| Sur la plage au bord de la mer
| On the beach by the sea
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| On était réuni entre frères
| We were reunited as brothers
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| On avait apporté les jumbés
| We had brought the jumbés
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| On était tous prêts à communier
| We were all ready to commune
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| Les yeux tournés vers un ciel dégagé
| Eyes on a clear sky
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| On a regardé la lune s’effacer
| We watched the moon fade away
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| On a imploré les dieux et leurs mystères
| We implored the gods and their mysteries
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| Ils ont écoutés nos prières
| They listened to our prayers
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| Hou i é Yo — yo — yo — yo
| Hou i é Yo — yo — yo — yo
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| Hou i é yo — ma ha
| Hou i é yo — ma ha
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| La famille à nouveau réunie
| The family reunited again
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| Rassemblée au milieu de la nuit
| Gathered in the middle of the night
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| Tous ensemble unis au cœur du mystère
| All together united in the heart of the mystery
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| Entre frères à jamais solidaires
| Between brothers forever united
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| Alors ensemble on s’est mis à frapper
| So together we started to hit
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| Des rythmiques aux tempos envoutés
| Rhythms with bewitched tempos
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| Tous en transe autour d’un grand feu sacré
| All in a trance around a great sacred fire
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| Entre frères on pouvait bien délirer
| Between brothers we could well be delirious
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| Sur la plage au bord de la mer
| On the beach by the sea
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| On était réuni entre frères
| We were reunited as brothers
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| On avait apporté naya biggi jumbé
| We brought naya biggi jumbé
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| Darbouka sabbar et tout c’qui pouvait
| Darbouka sabbar and everything that could
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| Sonner
| Ring
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| Hou i é Yo — yo — yo — yo
| Hou i é Yo — yo — yo — yo
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| Hou i é yo — ma ha
| Hou i é yo — ma ha
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| La famille à nouveau réunie
| The family reunited again
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| Rassemblée au milieu de la nuit
| Gathered in the middle of the night
|
| Tous ensemble unis au cœur du mystère
| All together united in the heart of the mystery
|
| Entre frères à jamais solidaires
| Between brothers forever united
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| Sur la plage au bord de la mer
| On the beach by the sea
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| On était réuni entre frères
| We were reunited as brothers
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| On avait apporté les jumbés
| We had brought the jumbés
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| Darbouka sabbar et tout c’qui pouvait sonner
| Darbouka sabbar and everything that could sound
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| Alors on a invoqué Jah notre père
| So we called on Jah our father
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| Pour éradiquer la violence et la misère
| To eradicate violence and misery
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| Tout à coup l’esprit nous est apparu
| Suddenly the spirit appeared to us
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| Entre nous depuis on en parle plus
| Between us since we don't talk about it anymore
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| Hou i é Yo — yo — yo — yo
| Hou i é Yo — yo — yo — yo
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| Hou i é yo — ma ha
| Hou i é yo — ma ha
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| La famille à nouveau réunie
| The family reunited again
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| Rassemblée au milieu de la nuit
| Gathered in the middle of the night
|
| Tous ensemble unis au cœur du mystère
| All together united in the heart of the mystery
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| Entre frères à jamais solidaires
| Between brothers forever united
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| A jamais solidaire
| Forever Together
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| A jamais solidaire
| Forever Together
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| A jamais solidaire
| Forever Together
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| Souviens-toi de ces moments qu’on a passé | Remember those times we spent |