Issu d'un jeune groupe appelé eNola qui a proposé Figurine en 2002, le chanteur Jan Fiévé (de son vrai nom) a pris son indépendance en 2003 pour créer une musique singulière.
Ce jeune prodige (il enregistre la quasi-totalité des instruments) nous sert une musique mélancolique, délicate, riche mais en toute simplicité. Amateur de bons mots (comme en témoignent les titres de ses albums et de ses chansons), ses textes sont d'une rare poésie.
Le Soupir du Monde
Arman Méliès Lyrics
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De brunes pivoines dans les yeux
Nous tenterons d'effacer nos fautes
De l'avoine plein les cheveux
Sur nos visages, un sourire sans ombre
Bien malin qui délogera
Nos ambitions les plus vagabondes
Tout accoudé au soupir du monde
De brune pivoines dans les yeux
Nous tenterons d'effacer nos fautes
De l'avoine plein les cheveux
The opening lyrics of Arman Méliès's song "Le Soupir du Monde" set a contemplative mood as the singer describes leaning on the "sigh of the world" with "dark peonies" in his eyes. The imagery is a beautiful representation of the way in which we sometimes find comfort in nature and how it can assist us in carrying our pain. The singer, alongside his compatriot, will attempt to forget their sins with "oatmeal full of hair" - perhaps as a reference to their youthful innocence or the simplicity of their desires before the existence of their past missteps.
The second verse paints a more carefree picture, with no trace of shadows on their faces, the two dreamers are subsumed in their aspirations which are nothing but carefree and wandering yet still comforting. These dreams that one day shape reality are their biggest amibitions and they don't seem to be put down by anyone. The reference to "fatty mornings" connotes a sense of contentment in the midst of a world where everything and everyone are very fast-paced.
Overall, the song seems to tell a story about two people who are trying to forget the darkness of their past by immersing themselves in the beauty of nature and their carefree aspirations.
Line by Line Meaning
Tout accoudé au soupir du monde
Resting upon the sigh of the world
De brunes pivoines dans les yeux
With dark peonies in our eyes
Nous tenterons d'effacer nos fautes
We will try to erase our faults
De l'avoine plein les cheveux
With oats full in our hair
Sur nos visages, un sourire sans ombre
On our faces, a smile without shadow
Bien malin qui délogera
Clever indeed who will unseat
Nos ambitions les plus vagabondes
Our most wandering ambitions
Nos matinées les plus grasses
Our laziest mornings
Tout accoudé au soupir du monde
Resting upon the sigh of the world
De brune pivoines dans les yeux
With dark peonies in our eyes
Nous tenterons d'effacer nos fautes
We will try to erase our faults
De l'avoine plein les cheveux
With oats full in our hair
Contributed by Lauren F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.