Stromae - papaoutai (Official Video)

[@Steerre]

I took 3 years of french in high school, and I’m proud to say I now understand the word “papa”

[@zahraaalsaffar7303]

Sterre Valenteijn LmAo

[@mareks.9967]

Congrats man ! 😍😍😍

[@kandikanesnkisses]

Papa ! Papa papa papa, papa ? Papa :D

[@2brainded240]

Salut. Comment ca va. Je mappelle Alejandro. Bonjunee

[@Steerre]

Aletron DJ je ne parle pas Francais

[@Wilcast25]

Now that I am going to be a father, this song hits me a lot, I want my son to never have to wonder where his father is and that he always sees me as his support...thank you MAESTRO I heard this song as a child and now I understand it as an adult. Pd: my boy have 1 year old and he likes this song!!!

[@aidan5956]

Good luck 🤞

[@blackblue7372]

Good luck

[@ruzenkaceralova6979]

I wish you a lot of love

[@sha78962]

Sometimes fathers be present physically but not emotionally or mentally.This is the reason my friend favours and respect her mother more.I think this songs also talks about that.

[@Wilcast25]

@@sha78962 also talk about that you right

[@9l910]

For those who don't know, his father wasn't a deadbeat or someone who didn't care for him, he was killed during the rwandan genocide in the 90s

[@jvaughndaniels3062]

Fuuuuck. Poor dude.

[@yfen-]

Well this just churned fucking dark

[@dinopawn]

oh pour guy

[@jdbrad2302]

Dang that's so sad

[@OnlineFriend4u]

Oh ok

[@madame__bizarre]

After watching for the first time in a few years, I've changed my mind about the meaning behind this. Every Stromae fan knows the background of this song/video, but to me it can also describe living with a depressed parent. Notice how the son pushes the car with his dad at the wheel, or how he's in the bathroom while dad takes a shower. Almost as if their roles were switched and now he's the one taking care of dad, guiding him through daily tasks. And no matter what the kid does, he just can't grab his dad's attention since he's too numb/in too much pain to care about the world outside. Then at the end the son becomes numb too, from the lack of a father and anyone else who could have been there for him.

[@dofthezs4685]

So that could be why everyone else is moving a lot and doing crazy dance moves, because they are not numb like the father....makes sense

[@bugattiwithinternetaccess2598]

cool story bro

[@therobustmole1137]

Wow who would have guessed! ...

[@lkusa]

Nah it's because his dad is a doll

[@Nick07900]

And when his father does dance with him, it's unatural in a subtle way, and you can tell, but can't pinpoint it.

[@francoismartin4405]

The song is about the absence of a father, a story the singer himself experienced. Born of a Belgian mother and a Rwandan father, he had a fickle father, killed during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The singer confessed during an interview to have cried during the writing probably for the lived side.

[@ekilo3374]

@@benleaper5390 I speak French and I can tell you he had right, it's about the fact he don't have a father.

[@francoismartin4405]

Ben Leaper French is my native language and your comment is misleading, the singer has not mentioned war once in the song and the song is not about the effects of war but about the absence of fathers.

[@NadaiX]

ik

[@thatlionwhocosplays]

@@benleaper5390 Erm, no Stromae said it's about growing up without a father, also English is my native tongue but I've been studying French for 4 years now

[@guccion]

@Allô français canadien Québec ?

[@slimesenseiii1014]

As a man with no father, it’s really amazing for him to shine light on people like us being envious of kids with fathers they can learn from. Amazing job

[@mechouekriad7686]

واو

[@whatshername3158]

Same here.it feels like an eternal feeling of halfness,like you'll never know who you really are.I always have an unbearable feeling of emptiness

[@qquenk]

I have lost my father 2 years ago and it rly hurts loosing somebody ur close with back then I haven't understood the song but now I understand it too good. I hope you will live a life without loosing more people in your life and rest in peace ur father.

[@samypons3185]

oh

[@kesqry6159]

@@qquenk rip bro im sorry to hear that but life is going on u must forgot it somehow

[@Alerubybianchi]

I don’t speak or understand French. As a fatherless girl with a mostly absent mother this video has me in tears. Looked up the lyrics omg I can’t dance to this song without bawling my eyes out.. oh the emotions 😅😢🙈

[@aldopllumbaj]

Really bruh…..

[@danyzain7329]

strome: singing about kids who lost their fathers everybody in the room: 🕺🤸💃

[@XiomaraThaGoddessMeow]

So accurate 😭🤣😭

[@aliabdulkaream9328]

No u r wrong not just about losing There are many kids whose parents are alive but actually not alive and i was one of those kids i cried when i saw this song

[@jesss_vlogs]

Literally everyone in French class lol 😂

[@danyzain7329]

@@aliabdulkaream9328 im sorry for that man, but i meant that the melody is catchy and danceable not the lyrics... best wishes for u

[@alexiso.k.9119]

Hes singing abt his dad dying in a genocide too...

[@Commando1]

quarantine made us search for old legendery songs like this one

[@lazar8156]

True brother

[@4llsyn357]

Yeah in searching a song that I hear 2 years ago

[@spidermonkeyyyy]

Ikr 😢

[@xLxviathon]

this popped in my recommended

[@pcgaming7680]

recommendations

[@divertissementservice]

Hommage à Stromae : Une voix qui réveille les consciences Papaoutai , un ti Stromae, tu n'es pas seulement un artiste, tu es un conteur, un témoin des réalités humaines. Ta musique traverse le temps et les générations, car elle aborde des thèmes profonds avec une sincérité rare. Dans Papaoutai , t Tu as su allier la profondeur des sujets à la légèreté du son, rendant chaque chanson accessible tout en nous plongeant dans une réflexion sur notre société, nos familles et nos rapports humains. Papaoutai n'est pas qu'une Merci, Stromae, pour avoir su traduire cette douleur et cette recherche d'une manière aussi unique et inoubliable. Ta musique nous rappelle que les sujets lourds peuvent être abordés avec légèreté, mais qu'ils n'en restent pas moins profonds. Tu continues à illuminer nos vies avec ta créativité, ta sincérité et ton engagement. Stromae, grâce à toi, nous n’oublions jamais de poser la question. Merci de mettre des mots sur les non-dits, et d’en faire des hymnes de compréhension et d’humanité.

