L'Histoire se Répète [English translation]

[Couplet 1]

We've said no to war, nobody listens, nobody hears

Above all children of earth, borders are only an illusion

One only planet, a mankind with thousand facets

A mankind with thousand colours, a mankind which is dying in its flesh

We've said no to war, no to famine, no to fear of the Other

No to obedience to hierarchy when it gives words of death

From south to north, what do we honour? What are our values?

The other is your mirror, hitting your reflection is hitting yourself

And breaking it means over 7 years of curse

[Chorus]

And history repeats itself... x4

We've said no to war, to war, to war... We've said no! x2

[Couplet 2]

We've said no to war, no to the murderous spiral

It's always civilians who pay for the same mistakes as yesterday

Tell me whose heart is faithful and I'll tell you who thinks by himself

In the shadow of a thousand years lasting feud, it's up to us to join the light

We've said no to the death of the Other, no to hatred, no to power relationships

No to troops armed with a raw vengeance

Tell me, your terrorists, who does sell them drugs? Who does sell them weapons?

It's much more profitable to get out guns than to make peace

Finding enemies, the wounded innocent will become one tomorrow

[Chorus]

And history repeats itself... x4

We've said no to war, to war, to war... We've said no! x2

[Couplet 3]

We've said no to war, no to human loss that you say collateral

No to the misery exploitation which pushes into treating Humans like rats

The head under water before seeing the danger, we can see it from the waves shape

Nothing is resolved by expressing impulses by force of flames

We've been saying no to war since the age of understanding

Going to jail for a brawl when your country only speak on vengeance

Of the art of being pitiless, legitimises its attacks

With all kinds of palaver which are no truth when bombs explode

[Chorus]

And history repeats itself... x4

We've said no to war, to war, to war... We've said no! x2

• Artist:Keny Arkana