And knowing that Stromae’s father was absent, and then tragically killed in the Rwandan genocide makes this song that much sadder. Have questions? I still love the song but if I dance to it I have to block out the lyrics. Où t'es, où t'es, où papa, où t'es? Et pour cause, le père de Stromae est mort pendant le génocide Rwandais en 1994. Vaut is from valloir but “il vaut mieux” means more like “it’s better to…” in the sense of giving advice or making a recommendation. It’s such an upbeat song about something that is truly sad and ultimately traumatic. Quoi? Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. The tone is noticeably angrier. The speaker is angrily demanding answers (from whom we’re not sure – the universe?) Dites-nous qui donne naissance aux The whole song is about the speaker grappling with his father’s absence from his life. I shed some tears reading it. Faire au moins mille fois qu'on a, bouffé nos doigts, Be a thousand times that we've eaten our fingers. "Papaoutai" (pronounced [papautɛ], Papa, où t'es ?, French for "Dad, where are you?") Quoi, qu’on y croit ou pas, Il y aura bien un jour où on n’y croira plus Un jour où l’autre on sera tous papa Et d’un jour à l’autre, on aura disparu Serons-nous détestables? Ouvre la bouche pour défendre ceux qui ne peuvent parler, pour défendre les droits de tous ceux qui sont délaissés. Learn how your comment data is processed. Should it be sucked out of the thumb or what? Où t'es, où t'es, où papa, où t'es? Presumably the speaker who is a young boy in the first verse is now all grown up, and yet still asking the same question “where are you dad?”. The song continues with the narrator pondering about the day he would become a father and the worries that would arise from the pressure of being a parent. « Papa ou t'es? He is trying to figure out where his dad is and has been asking his mother, but he appears to be questioning her explanation for his father’s absence. Papa où t'es ? The song and video refers to the absence of Stromae's father — who had little presence in Stromae's life even before being killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide — and to Stromae's fear of being unable to be an effective father with no memory of ever having a father of his own. , Your email address will not be published. / Dites-nous qui donne naissance aux irresponsables ? Sensibiliser aux problématiques des modes de garde. (4) ... EN Anglais DE Allemand ES Espagnol AR Arabe 中文 Chinois. and is obviously upset. The speaker is reflecting on how common it is for men to have children without knowing how to be a father. Required fields are marked *. The full expression (which is not in the song but is well known in French) is: Mieux vaut être seul que mal accompagné. Father and son are dressed in identical outfits consisting of garishly patterned aqua shirts and shorts, knee socks, and orange bowtie. The music video leaves you speechless. But we know from the first verse that the speaker’s father is never around. Papa où t’es? The vocabulary is more “grown up” compared to the first verse. Papaoutai = “Papa où t'es ?”. G Am Où t'es où t'es où papa, où t'es ? Will they be terrible or admirable? and also an evolution from naive child playing hide and seek to an angry young man who is desperately looking for answers. [3] The video has received over 780 million views on YouTube, and is the most popular Francophone video on the platform.[4]. She is saying “he’s never very far” and “it’s good to work!” “Bien mieux qu’étre mal accompagné” is a play on a French expression. Thank you very much for your work.It gives me absolutely understanding of this song.I am A big fan of Stromae,I’m from Ukraine,and can’t find good translation before. Quoi qu'on y croit ou pas Y aura bien un jour où on y croira plus Un jour ou l'autre on sera tous papa Et d'un … Ah sacré papa Dis-moi où es-tu caché ? 3, released on 23 September 2014. Letícia Carvalho covered the song on The Voice Portugal on 11 October 2015. où t’es? This is a fantastic video. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ", translating to "Where are you Dad, where are you?". or sucking/eating his fingers desperately for more information/knowledge – knowledge that should be passed on by fathers since it’s obvious it’s not inherently built-into man, as mentioned “faut l’sucer d’son pouce ou quoi”: thank you or the explanation of that saying! Sortie le 13 mai 2013, Stromae y explore une problématique qui lui est chère, celle de la paternité . Ça doit, faire au moins mille fois que j'ai Compté mes doigts Où t'es Papaoutai Où t'es Papaoutai Où t'es Papaoutai Où t'es, où t'es Papaoutai Où t'es Papaoutai Où t'es Papaoutai Où t'es Papaoutai Où t'es, où t'es Papaoutai Sensibilisation à l'aliénation parentale. Et nul n’est dupe : après la PMA sans père viendraient tôt ou tard la PMA post-mortem, la gestation pour autrui (GPA), etc. This is another example of Stromae using childish expressions – this one refers of course to playing hide and seek and the habit that young children have of counting on their fingers. Implicitly he seems to ask, will they be good fathers or bad fathers? Notre association veut : Préserver les liens entre enfants et parents. Des géniteurs ou des génies? Stromae’s father was often working in Rwanda during his childhood while he remained home in Belgium with his mother. I’m not sure who’s supposed to be suffering consequences in this context — perhaps the people who have children irresponsibly. He’s essentially saying that everyone will be a Dad someday, and anyone could disappear overnight. The saying “sacré” means more like “what a…” as in “what a guy” which could be positive or negative depending on the tone and the context. [5], Erza Muqoli performed this song with self-accompaniment on piano for her audition for the ninth season (2014–2015) of the French television show La France a un incroyable talent. In this line the speaker takes on the voice of his mother speaking to her son – he has likely been told “cherche bien tu vas trouver” many times, and now he is applying the saying to his search for his absent father. