15 Year Old Emma Kok Sings Voilà – André Rieu, Maastricht 2023 (official video)

Introduction Text: 00:00
Song: 01:54
Applause: 06:44

Follow Emma Kok at: @EmmaKokOfficial
Follow Barbara Pravi at: @barbarapravi.

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Original Lyrics (By Barbara Pravi):

Écoutez moi
Moi la chanteuse à demi
Parlez de moi
À vos amours, à vos amis
Parlez-leur de cette fille aux yeux noirs
Et de son rêve fou
Moi c'que j'veux c'est écrire des histoires
Qui arrivent jusqu'à vous
C'est tout

Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
Me voilà même si mise à nue j'ai peur, oui
Me voilà dans le bruit et dans le silence

Regardez moi
Ou du moins ce qu'il en reste
Regardez moi
Avant que je me déteste
Quoi vous dire, que les lèvres d'une autre
Ne vous diront pas
C'est peu de chose mais moi tout ce que j'ai
Je le dépose là, voilà

Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
Me voilà même si mise à nue c'est fini
C'est ma gueule c'est mon cri, me voilà tant pis
Voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà juste ici
Moi mon rêve, mon envie
Comme j'en crève comme j'en ris
Me voilà dans le bruit
Et dans le silence

Ne partez pas
J'vous en supplie, restez longtemps
Ça m'sauvera p't'être pas, non
Mais faire sans vous j'sais pas comment
Aimez-moi comme on aime un ami
Qui s'en va pour toujours
J'veux qu'on m'aime parce que moi je sais pas
Bien aimer mes contours

Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
Me voilà même si mise à nue c'est fini
Me voilà dans le bruit et dans la fureur aussi
Regardez moi enfin et mes yeux et mes mains
Tout c'que j'ai est ici, c'est ma gueule c'est mon cri
Me voilà, me voilà, me voilà
Voilà, voilà
Voilà, voilà

Voilà!

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[marioksmith]

The best thing about music is that you don't have to understand the language to enjoy it and recognize greatness. Fantastic performance.

[denyz]

I love how there is no one filming or on their phone, they are just enjoying it.❤️

[mrblack]

I'm a 51 year old trucker from Canada, heavy metal in my blood, but this young lady I think we can all say nailed this, awsome performance

[Jesus-Is-The-Way-Truth-Light]

I'm speechless… Not too many things in this world bring this 46-year man to 😢Thank you Emma! You are angel 😇

[steve]

"She wants to be a singer." She IS a singer, a fantastically expressive singer!

[wendyoosterbroek]

Love jou het klinkt echt mooi ga zo door mijt love you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[chrisparrish]

I’m just an old blue-collar worker I listen to this song three or four times a week. Send it to all my friends and they tell me that they have goosebumps and cry. I don’t even know what it means but it’s a beautiful girl singing a beautiful song and touch’s my old heart.

[JohnCash]

Anyone else watch this 10, 20, 50 times or more? I never had a song have such an effect on me during my 41 years on Earth.

[SFzip]

Considering her situation and the song's deep message, I felt the need to translate it for our English-speaking folks. This way, we can really get what the singer's feeling and who she is at her core.

Listen to me,
The singer, not yet fully realized.
Speak of me,
To your loved ones, to your friends.
Speak to them of the girl with dark eyes and her wild dreams.
All I desire is to pen tales that touch your soul.
That's truly all.

Here I am, here I am, revealing my essence.
Even when laid bare, I'm fearful, yes.
I stand amidst the noise and the silence.

See me, or at least what remains of me,
Look before I loathe what I see.
What can I convey that others haven't already said?
It might seem small, but everything I am, I lay it out here, just so.

Here I stand, this is who I truly am,
Even when exposed, I persist.
It's my voice, my outcry, here I am, regardless,
Right here, right now,
My dreams, my desires, as they tear me apart, as they make me laugh,
I exist amidst the clamor and the quiet.

Please don't leave; I implore you to stay awhile.
It might not be my salvation, no,
But living without you, I can't fathom how.
Love me as you'd love a friend departing forever,
I yearn for that love, for I struggle to embrace my own edges.

Here I am, here I stand, revealing my essence.
Even when stripped bare, the journey concludes.
I exist amidst the clamor and the tempest.
Behold me, truly, see my eyes, my hands.
All that I embody is right here, my voice, my outcry.
This is me, unwavering and true.
Here and now, I stand before you.

[perfectme]

Amazing. My dad is diagnosed with stage four cancer and we were having dinner when i was watching youtube and i came across this video and my dad started crying hearing her voice. We both started crying and we have no idea what shes saying:):):):) now thats talent:):) dad said its the most beautiful thing hes ever

[rinafranco]

I don't understand the song, but my heart is feeling it. Then, I noticed I had tears in my eyes .😢 .listening july 31 2024

[vincentharling]

How often do you see an orchestra give a kid a standing ovation? How often do you see grown men cry? This is far and away the best I've ever heard this sung. The arrangement is exceptional. Way better than the original

[bongiize]

This isn't about understanding, it's about feeling.

[Namron]

For such a young girl to be able to make a large audience cry is the mark of greatness. Long live Emma Kok!

[ChangHit]

I wish France used this to host the Olympics instead. And make it an all European event combine all forces to show what is there to offer

[zziokfe]

C'est la plus belle chanson que j'ai jamais entendue, je l'adore, je ne peux pas m'arrêter de l'écouter.😘😘🌹🌹🌹🌹

[Tina-hete]

When you cry hard listening to a song in a foreign language that you don’t understand, you know the artist has touched your soul deeply with their voice, their performance. Emma Kok did just that! Thank you, Emma!

[cyphicle]

As a French, I shall tell you that her understanding of every word of the text is absolutely amazing. She wants to personify the character of the story and she succeeds completely to do it. All the articulations are perfect. Her vocal play is admirable and the expressed emotion are always kept under control despite the huge crowd and the size of the event. A stunner. Bravo.

[ritishroypatroo]

15 years old. Knows already a hard life. Sings with passion. And the lyrics in the song, corresponds exactly what she is living and fighting.
Bravo Young Girl
God bless you

[migval]

I have 35 years and that girl move everything inside me, uffff... love that voice!! Blessings✨️