My Songs & Lyrics

The songs of my solo concert, in the language they were born in — Sranan, French, Spanish and English — with an English translation where needed. I wrote both the lyrics and the music for all of these songs.

Song list

Fri Uma Gron
Frigo Vide
Hasta hoy
Small Feet
Sound of Life
Winegum

Fri Uma Gron

Luku mi nowde,
Na mi a trutru uma
Suma e libi
Na fri uma gron
Na tru uma gron

In English: Look at me now / A real free woman / Living on free woman’s ground / True woman’s ground

Frigo Vide

Frigo Vide Amour Stupide
« Sans Papiers » c’est l’heure de se décider
C’est toi qui a choisi de quitter ton pays
Le rôle de Cougar, j’en ai déjà marre

Frigo Vide Amour Stupide
« Sans sous » tu veux aller où ?
Derrière ton joli sourire, la merde te fait souffrir
Notre histoire c’est foutu, même avant qu’on se soit connu

Frigo Vide Amour Stupide
Sans rien à foutre, tu t’ennuies
Et oui c’est vrai, que tu m’as plu
Mais c’est dommage que tu as cru
D’avoir trouvé une nouvelle SUGAR MAMA

Frigo Vide Amour Stupide
« Sans Papiers » c’est l’heure de se décider
Tu appelais chaque dimanche à midi
Ta maman riche dans ton pays
Mais tu venais en Europe comme fugitif

In English: Empty Fridge Stupid Love / “Without Papers” it’s time to decide / You’re the one who chose to leave your country / The role of Cougar, I’m already fed up with it. Empty Fridge Stupid Love / “Without money” where do you want to go? / Behind your pretty smile, the shit makes you suffer / Our story is screwed, even before we knew each other. Empty Fridge Stupid Love / With nothing to do, you’re bored / And yes it’s true, I liked you / But it’s a shame that you thought / You’d found a new SUGAR MAMA. Empty Fridge Stupid Love / “Without Papers” it’s time to decide / You called every Sunday at noon / Your rich mama in your country / But you came to Europe as a fugitive

Hasta hoy

Este río tiene agua clara
Te busqué en vano, río claro
Escondido hasta hoy (2x)

Este aire tiene olor fresco
Te busqué en vano, aire puro
Escondido hasta hoy (2x)

Esta tierra es fecunda
Te busqué en vano, rica tierra
Escondida hasta hoy (2x)

Este fuego es sagrado
Te busqué en vano, fuego lento
Escondido hasta hoy (2x)

Nosotros dos descubrimos este lugar
Río, viento, tierra, fuego
Ya estaremos
En la magia de mañana

In English — Until Today: This river has clear water / I searched for you in vain, clear river / Hidden until today (2x). This air has a fresh smell / I searched for you in vain, pure air / Hidden until today (2x). This earth is fertile / I searched for you in vain, rich earth / Hidden until today (2x). This fire is sacred / I searched for you in vain, slow fire / Hidden until today (2x). The two of us discovered this place / River, wind, earth, fire / We will be / In the magic of tomorrow

Small Feet

Small Feet, dancing in the Light, that’s who I want to become,
Free bird diving through the Sky, that’s where I want to be
So, bye to my broad shoulders, always carrying other’s pain, trying to help everybody, but most of the time in vain
Small feet…
So, bye to my big belly, this extra surplus weight
I long for a more agile fragile bodily frame
Small feet…
So, bye to all those people, unhappy as can be
Not showing any action, other than hanging on to me
Small feet…
So, bye to those old stories, that kept me in the same, no more those obligations, I’m in a whole new game
I love you all
But set me free
Before the dance fades away

Sound of Life

I was already at star level, this little one,
Sitting quietly at the bottom of the pond
After slipping from its tiny bridge
Looking at their faces and the fish around me
All so close yet far away
Soundless girl, blinking goodbye
Sunless child, choosing to leave the cold
Bodyless Soul, choosing to roam free,
I was on my way to space
My throat aching from the cry out, the water in, then my nephew pulled me out
He decided that my time hadn’t come
Pulled me back to my body, my family
To Life, Sound, Music and Love
Don’t look back now to the phantoms
Of what has been, put their faces for always
In your heart,
Then go on living in this sound filled place
Wind thrusting the leaves to twirl and dance
In this sound filled place
Soundfull delight, worldly life
Music’s embrace, spirit on Earth,
Magic Nature, Girl is living
Being at home in this sound filled place

Winegum

What she felt after your breach of trust
You cannot feel, she cannot say
What she felt after this violation
You can’t imagine, she was without words

She was nine, you, her uncle, fifty-nine
You planned it all and felt justified
No one to stop you touching her bosom
What sacred laws did you break

You broke her spirit like a mirror
In thousand pieces
She would never be this innocent anymore

What she felt after the unspeakable
You cannot feel, she cannot tell
What she felt after your lunacy
Is beyond words, too big to express

She was nine, you, her uncle, fifty-nine
No one to stop you touching her bosom
Or putting your thick tongue tasting of winegum
Your winegum tongue in her mouth

She should have stayed a victim
Now and forever
But she cured herself and this heavy song finally came out