Mauriciens en Australie - Mauritians in Australia

This song is about growing up in Australia as a migrant from Mauritius and trying to balance traditions, adapting to the Australian way of life as well as fusing cultures. There is a heckler in the background, making fun of keeping the culture. Humble gratitude to Marceau Camille for helping me make this song take shape, Guy Saminaden of Soundguy Productions for the musical arrangement and montage of the video clip and Linda Deojee for the backing vocals. We acknowledge that some footage are the property of CHARM, the Immigration Museum Victoria and Aniele Deojee and Creole Kidz. When composing this song, I was inspired by the works of Aniele Deojee for promoting her Mauritian heritage within the greater Australian community. LYRICS ENGLISH MEANING 1ST VERSE (Creole) I am a Mauritian who grew up in Australia I speak English quite well There is no doubt However, when it comes to French & Creole Perhaps not so well I don't need to speak it But when the need arises I can manage 1ST CHORUS (Creole) Share our culture I am constantly being told (x3) All the Mauritians in Australia 2ND VERSE (Creole) It is not an easy thing to do Let me tell you Especially when the critics come to town Makes one lose patience, faith and lose face (x2) 2ND & 3RD CHORUS (Creole) Share our culture with our children Here in Australia, we have all mixed We have integrated with other cultures That's what it means to be a Mauritian in Australia 3RD VERSE (Creole) I still eat my Mauritian food as well French food I still dance sega, waltz and disco too I have good manners as taught by my mother 4TH VERSE (French) What does it mean to be a Mauritian in Australia A little bit of everything and nothing at all It is my attitude, my attitude That makes me who I am Not where I come from 4TH CHORUS (French) Keeping our culture, what does it mean? Sharing our culture, what does it mean? Preserving our culture, what does it mean To keep our culture in Australia 5TH VERSE (English) Kept some old traditions Created new ones too You just can't tell who Mauritians are 'Cause we've blended in so well We are Aussies now you see Yeah mate, that's who we are 'Cause in Australia we are treated all the same 5TH CHORUS (English) Keeping our culture That's what we aim to do Sharing our culture We are one big family Preserving our culture Aussie Mauritian Keeping our culture Yeah we're proud of who we are Sharing our culture Yeah we're proud of who we are Aussie Mauritian We're proud of we are