An
indigenous protest against French nuclear testing at Mururoa in
the Pacific.
Can
you see yourself, under a coconut tree
Wanting for nothing, or maybe a cooler
breeze
Where all things romantic, in the South
Pacific
And the only peace is the spit on a feast,
your feast yeah
Do you know what makes the ocean glow?
Do you know what makes the ocean glow?
When unwelcome guests are making nuclear
tests,
are making nuclear tests, are making
nuclear tests,
are making nuclear tests
Oh yes, no nukes hah ahhhhhhh
Nuclear mis energy, nuclear, nuclear, free
yo yo yo yo yo
Is there nothing at all who can appease
your greed?
Could you please leave the air we breath?
Why is it something we've done
You all seem to forget
About nuclear fallout and the long term
effects
Is there anything gained when you hide the
plane?
Anything gained when you hide the plane?
Let me be more specific, get out of the
Pacific
Ki te la Pacific, get out of the Pacific
Ki te la Pacific
Oh yes, no nukes hah ahhhhhhh
Nuclear mis energy, nuclear, nuclear,
Nuclear free yeah (x9)
French nuclear tests at Mururoa
Mururoa,
was the site of extensive nuclear testing by
France between 1966 and 1996, as well as the
site of numerous protests by various vessels,
including the Rainbow Warrior, later
bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French
saboteurs.
Mururoa
was established as a nuclear test site by
France in September 1962, the
first nuclear test was conducted in July,
1966, and 41 atmospheric nuclear tests were
conducted at Mururoa between 1966 and 1974;
from barges, from bombers, and from helium
filled balloons.
France
abandoned nuclear testing in the atmosphere in
1974 and moved to testing underground in the
midst of intense world pressure. A total of
147 underground nuclear tests were conducted
at Mururoa and at nearby Fangataufa.
Shafts were drilled deep into the volcanic
rocks underlying the atolls where nuclear
devices were detonated. This practice created
much controversy as cracking of the atolls was
discovered, resulting in fears that the
radioactive material trapped under the atolls
would eventually escape and contaminate the
surrounding ocean and neighboring atolls.
The test site at Mururoa was dismantled
following France's last nuclear test to date,
detonated on January 27, 1996, but the atoll
is still guarded by the French Forces.
Herbs first recorded this in 1985, and then
with testing still continuing, they recorded
this video version again in 1995. Those
performing in this video were
Dilworth Karaka, lead vocals,
guitars Charles Tumahai, backing vocals, bass Maurice Watene, saxophone Tama Lundon, backing vocals, keyboards Thom Nepia, backing vocals Grant Pukeroa, drums
Plus guest musicians Tama Renata, backing vocals Gordon Joll, drum sequencer Glen Campbell, pedal steel Maurice Jones, piano accordion.
French
Letter on record
1985, Nuclear waste / French letter,
Herbs 45
1995, French letter 1995, Herbs,
cassette
1993, Thirteen years of Herbs, CD
1994, Tribal heart, CD
2002, Nature's Best 2, CD
