La France (song)
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"La France" is a 2001 song by the French hip hop band Sniper. It addresses perceived injustices committed against minorities by the French political system and the fact that even though there is an overwhelming amount of people of African and Arab origins in France, they are poorly represented in politics[citation needed]. The song's chorus displays the message in a rather strong way:
La France est une garce et on s'est fait trahir Le système, voilà ce qui nous pousse à les haïr La haine, c'est ce qui rend nos propos vulgaires On nique la France sous une tendance de musique populaire On est d'accord et on se moque des répressions On se fout de la République et de la liberté d'expression Faudrait changer les lois et pouvoir voir Bientôt à l'Elysée des arabes et des noirs au pouvoir
In English:
France is a bitch and we've been betrayed The system is what makes us hate them Hatered is what makes our words vulgar We fuck France over with pop music We agree and we don't care about repression We don't give a damn about the Republic or freedom of expression The laws should be changed and we should see Arabs and Blacks in power, soon at l'Elysée,
This song was among the ones that according to the French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy had 'violent, racist and abusive' lyrics, particularly as it contains the line "Pour mission exterminer les ministres et les fachos" ("A mission to exterminate the ministers and fascists"), "Frère, je lance un appel, on est là pour tout niquer, leur laisser des traces et des séquelles, avant de crever" and "Mon seul souhait, désormais, est de nous voir les envahir" (Now, my only wish is to see us invading them).
