Aïcha

Aïcha is the title of a French-language song by Khaled, which was written by Jean -Jacques Goldman. " Aïcha " (Arabic عائشة, ʿ Ā ʾ DMG ISA) is an Arab woman's name.

The original version of the song comes from the Algerian Raï artist Cheb Khaled. The French version of the song was never released on an album, although the album Sahra, published in 1996 a bilingual - contains version of the song - Franco- Arab. The Arabic text is also by Khaled. The video for Aïcha was produced by Sarah Moon. The French-language version was, among other things during the famous " 1,2,3 Soleils " concert in Paris by Khaled and Faudel, another representative of Raï presented.

Versions

The song was reinterpreted by different artists. Among the best known versions include the Zouk version of Kassav ' and Africandos salsa version. Furthermore, Aïcha has been translated into numerous other languages. Published in 2003, the Danish hip-hop band Outlandish an English version, which reached in the German and Swedish singles chart number 1.

The central theme

The song is about a woman named Aïcha who is being courted by a man. He promises her pearls, jewels, poems and other luxury goods and romantic things, to which she replied:

The chorus expresses the despair of the man: