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Karaté

Release date: 24th June 2020

From L’Ère du Verseau
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"Karaté" is a track by Yelle, from the album L’Ère du Verseau, released 24th June 2020. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Yelle

Yelle

Lyrics

Karaté

[Paroles de « Karaté »]

[Couplet 1]

Comment t'es sur le tatami

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Comment t'es sur le tatami (What?)

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

[Refrain]

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

(Comment ?) Kara-té, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

Comment ?

[Post-refrain]

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

(What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

(What?)

[Couplet 2]

Comment t'es sur le tatami (What?)

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Comment t'es sur le tatami (What?)

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

[Refrain]

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

[Pont]

Comment t'es sur le tatami (What?)

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Comment t'es sur le tatami (What?)

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Comment t'es sur le tatami (What?)

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Comment t'es sur le tatami (What?)

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Comment t'es ?

Comment t'es ?

Comment t'es ?

Comment t'es ?

Comment t'es ?

Comment t'es ?

Comment t'es ?

Comment t'es ?

[Couplet 3]

Comment t'es sur le tatami

Quand t'es pas caché, quand t'as pas d'amis ?

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama

Ton kimono est un pyjama (What?)

Ton kimono est un pyjama-a-a

[Refrain]

Té, karaté, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

(Comment ?) Kara-té, karaté, karaté (What?)

(Comment ?) Karaté, karaté, karaté, karaté

Track details

From L’Ère du Verseau

2020
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Karaté
  • —Émancipense
  • —Menu du jour
  • —Noir
  • —Mon beau chagrin
  • —Un million
  • —Vue d’en face
  • —Peine de mort
  • —J’veux un chien
  • —Je t'aime encore
    • Yelle - Un million (English Translation)
  • Yelle - Romeo (English Translation)
  • Noir (Radio Edit)
  • ÉmancipenseL’Ère du Verseau
  • Menu du jourL’Ère du Verseau
  • NoirL’Ère du Verseau
  • Mon beau chagrinL’Ère du Verseau
  • Un millionL’Ère du Verseau
  • Vue d’en faceL’Ère du Verseau
  • Peine de mortL’Ère du Verseau
  • J’veux un chienL’Ère du Verseau
  • Je t'aime encoreL’Ère du Verseau
  • Dream Together
  • OMG!!!
  • Romeo
  • Interpassion
  • Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now) [Kane West Remix]
  • Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now)
  • Moteur action (SOPHIE & A. G. Cook remix)
  • Je t'adore
  • Un jour viendra
  • Toho
  • Nuit de baise I
  • Les soupirs et les refrains
  • Ba$$in
  • Jeune fille garnement
  • Complètement fou
  • Coca sans bulles
  • Dire qu’on va tous mourir
  • Moteur action
  • Florence en Italie
  • Nuit de baise II
  • Bouquet final
  • A+B=C
  • L'amour Parfait
  • Que Veux-Tu (English Version)
  • Unillusion
  • Mon Pays
  • Chimie Physique
  • C'est Pas Une Vie
  • Le Grand Saut
  • S'eteint Le Soleil

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    Credits

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    Writer
    Grand Marnier, Julie Budet
    Producer
    Grand Marnier, Panteros666
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