[@margothelleputte6703]

2013: papaoutai 2019: stromaeoutai

[@persona._.5114]

doesn't make sense

[@ii-sxolar-ii1700]

Stromae et ne fait plus de musique mais il et en contact avec Soprano

[@persona._.5114]

@_xTwelve the young lad oooooh

[@kylvvxhd7103]

Margot Helleputte 🤣🤣

[@hibahchaib8045]

@@persona._.5114 It actually does. Papaoutai means dad where are you? And since Stromae stopped making music for years now, he played with words by saying stromaeoutai which means Stromae where are you?

[@mink5260]

Stromae’s dad was killed at the Rwanda genocide, and his dead body was cut into peaces. As a child I never understood the meaning of this song and just thought it sounded good, but now it really hits me hard...

[@danayee448]

😳😳😳

[@mink5260]

Charlie Hebdo also made a sickening drawing, with in the middle Stromae saying “papaoutai” meaning “daddy where are you?” Then pieces of the dead body of his dad saying “ici” meaning “here”.

[@BLAISE20K]

Is rwanda genocide but we will always remember all

[@philyrakwan687]

😢 💔.....

[@mink5260]

@@BLAISE20K oh yeah sorry

[@doralkwn2475]

Never met my biological father , with a toxic mother, no siblings, this song just goes straight to my heart and I feel the pain and it has me in teears. Magnificent song and great artist. ( Update : Thanks to everybody for the kind words for me in the comments. You are all beautiful people ❤️)

[@user-sg4tp7dm8y]

There will always be love

[@lais9671]

Is your mother biological or adoptive? I never met my biological father, my adoptive mother is toxic and I have no siblings. Coincidence or not?

[@doralkwn2475]

@@lais9671 my mom is biological. I lived without her until i was 9yo so I dont have that mother-daughter bond, sometimes I wish I just wasnt born at all 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@anonymously2525]

@@doralkwn2475 sending love to you, ❤️

[@doralkwn2475]

@@anonymously2525 so kind of you. Thank you very much 💓

[@RichardClavierdor]

Nous ne cherchons pas des anciennes musiques, mais plutôt de vieux souvenirs.

[@Firefly.22]

Totallement mais par contre... ptn ce mec c'est un génie

[@unbekannteruser2418]

Many people don't seem to understand the serious backstory behind this song. The father of Stromae died during the Rwandan Genocide of 1991, thus making our beloved singer grow up without a father.

[@rationalblasphemy]

lol noice

[@ClaudioMastroianni]

It's not about that, it's about an absent father (as in "not able to be a father"). There's a verse in the song saying that everybody is able to make a baby, but not everybody is able to make a father.

[@icet1100]

*1994

[@rangariraishanterozvinonet9767]

What a sad story, may his soul rest in peace!

[@lateaminferna157]

🦊🐅🍆🍓🍆🍒🥔

[@patricknzeyimana8777]

This song never gets old. After all these years, I still love it

[@extrm161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXGYoyIpthkbJI

[@justb5174]

Yeah, me too

[@elifbozbey5462]

I think so too

[@Kinelo22]

yea

[@maevabacarahmed1565]

T'as raison, j'adore.

[@christiancy2514]

it's very rare nowadays to find a dance track with meaningful and impactful lyrics... this is timeless, stromae's a legend

[@danijelamikic5363]

All his songs are legendary,he is not only making music,but he has hard observation of society.He is brave also becouse he speaks abouth things that nobody speaks

[@tvrealite4576]

Slt Je viens de sortir un son qui parle d'amour, votre soutien m'apportera beaucoup merci kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJW0k6OuhL-jotk Ps: laissez votre avis..

[@soniaselami6637]

@@tvrealite4576 tenue pour iuduuruururur

[@ommass3odmahamdhossam697]

للبة

[@ommass3odmahamdhossam697]

@xxx yyy لةوةىةةا

[@electronicanz]

Only just discovered Stromae... this song is amazing, with an incredible video. Speaks to the heart. My father was absent so I definitely relate. Love many of Stromae's songs now, and his videos. Want to improve my understanding of French to appreciate the lyrics in a new way. Also adore the songs L'enfer ❤ and quand c'est? they are genius. Plus I have had breast cancer and am grateful to be alive and also grateful that Stromae took the time to sing about it and make yet another fabulous video ❤

[@Mamaawwaf]

Dang that's wholesome😢. I know this song since I was 5yo and just heard it for the first time in like 10 years😂

[@agentg0215]

This man is an actual genius and this song is a masterpiece.

[@enearoque4019]

Yeah thats so true

[@blackyoulikka91]

Littéralement

[@thegeeks16]

This one and any other song from him, he's a GOD by himself

[@pioupiou6518]

Mdlol calme toi frr nan jdec en vrai t’a raison

[@DARKshadow-wl3eb]

Oui

[@selinx2319]

C‘mon Stromae, the world needs your music again..

[@muratcakir6782]

Is stromea died

[@bjrl703]

@@muratcakir6782 no

[@AlmirAbazi]

@@muratcakir6782 really no i dknt belive it

[@AlmirAbazi]

@@muratcakir6782 he is not died

[@AlmirAbazi]

Selin X yes we need him

[@KllmnKllmn]

Still listening to this song. Simply a masterpiece

[@Maayan27]

same

[@ap0l085]

Same

[@iidanixi8441]

Right

[@biancamihaela7598]

iiDanixi ❤️

[@goose5706]

Kllmn123 Kllmn123 +1 innit

[@someone0494]

Un milliard de vues. C'est juste monstrueux. Bravo Stromae

[@jordandamico05]

This is what a true artist is. You do not even have to understand the words to know exactly what he is singing about.

[@ridgetoppropertieskenyaltd6929]

Exactement!!

[@DiamanteDea]

@@ridgetoppropertieskenyaltd6929 🙌🙌

[@isacastro6796]

Laisse

[@Jackson-bd8kq]

Mhmm but I literally know 10 languages and I love French XD

[@DiamanteDea]

@@Jackson-bd8kq french is my fave too

[@zsofiiihhh]

"Everybody knows how to make babies, but nobody knows how to make Papas" that's a line that hits me everytime

[@piratetongpo2001]

Grandfather

[@mdchala]

same

[@LuOsorio]

True.

