Un père [English translation]

a father is a first journey

in the dark and ageless

that binds you to the mother

a father is a first love

before being born

in a belly where we hammer

where his hands surround you

a father is a useful boundary

a father is a helpful border

he gives us our first steps

of a struggle life

he avenges us everytime

he reassures us in a whisper

a father is a first anger

jealous at the tip of his lips

but who encircles our dreams

a father is first happiness

a ring round the heart

who says yes to the soulmate

cries, digging our days

a father is hours hoping

for a future made of yesterday

he entrusts you with a whole life

of springs and winter

you reassure him with a kiss

kind of like a mother

a father is the last landmark

in the arms of the earth

a star lighting up our desires

a father....

• Artist:Chimène Badi