TRANSCRIPT: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/transcripts/A_Mother_Tongue_Transcript.pdf

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What is the etymology of your being? 

Axel Kacoutié offers a vivid personal essay reflecting on language, bilingualism and the curated gaps they have to navigate in order to access their culture and sense of self.

“Your language is a spell, an invocation speaking you into existence, rediscovering the contours of your morality, the fabric of your race and gender and how you relate to others and the world…”

Featuring the voices of the poet Raymond Antrobus and performance artist Rachel Cheung, Axel weaves together the thoughts of a number of multilingual people - including Derick Armah, Irina Niculescu, Mauricio Loseto, Olivia Melkonian, Radhika Viswanathan and Rosel Jackson Stern - into a reflection on living between languages and finding yourself in the gaps.

Illustration: Erin Tse

Produced by Axel Kacoutié
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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A Mother Tongue by Axel Kacoutié

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Prove My Love

My feelings shift from one moment to the next
Right now I hate you
Next minute all I want is your sex
Ooh if you only knew how I much I need you
You wouldn't do what you do
You're being so cruel 

What do I have to prove
What mountain must I move
Must I swim the ocean blue
Don't wanna be without you 
What do I have to prove 
Let me be the one you choose
Must I tear the sky in two
Just to prove my love to you 

You embarrassed me
You didn't cherish me
Made me question just who you are
You made me question myself
And how I let it get this far
 
I want you, I want you, I want you
But I can't stand you
I need you, I need you, I need you
But I don't believe you
What is the madness
This madness they call love
Ohh it's sick
I feel so sick

What do I have to prove
What mountain must I move
Must I swim the ocean blue
Don't wanna be without you 
What do I have to prove 
Let me be the one you choose
Must I tear the sky in two
Just to prove my love to you 

Mulling it over, I guess you you think you have the time
Better be hoping that I don't go and change my mind
Been to the bottom and I won't go back there again
We all have a limit and you pushed mine as far as you can 

Mulling it over, I guess you you think you have the time
Better be hoping that I don't go and change my mind
Been to the bottom and I won't go back there again
We all have a limit and you pushed mine as far as you can 

What if I told you I was tired of hearing her name 
I know you once loved her, now it's over she's out of the game
When will you see I'm something different, respect what you found 
I'm not the kind of woman you leave hanging around

Prove My Love

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