And even though he's singing about looking for his father(who was killed in the Rawandan war), honoring his father. It hits different notes for me. I hear a man crying out with his sharp powerful voice. To me I think it's an approriate song that speaks to the down-trodden in this world and gives voice to the voiceless--as we live in this era with the crimminal Tyant ruler in the USA and the disgusting Epstein files that's effecting almost everyone in the world now. This song hits my soul and is healing for me, cleansing for me. Good job Stromae--awesome song. And that African choir is so amazing--my God, what a blessing to hear them sing.
His father was awful to him when he was alive. Constantly running around worrying about the next pretty face. This song absolutely came out before it's time to shine
@cassi0609 False..while Stromae's father - an Architect was largely absent from his life at the time before he waskilled in the 1994 RwandanGenocide (Stromae was only 8-9 yrs old) , it was because he would travel frequently to his native Rwanda and was increasingly involved with now (current President) Paul Kagame's-Rebel resistance group. Basically a bit like Cassian Andor or Loney, not being around for their kids as they were part of the resistance.
@MuantanamoMobile from his wikipedia page "On his absent father, he declared in 2019, "My father was never there for me. He left right away. He was a runner, a flirt. I learned much later that I had half-siblings. He was an architect who went back and forth between Belgium and Rwanda. I must have seen him twenty times in my life, and he died during the Rwandan genocide. But he had already disappeared for me, and when I learned of his death, I didn't cry. Perhaps I hadn't prepared myself. The fact remains that we won't be able to make up for lost time with this dad we didn't see when we were little.""
Song reminds me when I lost my Dad on the 10th July 2015...We were all waiting for him to return that night, but what filtered home was the news of his death. And in screaming tears, my mom asked me where is my Dad. The question obviously had no answer. That single incident changed the trajectory of our lives... Continue to Rest in Peace Dad 🕊️
He is asking for his dad! His father died when he was less than 9 years old. His mother didn't tell him the truth. He is asking " papa where are you? Where are you to protect us? ..."✅
The original song has the same name and is from Belgian singer, song writer and musical producer Paul Van Haver aka Stromae... Lyrics translate to English like follows: Tell me where he comes from Finally I'll know where I'm going Mom says that when you look hard enough You always end up finding it She says he's never very far away That he often goes away to work Mom says "working is good" Much better than being in bad company Isn't that right? Where is your dad? Tell me, where is your dad? Without even having to talk to him He knows what's wrong Ah, dear dad Tell me, where are you hiding? I must have Counted my fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, where are you, papaoutai? What? Believe it or not, there will come a day when we won't believe it anymore. Sooner or later, we'll all be dads. And from one day to the next, we'll be gone. Will we be detestable? Will we be admirable? Progenitors or geniuses? Tell us, who gives birth to the irresponsible? Ah, tell us who? Hey, everyone knows how babies are made. But nobody knows how dads are made. Mr. Know-It-All must have inherited it, right? Do you have to suck it out of your thumb or what? Tell us where it's hidden, we must have been eating our fingers at least a thousand times. Hey, where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where is your papa? Tell me, where is your papa? Without even having to speak to him He knows what's wrong Ah, dear Papa Tell me, where are you hiding? I must have Counted my fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where is your papa? Tell me, where is your papa? Without even having to speak to him He knows what's wrong Ah, dear Papa Tell me, where are you hiding? I must have Counted my fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai?
Agreed, but the song is not about that. It's about deadbeat fathers because his fathet was one of those, they never spent time together even before his death because he was an irresponsible womanizer who had multiple kids and didnt take care of them. You can find his interview in youtube
@Mimi-girl the original song is about the genocide of the first singer who lost his dad to the Rwandan genocide in 1994, his mum is Belgian and his dad was a tutsi tribe of rwanda who traveled back to rwanda and got killed later on when the first singer was a baby being taken care by his white mum back in Belgium
@kelvincity848 It is true that the dad got killed during the genocide. However, prior to that, Stromae's dad was a deadbeat dad. This song is about his dad being absent not because of the genocide but because he fathered kids and was not a father to them. Verses of his song states the following" We will all be dad one day but are going to be father to be proud of or father who will be hated?". The song continues with " who gave birth to such irresponsible people? He continues with "anyone can be a dad but not everyone knows how to be a dad". Anyways the lyrics are in French, but you can google it and see the translation yourself. Also, he had many interviews on this subject on YT and he is definitely talking about his father being a deadbeat one when he was alive.
I love Stromae’s original version and I also love the tone of this version. It’s very emotional. Great job on bringing this song back into the spotlight. Stromae is such a great artist.
