In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Un homme des sables
Des plaines, sans arbres
S'en va de son pays
Au-delà des dunes
Courir la fortune
Car le paradis
Pour lui
Ce n'est qu'un jardin
Sous la pluie
Salma ya salama
Je te salue, ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
Un homme des sables
Pour faire le voyage
N'a que l'espoir
Au cœur
Un jour, il arrive
Il touche la rive
Il voit devant lui
Des fleurs
La grande rivière
Du bonheur
Salma ya salama
Je te salue, ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
C'était un mirage
Il n'y avait pas de rivière
Et la bonne et riche douce terre
N'était que du sable
Il reprend sa course
Vers une autre source
Il finira par trouver
Le puits de la liberté
Salma ya salama
Je te salue ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
Un homme des sables
Des plaines sans arbres
S'en va de son pays
Au-delà des dunes
Courir la fortune
Le seul paradis
Pour lui
C'était un jardin sous la pluie
Salma ya salama
Je te salue ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
Salma ya salama
Je te salue ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
Des plaines, sans arbres
S'en va de son pays
Au-delà des dunes
Courir la fortune
Car le paradis
Pour lui
Ce n'est qu'un jardin
Sous la pluie
Salma ya salama
Je te salue, ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
Un homme des sables
Pour faire le voyage
N'a que l'espoir
Au cœur
Un jour, il arrive
Il touche la rive
Il voit devant lui
Des fleurs
La grande rivière
Du bonheur
Salma ya salama
Je te salue, ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
C'était un mirage
Il n'y avait pas de rivière
Et la bonne et riche douce terre
N'était que du sable
Il reprend sa course
Vers une autre source
Il finira par trouver
Le puits de la liberté
Salma ya salama
Je te salue ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
Un homme des sables
Des plaines sans arbres
S'en va de son pays
Au-delà des dunes
Courir la fortune
Le seul paradis
Pour lui
C'était un jardin sous la pluie
Salma ya salama
Je te salue ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
Salma ya salama
Je te salue ya salama
Salma ya salama
Je reviendrai be salama
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Salma Ya Salama Lyrics as written by Pierre Leroyer Jeff Barnel
Lyrics © EMI SONGS FRANCE, Mazzika Group, FEFEE MUSIC SARL
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