[@oceanhu9332]

bro, there's kids here

[@Bigboy-dq6zq]

@@oceanhu9332 that's what the song says you dunce

[@nobody-hi4qv]

Okay, can we please acknowledge that kid's dancing skills? He got talent!!!

[@days3348]

Yeah, he's also very expressive.

[@StairwayToHeaven211]

That's Rubix!!! Now Criminalz family, go search his video, he is massive.... Absolutely brilliant.

[@kristinajunuen1596]

Ikr!!!

[@firecactus1341]

Qui regarde Papaoutai en 2024?

[@firecactus1341]

Idk why I wrote in french but yh

[@dimphodimplesmarata9456]

​@@firecactus1341moi, je regarde en 2024. Also that is the extent of my high school French, and I pretty sure I forgot to conjugate something.

[@afsarsworld8493]

Je l'ai vu il y a 10 ans

[@LGL758]

me hhhhhhhhh

[@firecactus1341]

@@dimphodimplesmarata9456 In germany you usually pick between latin (or idk what it's called in english) and french when you're in 5th grade so you learn french/latin in 6th-12th grade

[@eliangasser4618]

My respect to this man. Wrote a song about his dead father and gets people dancing.

[@ownedit7]

Goated🐐

[@jens2049]

incredible song

[@Ben10_0]

I will kill my dad and post a banger song,stay tuned

[@idkmanlol8556]

@@Ben10_0 same

[@Pain-pt4qe]

SİUUU

[@Pops0104]

Not only does this song have a much deeper meaning behind it but it’s also a great piece of music

[@kekyoin3732]

We had to analyze this song in class today. It's been 5 years and i finally got the meaning of this song, dispite it being so obvious. His father doesnt pay attention to him, he's physically there, but not mentally paying attention to his son. The son saw the families together outside, the ones dancing, something he never got to do. At the end when he also turns doll-like, it signifies that we're basically newer versions of our parents, since our parents are our role models for our whole childhood, we learn from them and so the son became just like him.

[@toltec1983]

it's true he lost his father when just a child but it seems he wasn't around before either.

[@tessakaczmarczyk7110]

I'm french so I heard it much and it's true, his dad is gone to battle in Rwanda, and he died here. It's a terrible story...

[@inoahguy44]

@@Ok-rz6bh Stromae's dad was killed in the Rwanda genocide when he was 12. That's the reason behind this song.

[@kiimpchi9192]

That's deep. More deep than I expected.

[@kekyoin3732]

@@kiimpchi9192 nice pfp lmao

[@Onion_Juice]

Congrats on 1B views! Amazing masterpiece that deserved this

[@coisant1349]

every time i listen to this song I legitimately feel hurt and just want to cry. stromae is such a good artist to be able to convey such emotion in just one song.

[@patrickboschetti4523]

❤️

[@nunuuwu5099]

me too

[@anuarm5f90]

Because this story is close to a big part of our planet's population, but no one talks about it , all songs are about sex and love

[@leafyproductions9479]

I'm not crying my eyes are sweating

[@moonbear9502]

Happy Father's Day to those who deserve to be fathers.

[@Urmom-co2ro]

and to those that had to grow up quicker without dads

[@nosiphosithole5701]

Everyone deserves a father but some don't have. But thank you to the mothers are the mother and father to their children

[@i_aint_posting]

yeah, well, i still waiting for the milk

[@nosiphosithole5701]

@@i_aint_posting Well keep waiting

[@singoller3749]

Almost everyone. Stop overreacting

[@FilmingLavender]

Both my grandparents and auntie died in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, my mother and her two siblings being the only survivors of the family, my dad was also not around in my childhood aswell this song hits so different for me. Congratulations on a billion views Stormae ❤ 🇷🇼

[@taisiaantisheva1763]

God bless you and your family! 😭 heartbreaking story

[@ddv1647]

All the best to you

[@ADAM-EL-YAZIDI]

Pourquoi, cette chose est horrible !!!

[@JohnDo-qu7jf]

Ekm

[@agnidas5816]

you know it's bad when you gotta specify the year (there has been another genocide there since)

[@eirvinful]

Le meilleur qui s'entoure des meilleurs. Sacré Stromae.

[@ZapR21]

Me 6 years ago when hearing this song : dancing Me hearing this song now while understanding the lyrics : cry Anyone same experience ??

[@user-yz1fu8nq6l]

no

[@andrewsummer3521]

yes

[@umedboykamolzoda7292]

me too

[@power6798]

What happened ??

[@halden3014]

heh

[@emte4236]

Something I find fascinating about the choreography of this video is the differences of the types of fathers and sons shown through their dance. In the first pair, the paperboys in pink uniforms, the father and son do a dance that relies heavily on partnership. A dance meant for two people to work and they help each other to pull it off. The second pair, the garbage collectors in orange, are perfectly in sync performing the same dance but separately. One person could do it solo but they're both a mirror of each other. They even do elegant ballet style leaps and turns that feel in direct contrast to the rigid robot style of the business men in the yellow and green suits. With the business man he's not dancing with his son or mirroring him, but trying to teach him and force him to do it his way even if the son is unhappy about it. But he still tries to have that connection with his father. The way the fluid ballet moves are cut in between the stiff pop and lock type moves are amazing and amplify the different ways of parenting via dance. But of course whether the sons are helping, mirroring, or learning from their fathers, they still have fathers who engage with them unlike the boy who is observing all these interactions. This is an amazing video. 💙🇫🇷 I want to learn french just to better appreciate stromae's videos but the language seems too difficult for me. 😞

[@birilol]

Thank you for this beautiful comment

[@bastos4573]

Ne te décourage pas pour apprendre le français, je peut te comprendre car c’est aussi difficile pour moi d’apprendre le français alors que je suis français.Il y a tellement d’irrégularités et de vocabulaire différent, certains modes verbaux ne sont meme pas utilisé dans le quotidien pourtant ils existent, c’est ce qui fais la richesse de ma langue et cette richesse stromae l’emploie très bien. C’est pour tout ça que j’encourage fortement les personnes qui trouvent la motivation d’apprendre cette langue. Je t’encourage !🇫🇷

[@workinggamer92]

I'm sorry, I'm italian and my english is not so good but I want to tell you this story. This morning I woke up and I listened to this song then I saw your comment. Is 6AM, I read this beautiful comment and I decide to rewatch this music video. I litteraly cried for one our. Is so beautiful, THANK YOU :)

[@shadowstar8619]

Even the only female duo seem to have a particular feel to their dance, like the duality of beauty and strength in a woman. Their moves, similar to the garbage collectors, are also completely syncronized down to the outfits they wear, even walking dogs of the same breed. It's probably because the daughter is notably older than any of the sons -- most of the boys look from pre-teens to mid-teens, along with the subject of the song -- and thus has had the most time to grow up to be just like her mother.

