Les Cités
(music:
Kovacev/Radan - lyrics: Julia Polanco)
Les Cités is the French term for the projects with Arabs and Muslims from former French North African colonies. Many young first and second generation French Muslims voiced their dissatisfaction with the inequality shown to them by the French society.
Listen Les Cités here:
On
a traversé la mer |
We
crossed the sea |
Les
uns sur les autres |
on
top of each other. |
A
longueur de journée |
all
the time. |
Love
conquers all |
|
|
|
On
rêve de famille, d'argent
|
We
dream of having a family,
|
Et
ici, je ne le serai jamais assez
|
and
I'll never be French enough here. Love
conquers all |
Kassovitz
a ouvert nos portes
|
Kassovitz
opened our doors |
C'est
le néant
|
It's
oblivion.
|
