Julien Doré
Africa (acoustic) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:33
Je suis amoureuse d'une terre sauvage
I am in love with a wild land
Un sorcier vaudou m'a peint le visage
A voodoo sorcerer painted my face
Son gris-gris me suit au son des tam-tams
His gris-gris follows me to the sound of the tam-tams
Parfum de magie sur ma peau blanche de femme
Perfume of magic on my white woman's skin
Africa
J'ai envie de danser comme toi
I want to dance like you
De m'offrir à ta loi
To offer myself to your law
Africa
De bouger à me faire mal de toi
To move so that it hurts because of you
Et d'obéir à ta voix
And to obey your voice
Africa
Je danse pied nus sous un soleil rouge
I dance barefoot under a red sun
Les dieux à genoux ont le cœur qui bouge
The gods on their knees have hearts that stir
Le feu de mon corps devient un rebelle
The fire of my body turns into a rebel
Le cri des gourous a déchiré le ciel
The cry of the gurus tore through the sky
Africa
J'ai envie de danser comme toi
I want to dance like you
De m'offrir à ta loi
To offer myself to your will
Africa
De bouger à me faire mal de toi
Moving to the point of hurting because of you
Et d'obéir à ta voix
And to obey your voice
Africa
Dangereuse et sensuelle, sous ta pluie sucrée
Dangerous and sensual, under your sweet rain
Panthère ou gazelle je me suis couchée
Panther or gazelle, I have laid myself down
Au creux de tes griffes je suis revenue
In the hollow of your claws, I have returned
A l'ombre des cases je ferai ma tribu
In the shade of the huts, I will make my tribe
Africa
J'ai envie de danser comme toi
I want to dance like you
De m'offrir à ta loi
To offer myself to your law
Africa
De bouger à me faire mal de toi
To move and hurt from you
Et d'obéir à ta voix
And to obey your voice
Africa
Africa
Africa
Key vocabulary
- offrir
- offer
- danser
- danceA1
- envie
- desireA1
- femme
- womanA1
- corps
- bodyA2
- devient
- becomes
- rebelle
- rebelliousB2
- cri
- screamA1
- gourous
- gurusC1
- sauvage
- wildA2
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About this song
Julien Doré is a French singer-songwriter and solo artist in pop and French chanson. He rose to prominence after winning Nouvelle Star and has been known for charting singles like Moi...Lolita and the album Ersatz, both peaking at number two on French charts.