[@nessiir_]

With a little training you could know the basics of French, I am French and I totally agree with you stromae shows us the realities of life in one song

[@aaronnemo23]

Singer: sings about losing his father at a young age Non- French listeners: 🕺💃

[@TheAledoPro]

He's not singing about that

[@rayyourlocalfroggychair]

@@TheAledoPro Yes he is

[@dovesgamingchannel5805]

@@rayyourlocalfroggychair he's saying that his dad is so lazy it's like he's living wigg T0 a mannequin

[@rayyourlocalfroggychair]

@@dovesgamingchannel5805 No, his father died, and the song is about a kid's father being literally not here, not just lazy of something.

[@zaravuksanovic37]

OMG I DIDNT KNOW I WAS LITTERALY DANCING💀

[@aronadiallo9022]

2019 une date inoubliable pour moi. Repos en paix Papa😢😢❤

[@eg285]

Stromae: talks about his lost dad Me who doesn‘t understand french: 💃💃💃

[@no-ng5yw]

Based

[@ramonaramo2647]

🤣🤣

[@theotzspeville9497]

"Stromae"

[@otomewomalcolm1068]

Theif

[@Layla-sy3wv]

I understand French and I still dance to it 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

[@DioBrando_Sama]

Song: "I'm missing my father..." World: * intensive Vibing *

[@jojo_fromthevault]

The beat is indeed amazing 😂

[@minirick69]

France: We understand the lyrics but we are still vibing

[@странноевидео-п4ч]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3bNnKeEaMeYbLc

[@johnparks2637]

Cringe 😬

[@lindabeckingham2010]

Really tho

[@zharkynzhanzhumayeva1392]

The song is so meaningful, and it's the ugly truth with sad ending.

[@dawadguhubthrayan3008]

......،،،،،طط

[@nicolasheeb9412]

Yeah its a ugly truth

[@SamsungGalaxy-be8hv]

Zharkyn Zhanzhumayeva iaa, aitpanyz ((

[@Metalkid1500]

Zharkyn Zhanzhumayeva what’s it mean?

[@giannaaudet962]

Metalkid1500 It’s about a kid who’s wondering where his dad is, he is asking where he is hiding and where he is.

[@user-tt1oj3oc2k]

Stromae: **sings a song about his dad dying in the rwandan genocide** French teachers: YO THIS IS A BANGER

[@sillywombat]

First time I heard this song I was.. about 13 on my birthday in french class 😂 teacher thought it was a good song. Cant blame him honestly I agree

[@karemmushitu4181]

Lol that's not what the song is about. It is about irresponsible fathers

[@imenharzi2344]

S0 Guu

[@ricardoconstantin1826]

@@imenharzi2344 ,

[@יריןשלו-כ6פ]

6th grade france class be like:

[@Topsay10]

This song will never die...

[@yasminalfahad5604]

YESS

[@shunn3y]

Sure!

[@mariadefatimatavares7776]

It's imortal 😌

[@ElifGuleer]

Definitelyyyy 🙂

[@tessemo]

His father did tho😟

[@elvinbabayev2590]

You may not know but hidden sorrow is there in music, stromae lost his father when he was 9, he express how much he missed his father. God bless our parents 🙏

[@ornanddupont4052]

Yes he lost his father in 1994

[@ZenithSvizzera]

Rwandan genocide, his father is a Tutsi.

[@yasminlima2272]

Isint this a song about an absent father since the beginning?

[@Koltone_]

Oh wow I didn’t know this. I thought that it was abt his dad constantly working Bc it mentions that in the song so I figured it was abt him just wanting a companion like everyone else:(

[@viktorie888]

I loved this song as a kid even I didn’t know what it was about. I lost my dad when I was 5 :(

[@topenoel1931]

When it comes to performance, Stromae is the greatest artist of this generation

[@marcinkuleta8264]

We need more songs that tell something important.

[@latifaboujrad3705]

You are right I miss Stromaes songs so hard

[@shoaibahmed9071]

'Cause Stromae songs explain reality. Stromae really needs to come back in musical industry 💓

[@marcinkuleta8264]

@@shoaibahmed9071 Yes, he does.

[@marcinkuleta8264]

@@latifaboujrad3705 So do I.

[@diamondminor]

AND SHES LOOKING AT YOU YOU YOUYOU YOUY YOUT YOTU YOU YUPUY YUPU YOU YUPY YOU YOU YOU YOU YOJ YOU YOUY OYI YOYI YOU TOU YOUUUUUUU

[@swietpiet]

It still gives me goose bumps, the emotions it carries is incredible

[@senyeugeniekolamou9551]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kyzma-p6c]

👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤

[@leonardop.6450]

i needed to listen to it because of a french homework, it brought me back memories

[@mariamjanjalashvili2713]

@@leonardop.6450 M 😁e ŵ uuffitrrrffffyihk

[@ניין-י9ש]

What was this famous for again? Something related to football?

[@johngomis7843]

2013: papaoutai 2020: *Stromae* outai

[@tracor8777]

Il est où ?

[@sasukelaamala6371]

@@tracor8777 chpa

[@eg-lion-5004]

Tracor il est devenu fou il et skisofrenne

[@53chevro32]

😂

[@tracor8777]

@@eg-lion-5004 ok

[@chabalahenry2594]

In Zambia 🇿🇲 we are dancing happily to this song,not knowing it is a sad song 😅

[@riosnyder6122]

He is one of the most creative and influential artists. And I respect him for that

[@NJOverclocked]

Wish he would come back.

