C'est une ville que je connais
Une chanson que je chantais.
Y a du sang sur le trottoir
C'est sa voix, poussière brûlée
C'est ses ongles sur le blindé.
Ils l'ont battu à mort, il a froid, il a peur.
De n'importe quel pays, de n'importe quelle couleur.
Po Na Ba Mboka Nionso Pe Na Pikolo Nionso
Il vivait avec des mots
Qu'on passait sous le manteau
Qui brillaient comme des couteaux.
Il jouait d'la dérision
Comme d'une arme de précision.
Il est sur le ciment, mais ses chansons maudites
On les connaît par cœur,
La musique a parfois des accords majeurs
Qui font rire les enfants mais pas les dictateurs.
De n'importe quel pays, de n'importe quelle couleur.
La musique est un cri qui vient de l'intérieur.
Ça dépend des latitudes
Ça dépend d'ton attitude
C'est cent ans de solitude.
Y a du sang sur mon piano
Y a des bottes sur mon tempo.
Au-dessous du volcan, je l'entends, je l'entends
J'entends battre son cœur.
La musique parfois a des accords mineurs
Qui font grincer les dents du grand libérateur.
De n'importe quel pays, de n'importe quelle couleur.
La musique est un cri qui vient de l'intérieur.
C'est une ville que je connais
Une chanson que je chantais
Une chanson qui nous ressemble.
C'est la voix de Mendela
Le tempo docteur Fela
Ecoute chanter la foule
Avec les mots qui roulent et font battre son cœur.
De n'importe quel pays, de n'importe quelle couleur.
La musique est un cri qui vient de l'intérieur
Po Na Ba Mboka Nionso... Pe Na Pikolo Nionso
Bernard Lavilliers is a French singer-songwriter born in Saint-Étienne in 1946. Coming from a modest family, he developed a passion for music at the age of four. After working in a factory, he joined the Communist Party to defend his ideals and in 1965 left for Brazil, an experience that deeply marked his worldview. His return to France led him to be considered a draft dodger and imprisoned for a year. He began singing in cabarets and in 1967 released his first single. In 1968 he released his first album, simply titled "Lavilliers", which later became his stage name. Throughout the 1970s, he achieved success with albums such as "Les poètes" (1972), "Le Stéphanois" (1975) and especially "Les Barbares" (1976). The latter consecrated him as one of the most important French singer-songwriters. Lavilliers is known for his songs that often deal with social, political and travel themes. Among his most representative tracks are "Le Grand Bleu", "La Ballade de la rue des Amants" and "Les Barbares". In 1992 he sang alongside Léo Ferré at the fête de l'Humanité. In 2004 he released the album "Carnets de bord", an ode to travel, and in 2005 the book 'Bernard Lavilliers, Escales' by Gert-Peter Bruch was published.
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