| «Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy»
| "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy"
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| Ouais gros
| yeah big
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| Ça y est, on y est
| That's it, here we go
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| «I still have a dream»
| "I still have a dream"
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| Les jaloux vont maigrir
| The jealous ones will waste away
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| Noir et fier, je l’suis depuis tout petit
| Black and proud, I've been since I was little
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| Et fier d'être noir, je l’serai jusqu'à la mort
| And proud to be black, I'll be it until I die
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| J’ai grandi avec toutes sorte d’origines, de cultures
| I grew up with all kinds of backgrounds, cultures
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| Et force est d’constater qu’la mixité c’est le futur
| And it is clear that diversity is the future
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| Et même le présent vu qu’on y est
| And even the present since we're there
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| Mais l’système est rouillé
| But the system is rusty
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| L’Afrique c’est l’berceau de l’humanité tu peux pas l’nier
| Africa is the cradle of humanity, you can't deny it
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| «I still have a dream»
| "I still have a dream"
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| «Now is the time»
| "Now is the time"
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| J’suis un homme parmi tant d’hommes
| I'm a man among so many men
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| Voici mon rôle d’bonhomme
| Here is my role as a good man
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| Suivre mon chemin
| follow my path
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| Au nom des miens, pour le bien
| In the name of mine, for the good
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| C’temps passé à élaborer
| It's time spent elaborating
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| Les premiers pas à Gorée
| The first steps in Gorée
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| En 2007, on roule vers une nouvele ère
| In 2007, we are rolling towards a new era
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| «I still have a dream»
| "I still have a dream"
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| «Now is the time»
| "Now is the time"
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| Le mal triomphe de plus en plus
| Evil triumphs more and more
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| Et l’air qu’on respire n’a plus l’gout de la liberté
| And the air we breathe no longer tastes like freedom
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| Ils croient nous faire oublier
| They think they make us forget
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| L’humiliation d’l’esclavage, c’est toujours gravé
| The humiliation of slavery is always engraved
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| Le pavé brûle et on n’sait plus où poser son pied
| The pavement is burning and you don't know where to put your foot
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| Les plaies sont encore ouvertes
| The wounds are still open
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| Ils veulent nous mettre la pilule
| They want to put us on the pill
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| Les conflits, les génocides
| Conflicts, genocides
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| Et la FINUL qui simule
| And the UNIFIL which simulates
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| L’Afrique berceau d’l’humanité
| Africa cradle of humanity
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| Tellement d’communautés
| So many communities
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| On devrait communiquer
| We should communicate
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| Ensemble
| Whole
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| «I still have a dream»
| "I still have a dream"
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| «Now is the time»
| "Now is the time"
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| Tous les jours faut s’battre, tu vois
| Every day you have to fight, you see
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| De la force, des idées, c’est c’qui fait des hommes (libres!)
| Strength, ideas, that's what makes men (free!)
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| Peu importe les droits des lois
| No matter the rights of the laws
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| J’suis né en France, j’suis malien dis-leur que j’suis (libre!)
| I was born in France, I'm Malian tell them I'm (free!)
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| Je chante pour tout l’monde, même le tiers monde
| I sing for everyone, even the third world
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| La planète c’est à tout l’monde
| The planet is for everyone
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| Alors criez
| So shout
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| Tant qu’le cœur y est
| As long as the heart is there
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| Dans mon album, es-tu prêt à me suivre?
| In my album, are you ready to follow me?
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| «I still have a dream»
| "I still have a dream"
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| «Now is the time
| "Now is the time
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| To rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of
| To rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of
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| racial justice»
| racial justice”
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| «Now is the time» | "Now is the time" |