La Résistance "si j'étais sourd" (if I were deaf) by Progressive Pictures (deaf hiphop)

This is one of the first music videos in the world that has all the lyrics of the song translated in sign language!
Swiss hiphop music video of rappers La Résitance feat. Petros (a deaf rapper) directed by Steven Blatter aka Progressive Pictures.

http://www.prog-pics.com
La Résistance on iTunes: http://bit.ly/u6oyEJ

English lyrics:

Van-C:
If I were deaf, could I still move on sound vibrations?
Or would the music be dead?
If I were deaf tomorrow, would I be that secure? Certainly not.
My screams would not find echo but written on my pages.
If I were deaf, would I succeed being heard?
Or would I be stepped on my feet as if I as a softie?
If I were deaf would I be one notch late?
Or would my advance stay untouched and out of reach?
If I were deaf could I hear my surround cheer for me,
Tell me go ahead, let your anger on the side, keep going, you are brave?
If I were deaf would I be able to listen to myself ?
Will my doubts stay at the border of my limits or will the endlessly be transgressed?
If I were deaf would I have my texts being rapped by somebody else?
Or too paranoiac, I would keep everything for myself, would not show a single letter!
If I were deaf oh the worst of any dreams!
But while waiting, while hearing, sometimes Im playing deaf!

chorus
Bro (1)
Music is my reflection
When I am sore it brings me back again
Makes me live under the effect of amphet (amphetamine) without it Im finished!
Bro
Its my real fresh deep breath
To be deaf is to lock myself
Bro, this refrain frights me!

Dolpha:
If I had a hard time hearing (2), I would be writing with a spiteful theme as go (and fuck your) mothers!
And I dont listen to the beat to be inside
The lead the kicks in me vibrate, can you hear?
How I tamed the sound frequencies
Always in trance I dont think in my head, I dance!
If I were deafI would graph your ensigns
At your concerts I would unpeel your gestures in the sign language way!
Too many dummies speak for nothing, its dazing and deadening
If I were deaf I would be a billionaire because silence is gold!
Would I be smiled at and insulted at the same time
Tempted to be tackled on my field of
If I were deaf my other senses would be developed
I would not hear but I would feel those dirty farts from far away;
No way to be fooled because I would see you coming from far
a early taste of what would could touch me tomorrow!

Chorus

I tell ya bro that music is my reflection.
Taking it away is somehow killing me!
I tell ya being deaf is to lock me in,
I have too wide projects for your walls and hand cuffs!
I tell ya bro when Im upset she supports me
Women are unfaithful but I found the gem!
I tell ya bro lose the key of that strongbox
Is to become an autistic in a refrain world.

Chorus

(1) re-fré is frère , which means brother written the other way round, its called verlan it a meta-language from the ghettos)

(2) the first expression in slang dur de la feuille means hard of the leaf , I cannot hear very well; so there is a play on word with feuille/leaf, but feuille also means sheet of paper on which you write.

Thanks to steveymcdonald@youtube for the french to english translation.

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[FeibienofPoT]

Salut les gars!

Je l'adore!

geils Lied da gseht mer wider emal was schwiizer HipHop so zbüüte het, da wirds eim nie langwiilig

ich hoff sgit CD's devo =)

[progressivepictures]

Merci und Danke!!

Steven

[progressivepictures]

Please leave a comment!

Steven

[sourirebaby]

salut ! je suis sourde quand meme je suis fier pour tu fait monte la langue des signe bon de dieu ouais la chance ton coeur lol super

[sk8love02]

Vraiment du trop bon son ! continuez comme sa !! Bravo

[Rap2streetTV]

Espece de gros bouffon change de blaz car La Résistance c'est un blaz des rapeur de mon tier-car toi ta vielle zik sale boufon !!!!

[theBestLMBoy]

@CrazyMarksta yes sign language you deaf first music!

[theBestLMBoy]

deaf misic hahaha i´m deaf you deaf first music good

[theBestLMBoy]

good music i´m deaf haha cool you deaf first music for me

[CrazyMarksta]

rap..in sign language....GENIUS!!

[animalthug292009]

Check it out new video.. Go youtube and type Free Style RhymeThyme

[SuperSamantha105]

ere geniel

[BlackBloodBulloZ]

that so PHAT!!!

[MrMah69]

ouai j adore cet musique ! je suis sourds aussi

[MySasha1994]

Beautiful You