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Original lyrics
Il fait chaud (37°2)
Il fait chaud, de Viliers-Garges-Sarceles
À Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon et Marseille
Il fait chaud, il fait de plus en plus chaud...
C'est l'été, c'est bon la température va monter
Voilà les beautés, les décolletés
Les nouvelles modes sexy (hum!)-serrées
Les faits-divers, les Boom-Boom de quartier
Zoom, gros plan de la tête aux pieds
Les petits, les grands veulent peser
Les bruits de bécane se précèdent
Les marques, les sapes se succèdent
Y'a des coupes nettes sur les mecs, en quête
D'un biz ou d'une bonne fête
Aux pieds j'ai mes blanches baskets
En main une fraîche canette
Clair, classe, est mon survêt. Mon air est angélique
Mais j'ai sous ma casquette une vision diabolique
Ah! PASSI apprécie quand se vantent les vertus
Tous les corps et superflus, nos vues sont braquées dessus
Sous tes lunettes admire les gos, quand...
Il fait chaud, de Viliers-Garges-Sarceles
À Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon et Marseille
Il fait chaud, il fait de plus en plus chaud...
C'est comme ces dimanches au parc, au lac, avec les mamzelles
Les mecs ont la Santé, font un break et font du zèle
Ceux honnis à Osny, ou qui ont "Fleury" dans les Bois d'Arcy
Regoûtent petit à petit, aux plaisirs de la vie
Pique-nique, brochettes grillées, puis poulet torpillé
Y'a les copains, les copains des copains, et à la fin, on est plein
Les PAPAS pleins au rhum, roupillent, font la sieste sous soleil
Les MAMAS surveillent leurs filles. Et malgré les conseils
Elles tombent dans les vices des malins, dans les toiles qu'ils tissent
Tandis que les tam-tams retentissent, ces fleurettes fleurissent
Toutes veulent être bonnes, mignonnes, pour aller biguiner
Elles veulent bouger et sont tentées, même par un Paris pollué
Pour ça les mecs il faut de l'essence dans le cabriolet
C'est la pénurie, mais aussi la saison des gens cambriolés
Qui ne fait pas tout pour s'envoler, rouler et se la couler douce
Une beauté à ses côtés, quand...
Il fait chaud, de Viliers-Garges-Sarceles
À Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon et Marseille
Il fait chaud, il fait de plus en plus chaud...
Pectoraux + gros kilos = stoko en maillot
Pour la maille certains biznessent ou travaillent même au Mc Do
D'autres tapent foot et basket sur des terrains en gravier
Tandis que le marchand de glace passe
Les petits ne tiennent plus en place
"Mamako Makossa", l'été est là, c'est comme ça
Bizness, Bouyave, Boisson, tu sais les 3B c'est ça
Les lolitas sont speed, la tendance est humide
37°2 à l'ombre, le soleil surplombe
C'est l'été, ça circule, sur les filles, ça fabule
Canicule, l'ambiance est bonne, je suis avec mon
Groupuscule. Le bitume brûle
Le téléphone sonne, les soirées se calculent
Arcade, Formule 1, dans les tel-ho du ghetto
Il fait ch...
Il fait chaud, de Viliers-Garges-Sarceles
À Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon et Marseille
Il fait chaud, il fait de plus en plus chaud...
Submitted by 
Joy Batise on 2016-07-08
Joy Batise on 2016-07-08Last edited by 
Don Juan on 2016-07-08
Don Juan on 2016-07-08Translation
It's hot (37°2)
It's hot, from Villiers-Garges-Sarcelles
to Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon and Marseille1
It's hot, it's getting hotter and hotter...
It's summer, that's good, temperature will rise.
Here are the cuties, the cleavages,
the new sexy fashions (mmm!) skin-tight,
the news items, the fights in the block.
Zoom, close-up from head to toes.
Small fry and big fishes alike want to look important.
Bike sounds, one chasing the other
Brands and gears, one after the other.
Dudes wear their clean haircut as they look for
good business or a good party.
I'm wearing my immaculate snickers,
I'm holding a fresh can of beer.