I liked this song because of the rythm, the tempo, the voice... recently learned it is about his killed father, and how he asks "where are you dad"... Now i like it even more and I understand the soul behind everything. My admiration from Venezuela
No, the original song is about growing up with a voluntarily absentee father. Yes, Stromae's father was killed in a genocide, but he wasn't a present father before then, having had at least one other family Stromae didn't know about. I suggest watching his original music video for the real context of this song. Or watch his interviews.
This song speaks of paternal absence in general, both in children grieving and in the loneliness of living fathers who deny paternity as if the child were a curse.
Who is here just recently after seeing many videos of this song and now decided to see the original one with 2bn views and now got to this one 😂 the bangers ❤️❤️😩
This melody gives me goosebumps, it's incredible! I've been humming it to myself for a week. It's the best version of the song. PS: I wish everyone not to lose their father✊🏼
I also agree that this is not only a music but it's the inner core feeling of a real African man towards his country, people and so on.(I am proud of the music)
Africans love their drums. African Diaspora is included - Caribbeans, African Americans, Afro Latin Americans, Afro Europeans even Afro Indians (Siddis)
Every time they touch my comment I come back to see this work of art
dude 67th like lesgoo
Here ya go 💖
Pakistani player babar - hey babar who is your papa lyrics😂😂
210 here❤enjoy🎉
اوتيه بابا اوتيه
أين أنت يا أبي؟ 😭
This isn’t just music. This is something that grabs your soul and doesn’t let go.
Ho yees ❤❤❤❤
I swear ❤❤❤❤,💯💯
And even though he's singing about looking for his father(who was killed in the Rawandan war), honoring his father. It hits different notes for me. I hear a man crying out with his sharp powerful voice. To me I think it's an approriate song that speaks to the down-trodden in this world and gives voice to the voiceless--as we live in this era with the crimminal Tyant ruler in the USA and the disgusting Epstein files that's effecting almost everyone in the world now. This song hits my soul and is healing for me, cleansing for me. Good job Stromae--awesome song. And that African choir is so amazing--my God, what a blessing to hear them sing.
Hermosa musica a africa😮 sus problema pobresa dios es grande
Give credit to the AI model that cooked this madness 💯
0:59 The Afro soul twist just gave this song a whole new life.
African spirit wow!.
Stromae's father was killed in Rwandan genocide in 1994.This is a song about him. English translation means "Dad,where are you?"
His father was awful to him when he was alive. Constantly running around worrying about the next pretty face. This song absolutely came out before it's time to shine
I thing that Stromae is saying about irresponsible dad.
@cassi0609 False..while Stromae's father - an Architect was largely absent from his life at the time before he waskilled in the 1994 RwandanGenocide (Stromae was only 8-9 yrs old) , it was because he would travel frequently to his native Rwanda and was increasingly involved with now (current President) Paul Kagame's-Rebel resistance group. Basically a bit like Cassian Andor or Loney, not being around for their kids as they were part of the resistance.
@MuantanamoMobile from his wikipedia page
"On his absent father, he declared in 2019, "My father was never there for me. He left right away. He was a runner, a flirt. I learned much later that I had half-siblings. He was an architect who went back and forth between Belgium and Rwanda. I must have seen him twenty times in my life, and he died during the Rwandan genocide. But he had already disappeared for me, and when I learned of his death, I didn't cry. Perhaps I hadn't prepared myself. The fact remains that we won't be able to make up for lost time with this dad we didn't see when we were little.""
@hrodwulf172😢😢
Song reminds me when I lost my Dad on the 10th July 2015...We were all waiting for him to return that night, but what filtered home was the news of his death. And in screaming tears, my mom asked me where is my Dad. The question obviously had no answer. That single incident changed the trajectory of our lives...
Continue to Rest in Peace Dad 🕊️
May your dad Rest in peace 🕊️
@AlanWake-p9rAmen... Thanks 🙏🏽
😢😢 xx
Amen sorry for your loss man😢
Sorry to hear that
I am from India, did not understand single word, but believe me this song hits to heart directly, such a soulful song
Because this is french....
He is asking for his dad! His father died when he was less than 9 years old. His mother didn't tell him the truth.
He is asking " papa where are you? Where are you to protect us? ..."✅
@MrSegat37 Come on man. You know full well what they meant.
