Bab El Dar … Yella

Lyrics

[INTRO — female, warm, softly spoken] De décembre à juillet… Une colocation, toi et moi. [soft dry beat enters] Qu’il vente, qu’il pleuve, la canicule… et la chaleuuuur. [VERSE 1 — male/female alternating, relaxed and groovy] De Ramadan aux soirées bêtises, Deux sœurs. Un toit. Des fous rires H24. On se comprend sans parler, on dit les mêmes choses, en même temps… sur le même ton. [BREAK — beat stops, robotic male voice] Oui… [pause] Ça fait peur… [silence — single kick] [SPOKEN BREAK — male/female call and response] Dumbo… خْرَا… رْجَاش…؟ Tajmila…؟ Ou encore… [BOTH — playful, shouted] ROTI JÉJ ! [groove returns] [PRE-CHORUS — female/male call and response] و أنا منين نعرفك؟ [beat stops] [FEMALE — witchy, mischievous, theatrical, drawn-out] YEEEEELLA…? [pause — smooth bass build] [CHORUS — BOTH, catchy and rhythmic, stronger dry kick on each باب] باب الدار! باب سعدون! باب سويقة! Beb MNARA! [BOTH] باب الدار! باب الدار!! [POST-CHORUS — bouncy bass groove] باب… باب… باب الدار! باب… باب… باب الدار! [BREAK — minimal beat] و أنا منين نعرفك؟ [beat stops] [FEMALE — witchy, exaggerated, drawn-out] YEEEEELLA…? [groove returns] [VERSE 2 — female, warm and slightly melodic] Mon pilier, ma sœur, Merci pour tous ces moments. [CINEMA BREAK — instrumental strips back] [FEMALE — dreamy, spoken] Tu m’as montré l’homme de ma vie… [pause] [MALE — deadpan] Inception… [BOTH — playful] Of course ! [short beat] [FEMALE] Balade ? [pause] [MALE] Ciné ? [pause] [FEMALE] Hum… [MALE] Hum… [groove returns] [VOCAL BREAK — minimal instrumental] [FEMALE — sing each sound separately] I… OU… A… [MALE — answer, each sound separately] À… OU… I… [BOTH — melodic call and response] I… OU… A… À… OU… I… [VERSE 3 — mixed voices, playful spoken-sung R&B groove] Nos week-ends… flemme de la vie. Deux légumes vivants. [MALE] Deux. [FEMALE] Légumes. [BOTH] Vivants. [pause] Moi, en coup de vent… [MALE — spoken] Et notre fanatisme pour… [beat completely stops] [BOTH — shouted] حپس ! [single punchy kick] [BOTH — rhythmic] حپس… حپس… حپس ! [groove immediately returns] Moi, en coup de vent, suppliant Season… [FEMALE — dramatically spoken] De ne pas oublier… [pause] [BOTH — shouted] MES PATATES DOUCES ! [beat hit] [BUILD-UP — alternating voices] La journée… ne commence… [FEMALE] qu’à… [BOTH — shouted] DIX-HUIT HEURES ! [smooth bass build] [FINAL CHORUS — BOTH, energetic, groovy and highly catchy] باب الدار! باب سعدون! باب سويقة! Beb MNARA! باب الدار! باب سعدون! باب سويقة! Beb MNARA! [POST-CHORUS — repetitive, dry kick accents] باب الدار! باب الدار! باب الدار!! [beat abruptly softens] [FEMALE — softly spoken] La vie… [MALE] comme on l’aime. [BOTH — warm] La vie comme on l’aime ! [OUTRO — warm bass fading] و أنا منين نعرفك؟ [beat stops] [FEMALE — final witchy voice, very drawn-out] YEEEEELLA…? [pause] [FINAL DRY KICK] [BOTH — soft] باب الدار.