* the [] areas are an english translation
A l'age de six ans. Mon Cadeau de Noel
[Six years old, my christmas gift]
Une arme en plastique replique industrielle.
[Was a plastic weapon, an industrial re-creation]
Il y a des guirlandes partout dans la maison.
[With plenty of decorations in the house]
Je remercie Santa Claus, parcequ'il a ete bon
[I thank Santa Claus, because he's been good]
A l'age de sept ans. Il m'en fallait une autre.
[At seven years old, I need another one]
Malheureusement, je l'ai trouvee a qui la faute.
[Sadly enough I found it, who is to blame]
J'etais devenu expert dans le tir instinctif.
[I had become an expert in instinctive shooting]
Entendre toutes les detonations etait mon seul kif
[The sound of detonations were my only stimulations]
Pour moi l'avenir etait au bout de mon canon
[To me, my future laid at the end of the nozzle]
Mon pere avait des armes et on tirait devant la maison
[My dad had weapons and we used to shoot in front of the house]
Sur des bouteilles vides comme dans les films de John Ford
[on empty bottles like in John Ford's movies]
Et Comme je visais juste, j'ai eu la garde robe
[Since I was good at it, I got the ward robe]
Un treillis camouflage et puis des bottes de pluie
[A camouflage suit and weatherproof boots]
Armes automatiques revolver et Uzi
[Automatic weapons, revolver and Uzi]
Fusil chasse, Fal, Glock
[Shotgun, Fal, Glock]
Un jour de bon matin, j'ai tire sur le coq
[One morning I shot on the rooster]
Puis dans la courde l'ecole je m'embrouille avec une fille
[Then in the schoolyard I collided with some chick]
Quand j'y pense aujourd'hui, c'etait des broutilles
[Come to think about it, it was just meaningless]
Pour me venger je prepare une operation.
[For revenge, I prepare an operation]
Ouvre le garage selectionne des munitions.
[Open the garage and select ammunitions]
9heures du matin on se place devant l'ecole
[9 o'clock in the morning we wait outside the school]
Avec mon pote John. On patiente on boit de l'alcool
[With my friend John, we wait and drink some alcohol]
Tapis dans les feuillages j'attends la sonnerie
[Hidden in the grass, I wait for the bell]
Avec un genou a terre non c'est pas des conneries
[With one knee on the ground, this is no joke]
Porte pas l'adrenaline. J'arme la M16
[No adrenaline rush, I just arm the M16]
Rafale de balles. J'ai eu ma premiere victime
[In a burst of gunfire I got my first victim]
John a l'fusil a lunettes. C'est comme un jeu
[John's got the sniper rifle, It's like a game]
"Tiens je te vends un feu. Tu fumes qui tu veux"
[Here, I'll sell you a shot, smoke whoever you want to]
On est en Arkansas. Mon pere dit sans cesse c'est sensas.
[We're in Arkansas. My dad always says it's fun]
Port d'armes. Il aime les actions sans shlass.
[Lots of guns, he likes action without shlass]
Deux morts onze blesses CNN parlant
[Two dead, eleven wounded it's all over CNN]
De moi Steve Carter. Enfant de huit ans.
[Talkin about me Steve Carter, an eight year old kid]
In the realm of rock 'n' roll, there are few names as iconic as Queen, and within the Queen pantheon, Brian May stands out not only as a legendary guitarist but also as an astrophysicist with a profound connection to NASA.
Hip-hop, one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, has recently reached a significant milestone - it's turning 50 years old.
Coachella Festival 2022: here we are. In two days the doors of one of the most anticipated musical events of the year will open, even more so after the last two years in which for very obvious reasons the live music sector has suffered a very important setback.
The 2022 Grammy Awards were the chronicle of an announced triumph: Jon Baptiste collected 11 nominations and won 5 Grammys, defeating all opponents. This was also the year of the very young Olivia Rodrigo, who managed to take home 3 Grammys, including the the best new artist.
Here is finally some good news, the Arcade Fire have finally revealed the title and release date of their new album, 5 years after the last one. For the fan of the group it has been a time that seemed eternal,
Do we want to define "I know you know me" a masterpiece? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt for at least two reasons. The first and most evident are the artists who interpret it: Caroline Spence and Matt Berninger, second for the deep and poetic text.
My favorite group when I was just a teenager were the Fugees, thanks to them a certain curiosity about english language was born in me. I wanted to know and understand the lyrics of their songs, it wasn't enough for me to be carried away exclusively by their beautiful music.
Sweden and the United States are two countries far from each other, thousands of kilometers separate them, the language, culinary and sporting traditions, I don't feel so categorical about the landscapes, not knowing all of America there may be states that have the same reliefs of the country of northern Europe, but on one thing I am sure
It has been talked about for almost 3 years, rumored and it is hoped that sooner or later they will arrive at a collaboration, and now we are satisfied: the Catalan singer Rosalia and the American musician Oneohtrix finally announce the publication of a piece together!
Ille M
Youssou N'Dour
Alpha 5.20
Karim Ouellet