Arielle Dombasle (born Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery de Fromental on April 2… Read Full Bio ↴Arielle Dombasle (born Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery de Fromental on April 27, 1958 in Norwich, Connecticut) is a French-American singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach (1983) and Alain Robbe-Grillet's The Blue Villa (1995). She became known to American audiences through her appearances on Miami Vice and the 1984 miniseries Lace.

Perfidia
Arielle Dombasle Lyrics

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Nadie comprende lo que sufro yo
Tanto, pues ya no puedo sollozar;
Solo, temblando de ansiedad estoy
Todos me miran y se van.

Mujer, si puedes tu con Dios hablar,
Preguntale si yo alguna vez
Te he dejado de adorar.

Y al mar, espejo de mi corazón,
Las veces que me ha visto llorar
La perfidia de tu amor.

Te he buscado por doquiera que yo voy,
Y no te puedo hallar.
¿Para que quiero otros besos
Si tus labios no me quieren ya besar?

Y tu, quien sabe por dónde andarás
Quien sabe que aventuras tendrás
Que lejos estás de mí.

Mujer, si puedes tu con Dios hablar,

Preguntale si yo alguna vez
Te he dejado de adorar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Arielle Dombasle's song Perfidia depict both the emotional and physical struggles of a protagonist who is in love with someone who does not reciprocate their feelings. The singer feels misunderstood by everyone around them and believes that they have cried so much that they cannot cry anymore. They are alone, trembling with anxiety, and everyone they encounter seems to just stare and leave. The singer addresses their beloved directly and asks if they have ever stopped loving them. The singer then turns to the sea, which reflects their heartbroken state and the betrayal they feel from their lover's perfidious love. Despite searching for their lover everywhere, they cannot find them, and they do not see the point in seeking affection from anyone else if it is not from the one they love.

Line by Line Meaning

Nadie comprende lo que sufro yo
Nobody understands the pain I am going through.

Tanto, pues ya no puedo sollozar;
So much, that I can no longer cry;

Solo, temblando de ansiedad estoy
Alone, I am trembling with anxiety

Todos me miran y se van.
Everyone looks at me and leaves.

Mujer, si puedes tu con Dios hablar,
Woman, if you can speak with God,

Preguntale si yo alguna vez
Ask Him if I ever

Te he dejado de adorar.
Stopped loving you.

Y al mar, espejo de mi corazón,
And to the sea, mirror of my heart,

Las veces que me ha visto llorar
The times it has seen me cry,

La perfidia de tu amor.
The treachery of your love.

Te he buscado por doquiera que yo voy,
I have searched for you everywhere I go,