[@MittensWichen]

why this making me cry

[@andreapicucci3810]

It's 2021. I have a normal family. Mom and Dad still alive and they love me. Zero tragic stories in my life. After years, i still can empathize to this song and cry like a baby. Stromae we need your music.

[@nyx.2314]

Couldn't have said it better

[@abdullahegemen7404]

U r right bro, this is not depend on nationality or country. I got same emotions too. Empathy...

[@woutdendoncker2220]

You don't have to speak french to understand the message. I am from belgium but the dutch speaking part and i try to learn french just to understand his songs better

[@melissacan402]

😂😭😭😂

[@woutdendoncker2220]

@@melissacan402 what is wrong with u??

[@fluffypenguins5253]

It's crazy how we are listening to these songs again as different people,

[@miran4205]

Right.. this song just popped into my head because I loved it as a 10 yr old but didn’t understand a word and now years later I graduated from high school and speak French fluently it’s crazy

[@baptou3263]

Lis pas mon pseudo

[@user-uw5yp5bo4y]

Im from Greece and I don't know how to speak French. But i wanted to know what the lyrics mean and i googled it. I am wondering how many of that kind of songs we are enjoing while others crying....

[@Mateusz-hw7sf]

I fully agree.

[@hamidaccent8060]

@@miran4205 ٢

[@JahongirQayumov-o7p]

Ha bu ao'shiq menga yoqadi chunki men o'zimni otalik hisini his qilman❤❤❤

[@barackobama8300]

I can feel the intense pain in this song I realised that he lost his Papa in Rwanda genecide quite disappointing tough it shaded on his life So he showing emotions in ritually dance

[@beathe4770]

6yyh

[@aouhaniang6404]

4 1a11

[@emilodelstad1893]

Thanks Obama.

[@matteo89ify]

god i can feel the utter pain, france will be deserve an eternal hell for what have done

[@xem8]

10 years later and still a masterpiece!

[@IM_Ex]

100%

[@so_bored.billies]

Sure

[@elektrogstanzl]

Why shouldn’t it be a masterpiece just because 10 years pass?

[@Maybe_791]

@@elektrogstanzl Blud didn’t even understood

[@gergelyczimmer7627]

It's really impressive that this song is almost 9 years old but still has about one million views in every two weeks. Never gets old.

[@sarahfnnd]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@vladi2725]

@@sarahfnnd hahah

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

it sounds like it could be released in 2022. SO FREAKIN GOOD

[@stuartmartindale5774]

Welcome to gcse students across the UK doing french

[@ktosti06]

@@sarahfnnd bro....

[@kouamonguewo7935]

Mon papa est parti en Août 2024… quand je l’écoute que des larmes! Mon papa où t’es? Je te cherche dans mon âme, en moi… c’est si dur sans toi…

[@LifeWithPaw]

The fact that this comment section is still active after 7 years is lit.

[@kelby2329]

poggers

[@bobatearevolution9143]

@@kelby2329 uwu yeah

[@based_guild2401]

Exactly

[@fatimafatimaa1371]

English guys are here😁😁 im dont wanna annoy u but i just want to ask do u understand the lyrics?

[@83yWasTooShort]

@@fatimafatimaa1371 Not everyone, but I do, I translated them

[@Limb00.]

this song kinda just hits hard to the soul especially the part when he says "we all know how to make babies, but know one knows how to make papas" thats just so true. we all know how to create a child but do we have what it takes to be a parent. do we have what it takes to be a good example for our children and this song even coming out in 2013 should be seen know because how life is going in 2018 there are more children in this world then there is responsible parents!

[@than3500]

ItzFrisk that touched my heart ❤️

[@madeonearth3429]

Ohhh jeaahh stromae is one of the last really good songwriters, ge makes it himself and the message is always something hurtly underrated by most humans...

[@pedrolessalima2243]

formidable

[@9ray587]

Omg so true

[@serenalaini813]

so true and sad

[@nadimakram6803]

my father died a few days ago. this song is making me cry uncontrollably. may he rest in peace.

[@Baniiize]

Aw I hope you are feeling better soon. I’m sorry for your loss.

[@fortuneteller8767]

May he rest in peace my friend. May we all do .

[@clxut8649]

Désolè pour ta perte Sorry about your loss

[@wanjikugakuru4405]

Pole sana. May he rest in peace and may you be strong

[@user-nq8yv5jc6o]

🕊✨

[@darlene506]

As a South African dancing and vibing to sad music is completely normal... suprised by the number of comments that think of it as odd🤷🏿‍♀️

[@Lilion500]

Lmao we're used to not taking anything seriously😭 we'll dance when the world ends nogal

[@mumami3880]

My favorite music videos are ones that have a message to say and this one has an important one to tell. Definitely deserves to hit 1 billion.

[@yeahpz6520]

almost...

[@Robert-gs7vc]

so close

[@Priya-xq5iy]

So so close

[@EvoZzz_PES]

yw bwoi hit 1b now

[@lankyboi23]

Guys. We've done it. 🥂🗿

[@romyfranziskaklein5730]

"Everybody knows how to make babies, but nobody knows how to make papas" This broke me: (

[@arthucoaster2522]

Cayn papa is dad

[@md_9737]

@@arthucoaster2522 just as it does in English too, we understand the line regardless.

[@danarraswl1952]

Did you know what the language this song???

[@neosilvenus]

☹️жаль не понимаю

[@romyfranziskaklein5730]

@@danarraswl1952 It's french. Btw I'm German you also say 'papa'

[@SixFingerspiano]

Stromae is an insanely talented person. He may not be pursuing a career in music right now, but he finds himself in fashion. I still want to hope that he will return to the ranks, because the world needs his music, needs his impeccable dance plasticity and needs new answers to questions. Health Stromae!

[@salmonella6051]

I really really hope he comes back :(

[@Amstersaram]

Heard he's planning on releasing an album this year

[@SixFingerspiano]

@@Amstersaram Super!!!

[@salmonella6051]

@@Amstersaram YESSSSS 👏👏

[@mkofficail8592]

Abonnez-vous à ma chaîne

[@Ludovic-13]

Many people don't seem to understand the serious backstory behind this song. The father of Stromae died during the Rwandan Genocide of 1991, thus making our beloved singer grow up without a father

[@abdelkarimdebbah9512]

"Everyone knows how to make babies, but no one knows how to be a father" So true...

