M. Pokora — Avant nous song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Avant nous" by M. Pokora.
Lyrics
Sans tout l’art du génie Michael
Que feraient les ondes?
Sans l’courage de Mandela seul
Que serait le monde?
Sans rêves comme sait le faire Luther King
Pas d’paix dans nos villes
Sans l’herbe et le verbe de Shakespeare
Beaucoup moins de rimes
On n’invente rien, on s’inspire, on essaie
Faut se souvenir de c’que les anciens ont fait
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Gandhi a fait marcher les hommes
En braves et en sages
Et grâce à Hendrix, la paix raisonne
C’est là son message
Si Marie Curie ou Darwin
Savaient avant nous
Les silences de Charlie Chaplin
Vivront après nous
Y avait qui, dis-moi, bien avant nous?
Et puis, juste avant nous
Il faut pas qu’on oublie
Ceux qui ont fait qu’on est ici
Y avait qui?
Qui a marqué les grandes heures?
Y avait qui
Avant les pyramides?
Y avait qui?
Dis-moi qui s’est battu sans peur?
Y avait qui
Juste avant qu’on arrive?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Y avait qui avant nous?
Lyrics translation
Without all the art of genius Michael
What would the airwaves do?
Without the courage of Mandela alone
What would the world be?
Without dreams as Luther King knows how to do
No peace in our cities
Without the grass and the word of Shakespeare
Much less rhymes
We don't invent anything, we get inspired, we try
Remember what the ancients did
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Gandhi made men walk
Brave and wise
And thanks to Hendrix, peace reasons
That's his message
Whether Marie Curie or Darwin
Knew before us
The silences of Charlie Chaplin
Will live after US
Who, tell me, was there long before us?
And then, just before us
We must not forget
The ones who made us here
Who was there?
Who marked the Great hours?
There was who
Before the pyramids?
Who was there?
Tell me who fought without fear?
There was who
Right before we get here?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?
Who was there before us?