The taha songs blog

Rachid and his band in concert

List of the songs by Rachid Taha translated into English in the tahasongsblog:

The songs are listed in relation to the album they appeared on.

If you click on the title of the song you're looking for, you will be brought to the translation of that song in the blog.

If there is no link available it means the song was not translated yet!

If you already know on what album the song is, choose your album here:

Tekitoi Medina 123 soleils Diwan Carte blanche Olé olé Rachid Taha Barbes Carte de Séjour Rhorhomanie (single) 2 et demi Carte de Séjour

Otherwise, scroll down the page and pick up your song!

Last but not least: do not forget to go and check regularly the novelties (new translations, corrections, links) on the tahasongsblog!

Tekitoi 1.Tekitoi album (2004):

All songs translated into English and French on the CD booklet, with transcription of the Arabic, Russian, Georgian or French lyrics ; go to the booklet for:

Lli fat mat

n'asbu-hum

safi

meftuh'

winta

nah'seb

dima

mamachi

shuf

stenna

The only songs not translated into English are the following ones of which you are given a translation in the blog:

rock el casbah (o.l in Algerian Arabic)

tekitoi (o.l in French)

Tekitoi promo picture

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Medina 2.Medina album (2000):

Songs summarized and partially translated on the CD booklet, but with no transcription of the original lyrics in Arabic or French.

garab (o.l in Algerian Arabic)

Oh Chérie Chérie (o.l in Francarabic)

barra barra (o.l in Algerian Arabic)

foqt foqt

Medina

ala jalkoum

aie aie

Hey anta

qalantiqa

En retard

Vérité

Rachid and his guitarist Noël Delfin in Mexico

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1 2 3 soleils3.123 soleils concert (1999):

No lyrics on the booklet

123 soleils

Rachid in concert

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Diwan 4.Diwan album (1998):

Songs summarized but not translated, with transcription of the original lyrics in Arabic on the CD booklet

Habina (original lyrics in Egyptian)

Ida (original lyrics in Algerian Arabic)

Ya Rayah (o.l in classical Arabic)

Bent Sahra (o.l in Algerian)

Ach Adani

El H'Mame

Enti Rahti

Menfi

Bani Al Insane

Malheureux Toujours

Aiya Aiya

Rachid délirock

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Carte blanche 5.Carte blanche album (1997-compilation titles R.Taha et Carte de Séjour).

No lyrics on the booklet

Ya Rayah (o.l in classical Arabic)

Douce France (o.l in French)

Bleu de Marseille

Rhorhomanie

Ramsa

Zoubida

Barbes

Bled

Malika

Voilà voilà (o.l in French and English)

Indie

Non non non

Valencia (o.l lyrics in Arabic and English)

Jungle fiction

kelma (o.l in Algerian Arabic)

A pic from Carte Blanche

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Olé olé 6.Olé Olé album (1995):

Songs summarized but not translated, with transcription of the original lyrics in Arabic or French (included the international version of Non non non) on the CD booklet

kelma (o.l in Algerian Arabic)

nokta (o.l in Algerian Arabic)

Comme un chien (o.l in French and Algerian Arabic)

Valencia (o.l in classical Arabic and English))

Baadini

Boire (o.l in French and Algerian Arabic)

Zaama

Tabla Motown (o.l in Algerian an Hindi)

Non Non Non (o.l in French and English: 2 versions - see the booklet)

Jungle fiction

Olé Olé

Rachid at the times of Olé Olé

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Rachid Taha 7.Rachid Taha album (1993):

Transcription of the original Arabic or French version of the songs on the CD booklet

yamess (o.l in arabic)

laisse-moi (o.l in french)

Malika

Voilà voilà (song in English and in French)

Hitiste

d'abord d'abord

Indie

Hazard

Dinaha

Ya Rayah (o.l in classical Arabic)

Woulla

Menek

Rachid Taha portrait

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Barbes 8.Barbes album (1990):

Transcription of almost all the original Arabic or French versions of the songs on the CD booklet, enti wa ana excepted.

enti wa ana (o.l. in classical arabic)

confiance

Barbes

Gazelle

Lela

Je le sais (je le sens) (o.l in French)

Arab rap (o.l in French)

Lyeh

Bled

partir

Rachid some time ago...

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9.With Carte de Séjour:

Carte de Séjour A.Carte de Séjour (1983) Maxi Single:

Halouf Nar

Saamon

Zoubida

La moda

Rhorhomanie (single) B.Rhorhomanie (1984) LP:

">Bleu de Marseille (o.l Algerian-French)

Chems u nejma (o.l Algerian)

Rhorhomanie (o.l Algerian-French)

Zamana

Nar

Désolé

Ouadou

Habibi

2 et demi Carte de Séjour C.2 et 1/2 (1986) LP:

Rhadine

Saada

Parfum

Hamek

Gouli

Douce France (o.l in French)

Ramsa

This is a rai song

Al'hambra

Remitti

Rachid at the times of Carte de Séjour

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A page proposed by kelma

More translations might be available in French: go to the French index!

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