For people who do not speak French, here is what the music means. The song is about a son raised without his father and wondering why he was abandoned. The title "Papaoutai" is written and means "Dad, where are you?" in French.
The original song is about the sadness of the singer who have lost his dad during the G3n0c1d3 in Rwanda (1994). He grew up without his father and in the song he portrays his feelings: Papaoutai= where are you dad?
Afro soul is so chill. African music is really starting to blow out globally. Stromae's absentee father was Rwandan. When Stromae was a boy, his dad left the family in Belgium and went back to Rwanda. He was killed during that country's genocide in 1994. Powerful words. ✌🏽
It bothers me that Stromae isnt credited in some of these remixes, including this one. I love this AI remix, but using someone's copyright without even a mention is uh....a bit f*cked up. If you love someone's music, and use it in your own music, you should give them the credit the YOU would want. Most people would probably tell me to stfu , and it makes me a little sad tbh. 😅
@snehitsharma6573Not entirely AI. It's a song written by Stromae, in Stromae's voice, and in the same vocal format as the original. Someone just asked an AI to make an Afrobeat version of it. AND, this "artist" didn't give credit to the original creator, which is super shitty.
@BagOCheetosdo not believe that this is the best promotion for Stromae, would have missed Stromae if the remix had not introduced me. Stromae is really booming now reaching so many more people,❤!!!
@ItsYoru.21The original song is by Stromae. This is a complete AI cover using AI tools such as Suno AI or similar technology. There is no digital footprint of the "artists" except their Spotify accounts that are linked to no socials whatsoever. The "artists" are just prompters. This is another reminder of how good AI is getting
I was absolutely struck by this cover, that brought me to tears even more than the original version. Now that I know it’s AI-generated I am utterly frightened. 😳
So apparently the person who sings this is real his name is Arséne Mukende and I think he AI’d his voice to make it sound better. Correct me if I’m wrong
@hannahmullah Just a couple days ago there was a post on chill77 social media where he/she admits it’s AI generated, even the visuals of the male singer. He/she even apologized. Tho I cannot find the post anymore. Of course I’m reffering to the cover, not the original Stromae song.
Türkiye'den tüm iyi insanlara selamlar özellikle hayatta kalmaya çalışan, sevilse de sevilmese de az da olsa elinden geleni yapan iyi babalara. Arkasından ağlayacağım bir babam olmasını ne kadar çok isterdim, o yüzden Allah'a sığınırım hep, neyse Allah'ın selameti yanınızda olsun hep...
Karta, ter a Deus como pai é um grande privilégio... Eu perdi meu pai para um ataque cardíaco, eu tinha 1 ano e sete meses, hoje e sempre recorro a Deus, nosso criador e todo poderoso.
@martasantana5169Yüce Allah (c.c.)'a sığınmanız çok güzel. Ancak , Allah(c.c.) bizi yaratandır. Baba değildir. Belki, sizin yazınızı çeviri yanlış çevirmiştir.
Ben Türküm ve Elhamdülillah Müslümanım sözleri anlamıyorum ama klip muhteşem olmuş.Yuce Rabb'im bütün insanları kötülerden korusun.Dünya Barış içinde ve huzurlu olsun
Bir çocuğun (ya da büyümüş birinin), hem fiziksel hem de duygusal olarak yok olan babasını aramasını anlatıyor. Şarkı ayrıca, bir baba olmadığında geride kalan kafa karışıklığını, yol gösterici eksikliğini ve cevapsız soruları da ele alıyor.
Bu daha senin yio günlerin. Ölpm maalesef tadina varsnacaksim. Lnec aco cekekwen. 😂❤😂ali hz❤peygamber babam. Askim. Askin gücü. Allah hwesey bir hayir varie. Allah yolunu mutlaka cizer. Her serrde bir hqyir varsir. Es govt immer eine lösung. Mucizelwr dünyasi❤
Music transcends race, colour, class and religion; it’s spiritual, seamless and takes you a place you have never been but feels like home. It calls your soul, from a place before
I didn't know about Stromae and would have missed him if it were not for the Afro Soul cover and because of the remix, I have researched Stromae and got to see the original video and all of the phycologists analysis of the video and I believe that the makers of the Afro Soul cover did more for Stromae than managers and promoters ❤! PAPAOUTAI ❤!
