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This song was written by the legendary French songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. Khaled - Aicha As if I don't exist She was passing by me With no regard, the Queen of Sheeba I said, Aisha, take this, all of it is for you Here, the pearls, the jewels, also the gold around your neck The fruits, well ripe with the taste of honey And my life, Aisha if you love me! I will go where your breath leads me, In the countries of ivory and ebony I will erase your tears, your sorrows Nothing is too beautifull for a girl so beautiful Aisha, Aisha listen to me Aisha, Aisha don't go Aisha, Aisha look at me Aisha, Aisha answer me I would say the words, the poems I would play the music of the sky I would take the rays of the sun to light up your dreamy eyes Ooh! Aisha, Aisha listen to me Aisha, Aisha don't go She said: "Keep your treasures, Me, I'm worth more than that. Bars are still bars even if made of gold. I want the same rights as you and respect for each day, Me I want only love...

Updated media and translation Wahrane is the Arabic name for the city known in English of Oran on the coast of Algeria. It was the birthplace of Rai, however, when an Islamist party took power in Algeria during the mid 90s many of the musicians left the country because the government became hostile towards them. This song was recorded by Khaled after he left, and reflects the nostalgia and longing that many emigrants to France and other countries from North Africa experience, living in what is known in Arabic as el-Ghorba (الغربة) that should be understood as "estrangement," "homesicknees," or "being far away from home and out of place." There are extra verses in the live performance, which is much more recent than the album version upon which these lyrics are based. However, I don't have the lyrics for these extra verse nor do I understand them. Cheb Khaled - Wahrane, Wahrane Wahrane, Wahrane you went to hell Those who were smart ran away from you The...