[@akrambechari2261]

How to make a father*

[@abdelkarimdebbah9512]

@@akrambechari2261 I know, I wrote it like that to be more clear... I can understand French don't worry :D

[@lahxhensem8757]

No matter how bad they are. They are our father

[@abdelkarimdebbah9512]

@@lahxhensem8757 nope, they won't have my full gratitude if they're bad. They always repeat the sentence "you're old, you know what's right or wrong" even though their sons aren't old just so that they can escape from responsibility, and then they wanna get treated like they're father of the year.

[@jordanalano8337]

o ojk

[@aspect4020]

Stromae: Writes a heartfelt song about the loss of his father in the 1994 Genocide Every french class : 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺

[@swampmop]

yeah i just saw that tiktok too

[@mohammadalkhashab6120]

أكثر فيديو مشهور على التيكيوك

[@chelsybenito7282]

hahaha so true!!!

[@mohammadalkhashab6120]

@@chelsybenito7282 سلام عليكم

[@mohammadalkhashab6120]

@@chelsybenito7282 ok

[@dario7361]

Me 6 Years ago when hearing this song: dancing Me hearing this song now : cry Anyone Same experience ??

[@itssme-fq8kk]

Thats called nostalgia

[@megdicheomar7211]

Yeah me respect from tunisia

[@MehdiAinlhout]

same

[@sosa5853]

LEONツ KUL oui aussi la même

[@adamsviridovich9837]

the same situation....

[@Sam-vandaelOuinsou]

Qui est revenu voir en novembre 2024 😌🥰❤️🥇

[@benjenniekimm]

My

[@anais-labassi23]

🤗🤗🤗

[@sabahkamel-tu5wl]

La

[@Gabimaru200]

😭😭😭

[@ArijElhaji]

Me

[@tee_grandpa3339]

I can't believe that Despacito is more popular than this masterpiece

[@inspireandbeinspired579]

I love despacito but this song really is a masterpiece

[@JuanPablo-yq2sr]

Agreed.

[@jazx4620]

IKR

[@sirusThu]

because no girls

[@noisyy3876]

@@sirusThu the truth.. :(

[@TnkTea06]

It’s weird how this song hasn’t hit 1 billion yet for how good it is

[@Zylode]

I like pudding ᄋᄉᄋ or due to how many french teachers force their students to see it 69 times

[@r4m0n88]

@@ZylodeGood song though

[@cedricjulio672]

try to learn French you will understand why

[@youdontwannabehighlikeme4305]

You can feel the pain in his voice.

[@user-er2dz4ws6z]

really. he does put a lot of emotions into his singing!!

[@beathe4770]

Jj

[@imokay3193]

Because the song is about his father who was killed in the Rwandan Genocide

[@astq-5251]

yes

[@CauvinCharlesSchweitzer]

Votre musique me redonne la force de vivre ❤

[@jennathemartian5614]

It doesnt matter how many years go by, im always coming back to this song. its just that good. been years and im still thankful for my 6th grade french teacher for showing me this song.

[@flaviolatini9464]

Even my teacher taught me this in 3rd grande and im still remebering it

[@ashna.04]

Ya even my French teacher told me about this in grade 9th 😊❣

[@alysaterre885]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5Waqp2QoMh7rrc

[@erikblue7842]

I don't get affected much by music or videos normally, but this just hit straight in the heart. Actually made me cry. A great music-video and video, I love it!

[@mclovinthewalrus2375]

This shet popped into my recommed, saw it was from 2013 and had almost a bill views, i dunno where i have been but i have never heard this song neither understand a word, this song is Mehh tho.

[@lws7394]

@@mclovinthewalrus2375 That says more about you than about this classic. As well the fact that you're too dim to use the subs to know what it's about.

[@Misternificent]

I cry every single time I listen/watch this.

[@michaelmalinowski7278]

in germany a father has only a right to work. It is not allowed for him to even talk to his children without the permission of the mother. The child belongs only to the mother, only she has the rights. Therefore there is a petition to make pressure on the goverment to implement the resolution 2079. Please sign this petition, everybody in the world is allowed to sign: genug traenen

[@jbaroff]

He lost his father at 9 years old...

[@luka0488]

Guy: singing about how he didnt had a father figure in his life Rest of the world: ude Papa ude

[@phildragonbleu]

This guy made dancing song about lost of ambition in life (alors on danse), cancer (Quand c'est?), hard break-up (formidable), and everyone could dance on it.

[@fedyakin]

@@phildragonbleu That's true

[@lukka1111]

@@phildragonbleu so fuccking true

[@edmondvalmont1546]

Actually (just for the fact), Stromae did had a father figure. He was killed in the Ruanda genocide, in 98 something like that, I could be wrong about the date. But yeah, that’s what happened to Stromae’s papa.

[@phildragonbleu]

@@edmondvalmont1546 the genocide happened in 93 when he was 7-8. Stromae, growing up in Belgium, learned it in 97, but he confessed , in 2019, that his father figure was already dead to him before he was killed, since he almost never was here with him and had a lot of step siblings in Ruanda.

[@SaraÉpousetonga]

Si vous suivez cette chanson dans 50 ans. Sachez que cette mélodie à bercée notre enfance. Octobre 2024. Heure: 1:15 Je vous écris de la côte d'ivoire 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@LuciferHellborne-rz6vf]

I'm at a loss of words for describing how hard this song hit me. Truly a masterpiece that has conquered time itself.

[@SuperstarLS]

Me/non french speakers: “🥳Oh what a song, 10/10!” Closed caption on: “Oh, 😢, what a song, 10/10”

[@piepa4003]

Hello

[@8bitsongs]

I made 8 bits of this video. Can you see?

[@UnderTheElm]

Its sadder if you know the story about his dad: His dad went away when he was young, and he'd ask where his dad was and his mom would say "He's away on business." Things went on like this until he was 12 or so, when his mom told him the truth- His dad's father was having difficulties in his old age and needed help, so he returned back to his home country, Rwanda, in 1994. Stromae's father was killed in the genocide.

