A famous place in Algiers where I use to meet my school mate as a child

1. Kittani
Ten years ago I used to play
With my best four friends at Kettani
Lovely time we had, It was not bad
Everywhere we go, people say hello
Bazi is the youngest one, he smiles all the time
He was a cleaver man, fighting till the end
Tabti is the lazy one, he forgets all the time
He was a gentle boy, living his own world
Ten years ago I used to play
With my best four friends at Kettani
Lovely time we had, It was not bad
Everywhere we go, people say hello
Radi is the quiet one, he doesn’t talk to much
Happy driving his little car, he knows when it moves too fast
Badi is the oldest one, he’s cool with everyone
He panics all the time, frankly I don’t know why, Badi
Ten years ago I used to play
With my best four friends at Kettani
Lovely time we had, It was not bad
Everywhere we go, people say hello
Words & Music by Omar Mallek
November 2003