It talks about a child (or someone who has grown up) looking for their father, who is absent both physically and emotionally. The song goes further by showing the confusion, the lack of guidance, and the unanswered questions left behind when a father is not present
"Ou t'es Papa où t'es " cette chanson de STROMAE a bercé mon enfance mais cette version ma rallumer ma flamme Africaine on es les enfants du soleil 🎉❤❤❤❤
I don't understand a word but the singing is so hard and powerful that I can't help but listen to it again and again... rhythm music & singing is too strong making it one of my favourite song for lifetime
![YFG Fatso - Mental [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eSGT8vDqcP0/mqdefault.jpg)
Spotify ➤ open.spotify.com/artist/76f3kykMC0OdbzXU02T1QV
deezer?
Apple Music soon I hope
This song is simply super! ❤
Deezer man! Come on
Apple music 🙏
Song of 2026 🙏
We are here before billion views
Facts, it's beautiful
You can say that again!!!
Sorry to disappoint, it's just a remake, but a very good one
yooo this 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This song should be accompanied with a video of the best places in Africa, it would be amazing to see.
Faxx, it has a spiritual vibe to it that feels kin to mother nature
ruclips.net/video/16rXVC2guqw/video.htmlsi=oPEB4i1G-ThcCxUr
This version has.
Agreed… came to RUclips from Instagram hoping to see a video. Goosebumps every time I hear it.
You're on to something 😍
Me singing mamama taaatata papapa yeye😏😏
Does Anybody else felt like this was In Lion King Mufasa ?
No
Nope!
I do
And the song is about looking for his dad.. could have been interesting in the movie... ❤
True
From the reel, "im pregnant "😂😂
😂😂😂
Same
The same 😂😂
Guy, you're here too? From the reel too 😂😂😂
The same😂
Someone like my comment, I wanna come back to this banger😢
🆈🅴🆂 🅶🅸🆁🅻🆈 🅾🅵🅲 🆈🅾🆄 🅶🅾🆃 177
Time to come back bro
Comeback and respond
For people who do not speak French, here is what the music means. The song is about a son raised without his father and wondering why he was abandoned. The title "Papaoutai" is written and means "Dad, where are you?" in French.
Wow
No way, I come from a similar background and I was feeling down and wondering the same I literally cried without understanding the words that is crazy
I thought this is african tribal language. Didn't know its french
@limaj_videoscolonialism remember?
@limaj_videos You right. Yes, but is a tribal french, something like an South-African english. Because many African countries are french-speaker's
Who is here before millions? 🎉
Moi!
😂😂
Right here my boy
Me🙋
Selam ;)
Who here from letsdance jen kolenik?
Understand 0%, Enjoy 100% ❤️🔥
what are you talking about this is not ai
The original song is about the sadness of the singer who have lost his dad during the G3n0c1d3 in Rwanda (1994). He grew up without his father and in the song he portrays his feelings: Papaoutai= where are you dad?
@lucymimsc1481 😢😢Thanks for clarifying
Don't you people Google things
😂😂
Who came here after watching the reel🤣🤣🖐
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nice to meet you hahaha
Me😂😂😂
I did 😂
👍
Me too 😅
The "I'm pregnant" community has gathered here today🤣
Yes o
We are here ! 🤣
Yep 😂😂❤❤
Afro soul is so chill. African music is really starting to blow out globally.
Stromae's absentee father was Rwandan. When Stromae was a boy, his dad left the family in Belgium and went back to Rwanda. He was killed during that country's genocide in 1994. Powerful words. ✌🏽
It bothers me that Stromae isnt credited in some of these remixes, including this one. I love this AI remix, but using someone's copyright without even a mention is uh....a bit f*cked up. If you love someone's music, and use it in your own music, you should give them the credit the YOU would want. Most people would probably tell me to stfu , and it makes me a little sad tbh. 😅
You know this is entirely generated by AI, right?
@snehitsharma6573Not entirely AI. It's a song written by Stromae, in Stromae's voice, and in the same vocal format as the original. Someone just asked an AI to make an Afrobeat version of it. AND, this "artist" didn't give credit to the original creator, which is super shitty.
@BagOCheetosWho's the actual remixer though? Because there's this Chill77 and some other artists named SingKerven.
