Maman, Je pense à toi , je t'écris
D'un trois étoile à Cachan
Tu vois, faut pas que tu trembles ici
J'ai un toit et un peu d'argent
On vit là tous ensemble, on survit
On ne manque presque de rien
C'est pas l'enfer , ni le paradis
D'être un Africain à Paris
[Refrain : x2
Oh Oh , un peu en exil
Etranger dans votre ville
Je suis africain à Paris]
Sais-tu qu'ils nous ont promis des places ?
Mais, c'est par la voie des airs
Elles ne sont pas en première classe
C'est un oiseau nommé charteur
En attendant que l'oiseau s'envole
Des mains noires aux doigts de fée
Font tourner autour des casseroles
Un soleil au goût de mafé
[Refrain : x2]
Et du dimanche au dimanche aussi
Je ne fais que travailler
Tu vois, j'en ai de la chance ici
J'aurai bientôt mes papiers
Maman, je sais que tu as l'habitude
De trop vite t'affoler
Surtout n'aie pas d'inquiétude
Si un hôtel a brûlé
[Refrain : x2]
The lyrics L'AFRICAIN of TIKEN JAH FAKOLY is also present in the album L'africain (2007)
Tiken Jah Fakoly, pseudonimo di Doumbia Moussa Fakoly, è un cantautore e attivista politico ivoriano nato nel 1969. Considerato uno dei più importanti esponenti del reggae africano, Tiken Jah Fakoly si distingue per la sua musica incisiva che affronta temi sociali e politici con una forte carica critica. Le sue canzoni denunciano le ingiustizie sociali, la corruzione e la povertà in Africa, ma anche la violenza e l'oppressione. Fakoly ha collaborato con numerosi artisti internazionali, tra cui Manu Chao e Alpha Blondy, contribuendo a diffondere il reggae africano a livello globale. Tra i suoi brani più rappresentativi figurano "Yèyé", "La vie est belle" e "Le combat du peuple". L'album "Tiken Jah Fakoly" del 1998 è considerato un punto di svolta nella sua carriera, consolidando il suo status di artista di spicco nel panorama musicale africano. Fakoly continua ad essere una voce importante per la giustizia sociale e la pace in Africa.
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