Name: À la douane (ft. Emmet Judson Williamson)
Duration: P00H04M49S
Description: Featuring the spoken words of Emmet Judson Williamson, from the film Chocolat (1988, directed by Claire Denis) where he plays William J. “Mungo” Park, a Black-American man who has come to Cameroon idealistically seeking his roots, but becoming disillusioned.

À la douane (ft. Emmet Judson Williamson)

from Amuse-gueules Vol. 2 by Ruoho Ruotsi

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Featuring the spoken words of Emmet Judson Williamson, from the film Chocolat (1988, directed by Claire Denis) where he plays William J. “Mungo” Park, a Black-American man who has come to Cameroon idealistically seeking his roots, but becoming disillusioned.

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Words:

Je me souviens le jour de mon arrivée en Afrique
J'étais complètement saoul

À la, à la douane, j'avais envie de embrasser les douaniers
Mes ... frères
Ils me disaient:
"Ça y est man, tu es rentré chez toi!"

Je me suis bien fait baisé la gueule à l'aéroport, par le premier taxi
Lui, il n'avait rien à foutre que je, je sois noir
Il avait raison d'ailleurs
Mes frères par-ci, mes frères par-là
Ouais ... je suis bien resté un Américain
Ils ont rien à foutre des types comme moi ici
Ici, je suis rien ... Je rêve ...

Si je mourais maintenant, je disparaîtrais toute à fait
Je rêve ...
Si je mourais maintenant, je disparaîtrais toute à fait
Je rêve ...
Si je mourais maintenant, je disparaîtrais toute à fait

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from Amuse-gueules Vol. 2, released December 15, 2020

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