[@DTux5249]

To be absolutely fair, a lot of songs have the same connotations lol La Macarena is about a girl cheating on her boyfriend "Vitorino", while he was talking his oath as a conscript "Macarena tiene un novio que se llama, Que se llama de apellido Vitorino Y en la jura de bandera del muchacho Se la dió con dos amigos" "Macarena has a boyfriend He goes by the name of Vitorino And while he took his oath of conscript She was giving it to 2 friends" Smooth criminal literally describes the murder of 2 people, presumably a couple. "He came into your apartment Left bloodstains on the carpet Then you ran into the bedroom You were struck down It was your doom" I don't care has a depressing bit about sometimes feeling okay, and sometimes not because nothing in life matters Run along, nothing to say 'Cause all along it never mattered anyway Sometimes, I feel like I'm okay Sometimes, I feel like I wanna run away

[@linacan172]

@@8bitsongs z

[@areejatif3500]

Well, this SONG WILL NEVER DIE.

[@roeifox2077]

its so true!

[@lapuerkdejaehyun4330]

Still a bop

[@arcjesse]

2020- TikTok joined the chatroom.

[@smokerx6291]

*youTube algorithm has entered the chat*

[@salmaestro]

It's so popular on the Internet, I'm wondering how popular it is in France.

[@xem8]

When I heard this sound I was an ignorant child, today I listen to it again as an adult and it gives me an indescribable feeling

[@TheBassHeavy]

I have no idea why but I really like the French language in music even though I can't understand it.

[@ncylea2981]

SoundArtist Nice

[@wallflower3723]

SoundArtist It sounds awesome in music, but spoken I don't like it too much.

[@OopsieeDaisee]

Inspires me to learn french :)

[@OopsieeDaisee]

***** what?

[@ncylea2981]

what ?

[@alibln_viervier2161]

This song is still legendary after all this years

[@otsayderdz5683]

Yes 😎😎😎

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

Yes 😎😎😎

[@Qqq_29-A]

YES BRO

[@uchihaisabela2088]

Yeah 💝💝

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

YES BRO

[@koala9359]

Traumatized kid: Looks out of the window Some random kids: Lemme flex my dad real quick.

[@msamuels7190]

actually

[@foreignshibers8430]

Koala LMQOSKBCUKWHOWJEWDILBWUKEDDWEDIHBAEIBDKBWD

[@naimabouqtib734]

ZOO 🐅🐆🐅🐂🐗🐫🐒🐼🐨🐢🐘🐀🦂🍗🍔🌯🍙🍘🍣🍡🍦🍨🍡🍙🍤🍝🍿🍚🍥🍦🍼🚻

[@yanderdreams7489]

This song usually makes me cry for the message, but this comment made me laugh

[@mustafakarakul]

Omg😂😂

[@yomogiwitch]

this video (and the song of course) is a masterpiece, so well constructed and so well performed. so deeply moving ❤️

[@wurldprincess]

I’d like to thank my French class for helping me find this amazing artist

[@Lily-mk2ky]

ARMY you are everywhere!

[@wurldprincess]

Lily heehehehe

[@Marigold11037]

Ayy same fam!

[@cosmicgrowthspurt]

SAME

[@محمدتيوب-م4ن]

@@Lily-mk2ky papa ode 😂😂😂😂😂

[@peteswafflemeyer5620]

This is one of the saddest, impactful and stirring things I have ever seen. I never thought a modern pop song could ever tear me up like this..

[@jbaranowski1990]

Yes. Stromae has got big talent to make pop songs with great melody and very important message in lyrics. I love that! Same with Alors On Danse. I love those songs. Very emotional and very true! It's not usual thing in pop songs these days!

[@user-pm4pr5om3i]

معك حق 🙂.

[@planetarianprince5945]

If you feel the music no matter the language it'll make you emotional

[@user-pm4pr5om3i]

@@planetarianprince5945 Haha I'm kidding you're right about that

[@user-pm4pr5om3i]

@@planetarianprince5945 I do not understand the language, but I know that it is an emotional song, but it makes me feel very excited and makes me go crazy fast on the road to travel 😂😂😂.

[@arnaudemmanuel3407]

This song describes my story exactly. I lost my dad at 2 months of my first birthday (I was a 10 months old baby). Growing up I just kept asking my mum all the time where my dad is because all my friends have daddy and I felt different. I was always sad to see my friends with their dads. You have to live it to really understand. God bless Stromae

[@uykusuzozgun655]

Koruyacağına eminim canım.

[@arnaudemmanuel3407]

@@uykusuzozgun655 Thanks dear

[@beingthegreatofalltimeaint5139]

Don't worry my friend, work hard achieve your dreams your father will be very proud of you trust me🥰 All the best for your future god bless 😊

[@arnaudemmanuel3407]

@@beingthegreatofalltimeaint5139 Thanks God bless you

[@nursedasecilmis1106]

I did feel so upset when I read to your story. You are so strong , I serious. If you have goals , please don't give up them. Achieve your goals ; your dad is seeing you and if you'll achieve your goals he will feel so proud , I'm sure this. I hope I will make a smile on your face when you read this. God bless you , greetings from Turkey.

[@yumchou]

I know this one's a bop, but the lyrics and his emotion gets to me. Can't help but feel the pain behind this

[@toastman4205]

this song has a better story than ever drama movie ever

[@ela242]

helaal

[@redox_reaction_phox]

Combined

[@aaliyah5710]

AYEEE HES COMING BACK!! HE SAID HE WAS WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM AND WILL RELEASE SOON BUT SAID FASHION IS STILL HIS PRIORITY!! 🥰💖💖

[@cherrounsiham7793]

@@aaliyah5710 oò

[@batatastin6787]

🙃

[@whatthefridge1o1]

My favourite line is "everybody knows how to make a baby but nobody knows how to make a father"

[@canas2231]

@@MM04977 first , you should have a brain

[@noe_lpt]

Can As moue ça dépend

[@ZeGhostXz]

@@canas2231 bruh

[@fixafix69]

@@ZeGhostXz R/whooos

[@ZeGhostXz]

@@fixafix69 I didn't even fall for.Lol

[@boberbiba]

A minute of silence for the people who can't find this song

[@danielhristov6175]

Amen...

