Wednesday 15 May 2013

MUSIC: Stromae - Papaoutai

(June 7th): You can now watch the official video HERE.

If you don't use Spotify, listen on YouTube.

New Stromae! Real name Paul Van Haver, Stromae is Belgian producer/singer/songwriter famous for his track, Alors On Danse

His debut album Cheese was one of my favourite albums of 2010, and is still perfectly listenable and fresh now as it was three years ago. His producer is stella, which is what initially drew me to listen to him. With French being his spoken language, I had no idea what the lyrics meant in all of his songs, I was just attracted to the music. On looking further into them though, you'll see that each song is highly personal and really quite emotional. Topics include domestic violence, relationships, his childhood home and the suffering in the world (so deep). 

Papaoutai is no different. Translated, it means "Where Are You Dad?" 

Click more for lyrics.


(Translated using Google Chrome translator)

Tell me where it comes from, 
I finally know where I'm going, 
Mom says when looking good 
we always end up finding, 
she said that it is never very far 
from it very often work, 
Mom says "work is good," 
Although better than being in bad company, right? 
Where is your Dad? 
Tell me where's your daddy. 
Without even having to talk to him, 
he knows what's wrong, 
sacred Oh Dad, 
tell me where are you hiding? 
It must be at least a thousand times that I have 
Counted my fingers 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where are you where are you where Dad, where are you? 
What we believe in it or not, 
Will one day where we will believe more, 
One day or another we will all be dad, 
and from one day to the other one is gone, 
will we detestable, 
Will We admirable 
broodstock or geniuses, 
tell us who give birth, as leaders, 
Ah tell us who is, 
everyone knows how babies are made 
​​, but nobody knows how it's done dads, 
Mr. JeSaisTout would have inherited is this ... 
Should suck his thumb or something, 
tell us where it is hidden, it must, 
Make at least a thousand times we ate our fingers 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where are you where are you where Dad, where are you? 
Where is your dad? 
Tell me where's your daddy. 
No even have to talk to him, 
he knows what's wrong, 
sacred Oh Dad, 
tell me where are you hiding, 
It must be at least a thousand times that I have 
Counted my fingers 
Where is your dad? 
Tell me Where is your dad. 
without even having to talk to him, 
he knows what's wrong, 
sacred Oh Dad, 
tell me where are you hiding, 
It must be at least a thousand times that I have 
my fingers Counted, 
where t 'Dad, where are you are? 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where are you Dad where are you? 
Where where are you where are you Dad, where are you?

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