Lyrics and translation Peter Gabriel - Biko (Remixed Version)
September
'77
Septembre
1977
Port
Elizabeth
weather
fine
Le
temps
était
agréable
à
Port
Elizabeth
It
was
business
as
usual
Tout
était
normal
In
police
room
619
Dans
la
salle
de
police
619
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
because
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
à
cause
de
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
because
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
à
cause
de
Biko
Yihla
moja,
yihla
moja
Yihla
moja,
yihla
moja
The
man
is
dead
L'homme
est
mort
The
man
is
dead
L'homme
est
mort
When
I
try
and
sleep
at
night
Lorsque
j'essaie
de
dormir
la
nuit
I
can
only
dream
in
red
Je
ne
peux
rêver
qu'en
rouge
The
outside
world
is
black
and
white
Le
monde
extérieur
est
noir
et
blanc
With
only
one
colour
dead
Avec
une
seule
couleur
morte
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
because
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
à
cause
de
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
because
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
à
cause
de
Biko
Yihla
moja,
yihla
moja
Yihla
moja,
yihla
moja
The
man
is
dead
L'homme
est
mort
The
man
is
dead
L'homme
est
mort
You
can
blow
out
a
candle
Tu
peux
éteindre
une
bougie
But
you
can't
blow
out
a
fire
Mais
tu
ne
peux
pas
éteindre
un
feu
Once
the
flames
begin
to
catch
Une
fois
que
les
flammes
commencent
à
prendre
The
wind
will
blow
it
higher
Le
vent
les
attise
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
because
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
à
cause
de
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
because
Biko
Oh
Biko,
Biko,
à
cause
de
Biko
Yihla
moja,
yihla
moja
Yihla
moja,
yihla
moja
The
man
is
dead
L'homme
est
mort
The
man
is
dead
L'homme
est
mort
And
the
eyes
of
the
world
are
Et
les
yeux
du
monde
sont
Watching
now,
watching
now
Fixés
sur
nous
maintenant,
fixés
sur
nous
maintenant
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Biko (Remixed Version)
2 Mother of Violence (Single Mix)
3 Teddy Bear
4 Bashi-Bazouk
5 In the Sun
6 D.I.Y. (Re-recorded Single Version)
7 Perspective (Single Version)
8 Slowburn (Extended Version)
9 Sledgehammer (Dance Mix)
10 Shock the Monkey (Instrumental)
11 Father, Son (Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix)
12 Courage (The Hexidecimal Mix)
13 My Head Sounds Like That (Röyksopp Remix)
14 Sky Blue (Martyn Bennett Remix)
15 Growing Up (Stabilizer Remix)
16 Growing Up (Tricky Instrumental Mix)
17 Darkness (Engelspost Remix)
18 Curtains (Broad Mix)
19 Shaking the Tree 97 (with Shaggy) [Jungle Version]
20 I Grieve (City of Angels Version)
21 The Tower That Ate People (Red Planet Remix)
22 More Than This (The Polyphonic Spree Mix)
23 More Than This (Elbow Mix)
24 Signal to Noise (Gangs of New York Version)
25 I Have the Touch (Robbie Robertson Mix)
26 Blood of Eden (Special Mix for Wim Wenders Until the End of the World)
27 Kiss That Frog (Mindblender Mix)
28 Summertime (feat. Larry Adler)
29 Digging in the Dirt (Rich E Mix)
30 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix Dub)
31 Mercy Street (William Orbit Mix)
32 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix)
33 Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix)
34 Ga Ga (I Go Swimming Instrumental)
35 Walk Through the Fire (Single Mix)
36 Biko (Live)
37 Sledgehammer (Extended)
38 Don't Break This Rhythm (Full Version)
39 In Your Eyes (Special Remix)
40 Big Time (Extended Version)
41 I Don't Remember (Live Single Version)
42 Kiss of Life (Live)
43 I Have the Touch (85 Remix)
44 Jetzt Kommt Die Flut
45 Solsbury Hill (Live at the Bottom Line)
46 Strawberry Fields Forever (feat. The London Symphony Orchestra & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
47 Digging In The Dirt - Instrumental
48 In Your Eyes - Special Remix
49 Growing Up - Stabilizer Remix
50 Digging In The Dirt - Rich E Remix
51 Suzanne
52 The Veil
53 I'm Amazing
54 I Don't Remember (Live)
55 Shaking The Tree - Bottrill Remix
56 Across The River
57 Curtains
58 Animal Nation
59 Courage
60 Quiet Steam
61 Shosholoza
62 Sky Blue - Martyn Bennett Remix
63 Soft Dog
2 Mother of Violence (Single Mix)
3 Teddy Bear
4 Bashi-Bazouk
5 In the Sun
6 D.I.Y. (Re-recorded Single Version)
7 Perspective (Single Version)
8 Slowburn (Extended Version)
9 Sledgehammer (Dance Mix)
10 Shock the Monkey (Instrumental)
11 Father, Son (Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix)
12 Courage (The Hexidecimal Mix)
13 My Head Sounds Like That (Röyksopp Remix)
14 Sky Blue (Martyn Bennett Remix)
15 Growing Up (Stabilizer Remix)
16 Growing Up (Tricky Instrumental Mix)
17 Darkness (Engelspost Remix)
18 Curtains (Broad Mix)
19 Shaking the Tree 97 (with Shaggy) [Jungle Version]
20 I Grieve (City of Angels Version)
21 The Tower That Ate People (Red Planet Remix)
22 More Than This (The Polyphonic Spree Mix)
23 More Than This (Elbow Mix)
24 Signal to Noise (Gangs of New York Version)
25 I Have the Touch (Robbie Robertson Mix)
26 Blood of Eden (Special Mix for Wim Wenders Until the End of the World)
27 Kiss That Frog (Mindblender Mix)
28 Summertime (feat. Larry Adler)
29 Digging in the Dirt (Rich E Mix)
30 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix Dub)
31 Mercy Street (William Orbit Mix)
32 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix)
33 Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix)
34 Ga Ga (I Go Swimming Instrumental)
35 Walk Through the Fire (Single Mix)
36 Biko (Live)
37 Sledgehammer (Extended)
38 Don't Break This Rhythm (Full Version)
39 In Your Eyes (Special Remix)
40 Big Time (Extended Version)
41 I Don't Remember (Live Single Version)
42 Kiss of Life (Live)
43 I Have the Touch (85 Remix)
44 Jetzt Kommt Die Flut
45 Solsbury Hill (Live at the Bottom Line)
46 Strawberry Fields Forever (feat. The London Symphony Orchestra & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
47 Digging In The Dirt - Instrumental
48 In Your Eyes - Special Remix
49 Growing Up - Stabilizer Remix
50 Digging In The Dirt - Rich E Remix
51 Suzanne
52 The Veil
53 I'm Amazing
54 I Don't Remember (Live)
55 Shaking The Tree - Bottrill Remix
56 Across The River
57 Curtains
58 Animal Nation
59 Courage
60 Quiet Steam
61 Shosholoza
62 Sky Blue - Martyn Bennett Remix
63 Soft Dog
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