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Notre Homme
Albin de la Simone Lyrics
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C'était un ami d'ami
Entrer par la douceur
Dans nos vies
Un grand seigneur
Un érudit
Un homme fascinant
Magnétique
Et bon papa
Pour nous tous
Il était auréolé
D'un parfum si doux
Pur et rassurant
On nous confiait à lui
Sans hesiter
Alors cet homme
Que tout protège
Tout
Et finalement nous même
Nous a offert
En privilège
Le plus étouffant des baptême
Et nous petits insectes
Legers et curieux
Attirés par la bête
Comme par le feu
Nus sous les assauts
De mains balladeuses
Avons avalé
Digéré
Puisque cet homme
Que tout protège
Tout
Et finalement nous même
Nous a offert
En grand secret
Le plus douloureux des baptême
C'est notre homme
à nous
à vie
The lyrics to Albin de la Simone's song, Notre homme, speak about a person who was initially introduced as a friend of a friend and gradually became an important figure in the lives of those around him. This man is described as a knowledgeable, fascinating, and charismatic individual who was also a father figure to all those who knew him. The third stanza speaks about how this man offered the singer and others around them the privilege of being close to him. However, this “privilege” turned out to be a baptism of sorts that was suffocating and overwhelming. The final stanza describes how the singer and others were curious and attracted to this man, but were eventually hurt and scarred. Despite this, the final line of the song states that this man will always be a part of their lives.
The lyrics of Notre homme seem to describe a situation where someone who starts off as a trusted friend and mentor gradually becomes an oppressor and perpetrator of abuse. The use of religious terminology, such as the term "baptism," is powerful because it compares the individual's behavior to a religious ritual. It demonstrates how the singer and others were initially drawn in by this man's charisma, but eventually became victims. The final line of the song is particularly poignant because it acknowledges how this person will always be a part of their lives despite the harm that they have caused.
Line by Line Meaning
Au départ
Initially
C'était un ami d'ami
He was a friend of a friend
Entrer par la douceur
Entered our lives gently
Dans nos vies
In our lives
Un grand seigneur
A great man
Un érudit
An erudite person
Un homme fascinant
A fascinating man
Magnétique
Magnetic
Lui même était papa
He himself was a father
Et bon papa
And a good father
Pour nous tous
For all of us
Il était auréolé
He was surrounded
D'un parfum si doux
With a sweet fragrance
Pur et rassurant
Pure and reassuring
On nous confiait à lui
We were entrusted to him
Sans hesiter
Without hesitation
Alors cet homme
Then this man
Que tout protège
Whom everything protects
Tout
Everything
Et finalement nous même
And finally ourselves
Nous a offert
Offered us
En privilège
As a privilege
Le plus étouffant des baptême
The most suffocating of baptism
Et nous petits insectes
And we small insects
Legers et curieux
Light and curious
Attirés par la bête
Attracted by the beast
Comme par le feu
As if by fire
Nus sous les assauts
Naked under the assault
De mains balladeuses
Of wandering hands
Avons avalé
We swallowed
Digéré
Digested
Puisque cet homme
Since this man
Que tout protège
Whom everything protects
Tout
Everything
Et finalement nous même
And finally ourselves
Nous a offert
Offered us
En grand secret
In great secrecy
Le plus douloureux des baptême
The most painful of baptisms
C'est notre homme
He is our man
à nous
for us
à vie
for life
Writer(s): Albin De La Simone
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