@BagOCheetosdo not believe that this is the best promotion for Stromae, would have missed Stromae if the remix had not introduced me. Stromae is really booming now reaching so many more people,❤!!!
Any one from Instagram reels like here ---->
Me!!
I went straight to youtube to look up the song! 😊
Yes 😂
AI is becoming scary😢
Hm. But the person behind using the AI to make this is still a human no? They're the actual musician.
@lutethemage5053AI music doesn't need himan intervention wxcept prompts to do something
@lutethemage5053 Uploading the original song to a website and writing "Change this to Afro soul" isnt being a musician????
😊 Arsene Mukendi is a real person and yes he used some AI tools but that's his voice.
@TheFlyingFishyright, nonesense and the only “artists” there would be the people coding the app.
The Lion King vibes ❤
Exactly
That's why so many people like this version.... I think everybody loves Lion King ❤
Yup😂
Though it’s a sad song😭😩🥺
i thought the same thing i came here to see if it was actually from the lion king
Proud to be African 🌍
HUSH...
Why?
Nah, you ain't.
@FX_Studio-xyz from the largest country in Africa mate 🤝
Africans did not invented AI ;)
This song will never die
The best Song of 2026
Mee
1 OF THE BEST!!!!!
He killed it, I listened to this song 11 years ago but this man make it feel completely different 😢 sensational ❤❤
It's made with AI
@Catsith78fr? how?
@ItsYoru.21The original song is by Stromae. This is a complete AI cover using AI tools such as Suno AI or similar technology. There is no digital footprint of the "artists" except their Spotify accounts that are linked to no socials whatsoever. The "artists" are just prompters. This is another reminder of how good AI is getting
@Catsith78 fuck i was so impressed something was not God made can be this good I’m refering to the voice. unbelievable if this made with full AI
@user-16757The lead voice is not AI though. Its real. Its by Arsene Mukendi from Congo.
I was absolutely struck by this cover, that brought me to tears even more than the original version.
Now that I know it’s AI-generated I am utterly frightened. 😳
Oh it is AI! 😢
So apparently the person who sings this is real his name is Arséne Mukende and I think he AI’d his voice to make it sound better. Correct me if I’m wrong
@hannahmullah you are wrong, the original song was released on 2013 by Stromae an Belgian singer
@MYKØLØ007they're talking about this cover, not the original song
@hannahmullah Just a couple days ago there was a post on chill77 social media where he/she admits it’s AI generated, even the visuals of the male singer. He/she even apologized. Tho I cannot find the post anymore.
Of course I’m reffering to the cover, not the original Stromae song.
2:13 The way he reaches Papaoutai with all his might! Damn🔥
Its AI lil bro
Its too perfect
01:16 This is fire
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Truee
Türkiye'den tüm iyi insanlara selamlar özellikle hayatta kalmaya çalışan, sevilse de sevilmese de az da olsa elinden geleni yapan iyi babalara. Arkasından ağlayacağım bir babam olmasını ne kadar çok isterdim, o yüzden Allah'a sığınırım hep, neyse Allah'ın selameti yanınızda olsun hep...
Karta, ter a Deus como pai é um grande privilégio... Eu perdi meu pai para um ataque cardíaco, eu tinha 1 ano e sete meses, hoje e sempre recorro a Deus, nosso criador e todo poderoso.
@martasantana5169Yüce Allah (c.c.)'a sığınmanız çok güzel. Ancak , Allah(c.c.) bizi yaratandır. Baba değildir. Belki, sizin yazınızı çeviri yanlış çevirmiştir.
My throat said it's AI
It is ai generated 😂
A good song transcends beyond language barriers, geographical borders or race. This is one of such good songs 😊
yes
Ai is getting crazy
Mad. Unbelievable that a machine could reproduce a piece of artistic expression at this level. A little frightening.
AI remixed it?
@ogochukwuumeaditvyes
@ogochukwuumeaditv- G-D is everywhere indeed!
It's crazy but pretty good though. Have to give it some credit
Gökyüzüne bakan her şarkıda seni buluyorum baba.
Adın geçmese de, bu melodi sensin.
❤
How beautiful ❤
I am here as an Zimbabwean 🇿🇼, i don't understand the language but the melody of the song is sweet shem,, i am enjoying ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Banger.
Where did you learn that shem??
