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Papaoutai (Afro Soul) - Stromae (Lyrics)

9.8M views · Mar 19, 2026 · Music

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@javierdaisy8763 · 6 months ago
For those who don’t know about the actual meaning it’s a child looking for his absent father which is causing him pain cause he is absent 😢
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@JOBESHOMESTAY · 5 months ago
My dad died in the army in kenya as a general i still miss him and these song makes me remember him 😢
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@GangaBenerjee · 6 months ago
Understanding- 0% Vibe-100%
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@adaosuzoka2430 · 6 months ago
As an African, we express our sorrow in different ways- by quiet hurt, or shouting or just silence and it echoes through time and space. And we understand each other through music. Thank you Stromae for the gift of this song
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@SanjibBera509 · 6 months ago
Who knew the 12yrs old masterpiece will come back like this 💐
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@elitealice · 3 months ago
Senegal, Congo, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Cape Verde, Ghana, representing the mother land admirably this summer. Black American but I love my brothers and sisters in the motherland
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@KaziAhsanHabib-s3k · 6 months ago
His father was killed in a genocide... This is about a son looking for his missing father
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@oisinkelly3447 · 6 months ago
God is a father to the fatherless.
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@henryquenin6580 · 6 months ago (edited)
"Where Are You Dad"    This wonderful and powerful song "Papaoutai" of 2026 sung in French by Afro Soul  (a play on Papa, où t'es? or "Dad, where are you?") is a deeply emotional song about the pain of growing up with an absent, deceased father, inspired by and updated from the 2013 hit Papaoutai by Stromae reflecting his own experience losing his dad in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It explores childhood loneliness, the void left by a missing parent, and the longing for paternal guidance.  For those who would like a translation of this incredible song from the French: Tell me where he comes from Finally I'll know where I'm going Mom says that when you look hard enough You always end up finding it She says he's never very far away That he often goes away to work Mom says, "Working is good" Much better than being in bad company Isn't that right? Where is your dad? Tell me, where is your dad? Without even having to talk to him He knows what's wrong Ah, dear Dad Tell me, where are you hiding? I must have Counted my fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? What? Believe it or not, there will come a day when we no longer believe. Sooner or later, we will all be fathers. And from one day to the next, we will have disappeared. Will we be detestable? Will we be admirable? Progenitors or geniuses? Tell us, who gives birth to the irresponsible? Ah, tell us who? Hey, everyone knows how babies are made But nobody knows how dads are made Mr. Know-It-All must have inherited it, right? Do you have to suck it out of your thumb or what? Tell us where it's hidden, we must have Bited our fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai?
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@zvonimirk.2233 · 4 months ago
There is something in these African beats or however you'd like to call them that brings something primordial in a human being. Like we feel our ancestors with every heart beat. People may not understand French but we all understand the rhythm and soul. Extraordinary song (unfortunately, it's a sad song about the boy and his father).
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@Lifeisbeautiful-q6x · 6 months ago
It gave me goosebumps, even without understanding the lyrics.
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@JyothishVijayan-p5n3s · 5 months ago
We all grew out of Africa. Pure mother of nature. Love from India ❤
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