Massilia Sound System re-popularised the city of Marseille in the 1990s, in conjunction with the success of Olympique de Marseille, the local football club. Along with that empowered an entire generation of young Marseillais with a positive identity, proud of their city and their capacity to embrace different cultural traditions.
Brûle Ces Papiers
Massilia Sound System Lyrics
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Brûle ces papiers je te dis brûle ces papiers
Brûle ces papiers je te dis brûle ces papiers
Brûle ces papiers je te dis brûle ces papiers
De la bureaucratie je subis les requêtes
Depuis bien trop d'années, j'ai un cable qui pête
Ma flamme virtuelle aussitôt se projette
J'allume un feu de joie, on va faire la fête
Ce soir je fais cramer ces putains de papiers.
Les factures et les lettres d'huissier
Les P.V., les notes d'électricité
Les impôts et les quittances de loyer
Les tracts et les publicités
La lettre qui dit que tu es licencié
L'Assedic et ses putains de courriers
Tous ces tracas que le facteur t'a apportés
Mets-y le feu et viens avec nous bouléguer
Les magazines qui te font fantasmer
Les programmes électoraux des députés
Les interdits prononcés par le préfet
Toutes les affiches que le FN a collées
Tous les sondages qui sont faits pour t'espionner
Les bulletins et les programmes télé
Les emboucans, les lettres recommandées
Mets-y le feu et viens avec nous bouléguer
Les sermons enflammés de tous les curés
Les certificats d'hébergement pour les immigrés
Le découvert notifié ce matin par ton banquier
Les bulletins de santé, les bulletins de moralité
Mais arrêtez avec tous ces papiers
Ils me rendent fous
Arrêtez de m'inonder,
Je n'en peux plus du tout
Vous me persécutez
Vous me poursuivez de partout
Arrêtez, je vais craquer,
Je vous le dis entre nous.
Comment? De quoi?
Pourquoi veut-on m'empêcher
De travailler, de m'éclater,
De méditer et de chanter?
Pourquoi avoir à remplir tout le temps des tas de papiers?
Obligé, contraint, forcé, je me sens oppressé
Par la masse de documents sur mon bureau éparpillés
Mais si tu veux toi aussi en être débarrassé,
Mets-y le feu et viens avec nous bouléguer…
"Brûle Ces Papiers" by Massilia Sound System is a song that talks about the suffocating feeling of bureaucracy and paperworks in everyday life. The song begins with the repetition of the line "Brûle ces papiers je te dis brûle ces papiers", which translates to "Burn these papers, I tell you, burn these papers". The singer then expresses their frustration with the requests and paperwork of bureaucrats for years, causing a meltdown in their head. The song continues to list the different types of paperworks that plague one's life, such as bills, eviction notices, job terminations, immigration certificates, and so on. The singer invites the listeners to burn all of these papers and come to party with them.
The lyrics of "Brûle Ces Papiers" convey the dilemma and emotion of being trapped in a bureaucratic society. It highlights the constraint and pressure caused by paperwork, and the desire to escape it all. The song invites the audience to think about how paperwork can have a considerable impact on people's lives, and encourages people to rebel against the tedious paperwork in their everyday life.
Overall, the song's message is one of frustration and a call to action. Its upbeat and catchy tune, accompanied by the thumping beat of drums and bass, invite listeners to participate in the rebellion against bureaucracy.
Line by Line Meaning
Brûle ces papiers je te dis brûle ces papiers
The singer is urging someone to burn bureaucratic papers to alleviate the stress caused by them.
De la bureaucratie je subis les requêtes
The singer is subjected to bureaucratic demands, causing stress.
Depuis bien trop d'années, j'ai un cable qui pête
The singer has been experiencing heightened stress for years and is at their breaking point.
Je craque une allumette tout au fond de ma tête
The artist imagines burning the papers and relieving their stress.
Ma flamme virtuelle aussitôt se projette
The artist’s imaginary fire quickly becomes a desire for real action.
J'allume un feu de joie, on va faire la fête
The singer envisions burning the papers as a celebration of liberation from bureaucratic oppression.
Ce soir je fais cramer ces putains de papiers.
The singer is determined to burn the bureaucratic papers tonight to finally be free from them.
Les factures et les lettres d'huissier
The bureaucratic papers include bills, legal notices, and other official letters.
Les P.V., les notes d'électricité
The bureaucratic papers include traffic tickets and utility bills.
