Lyrics and translation La Rue Kétanou - Chikungunya

Chikungunya

Il était né un moustique brésilien dans une eau stagnante loin de mon chemin
Moi je quittais des nuits de doutes et lui portais la rosée du matin
Fuyant la dictature qui grandissait, les moustiquaires qui se rapprochaient
Il décidait de fuir loin vers des pays européens
Quand le moment fut venu, de déployer ses ailes dans d′autres coins du monde, ah, enfin le monde
Il ne réfléchit pas, et d'un tir d′ailes, passa d'un cou, d'une cuisse, d′un brun, d′une rousse ou d'une blonde

Piqua li, li, li, piqua ouh, ouh, ouh, piqua zot, zot, zot
Pique tout l′monde, partout, partout
Piqua li, li, li, piqua ouh, ouh, ouh, piqua zot, zot, zot
Pique tout l'monde, partout, partout

Et pensant que le monde, applaudissait, serrant et serrant, c′est sur la piste il se donnait
Il ne se doutait pas, que la fièvre montait d'un coup
Par la nuque, le genou, d′un brun, d'une rousse ou d'une blonde

Piqua li, li, li, piqua ouh, ouh, ouh, piqua zot, zot, zot
Pique tout l′monde, partout, partout
Piqua li, li, li, piqua ouh, ouh, ouh, piqua zot, zot, zot
Pique tout l′monde (où ça?), partout, partout

Il vécut donc comme un épicurien gardant que ceux qui se tenaient en main
Délesté de ses doutes mais croyant toujours au lendemain
C'est d′un revers de main qu'il nous quittait, celui-ci même qui m′avait forcé
Cloué au lit à danser la fièvre sur son chikungunya
Et c'est dans cet état, où les délires me montent
Qu′il revint me conter les secrets de son monde
Il faut tenir le carnaval, et gouter chaque seconde
Depuis j'en cause aux oreilles des bruns, des rousses et puis des blondes

Piqua li, li, li, piqua ouh, ouh, ouh, piqua zot, zot, zot
Pique tout l'monde, partout, partout
Piqua li, li, li, piqua ouh, ouh, ouh, piqua zot, zot, zot
Pique tout l′monde, partout, partout

La Rue la piqua li, la rue la piqua li
La Rue la piqua za
La piqua li, la piqua li, la piqua li, la piqua li
La Rue la piqua li, la rue la piqua la
La Rue la piqua li, la piqua li, la piqua li, la piqua la
Yeah partout
La piqua li, la piqua li, la piqua la
Li piqua la, li piqua la...

Chikungunya

He was born a Brazilian mosquito, in stagnant water far from my way
I was leaving nights of doubts, and he carried the morning dew
Fleeing the growing dictatorship, the mosquito nets closing in
He decided to escape far away to European lands
When the moment came, to spread his wings in other corners of the world, ah, finally the world
He didn't think twice, and with a flap of his wings, went from one neck, one thigh, a brunette, a redhead or a blonde

He bit her, her, her, he bit oh, oh, oh, he bit them, them, them
Biting everyone, everywhere, everywhere
He bit her, her, her, he bit oh, oh, oh, he bit them, them, them
Biting everyone, everywhere, everywhere

And thinking the world was applauding, squeezing and squeezing, he gave himself on the dance floor
He didn't suspect that the fever was rising suddenly
Through the neck, the knee, of a brunette, a redhead or a blonde

He bit her, her, her, he bit oh, oh, oh, he bit them, them, them
Biting everyone, everywhere, everywhere
He bit her, her, her, he bit oh, oh, oh, he bit them, them, them
Biting everyone (where?), everywhere, everywhere

So he lived like an epicurean, keeping only those who held hands
Relieved of his doubts but still believing in tomorrow
It was with a backhand that he left us, the very one who forced me
Nailed to the bed dancing the fever to his chikungunya
And it's in this state, where delusions rise within me
That he came back to tell me the secrets of his world
We must hold the carnival, and taste every second
Since then, I've been telling brunettes, redheads, and blondes

He bit her, her, her, he bit oh, oh, oh, he bit them, them, them
Biting everyone, everywhere, everywhere
He bit her, her, her, he bit oh, oh, oh, he bit them, them, them
Biting everyone, everywhere, everywhere

The Street bit her, the street bit her
The Street bit them
Bit her, bit her, bit her, bit her
The Street bit her, the street bit her
The Street bit her, bit her, bit her, bit her
Yeah, everywhere
Bit her, bit her, bit her
He bit her, he bit her...