Same
Tiripo mwana wevhu
It sounds good, I am mad that this is AI
I'm just gonna do a Cover channel and I swear, I'm gonna remake that one😂😂😂. Don't care about Copyright.. I just feel it sooo much!😢😢
@marc-andredeguerre4479 drop the link of the video when u make it
@caramelsss2It will take some times but I will send it when it's done!👌
No way
Finally found this masterpiece. Love from the South 🇿🇦❤️
Though not the original
And iam from india
Bulawayo Baptist did the OST for Hans Zimmers Power of One. Look it up.
I just did too. 🌅🦅👑🌻🙏
Yebo mntakwethu 🤝🏽
00:42 amazing voice
Papa😍
Its Ai lol
🔥👍
Ben Türküm ve Elhamdülillah Müslümanım sözleri anlamıyorum ama klip muhteşem olmuş.Yuce Rabb'im bütün insanları kötülerden korusun.Dünya Barış içinde ve huzurlu olsun
Ben de Türküm şarkı harika
🇹🇷 🇹🇷 🇹🇷
Bir çocuğun (ya da büyümüş birinin), hem fiziksel hem de duygusal olarak yok olan babasını aramasını anlatıyor. Şarkı ayrıca, bir baba olmadığında geride kalan kafa karışıklığını, yol gösterici eksikliğini ve cevapsız soruları da ele alıyor.
Kendinizi verin gozlerimiz kapatip muhtesem bir ritim ve enerjisi var 2026 nin hiti diyebilirim💫❤🫶
Evett çok iyi şarkı
Came after Sadio Mane holding the Africa Cup
goosebumps. 3:33
Lauf junge dirste gimp😮😢😂🎉
❤
Erst wollte ich sterben jetzdu😢
Tersine dönsü dinya❤hak edene aerik. Allah cc hak esene hakkini versi. Sen en cüxe en vyüpksün. Ya rabb❤
Bu daha senin yio günlerin. Ölpm maalesef tadina varsnacaksim. Lnec aco cekekwen. 😂❤😂ali hz❤peygamber babam. Askim. Askin gücü. Allah hwesey bir hayir varie. Allah yolunu mutlaka cizer. Her serrde bir hqyir varsir. Es govt immer eine lösung. Mucizelwr dünyasi❤
Who came here from reels? Give a like
Music transcends race, colour, class and religion; it’s spiritual, seamless and takes you a place you have never been but feels like home.
It calls your soul, from a place before
Growing up without a father… this song stirs something deep in my soul.
Fantastická písnička, která má úžasnou energii. Jedinečný hlas, ze kterého mám husí kůži. Pozdrav z České republiky ❤🇨🇿
Türkiye’den selamlar bende çok severek dinliyorum muhteşem bir ses ,insanı çok uzaklara götürüyor duygusal😢
😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉😂🎉🎉😢😂😢😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
I'm a metalhead but this cover is a masterpiece ! I've never missed my dad so much til today 😭💔
I understand your pain🥺🥺, hang in there
Same😢
Came here from Gielmalual ig post: The long walk of freedom for Sudan 🇸🇩🙌🏽♥
Je n'aime pas trop la version originale. Mais celle-ci m'a donné des frissons. Elle est magnifique !!!
Le live de.la version originale est énorme
C'est l'IA
Who came from Instagram? 😂
mE too 🥹
😊
@richa6chewe384🥹❤
@cukurtrk7548❤❤
Love to all my African brothers and sisters from INDIA 🇮🇳
Who is here after speed spoke about this song on his Live in Nigerian?
Heard it on Speed's birthday post🎉
Yasssss
I first heard the original mix in 2013 and I fell in love. To think it's making a return in 2025/26 it's just crazy. Shout out to Stromae!
I didn't know about Stromae and would have missed him if it were not for the Afro Soul cover and because of the remix, I have researched Stromae and got to see the original video and all of the phycologists analysis of the video and I believe that the makers of the Afro Soul cover did more for Stromae than managers and promoters ❤! PAPAOUTAI ❤!
My papa where are you 😢😢😢😢 I’m grown up now, but you’re still not here where are you!? 😢😢
Mine died when i was 3
Sons and daughters of The King pray for our people today and everyday ❤
..that's when the cover beats the original in every single piece of it: the vocal, the manner.. even afro vibes.. LOVE IT🔥..