@MrSegat37sherlock, is that you
The original song has the same name and is from Belgian singer, song writer and musical producer Paul Van Haver aka Stromae... Lyrics translate to English like follows:
Tell me where he comes from Finally I'll know where I'm going Mom says that when you look hard enough You always end up finding it She says he's never very far away That he often goes away to work Mom says "working is good" Much better than being in bad company Isn't that right? Where is your dad? Tell me, where is your dad? Without even having to talk to him He knows what's wrong Ah, dear dad Tell me, where are you hiding? I must have Counted my fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, Daddy? Where are you, where are you, papaoutai? What? Believe it or not, there will come a day when we won't believe it anymore. Sooner or later, we'll all be dads. And from one day to the next, we'll be gone. Will we be detestable? Will we be admirable? Progenitors or geniuses? Tell us, who gives birth to the irresponsible? Ah, tell us who? Hey, everyone knows how babies are made. But nobody knows how dads are made. Mr. Know-It-All must have inherited it, right? Do you have to suck it out of your thumb or what? Tell us where it's hidden, we must have been eating our fingers at least a thousand times. Hey, where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where is your papa? Tell me, where is your papa? Without even having to speak to him He knows what's wrong Ah, dear Papa Tell me, where are you hiding? I must have Counted my fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where is your papa? Tell me, where is your papa? Without even having to speak to him He knows what's wrong Ah, dear Papa Tell me, where are you hiding? I must have Counted my fingers at least a thousand times Hey Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, Papaoutai? Where are you, where are you, Papaoutai?
I’m Brazilian, living in Belgium, and I’m listening to this work of art on March 1, 2026! 🇧🇷🇧🇪
Take care bro, regards from the Philippines
Bonjour from New York.
Concordo ❤
In Louisiana listening on March 1, 2026. This song is fire 🔥
O zaman şarkıyı kapatıp yazdın değil mi 🙂
If your dad is still alive gather here😢
I’m sorry for whatever happened but R I P dad
Sorry bro to hear that
At least some of our dads are alive❤❤❤
Understanding - 0%
Vibing - 100%
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️
Me too
Same
It's an AI song ;)
@jeffreysevinga9398who told you
@afrozairin8438 Look it up google or something enough to read about it.
My dad passed away when this song was booming January 2026
I cldnt scroll without flowing tears 😭😭
RIP to all dads gone too soon
African choir always give people goosebumps
true true
lol. it's A.I.
@LeoGemiiniwell i knew it from the start, doesn't affect the truth.
@Nawaksara7307 Does it give you goosebumps even though you know it's not real? Hmm, interesting.
No lie!!!
Greece here...1st March 2026....Hello, and blessings WORLD!! This version is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!!! Goosebumps!!!
May no child loose his/her father by wars, especially a genocide.
Agreed, but the song is not about that. It's about deadbeat fathers because his fathet was one of those, they never spent time together even before his death because he was an irresponsible womanizer who had multiple kids and didnt take care of them. You can find his interview in youtube
Genocide done by a holy prophet
@Mimi-girl the original song is about the genocide of the first singer who lost his dad to the Rwandan genocide in 1994, his mum is Belgian and his dad was a tutsi tribe of rwanda who traveled back to rwanda and got killed later on when the first singer was a baby being taken care by his white mum back in Belgium
@kelvincity848 It is true that the dad got killed during the genocide. However, prior to that, Stromae's dad was a deadbeat dad. This song is about his dad being absent not because of the genocide but because he fathered kids and was not a father to them. Verses of his song states the following" We will all be dad one day but are going to be father to be proud of or father who will be hated?". The song continues with " who gave birth to such irresponsible people? He continues with "anyone can be a dad but not everyone knows how to be a dad". Anyways the lyrics are in French, but you can google it and see the translation yourself. Also, he had many interviews on this subject on YT and he is definitely talking about his father being a deadbeat one when he was alive.
@mimittal5550oh, thanks for the enlightenment my dear i didnt know full story in details, that's really so sad.
Anyone 4th March 2026 😅❤❤
😝hereeeee😝😝
here I am❤❤❤❤❤
❤
right with you
My Morning Vibe
To all that grew up without father's , You'll make good fathers
❤❤❤❤
I'm sorry, but facts prove this not to be true.
You grow up with a hole in your ❤️, incomplete.
Especially indians feel the pain
❤❤❤❤
Que sonido tiene este tema un poder 😮
I understand nothing but I enjoy everything 🙆🏾🔥🙌🏽
Same 😂
Busca la tradición en google🎉
@kazimHussain85 where are you may dad , this is the song
That’s music brother
Tell that to the crowd at this year's Super Bowl!
Makes me want world peace. Enough is enough. May anyone here walk with grace, love , and safety with whoever they believe in❤
Lost my father in 2015. Haven't been able to cry about it for 11 years. I cried today. Thank you for these tears!
