Alex Nevsky is a singer-songwriter (born Alexandre Parent, 1986) from Granb… Read Full Bio ↴Alex Nevsky is a singer-songwriter (born Alexandre Parent, 1986) from Granby, Quebec, Canada. He completed a ten month program of studies at l'École Nationale de la Chanson (National School of the Song) in Granby. His song Les coloriés was #1 in Quebec for eleven weeks and On leur a fait croire was #1 in Quebec for five weeks. Nevsky was a nominee for the 2014 Prix Félix‑Leclerc (Félix Leclerc Prize).

Katharina
Alex Nevsky Lyrics

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N’ai-je vécu
Que pour te faire souhaiter la mort
Que pour tout dire à demi-mot

N’ai-je que déçu
Quand j’apprenais à devenir un homme
Toujours en croquant dans la pomme

J’étais à la mer
Pendant que tu pleurais l’enfant
Qui gisait dans la toilette

Quand tu m’as dit
Que jamais je ne pourrais te comprendre
Que le bonheur est plus loin qu’on pense

Je ne parlerai plus

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Alex Nevsky's song Katharina speak about the pain and regret of a broken relationship. The singer questions whether his entire existence was just to make his partner wish for death and express himself only in half-truths. He wonders if he has only ever disappointed his partner, especially when he was learning how to be a man and constantly yielding to temptation. The singer feels guilty for being away at sea while his partner mourned the loss of their child, who was flushed down the toilet. He suggests that his partner believes he will never understand her and that happiness is unattainable.

The song highlights the complexities and difficulties in a romantic relationship, specifically the immense pain and hurt that can result from poor communication and unfulfilled expectations. The lyrics show the importance of being present and listening to one's partner in a relationship, rather than solely focusing on fulfilling one's own needs and desires.

Line by Line Meaning

N’ai-je vécu
Have I only lived

Que pour te faire souhaiter la mort
to make you wish for death

Que pour tout dire à demi-mot
to only half speak my mind

N’ai-je que déçu
Have I only disappointed

Quand j’apprenais à devenir un homme
When I was learning to become a man

Toujours en croquant dans la pomme
Always taking a bite of the apple

J’étais à la mer
I was at the sea

Pendant que tu pleurais l’enfant
While you were crying over the child

Qui gisait dans la toilette
Lying in the toilet

Quand tu m’as dit
When you told me

Que jamais je ne pourrais te comprendre
That I could never understand you