Angela Lyrics in English Yannick Noah

Angela takes us on a whirlwind trip through modern history, starting in 1968 America at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Yannick Noah name-checks powerful images: the raised Black Power fists at the Mexico Olympics, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the haunting photo of a napalm-burned child, and the relentless pursuit of the Black Panthers. Through all this turbulence shines one figure of hope and resistance, the American activist Angela Davis. The chorus, half in English, turns Angela into a universal sister, promising, “My home is your home, you’ll never walk alone.”

Fast-forward to November 2008 in Chicago, when Barack Obama’s election signals a new chapter for the United States. Noah links Angela’s long fight for justice to this historic night, suggesting that every step toward equality carries her spirit. The song blends French verses with an English refrain, just as it blends past and present, reminding listeners that courage and solidarity can echo across decades—and across languages—until real change arrives.