“The eyes of the Mama” by Kendji Girac, a love song for her mother and all mothers

It is a very languid ride. A somewhat unusual love song. The dedication of a son to his mother. This tribute is that of Kendji Girac to his mother. Among the gypsies, we say to my mother… And none remains indifferent.

At each concert, Kendji hits the bull’s eye. With this song, he deploys all his charm to the attention of his female audience. “It is the best gift that a mom can receive from her children. The lyrics of this song, they are strong. Here. A beautiful gift.” Entrust two mothers at the exit of a singer’s concert.

That evening, it is a very special concert for Kendji. He plays on his lands, in Dordogne, where he was born 29 years ago. It was in Périgueux that he composed Mama’s eyesin tribute to his mother Carmen, anxious by the dreams of singer of his young boy. “”She said to herself: ‘Where is he going to go, my son, in Paris alone, on TV … Is it a dangerous environment?’ She had asked herself a thousand questions “, explains Kendji Girac.

Everything went very quickly for him: his success in a telecrochet, then from the first album, titles that reveal him to the general public. Kendji’s first songs already said a lot about its gypsy roots. But with Mama’s eyeshe also shares his intimacy, and this link so strong with his mother.

On stage, Kendji Maillé chooses to bear the name of his mother’s young girl: Girac. A symbolic gesture, and one more tribute. He says it himself: “This is one of my favorite songs, which I love to sing every time. Because I know that I pay homage every evening to all the mothers here. And it must be said: for their love, their tenderness. It is a bit of my way to thank them, in fact, all mothers.”

“It is a song for me that is said to be ‘adult’. It is true that so far, I would call his first successes of the songs a little more gadgets. That is really his first Gold, that is to say a song which, I think, within 10 or 20 years, will always go on the radio. It is really a song that sets up its career.”, Thierry Cadet analysis, author of the book Kendji legendat the editions of the moment.

Since this title released in December 2015, Kendji has written four other albums and has been tours. But at each concert, Mama’s eyes There remains a moment of emotion. A song that has become a symbol of filial, simple and sincere love.