La musique
A (Dominique) Lyrics
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Et le principe d'immunité
Tombait aux pieds de la musique
Et les digues de s'incliner
Et moi, j'écoutais la musique
Par les grandes orgues, amadoué
Je découvrais l'Ancienne Egypte
Mes cheveux avaient repoussé
Dès lors, tout ne fût plus qu'énigmes
Que salles aux murs capitonnés
Que longs couloirs, sous pyramides
Que belotes entre dieux froissés
Et dire qu'on disait la musique
Pour sybarites, pour glandeurs nés
Moi, je n'ai vu de sa guérite
Que pitons et monts élancés
Et la musique charriait l'onde
Et le principe d'immunité
Tombait aux pieds de la musique
Et les digues de s'incliner
Et dire qu'on disait la musique
Pour sybarites, pour glandeurs nés
Moi, je n'ai vu de sa guérite
Que pitons et monts élancés
Que ravines et paniers percés
In this song, A (Dominique) speaks of the power of music to break down barriers and unite people. She describes how the music flowed like a river, breaking down the walls of immunity, and causing all barriers to fall. As she listened to the music, she discovered the ancient civilization of Egypt, and felt as if her hair had grown back. From this point on, everything became a mystery, with hallways leading to pyramids, gods playing card games, and music no longer belonging to just loungers and idlers, but to those with high standards.
The music described in this song is powerful and transformative. It is portrayed as having the ability to take listeners on a journey through time, to transport them to ancient lands, and to break down the barriers of society. The lyricist is suggesting that music possesses an otherworldly quality, a distinct power that cannot be easily explained. The metaphor of the river is used to describe the music's ability to sweep listeners away, breaking down all barriers that they may encounter.
Line by Line Meaning
Et la musique charriait l'onde
The music flowed like a wave
Et le principe d'immunité
And the principle of immunity
Tombait aux pieds de la musique
Fell at the feet of the music
Et les digues de s'incliner
And the dams to bend
Et moi, j'écoutais la musique
And I was listening to the music
Par les grandes orgues, amadoué
Through the great organs, charmed
Je découvrais l'Ancienne Egypte
I was discovering Ancient Egypt
Mes cheveux avaient repoussé
My hair had grown back
Dès lors, tout ne fût plus qu'énigmes
From then on, everything became a mystery
Que salles aux murs capitonnés
Like rooms with padded walls
Que longs couloirs, sous pyramides
Like long corridors under pyramids
Que belotes entre dieux froissés
Like card games played by crumpled gods
Et dire qu'on disait la musique
And to think they used to say music
Pour sybarites, pour glandeurs nés
Was for sybarites, for born idlers
Moi, je n'ai vu de sa guérite
But I only saw from her watchtower
Que pitons et monts élancés
Pinnacles and towering mountains
Que ravines et paniers percés
Ravines and pierced baskets
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Dominique Ane
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