Guérilla [English translation]

[Stanza 1]

Nothing has changed in our hearts, it's always the crazy life,

Yeah girl go to the shop, I'm a magnificent devil

It will always be us, the guilty, guilty of being African,

Guilty like Kadhafi or like Nelson Mandela

Mama, it's time, we've even suffered too much

No matter, it was written that we should suffer more than the others

but the others and their children they've taken eveything from us,

so me, I'll steal at the homes of the rich like my friend Badji, la la la la

[Refrain]

I sing of love in the middle of this guerilla war

because I will always love you, my Algeria,

I sing of love in the middle of this guerilla war

They don't want peace because they don't know guerilla warfare

In our heads it's always guerilla warfare

Guerilla, Guerilla

In our heads it's always guerilla warfare

Guerilla, Guerilla

and I'm not there any more, if you look for me I'm no longer there

if she seeks me I'm no longer there, if she seeks me I'm no longer there,

if you seek me I'm no longer there, if you seek me I'm no longer there,

if she seeks me I'm no longer there, tell them all I'm no longer there

[Stanza 2]

I'm coming back from far far away, almost as far as the land of the dead,

I've dreamt that we weren't poor any more and that our sad story is nothing but words

But in truth they have escaped or built barriers

you'll be fine, mama told me, courage, bonny lad

I'm not expecting love my heart is dead baby

I'm waiting for good luck and I hope it won't take long,

I was totally screwed up and you did nothing but look,

don't come and touch me now, carry on looking, whoreson!

[Refrain]

I sing of love in the middle of this guerilla war

because I will always love you, my Algeria,

I sing of love in the middle of this guerilla war

They don't want peace because they don't know guerilla warfare

In our heads it's always guerilla warfare

Guerilla, Guerilla

In our heads it's always guerilla warfare

Guerilla, Guerilla

and I'm not there any more, if you look for me I'm no longer there

if she seeks me I'm no longer there, if she seeks me I'm no longer there,

if you seek me I'm no longer there, if you seek me I'm no longer there,

if she seeks me I'm no longer there, tell them all I'm no longer there.

[Envoi]

Yeah Yeah

La la la

ah ah ah

Pour the tea, bonny lass, pour the tea, bonny lass!

Pour the tea, bonny lass, pour the tea, bonny lass!