The band was formed in Nantes in 1993 with Pierre-Jean Chabot (known as PJ Chabot) on violin and Jean-Christophe Waechter (known as Jay C.) on percussions and vocals. In 1994, Éric Chauvière (organ) joined the band and a first audio tape was recorded in september. In 1995 the band stabilized with the arrival of Carlos Robles Arenas on drums, djembé, and sampler, and the departure of Éric Chauvière.[1] Their first disc, Orange Blossom, came out in 1997 on the Prikosnovénie label, selling 15,000 copies.
Before their second album came out, the group was influenced by ethnic and traditional music. They met and collaborated with several non-French artists, like Ivorian percussion group Yelemba D'Abidjan and Egyptian group Ganoub. They toured in Egypt, France, and Belgium. Vocalist Jay C. left the band in 2000 and created Prajña. In 2002, percussionist Mathias Vaguenez and vocalist Leïla Bounous joined the group. The album Everything Must Change came out in 2005 on the Bonsaï Music label.
Carlos Robles Arenas is Mexican. Leïla Bounous is part Algerian, part Breton.
Black Box
Orange Blossom Lyrics
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فين اللي راح؟ فين اللي غاب؟
رسيني يا ساقية عذاب
فين اللي راح؟ فين اللي غاب؟
قوليلي راحوا فين
وهشكي حالي لمين
قوليلي راحوا فين
رسيني يا ساقية عذاب
فين اللي راح؟ فين اللي غاب؟
آه يا ليل يا ليل
ياما طال الليل
آه يا ليل يا ليل
ياما طال الليل
ع البحر ع البحر شاورلي
بمنديله يا ليل
آه يا ليل يا ليل
ياما طال الليل
آه يا ليل يا ليل
ياما طال الليل
ع البحر ع البحر شاورلي
بمنديله يا ليل
رسيني يا ساقية عذاب
فين اللي راح؟ فين اللي غاب؟
رسيني يا ساقية عذاب
فين اللي راح؟ فين اللي غاب؟
قوليلي راحوا فين
وهشكي حالي لمين
قوليلي راحوا فين
فين اللي راح؟ فين اللي غاب؟
The song "Black Box" by Orange Blossom is about a woman who is feeling lost and heartbroken and is seeking comfort and solace from a river or canal, which she personifies as a "suffering sakiya" (a traditional water wheel used for irrigation in Egypt). The opening lines of the song ask the water, "Where have they gone? Where have they disappeared to?" The singer is addressing the water as if it were a person who could answer her questions, asking it to tell her where her loved ones have gone and to whom she should pour out her heartache.
Throughout the song, the singer repeats the lines "Oh night, oh night / How long the night has been" as a way of expressing her sense of loneliness and despair. She also implores the water to wash her troubles away with its current and to wipe her tears with a handkerchief. The repetition of the lines "Where have they gone? / To whom should I tell my troubles?" echoes the singer's underlying sense of abandonment and isolation.
Overall, the lyrics of "Black Box" convey a feeling of loss and seeking, with the water serving as a symbol of comfort and healing.
Line by Line Meaning
رسيني يا ساقية عذاب
Addressing a river, Orange Blossom asks to be calmed down or soothed
فين اللي راح؟ فين اللي غاب؟
Asking where things that have disappeared or gone away have gone
قوليلي راحوا فين
Asking someone to tell her where the missing things have gone
وهشكي حالي لمين
Asking whom she should complain to about her current situation
آه يا ليل يا ليل
Expressing a deep sigh and lamenting the long night
ياما طال الليل
Saying that the night has been going on for too long
ع البحر ع البحر شاورلي
Asking the sea to wash away her troubles via a personification and a command
بمنديله يا ليل
Asking the night to lend her a handkerchief to wipe off her tears
Writer(s): Carlos Robles Arenas, Gurvain Liard, Hend Hassan, Sylvain Corbard
Contributed by Ava S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@asluygun2012
I have been listening for years. The band has incredible compositions and interpretations of world music .... Already their vocalists have a very special voice ...
I will continue to listen fondly for years.
@asluygun2012
Yıllardır dinliyorum..Grubun inanılmaz beste ve dünya müziği yorumları var....Zaten Vokalistleri çok özel sese sahip...Tek geçiyorum..Mükemmeller...
@ismadvm
Je suis toujours là même si le nombre de 'j'aime" a diminué, je trouve personnellement que précisément vous démontrer l'énorme potentiel que vous possédez . Fameux groupe que vous êtes!!!
@melieblume2430
Thanks for being awesome!
@GehadEllaboudy
can you please create a playlist for this to play it instead of playing tracks individually? I'm a big fan for your band from Egypt btw :D
@isarose3136
This ROCKS!!!
@Minimalacoo
Nice song!
@nicohaeg5898
jaime