[@anastasiacuozzo5213]

Amen..italiani fatevi sentire

[@carb_8781]

YES. ME FOR 5 YEARS. thank you random tweet

[@ttzelandi477]

Latom

[@Srcyte]

I mean, I typed up "french song" and its the second result, so more a minute of silence for people with the lack of using their head

[@cindyboua6583]

Qui est là en Novembre 2024?😅❤

[@boungoindziraymonde7657]

😍jmfjfjcbxbjyckfxjfblgxnhckhxjjxjydutkiljjjkhsavz swwrgkjlijdavjkjlkgmhfmgdegmtvx zxHcmmhmjglkglkk 😎😍😘😄😄 😍

[@YoucefBegoud]

Moi j’ai un devoir sur sa en français

[@hadhemilaz4026]

Moi aussi 😢😂 j’ai pas envie de faire les devoirs 📄

[@AichaSakou-p9q]

Moi❤😂

[@LaCasadelTete]

SIuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@elderly_gentleman9489]

What's so sad about this video is that you could see the kid's potential. Because his dad wasn't there for him, he had to find his own way- and he created a beautiful and unique style of expression along the way. All the other kids were exact copies of their parental figure- but because the main character broke that mold, instead creating a style based around the absence of his father. It's so sad because for a minute, you think he's really going somewhere- and then he gives in to his doubts. He feels like he can't be a real, full person without a dad. He feels that he could never become a 'real man' because he had no one to mold his life after. It's so sad that he doesn't realize that you don't have to have a good dad to become a good person.

[@kehana2908]

something like I was thinking

[@fredalaloopsie7390]

wow i never thought about it like that but reading those lines as i was hearing the song. chills started running down my spine as i realised how accurate it was and i started feel really dumb for not having seen it that way yet. you gave even more meaning to this song, thank you for opening my eyes.

[@elderly_gentleman9489]

Aw- I'm glad I was able to share my interpretation- although you're not dumb because it's not the only interpretation that can be taken from the song/ video:) Yeah- that theme really just stood out to me because I know people who never really had a good home life. They feel like they'l never be able to get out of that cycle or be any good- and it's so sad. Glad I could help you see the song from that perspective:)

[@Sybaris_Rex]

That the boy solidified at the end is the most painful of it all. I wouldn't even argue that it's following only. I can imagine another world after the video that the boy 'follows' his father as a way to save him. ...call me an optimist but...

[@trophytroll2500]

Ella Morring what he’s saying is dad where are you in French because when he was younger his dad died

[@tygex7825]

Just imagine how many people are listening to this song with u right now

[@pantherclone4102]

IT'S OVER 9000!! no it's my clone,

[@gorilla10x46]

my dad

[@jurgenmuller3875]

Как же я понимаю этого мальчика. Мой папа умер когда мне 5 лет было,но он умер вдалеке от меня,и я не верил в это,и каждый раз,идя со школы домой,был уверен что дома меня ждёт папа,но...приходя домой ...его не было. Я плакал и жил дальше. Я с завистью смотрел на друзей,у которых были папы. Мне всю жизнь его не хватает. Мне 52 сейчас. И мамы нет уже 12 лет. Берегите родителей!!!

[@sherin914]

[Verse 1] Dites-moi d'où il vient Enfin je serais où je vais Maman dis que lorsqu'on cherche bien On finit toujours par trouver Elle dit qu'il n'est jamais très loin Qu'il part très souvent travailler Maman dit travailler c'est bien Bien mieux qu'être mal accompagné Pas vrai? Où est ton papa? Dis moi où est ton papa! Sans même devoir lui parler, Il sait ce qu'il ne va pas. Hein sacré papa! Dis moi où es-tu caché! Ça doit... Faire au moins mille fois que j'ai Compté mes doigts Hé! [Chorus] Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Outai outai où papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Outai outai où papaoutai? [Verse 2] Quoi, qu'on y croit ou pas Y aura bien un jour où on y croira plus Un jour où l'autre on sera tous papa Et d'un jour à l'autre on aura disparu Serons-nous détestable? Serons-nous admirable? Des géniteurs ou des génies? Dites nous qui donnait Sans soucis responsable! Ah dites nous qui diar Tout le monde sait Comment on fait des bébés Mais personne sait Comment on fait des papas Monsieur j'sais tout On aurait hérité, c'est ça. Trop d'sucer d'son pouce ou quoi? Dites nous où s'est caché, Ça doit... Faire au moins mille fois qu'on a Bouffé nos doigts Hé! [Chorus] Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Outai outai où papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Outai outai où papaoutai? Où est ton papa? Dis moi où est ton papa! Sans même devoir lui parler, Il sait ce qu'il ne va pas. Hein sacré papa! Dis moi où es-tu caché! Ça doit... Faire au moins mille fois que j'ai Compté mes doigts Hé! Où est ton papa? Dis moi où est ton papa! Sans même devoir lui parler, Il sait ce qu'il ne va pas. Hein sacré papa! Dis moi où es-tu caché! Ça doit... Faire au moins mille fois que j'ai Compté mes doigts Hé! [Chorus] Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Outai outai où papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Où t'es? Papaoutai? Outai outai où papaoutai?

[@jiwon6924]

Sherin Arshed thank you!

[@remmy8282]

Ok imma try sing this even know I'm an English girl failing French lmao

[@ОрестМатійчук-щ3э]

Sherin Arshed години і її ххїїжїї@@зїїїїї

[@grey21hunter20]

could someone translate all that? thx

[@sherin914]

+grey21hunter I have commented the translation. enjoy !!

[@valeriegeorgopoulos8578]

Strikes a cord !! powerful song for whose with absent fathers ....

[@c_p1858]

Stromae: exists French teachers: It’s free real estate

[@louison7574]

lol

[@akkoyunlubeyligidelegasyon4534]

English teachers as well lmao

[@TheJackbilly]

Pretty much yeah, my french showed this to us before school ended

[@robbin2046]

True

[@HenningUKN]

c'est vrai mdr

[@-bonitoflakes-4958]

The line "Everybody knows how to make babies but nobody knows how to make Papas" is what gets me everytime

[@angelaf1305]

Isn't it?

[@aquablueyt3700]

I died when I first turned on caption and read it

[@aquablueyt3700]

@tupac shakur ???

[@deepest406]

Hi Eris

[@-bonitoflakes-4958]

@@deepest406 i see you're a man of culture👌