💙🙏 Oh sweetheart. Big BIG hug . xx
💔💔💔💔
I hope you fell alright man. Life is hard. All care and love to you.❤
Another RUclips sympathy-farmer with a fake sob-story.
❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂❤️
Remembering my dad 😢 continue resting in peace dad😢
Damnnnnnn......this is power.
Remembrance for all those who perished in the Rwandan genocide.
FOR RWANDAN genocide ........AFRICA 😢😢😢😢
How does this have over 8 million views but only 140,000 likes???? Come on!!!! This beautiful powerful music deserves more than that❤
This one of those times where language is secondary.
i just discovered this is ai 🥲
This is the only song that I inspired to run 🥺 It feels like bringing something of my soul 🥹
This person revived this song n gave it something special, I prefer his version instead of the original , let's give credit to this man 🔥 🔥 🔥
Its Ai bro 😂
He used his soul to sing it ❤
Nothing can beat the original version.
Very trur this version touches a vein and strangles a vessel
Ne alakası var.Adam gerçekçi söylüyor😐
Any one 💝 2 March 2026 ❤
I don't know why I'm here 😂
Here am I
Yes i am
Here i am from Srilanka ❤
Yeah, right here.
I love Stromae’s original version and I also love the tone of this version. It’s very emotional. Great job on bringing this song back into the spotlight. Stromae is such a great artist.
Тисками душу вырывает,какой у песни потенциал!
Anyone 2nd march 2026❤
This is my birthday.
It's my birthday today
Happy birthday guys 🎉🎉🎉 many blessings and may God bless you too see many more🎉
yes
🙋
I lost my father a month ago from car crash listening to this helps remember the time we spent together
Nope
Хай в кожної дитини буде справжній Батько, гідний цієї назви🙏
❤
❤ и отец, не обязательно по крови, лишь бы это был заботливый мудрый отец
This song is by far great. This people made it even greater. Very strong performance! Merci!
Anyone in March 1st 1.05am listening this song im crazy of is voice 😊😊
Rise Africa... Rise!!! ❤️✨
Love from India 🙏🏽.....
Yes, Africa must finally be happy.
With understanding from Qazaqstan
It’s AI but agree Africa must rise
Im from India too and fr rise africa ❤️🔥🙏🏼
Rise Africa from Latin America.
Rise Mother Africa from a son of Mother India
Who is listening this masterpiece today ❤
03 march 2026❤
04 March 2026
08 march 2026❤
Super❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Simply , it's a Masterpiece 👍 listening from Jordan 🇯🇴🇯🇴
Masterpiece ❤❤❤
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩💐
This is the sound of HIMANITY. If planet Earth had a national anthem, this would be it. Absolutely unreal.
This!!!! This is Earth's song!
this is sound of AI, sadly...😞
Yeah it's called African music 💕
Well said 100%
oh hell nah i wont let AI song become planet anthem
I love this, I cannot stop listening to it! ❤️🖤💚💛
I don't understand anything, but when I hear this music I imagine an army of Africans marching to fight against colonialism!
2:14 this part 🔥🔥🔥 goosebumps
I'm South African, i searched this song until i found it. It's a very nice beautiful song.
It hit home as if it's sang in our South African languages..
J😅❤
As pergjigje the 😂🎉😂of your life to lll 🏠
Only Father JESUS Who never forsakes any one, never abandoned any one, HIS love is everlasting
Make me want to go back to the motherland. I love Africaaaaa my people ❤️
3rd March 2026. When he them notes, felt them shivers.
I liked this song because of the rythm, the tempo, the voice... recently learned it is about his killed father, and how he asks "where are you dad"... Now i like it even more and I understand the soul behind everything. My admiration from Venezuela
No, the original song is about growing up with a voluntarily absentee father. Yes, Stromae's father was killed in a genocide, but he wasn't a present father before then, having had at least one other family Stromae didn't know about. I suggest watching his original music video for the real context of this song. Or watch his interviews.
@basicallymid I really wonder how he cleared this tbh.
This is powerful very emotional😢😢
Understanding 0% vibe 100% 🔥😍
💃🏻💃🏻✨
Ye ek sad song hai jo apne papa ke liye gaya 😢😢...
This song speaks of paternal absence in general, both in children grieving and in the loneliness of living fathers who deny paternity as if the child were a curse.
same i feel always when i lost my father at 7..afterall someone expressed this deep painful feeling in a loud way.....
This not song, this african vibe❤️❤️❤️
This is NOT a song, this is an experience!
