Toto 30 ans
Alain Souchon Lyrics


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Tout commence un sale matin
Dans le miroir d'une salle de bains
C'est pas le conquistador
Ce has been jeune homme bouffi qui dort encore …
Qu'est-ce que c'est que ces coups de canifs
Qui remontent du coin des yeux vers les tifs
Je vais pas faire un mélodrame
Mais ce sont des rides Messieurs Dames !
Alors y's'détériore
Le rose caoutchouc fort qui colle notre corps …
C'est ton âge faut pas que tu pleures
Mon pauvre Toto trente ans, rien que du malheur oh oh oh

Trente ans, trente ans l'âge mûr
Où l'on s'aperçoit qu'on peut pas compter sur
L'élasticité du tissu, c'est sûr...

Bébé rose est tout content
T'as grimpé sur le toboggan
Maintenant que tu ris moins fort
Tu vas dégouliner sans faire d'effort …
Arrêtez ça va trop vite
Je deviens tout mou de partout
Ça s'précipite oh oh oh

Trente ans, trente ans l'âge mûr
Où l'on s'aperçoit qu'on peut pas compter sur
L'élasticité du tissu, c'est sûr...

T'as beau jogging bois de Boulogne
T'as beau lifting, la mignonne
Elle dormira bien mieux
Chez celui qu'a pas les yeux rouges, pas les pneus
SOS docteur docteur
SOS docteur pour chanteur




Retendez-moi la peau, retendez-moi le cœur
J'suis qu'un pauvre Toto trente ans, rien que du malheur

Overall Meaning

In Alain Souchon's song Toto 30 Ans, he sings about the harsh reality of aging and the disillusionment that comes with reaching the age of thirty. The song begins with Toto waking up and realizing that he has developed wrinkles and other signs of aging. He laments the deterioration of his once youthful body and the loss of elasticity in his skin. Souchon paints a picture of a man who is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his youth is fading away, and he can no longer rely on the physical qualities that defined him in his younger years.


The second verse of the song speaks to the loss of innocence and fun that comes with aging. The playful and carefree nature of childhood has vanished, and all that's left is the harsh reality of growing older. Toto is no longer the energetic and enthusiastic child he once was. Souchon highlights the sadness and disappointment associated with the realization that we can never go back to the carefree days of our youth.


Finally, in the last verse, Toto begs for help. He implores a doctor to fix his skin and renew his heart. He is desperate to hold on to his youth and avoid the melancholy that comes with the passing of time. However, despite his plea, Toto is resigned to the fact that he is now thirty and that there is no going back. Toto 30 Ans is a poignant reminder that time waits for no one, and the process of aging is something that we all must confront.


Line by Line Meaning

Tout commence, un sale matin
The song starts with the insignificance of the day when the singer gets up and realizes his life is changing.


Dans le miroir d'une salle de bains
The singer is looking at himself in the mirror and realizing his age.


C'est pas le conquistador
The singer is not the young conqueror he believed he was.


Ce has been jeune homme bouffi qui dort encore
The artist is now an old man with no energy left.


Qu'est-ce que c'est que ces coups de canifs
The wrinkles and lines on his face have now become visible.


Qui remontent du coin des yeux vers les tifs?
The wrinkles are now visible around his eyes and hairline.


Je vais pas faire un mélodrame
The singer is not exaggerating the situation.


Mais ce sont des rides, Messieurs Dames!
The artist is explaining that he has wrinkles.


Alors y's'détériore
The artist's physical condition is deteriorating.


Le rose caoutchouc fort qui colle notre corps
The artist's young and flexible body has become inflexible and rigid.


C'est ton âge. Faut pas que tu pleures
Old age is a natural process which has to be accepted without being sad.


Mon pauvre Toto, trente ans, rien que du malheur
The artist is expressing his dissatisfaction and despair at being only 30 and facing so many challenges.


Trente ans, trente ans l'âge mûr
30 is the age when people mature and become aware of their limitations.


Où l'on s'aperçoit qu'on peut pas compter sur
One realizes that they cannot rely on their youthful abilities and energy anymore.


L'élasticité du tissu, c'est sûr
The skin and muscles are not as elastic as they used to be.


Bébé rose est tout content
The older generation is happy to see the younger generation playing and enjoying themselves.


T'as grimpé sur le toboggan
The artist is reminiscing about his younger years when he was playful and carefree.


Maintenant que tu ris moins fort
As people age, they tend to become less expressive and lively.


Tu vas dégouliner sans faire d'effort
People become less active and more prone to sweating as they age.


Arrêtez, ça va trop vite
The pace of life seems too fast for the artist.


Je deviens tout mou de partout
The artist's muscles and skin have become loose and saggy.


Ça s'précipite
Time seems to be going by too quickly.


T'as beau jogging bois de Boulogne
The singer tries to maintain his physique through exercise, but it's not effective anymore.


T'as beau lifting, la mignonne
The artist tries to enhance his appearance through cosmetic surgery, but it's not effective anymore.


Elle dorrnira bien mieux
The woman he's trying to impress will sleep better with someone younger and more attractive.


Chez celui qu'a pas les yeux rouges, pas les pneus
The woman will prefer someone without wrinkles or saggy skin.


SOS, docteur, docteur
The singer seeks medical help to restore his appearance and youth.


Retendez-moi la peau, retendez-moi le cœur
The artist wants to restore his physical and emotional health.


J'suis qu'un pauvre Toto trente ans, rien que du malheur
The artist feels helpless and unhappy about his life at 30.




Lyrics © LES EDITIONS ALAIN SOUCHON
Written by: ALAIN SOUCHON, LAURENT VOULZY

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