We are lucky to have Corneille among our great Canadian singers-song writers!
He sings in both official languages and his songs are beautiful.
He brings both smiles and peace to our faces despite “coming from far away” like his inspiring song “Parce qu’on vient de loin” (https://bit.ly/3LPjQg4). An English translation of its powerful lyrics follows the Youtube video (taken from: https://bit.ly/3FPa3mo).
May the memory of his assassinated Rwandan family, in front of his OWN eyes, be eternal. May God bless his resilient and peaceful heart, own beautiful family, and great musical talent. Selfishly, Bambi wants more of it!
Happy Birthday to Corneille, born on March 24, 1977 (Freiburg, Germany )❤️!
Because we come from far away
“We are our own fathers
So young yet so old
Makes me think… you know
We are our own mothers
So young and so serious
But it’s going to change
We spend our time
Making up plans for tomorrow
While the weather
Is going by, leaving us empty and doubtful
We lose too much time
Sweating, grazing our hands
What’s the point of it if we’re not sure to see tomorrow ?
– Nothing
(chorus)
So we live every day as if it was the last one
And you’d do the same if only you knew
How many times the end of the world came close to us
So we live every day as if it was the last one
Because we come from far away
But when times are hard
We think, worse than our story can’t exist
And when the winter is long
We merely reflect heat will come back to us
And that’s easy in this way
Day after day
We can see how much everything is short-lived
So even with love
I’ll love every Queen as if she was the last one
The air is too heavy
When you only live with prayers
As for me, I [savour] every moment
Much before
The light goes out
(chorus)
Day after day
We can see how short-lived everything is
So let’s live while we can still do it
Dears“
(chorus x2).