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. D Em Où t'es où t'es où papa, où t'es ? . The boy wonders where his father is and tries to find him. Qu'on y croie ou pas, Em D Y aura bien un jour où on y croira plus, Em D Un jour ou l'autre on sera tous papa, C#m F#m Et d'un jour à l'autre on aura disparu, Em Am Serons-nous détestables? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The song peaked at number one in Belgium and France and became the best selling single of 2013 in Belgium. Serons-nous admirables? I cried a lot during this translation, even though I am lucky to have a wonderful and very present father! Tell us who gives birth to the irresponsible? Serons-nous admirables? The music video accompanying the release of "Papaoutai" was directed by Adam Nael and released on YouTube on 6 June 2013 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-two seconds. Papa où t'es ? Oui, parle pour prononcer de justes verdicts. Sans même devoir lui parler Il sait ce qui ne va pas Ah sacré papa Dis-moi où es-tu caché ? The chorus of the song repeats the words "Où t'es papa, où t'es? Tell us who gives birth to the irresponsible? In frustration, the son joins Stromae on the sofa, assuming a rigid, lifeless position identical to his father's. Thank you for this helpful translation. Papaoutai est une chanson du chanteur belge Stromae extraite du second album studio, intitulé Racine carrée. See if you notice the change in body language and tone between the first and second verses. The vocabulary in this verse is actually quite basic (unsurprising as it seems to be in the voice of a child). [Verse] Em D Quoi? Dans ce refrain, «papa où t’es», est répété de multiples fois, donnant le titre «Papaoutai», une transformation d’un mot par abus de langage. Although this song is a great song to dance to, I personally find it very sad. / Des géniteurs ou des génies ? En effet, si l’on en arrive à nier qu’un père est essentiel dans la vie d’un enfant, demain, on prétendra aussi que des femmes se sentent utiles et s’épanouissent en étant mères porteuses. The mother tries to make up excuses to prevent the narrator from discovering the truth about the whereabouts of his father of which the mother is even unaware. The speaker then launches into the chorus, the bridge, and the chorus a final time – always asking the same question “Dad, where are you?”. Outside, father and son do their own dance together, but it is soon revealed that the boy is dancing alone and his father is still stiff and unresponsive. Y aura bien un jour où on n'y croira plus, There will surely be a day when we no longer believe, And from one day to the next we will have disappeared. The word “breeder” was likely chosen because of its similarity to the word for “genius” in French. [Verse] Am G/A Quoi? Serons-nous détestables ? This was surprisingly difficult to translate! The song is also featured on the 2014 dancing game Just Dance 2015 for PAL regions and is available as DLC for NTSC regions. Capo 1 Am G Dites-moi d'où il vient, Am G Enfin je saurais où je vais, Am G Maman dit que lor Où t’es où t’es où papa, où t’es? It’s such a sad reflection on a man whose father was absent from much of his childhood. In these two lines the speaker sounds like he is throwing up his hands after years of trying to figure out where his Dad is and what he means to him, he is giving up by saying “we’re all going to be Dads and any one of us could disappear overnight.” He sounds like a man who has given up trying to understand why his father disappeared from his own life, and his reflection on his own father has turned to a reflection on fatherhood in general. This makes the “sacré papa” a lot more ambiguous, especially as he follows it up by asking his father where he is hiding. Where are you, where are you, Dad where are you? In this verse Stromae tells the story of a young boy whose father is absent from his family. Quoi qu'on y croit ou pas Y aura bien un jour où on y croira plus Un jour ou l'autre on sera tous papa Et d'un … So the line in the song “mieux qu’étre mal accompagné” – is using the latter half of the expression to say “it’s better than your father works than be in bad company.” While the mother is the one saying “it’s good to work,” the son is thinking “better than being in bad company.” It’s not 100% clear who the “bad company” is here. Kenza Blanka covered the song on series 8 of The Voice UK on 9 February 2019, singing it in English and Arabic, and French. Here the speaker is asking the world (and himself) what kind of people they will be – and seemingly what kind of father? "Papaoutai" is a song written and performed by Belgian musician Stromae. But the sad subject matter is juxtaposed by a jaunty piano line and upbeat dance beat. Quoi, qu’on y croit ou pas /Y aura bien un jour où on n’y croira plus, Whether we believe or not / There will surely be a day when we no longer believe, Un jour ou l’autre on sera tous papa / Et d’un jour à l’autre on aura disparu, One day or another we will all be Dad / And from one day to the next we will all disappear. His worries also consist of whether he will be loved or hated by his children and how he will be able to take up the role. The boy looks longingly through the window at other parents and children who likewise wear matching outfits that identify them as pairs: a mother and daughter dressed similarly to Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz do a dance while walking their identical dogs; a garbageman and his son collect rubbish together while doing another dance; while still another father (played by Ceasare "Tight Eyez" Willis, one of the creators of Krumping) does an aggressive, threatening dance at his reluctant son before the boy finally begins to imitate him. From this, it goes back to the chorus and ends with a repetition of the song before the first chorus, going back to his interaction with his mother about the whereabouts of his father. Stromae’s father was later tragically killed in the Rwandan genocide.
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