Les impôts et les quittances de loyer
The bureaucratic papers include tax documents and rent receipts.
Les tracts et les publicités
The bureaucratic papers include promotional materials and political campaign ads.
La lettre qui dit que tu es licencié
The bureaucratic papers include a notification that someone has been fired from their job.
L'Assedic et ses putains de courriers
The bureaucratic papers include unemployment benefit notices and other official letters.
Tous ces tracas que le facteur t'a apportés
The singer is overwhelmed by the large amount of bureaucratic papers they receive through the mail.
Mets-y le feu et viens avec nous bouléguer
The singer urges others to join in and burn the bureaucratic papers to feel liberated from bureaucratic oppression.
Les magazines qui te font fantasmer
The bureaucratic papers also include magazines that cause unrealistic expectations.
Les programmes électoraux des députés
The bureaucratic papers include political party manifestos.
Les interdits prononcés par le préfet
The singer is also frustrated by restrictions imposed by local government officials.
Toutes les affiches que le FN a collées
The bureaucratic papers include posters from far-right political parties.
Tous les sondages qui sont faits pour t'espionner
The artist is concerned about surveys and other intrusive bureaucratic methods of gathering information.
Les bulletins et les programmes télé
The bureaucratic papers include TV schedules and guidebooks.
Les emboucans, les lettres recommandées
The bureaucratic papers include notices and letters sent by registered mail.
Les sermons enflammés de tous les curés
The bureaucratic papers include sermons and other religious literature that the singer finds oppressive.
Les certificats d'hébergement pour les immigrés
The bureaucratic papers include legal documents required for immigrants to live in France.
Le découvert notifié ce matin par ton banquier
The singer is also frustrated by the notification from their bank that they are overdrawn.
Les bulletins de santé, les bulletins de moralité
The bureaucratic papers include medical and moral documents that the singer finds intrusive.
Mais arrêtez avec tous ces papiers
The singer is pleading with the bureaucracy to stop sending so many papers.
Ils me rendent fous
The papers cause the artist to feel insane with frustration.
Arrêtez de m'inonder,
The artist urges the bureaucracy to stop sending so many papers.
Je n'en peux plus du tout
The singer is at their breaking point with the overwhelming amount of bureaucratic papers.
Vous me persécutez
The singer feels harassed and oppressed by the bureaucracy.
Vous me poursuivez de partout
The artist feels overwhelmed by the constant barrage of bureaucratic papers.
Arrêtez, je vais craquer,
The artist warns that they are about to have a mental breakdown due to the excess of bureaucratic papers.
Je vous le dis entre nous.
The artist is confiding to their listeners about their frustrations with bureaucracy.
Comment? De quoi?
The singer is rhetorically asking why there is a need for so much bureaucratic paperwork.
Pourquoi veut-on m'empêcher
The artist feels that the bureaucracy aims to restrict their freedoms.
De travailler, de m'éclater,
The singer feels that bureaucracy is preventing them from working and enjoying their life.
De méditer et de chanter?
The singer also feels that bureaucracy is preventing them from practicing their spiritual and artistic pursuits.
Obligé, contraint, forcé, je me sens oppressé
The singer feels oppressed by the bureaucratic demands that they must comply with.
Par la masse de documents sur mon bureau éparpillés
The artist is overwhelmed by the amount of bureaucratic papers scattered on their desk.
Mais si tu veux toi aussi en être débarrassé,
The artist invites others to join them in burning the bureaucratic papers to be free from them.
Mets-y le feu et viens avec nous bouléguer…
The singer urges listeners to burn the bureaucratic papers and join them in celebration of liberation and freedom.
Contributed by Penelope N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
ryu hadoken
Toujours un plaisir
Pilou Mestre
l'Occitan n'est pas une langue morte, c'est une langue qui rend les gens ouverts d'esprits. Anèm Oc per la lenga occitana !
Miss NATH
Forza occitana
freacknotdead
immatriculer le vieille mobylette " bleue" de mon grand père ,qui dormait dans la grange......? pas possiiiiiible ! BRULE CES PAPIERS !!!
titou navigator
Massilia! vivement demain aïoli demain y faut le ouïa!
L R
Mdr ma préférée ^_*
mat pas
tellement vrai !!!!!
MrAlekzinho
Je vous aime Massilia Sound System
The Almighty83
Nice , du massilia sound system sur youtube.... THANKS !
Emmanuel Michelis
le veni massillia longue vie freros