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The TCK Song Thread

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Hi y’all,

I was listening to a song by French singer Gerald de Palmas who is a TCK himself. And i was wonbderinbg what other music makes you think of TCKs and/or any music by a TCK that has helped you?

Here is info about him from wiki:

Gérald De Palmas (born Gérald Gardrinier, on October 14, 1967 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) is a French singer. His father was a land surveyor from France and his mother was a French teacher from Réunion.

At the age of 10, De Palmas’ family left Réunion, to live in Aix-en-Provence, France. At the age of 13, he discovered ska music, and became a fan of the UK band The Specials.

His newest album Un homme sans racines (A man without roots)  was released in 2004.

The song i was listening to: I will try to translate it — but i shall make mistakes so beware it is not perfect! It’s late and i’m not perfect :-P

Un homme sans racines

Plus je prends de l’âge plus j’oublie
Là où je suis né
Peu à peu mon cœur a enfoui ce qui fait mon passé
Difficile de vivre le présent sans avant sans après
Alors j’avance au hasard d’un pas mal assuré

 

[The more i age the more i forget

the place where i was born

Little by little my heart  has hidden what makes up my past

It is hard to live in the present without a before and after

So i advance by chance with a hesitant step (bad steps taken?)

 

Je suis un homme sans racines
Au moindre vent je m’incline
Juste un homme sans racines
Je pense à demain et j’imagine

 

[I am just a man without roots

with the least wind i incline myself  (at the slightest sign of trouble i back down?)

Just a man without roots

I think of tomorrow and i imagine]

 

Parfois des visages me reviennent
mais je préfère tirer un trait
Sur ce mélange de bons souvenirs
mais aussi de mauvais
J’aimerais trouver un endroit où me recueillir
Un endroit où puiser la force, la force de m’affranchir

[Sometimes faces return to me

but i prefer to focus upon

the mixture of good memories and bad ones

I would like to find a place

where i find the force, the force to release me (free me?)]

 

Je suis un homme sans racines
Au moindre vent je m’incline
Juste un homme sans racines
Je pense à demain et j’imagine

Au moment opportun
Je tuerai mes démons un par un
Fort et serein je ne serai plus…

[At a convenient moment

i shall kill my demons one by one

strong and serene i shall not be anymore]

Je suis un homme sans racines
Au moindre vent je m’incline
Juste un homme sans racines
Je pense à demain et j’imagine…

 

—-

 

Look Brice! He’s from Reunion! Plus he’s a Frenchie! *gasp!*  So, how did i go with the translation?


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  1. 1
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    Isa Says:
    December 8th, 2007 at 5:30 am

    Maintenant je suis trop fatiguée, donc bonne nuit a tous!

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  2. 2
    Brice
    Brice Says:
    December 8th, 2007 at 5:47 am

    Interpol singer Paul Banks is a TCK :D

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  3. 3
    djiboutigirl
    djiboutigirl Says:
    December 8th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    I used to love DePalmas! Thanks for reminding me of him again :-)
    Another singer I love who’s a TCK is Manu Chao. He’s a Spanish/French TCK, and he sings in Spanish, French, English, Portuguese and a few other languages.

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    Brice
    Brice Says:
    December 8th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    Excellent work on the translation and nice find, Isa!

    This is not Gerald but wow, it’s really good.

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    charm
    charm Says:
    December 9th, 2007 at 6:30 pm

    Well, there’s one song that reminds me of being a TCK. She’s not a TCK as such but she moved around the US for a lot of her childhood.
    The song is A Place Called Home by Kim Richey.

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    Brice
    Brice Says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 1:10 am

    Brian Molko from the band “Placebo” is another TCK.

    Born to a American international banker father and a Scottish mother, Brian Molko’s family moved frequently during his childhood, including spells in Scotland, Liberia, Lebanon and Luxembourg. Molko has referred to a period spent in his mother’s home town of Dundee, Scotland as “where I grew up”.[1] He attended Goldsmiths College in London, where he studied drama. He describes his childhood as a period when he felt very lonely and alienated. He started to wear make-up at the age of 11. He was an actor in a school drama theater.

    While Molko was brought up in a strict household that disapproved of artistic expression (his father wanted him to become a banker) he rebelled by affecting an androgynous image, wearing nail polish, lipstick and eyeliner, and listening to punk. In his late teens, he came out as bisexual.

    Here’s “You don’t care about us” by Placebo.

    If it’s a bad case, you’re on the rampage.
    Another memory… scarred.
    You’re at the wrong place, you’re on the back page,
    you’re in the getaway… car.

    Lyrics:http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/placebo/youdontcareaboutus.html

    More about Brian Moko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Molko

    I always wonder if those people even know they are TCKs and if all of this could’ve been prevented?

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    Brice
    Brice Says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 1:19 am

    Nice one, Charm! I found the song on Youtube used on a Harry Potter fan vid. Very TCK lyrics.

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    Margie Says:
    December 12th, 2007 at 7:41 am

    Another TCK musician is O-Shen (www.O-Shen.com) He grew up in PNG - and does mostly “island” music - it’s a weird mixture of rap/island/hiphop.

    MU

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    Brice
    Brice Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 8:16 am

    TCK band Seriously

    They are made up of four Asian American guys, children of Asian immigrants, from California.

    http://www.tckid.com/group/seriously-a-tckid-band/

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    Margie Says:
    January 19th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Here are some more TCK musicians:

    Nicole Sponberg (formerly of the Selah group) - Grew up in Congo, Africa: http://www.gregandnicolsponberg.com/

    Paul van der Bijl – grew up in Irian Jaya, Indonesia: http://www.vdbandreed.com/

    Sarah Notley – grew up in Irian Jaya, Indonesia: http://www.sarahnotley.com/

    Steven Mann – grew up in ????: http://www.guitarmann.com/Music.htm

    Hiram Ring – grew up in Ghana, Africa: http://www.hiramring.com/

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