Neat, stylish is my tracksuit. I look like an angel
but under my cap I 'm plotting devilish schemes.
Ah, PASSI likes it when they boast about their virtues,
we have our eyes set on all the bodies and their ornaments2.
From under your (sun)glasses, admire the cute guys, when...
It's hot, from Villiers-Garges-Sarcelles
to Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon and Marseille
It's hot, it's getting hotter and hotter...
Just like these sundays in the park, near the lake3, with the missuses
Guys are in prime shape, are having a rest and are overdoing it.
Those who have visited various jails around Paris4
are getting reacquainted little by little with the pleasures of life
Picnic, grilled kebab and squashed pig5
Daddies loaded with rhum snooze, taking a nap under the sun
Mommies are keeping watch over their girls, but despite the advices
they fall into the clutches of the sly ones, get caught in the webs they spin.
As the tribal drums resound, these cute flowers are blooming.
They all want to be sexy, cute, to go and dance the biguine6
They want to move it, and are tempted even by a polluted Paris.
To get there, guys, you need some gas in the hardtop convertible.
There's a shortage, but this is also housebreak season.
Who would not do his utmost to fly away, drive and have a good time
with a cutie by his side, when...
It's hot, from Villiers-Garges-Sarcelles
to Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon and Marseille
It's hot, it's getting hotter and hotter...
Pectorals + beer belly = beefy bully in a swimsuit
For dough some do buisness, or even work at McDonald's
Others play soccer or basketball on gravel-covered courts.
As the ice-cream seller drives by,
kids get all excited.
"Mamako Makossa"7, here comes summer, that's the way it is.
Shady business, Sex and Something to drink, that's the 3S, you see
The Lolitas are hot, there's moisture in the air
37°28 in the shade, the sun is looming overhead
It's summer, they gossip and rant about girls.
Heatwave, the mood is good, I am with my
homies9. The asphalt is on fire.
Phone is ringing, parties are being planned.
Arcade, Formule 110, in the ghetto hotels,
it's h...
It's hot, from Villiers-Garges-Sarcelles
to Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Lyon and Marseille
It's hot, it's getting hotter and hotter...
- 1. From a station in the Northen suburbs to a place in Paris near the corresponding commuter station (Gare du Nord), then off to the Southern city of Marseille via Lyon, about halfway there
- 2. "unnecessary [things]" in standard French, but I could not find a more precise meaning in youngster slang. This is just an educated guess
- 3. A famous lake near Pontoise that allows people who can't afford the trip to the South to get a taste of sunny beaches
- 4. An untranslatable serie of puns on the names of four prisons in or around Paris : La Santé ("the health" - hence "in prime shape") Osny ("honni" - held in contempt), Fleury-Mérogis ("fleuri" - blooming), and Bois d'Arcy (the woods of Arcy). The lines can be read as "Guys are having a break from the cells of La Santé and are making the most of it. Those who were held in contempt in Osny, or bloomed in the woods of Arcy..."
- 5. lit. "torpedoed chicken" : a police officer who had an unfortunate accident
- 6. A dance from the French Antilles
- 7. A song by Manu Dibango. Can't say if it means "here comes summer" as the lyrics seem to indicate, or anything else
- 8. Allusion to the 80's movie "37°2 le matin", famous for its "realistic" opening sex scene (and precious little else, if you ask me...)
- 9. lit. "terrorist group"
- 10. Two famous cheap hotel franchises. There are a lot of these in the area, due to the proximity of Charles de Gaulle airport. The ill-fated Concorde actually crashed on one of them, about 10 km away from Sarcelles
Guest on 2016-07-09✕
Passi: Top 3
| 1. | Face à la mer |
| 2. | Les Flammes du mal |
| 3. | 79 À 99 |
Idioms from "Il fait chaud (37°2)"
| 1. | De la tête aux pieds. |
| 2. | se la couler douce |
| 3. | small fry |
Comments
I happen to know the region between Pontoise and Sarcelles they talk about, and I find the song surprisingly well written and true to life, in a slightly exaggerated and ironic way.
A pleasant and refreshing surprise.