L'hymne De Nos Campagnes Lyrics in English Tryo

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'hymne De Nos Campagnes by Tryo from French to English.

If you were born in a social housing project

I dedicate this poem to you

Hoping that in the depths of your dull eyes

You can see a little blade of grass

And one must distinguish between things

It's high time to take a break

To exchange this gloomy life

For the scent of a rose

It's the anthem of our countryside

Of our rivers, of our mountains

Of life, man, of the animal world

Shout it out loud, use your vocal cords!

No job, no diplomas

Everywhere the same smell of the area

Nothing stimulates your neurons anymore

Not even the weed you put in your cones

Go elsewhere, nothing holds you back

Quickly do something with your hands

Don't come back here, you have nothing

And be the first to sing this chorus

It's the anthem of our countryside

Of our rivers, of our mountains

Of life, man, of the animal world

Shout it out loud, use your vocal cords!

Sit by a river

Listen to the water flowing on the earth

Tell yourself that at the end, hey! there is the sea

And that, that is not ephemeral

You will then understand that you are nothing

Like the one before you, like the one to come

That the liquid flowing through your hands

Will help you live until tomorrow morning!

It's the anthem of our countryside

Of our rivers, of our mountains

Of life, man, of the animal world

Shout it out loud, use your vocal cords!

Sit by an old oak tree

And compare it to the human race

The oxygen and shade it brings you

Does it deserve the blows of the axe that bleed it?

Raise your head, look at those leaves

You might see a squirrel

Looking at you with all its pride

Its home is there, you are at the threshold

It's the anthem of our countryside

Of our rivers, of our mountains

Of life, man, of the animal world

Shout it out loud, use your vocal cords!

Maybe I'm talking for no reason

That when you listen to me, you feel like laughing

But if concrete is your future

Tell yourself that it's the forest that allows you to breathe

I would like for all animals

That you grasp the message of my words

Because a plot of land, a reed

Will serve the growth of your kids!

It's the anthem of our countryside

Of our rivers, of our mountains

Of life, man, of the animal world

Shout it out loud, use your vocal cords!

It's the anthem of our countryside

Of our rivers, of our mountains

Of life, man, of the animal world

Shout it out loud, use your vocal cords!

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SONG MEANING

L’hymne de nos campagnes is Tryo’s bright reggae call to anyone who feels boxed in by gray concrete. Speaking directly to young people growing up in French housing projects, the band invites them to trade the smell of exhaust for the scent of a rose, to swap idle boredom for the rush of a river, and to rediscover the wild chorus of mountains, trees, and animals. The song paints nature as the real luxury: a patch of grass, the flow of water, the shelter of an old oak, and the silent partnership we share with every living creature.

More than a postcard from the countryside, the track is an environmental wake-up song. It reminds us that the forest lets us breathe, that our future children depend on healthy soil, and that each of us can choose to do something with our hands instead of surrendering to a “morose” urban routine. With its rallying refrain — “Crie-le bien fort, use tes cordes vocales!” — Tryo urges listeners to raise their voices for the earth, proving that music and activism can dance to the same beat.

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