Papa chanteur
Jean-Luc Lahaye Lyrics

Papa chanteur
The singer's father is a singer.

Maman douceur
The singer's mother is gentle and loving.

Pleure pas
The singer is reassuring someone, telling them not to cry.

Pleure pas baby bonheur
The artist is addressing their child, also telling them not to cry, and calling them "sweet baby".

La vie vient de faire une fleur
The artist sees their child's birth as a gift from life.

A papa chanteur...
The gift is specifically for the singer's father, who now has a child to love and care for.

Tu t'invites chez moi
The singer is addressing their child, saying that they have come into the singer's life uninvited, but they were long-awaited.

Sans en être prié
The child was not asked to come, but the artist is happy they did.

On se serre un peu plus
The artist and their child are bonding and becoming closer.

Tu tiens tellement de place
The child takes up a large amount of space in the artist's life and heart.

Et depuis ta venue
Since the child's arrival...

Je me regarde en face
The artist is seeing themselves honestly and truly.

Faire mon premier pas
The arrival of the child has prompted the singer to make big changes and do new things.

Faire mon premier geste
The changes the singer is making are significant and important, like taking a first step towards a better life.

Et l'enfant que je vois
The singer sees their child and is filled with love and hope.

M'a pris tout l'amour
The child has taken all the love in the artist's heart.

Qui me reste
The child is now the most important thing in the artist's life.

C'est par toi que j'aurais
The singer is telling their child that they will have many good memories because of them.

Mes plus beaux souvenirs
The child will bring the singer so much joy, and they will cherish those moments forever.

Je n'ai pas de passé, tu es mon avenir
The artist states that they do not need to dwell on their past, because their child is their future.

J'ai grandi sans savoir
The artist grew up without experiencing...

Ce qu'était la tendresse
...the love and tenderness that they can now give to their child.

La douceur d'un regard
The child brings the singer a new sense of gentleness and kindness.

Et la main qui caresse
The artist will care for and comfort their child, just as they have been comforted.

Toi, tu es de ma chair
The singer feels a deep connection to their child, who is a part of them.

De mon sang, de mes larmes
The child is also a part of the singer's heritage and history.

Et de toutes mes guerres
The child is a symbol of all the battles that the singer has fought and overcome.

Que j'ai gagnées pour toi sans armes.
The victory of having the child is the greatest triumph the artist has ever experienced.

Ils sont venus les jours meilleurs
The artist acknowledges that things are getting better with the arrival of the child.

Plus tard je te dirais
The singer plans on sharing more information with their child in the future.

Quand tu auras grandi
The child is still young and will learn more about their own history as they grow up.

Mes espoirs, mes regrets
The artist will share their dreams and regrets with their child when they are ready.

D'où je viens, qui je suis
The artist will also share their own background and identity with their child.

Pour toi j'inventerai un monde imaginaire
The artist wants to create a special world just for their child, full of magic and wonder.

Celui qui m'a manqué
The singer did not have this kind of magic in their own childhood.

Moi j'n'avais pas de père
The artist did not have a father in their own childhood.

Je n'avais qu'un prénom
The singer only had a name, but no one to look up to as a father figure.

C'est trop peu pour un homme
A name alone is not enough to help a person become a good man.

Je me suis fait un nom
The singer has made a name for themselves without a father figure.

Et ce nom là je te le donne.
The artist is now giving their name to their child, passing on their own legacy and identity.