Hello can inbox me
Yes 😮💨
1st March and first time listening to it.
Bhai yeee songg to pahdome suna vala hee ❤❤❤❤
Как же превосходно звучит этот вариант, душа плачет, очень трогательно!
Explain how I can’t understand a word… yet I feel everything. 😭
Listening to this song everyday.. goosebumps everytime❤
Love from Northeast India ❤
This song reminds my dad😢.
Meilleur version de Papaoutai ça donne la chaire de poule
I swear, if this song is played in or near a cemetery it will raise the dead.
Watching from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 and i love it ❤
Song that's so legendary, everyone wants to sing it 🙌
This is a cry of heart not a song! Truly outstanding
indeed, the beauty in pain for some.
Gives me chills! Incredible voice. So sad about the Rowanda Genocide and that Stromae lost his father...and was absent from his life.
Who is here just recently after seeing many videos of this song and now decided to see the original one with 2bn views and now got to this one 😂 the bangers ❤️❤️😩
That original Stromae is something else. It makes you wonder how did you miss such a banger back in 2015😂
@sanelegcabashe2178which is the original one?
Le plus belle interprétation!
“This song sounds like memories I never lived… 🎞✨ Some songs you listen to, but this one you feel. 🎧❤”
This melody gives me goosebumps, it's incredible! I've been humming it to myself for a week. It's the best version of the song. PS: I wish everyone not to lose their father✊🏼
Breakthrough song of 2026! None can compete. Africa 🌍 to the 🗺 .
I love this song I swear sometimes I want to cry listening to it❤❤❤
One of the very best versions yet!
Damn!!! This music is our Valentine theme song at home. And I played it all night as I journeyed back to work. So powerful.
Tema pra dia dos grandes país
Tema pra homenagear os grandes pais
The emotions in this song is captivating......brought me to tears and i dont understand a word.....
Lost dad
I don’t even understand the language and this songs resonates with me!
Nothing but goosebumps. Thank you Africa ❤
From 🇮🇳
Its an AI song brother
Hello South Africa 🎉🙏😘
@kwameb7321 His name is Arsene Mukendi - Congolese singer. He has a youtube page with other performances. Production may be AI, so?
bu inson qo'shiqni qandey qilip ijro etishni ko'rsatib qoydi yurakadan aytilgan nola😢😢
I am from South Africa 🇿🇦 and I don't understand French but I love this song 🔥
What a voice! I went on a journey to heaven listening to this. Soul hitting voice.
3:11 Reels background
Understanding 0% vibe 100% 🔥
March 3, 2026 - Northern Alberta, Canada. I listen to this at least twice a day. Love it.
With everything happening in the world now this song hits different 😢
This sounds like something out of lion king
It should win an award. I hear this 3 times a day and I’m a white Canadian
It's not important to show your race while commenting
It's AI. Who's gonna get the Grammy?
@Anony888-gg33 The Gorilla won a few.. and the person who made the a.i made the song
@Anony888-gg33Stromae idk
@Tanya-24-C7t I think its a cultural reference over a racial thing
I remembered my father, my father left suddenly leaving me at this age.miss you so much papa where are you papa 😢
Que música forte toca profundo no final o grito dele toca demais
Love from sri lanka🇱🇰
📅 20 . 02 . 2026 📅
Allez, allez, allez! Fonce!!!
I also agree that this is not only a music but it's the inner core feeling of a real African man towards his country, people and so on.(I am proud of the music)
O ini tawwa lagu aslina. Yg lg booming org napake utk backsound. Bagus tawwa 👍👍👍
The drum is amazing. Africans & Caribbeans love their drums, the heart of songs
This is AI.
Africans love their drums. African Diaspora is included - Caribbeans, African Americans, Afro Latin Americans, Afro Europeans even Afro Indians (Siddis)
@Colourbashor Black people
This song’s got me crying over the lost father I never even had 😢😂
The fact I just realized that I can do 4:35min without breathing..❤️
What
I'm from Iran💔
Where are you Daddy 😭😭😭 it's been 5 months since I lost you dad , continue resting in peace papa 😭😭😭
Thank you for the words
0% understanding
100% vibing
I'm 56yrs old and this is one of the best tracks I've ever heard 🎉❤ The emotion in his voice at 1.56 is so moving 😢.
😢😢😢
Peace
D'accord!
It's moving but it's AI. Crazy. People always said computers can't make art but here we are!
@guser435 that's worrysome
The part that stars at 3:30 till the end is masterpiece.
To all kids who have lost their parents to the M7 regime in Uganda through abductions. RIP dad