Des Ricochets Lyrics in English Kids United

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Des Ricochets by Kids United from French to English.

I could've been a kid

A little cutie who smiles

And doesn't care about getting wet

From the last rainfall

But here there's no water

Just a watchful sky

That keeps pressing down

On us like hell

All I wanted was to play

But not with my life

And I watch you shed

Tears we don't have here anymore

All I wanted was to dance

To make the rain fall

And I watch you dig

The earth but not wells

I don't want charity

I don't want to bother

But just a little water

To skip stones

Skip stones

I could've been a kid

Like another who's growing up

Without having to scan

A sky that forgets you

I'm not asking for a stream

Even less for a river

I just want to throw

Bottles into the sea

All I wanted was to play

But not with my life

And I watch you shed

Tears we don't have here anymore

All I wanted was to dance

To make the rain fall

And I watch you dig

The Earth but no wells

I don't want charity

I don't want to bother

But just a little water

To skip stones

Skip stones

I don't want charity

I don't want to bother

But just a little water

To skip stones

Skip stones

I don't want charity

I don't want to bother

But just a little water

To skip stones

Skip stones

We can't hear you!

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SONG MEANING

“Des Ricochets” paints the bittersweet dream of a child who longs for nothing more than a puddle to splash in and a flat stone to skip. Sung by Kids United, the lyrics place us in a land dried out by drought and hardship, where the sky feels like a heavy guard and tears have already been spent. The child’s voice is innocent yet strikingly aware: “I don’t want charity, I don’t want to bother you, I just need a little water to make ripples.” Those ripples—ricochets—symbolize hope, play, and the small joys every kid deserves.

Behind its catchy melody, the song becomes a gentle but urgent plea for solidarity. It reminds us that while some children dance in summer rain, others are forced to “play” with their lives amid crisis. By turning a simple game of skipping stones into a metaphor for dignity and survival, the song invites listeners to imagine a world where every child can laugh, splash, and dream freely—then nudges us to help make that world real.

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