Son not a day goes by when Papa isn’t thinking about you. Miss you my boy…💙
I am an Asian I dont understand the language but I can feel that lyrics. And I find something magical every time I hear African choirs and music
It talks about a child (or someone who has grown up) looking for their father, who is absent both physically and emotionally. The song goes further by showing the confusion, the lack of guidance, and the unanswered questions left behind when a father is not present
There’s nothing magical about this AI song
@TheInfamousDopeomg, I just knew it
It should be on the Next Avatar Movie💯🔥🔥🔥❤️
Who's here from Nigeria revenge on Algerian for disrespecting Lumumba clip?
2:13 goosebumps.
I'm here from Ishowspeed tour to Africa countries. ✋️
إللي جاي من الريلزات يضم هنا 😅
Whose here from TikTok
What a song... energy,fire,and passion. I'm stunned
اشتقت اليك يا ابى 😢
Reminds me of the Congolese fan with the lumumba stance 🎯❤️ love from Nigeria
The year is 2026, and this song will never go out of style, even as the years pass.❤❤❤
when i was a kid i didn’t like this song but now that i know the lyrics i understand it… i never met my father
"Ou t'es Papa où t'es " cette chanson de STROMAE a bercé mon enfance mais cette version ma rallumer ma flamme Africaine on es les enfants du soleil 🎉❤❤❤❤
0:38 to 0:47....ready to be listening to that part on a loop for the rest of my life.
Honestly man 😅
Best song of the year, remembering my dad😢
This song is addicting even though I dont understand a single word. Something is awakened in body ..Thank you
Exactly it's super Awakened in body ❤
I don't understand a word but the singing is so hard and powerful that I can't help but listen to it again and again... rhythm music & singing is too strong making it one of my favourite song for lifetime
Son asking where his dad is. It actually is about genocide in Rwanda and son crying out to his dad.
Who else came across this randomly 😅
Don't be fckin childish. You ain't here randomly 😅😅
Came from "I'm pregnant meme>>>>>>>😅
i'm Brazilian loved for songs african 🩷❤️🇧🇷
Still can't believe this song is made by AI 😲😮
Tears flowing out of my eyes and im a white boy deep from california wtf
😢 fuerza gringo. Saludos Desde Argentina
I'm black and I was snotty nosed and wet faced and my cells reacted!
Through the ears and straight to the soul
Real Stromae's fan here. Hope he becomes more and more known after this ❤🎉
I know , yo estoy esperando a ver qué dice...antes de escuchar esta versión.
Ishowspeed Africa tour showing the world the beauty of Africa ❤🌍
THE SOUND. THE FEELING.THE SOUL.THE LIFE.
Lo coros el piano el arreglo musical una obra de arte y esa voz como pido cantar merece un Oscar
I dont understand lyrics but when it hits it hits harder❤.....
UHURU❤
Quand j'ai écouté première fois cette chanson je pensais elle est écrite pour le système evangelist.
Ishowspeed 🔥
Who's from Ishowspeed
meee
This song unlocks my inner strength and ancestral fire, pure Kunta Kinte energy…
F right
The best time for new beginnings is now. May 2026 be a year of growth and self-discovery for everyone here! You have good taste in music 🎶
Thank you, I feel the same. That's beautiful, here's to aligning with that energy.🫡💯
2026's First Fav song 📈
Es.la.esencia.misma.de.africa.disfrutenla........
Free Iran 💪🏻🔥🔥🔥✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
This song is vibing even if I can't understand french🔥🔥
May piece be unto you all. God bless Africa, Aluta continua ✊🙏
my initial thoughts was it's a gospel song
Des frissons dans tout mon corps, les larmes aux yeux. Un mot: MERCI 🙏🏻🤍 c’est juste incroyable à écouter 🔥🤍
C'est la première fois qu'une reprise est presque meilleure que l'original !
It's a great song, I listen to it all the time. Greetings from Azerbaijan✨🎧
From 0:33 to 1:29 is straight Angel music❤❤
Ngoma pendwa kwa sasa hapa tz
0:38 main part.
Me: Understanding lyrics 0% , Vibe 100% 🔥🔥🤣🤭🤭 . It evokes the spirituality of our African ancestors
0:38 😮😮😮😮😮
Эта песня потрясающая,необычная,все от неё в восторге,такого не было никогда