, eh

    Eh, eh

  57. Sous Les Palmiers

    Under the Palm Trees

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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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🇫🇷 MC Solaar

Sous les palmiers

Eh, eh

Eh, eh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

C'est quoi l'rêve au bloc "réunion d'potes"

What’s the dream in the block 'gathering of friends'

Des tas d'histoires qui choquent, en tout cas chacun papote

A ton of shocking stories, but everyone chats away

Sur le banc, on s'voit sur scène avec le mike

On the bench, we see ourselves on stage with the mic

Faisant tomber les go dans les pommes comme dans un strike

Making the girls dizzy like it’s a strike

Sur la pelouse, on organise le barbecue

On the lawn, we’re setting up the barbecue

Ghetto Blaster puissance dix comme dans Ice Cube

Ghetto Blaster cranked up to ten like in Ice Cube

On rêve de scènes immenses tout comme au States

We dream of huge stages just like in the States

Mais comme on n'a pas les grosses Bentley, on s'entraîne au skate

But since we don’t have the big Bentleys, we practice on the skate

J'aime kiffer la belle life

I love living the good life

Fumer des gros blunts, Paris Black Night

Smoking big blunts, Paris Black Night

Je fume un cigare comme Puff Dad

I smoke a cigar like Puff Daddy

Appelle-moi O Black Barracuda

Call me O Black Barracuda

Des belles meufs m'entourent, je me sauve pas non, je me sauve pas

Beautiful girls surround me, I'm not running away, no, I'm not running away

Bienvenue à Saint Barth, doucement sur la vodka

Welcome to Saint Barth, easy on the vodka

Nous, on ne dort pas 24 sur 24

We don't sleep, 24/7

On respecte nos quotas, c'est Black Jack et Solaar

We respect our quotas, it's Black Jack and Solaar

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palms)

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

Mon prof m'a dit "Claude soit positif

My teacher told me, 'Claude, stay positive

Garde la photo, mais jette le négatif"

Keep the photo, but throw away the negative'

Je donne le maximum sur le microphone jamais aphone

I give my all on the microphone, never hoarse

Kick sur mégaphone, téléphone, interphone

Kick on megaphone, telephone, intercom

Dans la tour j'rêve de yacht sur les yachts de ma tour

In the tower I dream of yachts on the yachts of my tower

Comme un troubadour qui pense qu'à passer son tour

Like a troubadour who thinks only of passing his turn

Classe et placé toujours prêt du glacier

Classy and stationed, always ready by the glacier

Range ton acier, on est sous les palmiers

Put away your steel, we're under the palm trees

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palm trees)

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

Selon mon concept, vivre ensemble, c'est vivre mieux

According to my concept, living together means living better

Le plus important, c'est d'être, d'être heureux

The most important thing is to be, to be happy

Avant tout, qu'le ciel réalise tes vœux

Above all, may the sky fulfill your wishes

À cœur joie, j'en profite et remercie les cieux

With joyful heart, I take it in and thank the heavens

Hip Hop non-stop, please visualise

Hip Hop non-stop, please visualize

Les clashs dans la danse et la violence se canalise

The clashes in dance and the violence gets channeled

Pas de 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

No 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

Si tu montres tes phases, si t'en a pas bas les pattes

If you show your phases, if you ain't got no game

Et quand les rastas criaient Lord of Mercy

And when the Rastas cried Lord of Mercy

Moi, j'allais aux Halles juste pour pécho des maxis

I used to go to the Halles just to grab some maxis

Puis je suis devenu Claude MC

Then I became Claude MC

Et si le beat est lourd, j'l'adoucis à la poésie

And if the beat is heavy, I sweeten it with poetry

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palms)

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday (sous les palmiers)

Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday (under the palms)

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

I used to see you rapping on TV everyday (sous les palmiers)

I used to see you rapping on TV every day (under the palm trees)

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh, yeah-ehh

Now when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday

Now when I hear you rapping, it feels like a holiday

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

Eh, eh

Eh, eh

Sous Les Palmiers

Under the Palm Trees

Sous les palmiers

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