Arthur H is Arthur Higelin's stage name. Higelin (born Paris, France, 27 Ma… Read Full Bio ↴Arthur H is Arthur Higelin's stage name. Higelin (born Paris, France, 27 March 1966), is a French pianist, songwriter and singer. He is the son of the French singer Jacques Higelin and Nicole Courtois. After traveling in the West Indies, he studied music in Boston before returning to Paris and developing his eclectic but highly personal musical style, drawing on such influences as Thelonious Monk, Serge Gainsbourg, the Sex Pistols, jazz, blues, Middle Eastern music and the tango. He is best known in France for his live performances - four of his albums were recorded live - and remains relatively little-known in the English-speaking world.

Arthur H first performed in 1988 in clubs in Paris, as leader of a trio with bassist Brad Scott and drummer Paul Jothy. His first album, Arthur H (1990), combined rhythmic experimentation and bal-musette elements with a vocal style which has been compared to Tom Waits. He toured widely around this time, particularly in France and Japan, adding a fourth band member, Jon Handelsman (saxophone), and produced a second album, Bachibouzouk (1992). In early 1993, he did a six week season at the Magic Mirrors, an antique circus big top, which was later put on as a touring show and recorded on the live album En chair et en os. In 1996, he released the album Trouble Fête, following which he performed a season at the Gymnase in Paris. The live album Fête Trouble (1997) included some tracks from these shows as well as others recorded on tour in Africa. He toured the USA and Canada in 1998.

In 2000, he wrote the soundtrack for Michel Couvelard’s film, Inséparables, before touring in Asia and Canada. His next album, Pour Madame X (2000), featured the touring band of Nicolas Repac (guitar), Brad Scott (double bass) and Laurent Robin (drums). In 2001, he took part in the show "Cabaret Imprudent" with "Le Cirque Cahin-caha". The following year, he released the album Piano Solo, recorded live in a studio and mainly consisting of solo interpretations of earlier songs. This was followed by a band album, Négresse Blanche (2003), comprising tracks dedicated to the memory of famous women such as "Marilyn Kaddish" and "Bo Derek". In 2005, a planned tour of China was cancelled, and he returned to the studio to record the album Adieu Tristesse. This was the most commercially successful of his career, and included several duets, one with his father and another, "Est-ce que tu aimes?", with the musician -M- (Matthieu Chedid). He subsequently toured widely in France, Lebanon and Canada. In 2006 he published a book, "Onirique attaque", containing lyrics, reflections and photographs. He also composed the soundtrack for the film "L’homme qui rêvait d'un enfant", directed by Delphine Gleize. The soundtrack was performed by an ensemble of children from a local music school. The album "Show Time", issued late in 2006, was recorded live on tour and includes duets with Matthieu Chedid, Pauline Croze, Lhasa de Sela and Jacques Higelin. In June 2008 he released the album "L'Homme du Monde".

Discography
* 1990 : Arthur H
* 1991 : Cool Jazz (remixes)
* 1992 : Bachibouzouk
* 1993 : En chair et en os (live)
* 1996 : Trouble-Fête
* 1997 : Fête Trouble (live)
* 1999 : Inséparables (soundtrack)
* 2000 : Pour Madame X
* 2002 : Piano Solo (live)
* 2003 : Négresse Blanche
* 2005 : Adieu Tristesse
* 2006 : Show Time (live)
* 2008 : L'Homme du Monde

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Confessions Nocturnes
Arthur H Lyrics

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Tu es arrivée
Vers dix heures du soir
Avec ta robe rouge
Et du jus d'ananas
Tu m'as embrassé
Et tu as chanté
Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle

La nuit est tiède
La fenêtre de la cuisine
Est grande ouverte
Tu t'es assise
Sur le rebord
Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle

Je sais que l'amour
n'est à personne
Mais tu vois comme c'est bon
De nous être fidèle
Je ne peux pas te cacher
Mon vrai visage
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle
Pourquoi la vie est si belle...

La nuit
La nuit est tiède
J'aurais tellement voulu
Déposer sur tes lèvres
Un autre baiser
Mais déjà tu t'en vas

Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle

Overall Meaning

In Arthur H's song "Confessions Nocturnes," the singer describes a tender moment shared with their lover. They arrive around ten in the evening, wearing a red dress and carrying a glass of pineapple juice. They kiss and begin singing about the beauty of life, a sentiment which permeates the entire song. The night is warm, and the kitchen window is wide open. The singer's lover sits on the windowsill and continues singing, while the singer reflects on the joy of being faithful to one another. The singer longs to kiss their lover again, but they know that they must go. The song ends with a haunting refrain of "why is life so beautiful?"

Line by Line Meaning

Tu es arrivée
You arrived

Vers dix heures du soir
Around 10 o'clock at night

Avec ta robe rouge
Wearing your red dress

Et du jus d'ananas
And with pineapple juice

Tu m'as embrassé
You kissed me

Et tu as chanté
And you sang

Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Why is life so beautiful?

Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh why is life so beautiful?

La nuit est tiède
The night is warm

La fenêtre de la cuisine
The kitchen window

Est grande ouverte
Is wide open

Tu t'es assise
You sat down

Sur le rebord
On the ledge

Je sais que l'amour
I know that love

n'est à personne
Belongs to no one

Mais tu vois comme c'est bon
But you see how good it is

De nous être fidèle
To be faithful to each other

Je ne peux pas te cacher
I can't hide from you

Mon vrai visage
My true face

La nuit
The night

J'aurais tellement voulu
I would have loved to

Déposer sur tes lèvres
Place a kiss on your lips

Un autre baiser
One more kiss

Mais déjà tu t'en vas
But you're already leaving

Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Why is life so beautiful?

Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh why is life so beautiful?

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01Adieu Tristesse4:18

02La Chanson De Satie3:48

03Le Chercheur D'Or5:04

04La Fille De L'Est4:23

05The Lady Of Shangai5:25

06Est-Ce Que Tu Aimes?3:29

07L'Amoureux1:23

08Ma Sorcière Bleue2:43

09Le Baiser De La Lune4:17

10Le Danseur4:20

11Ma dernière nuit à New York City5:25

12Le Destin Du Voyageur3:18

13Confessions Nocturnes4:53

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Lucigaïah

6y↑2

🍍🌶 (bleu-vert la robe plutôt par contre !)
Et pourquoi ? Bah parce que c'est ma mère la plus belle ^^

"Tu es arrivée
Vers dix heures du soir
Avec ta robe rouge
Et du jus d'ananas
Tu m'as embrassé
Et tu as chanté
Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle
La nuit est tiède
La fenêtre de la cuisine
Est grande ouverte
Tu t'es assise
Sur le rebord
Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle

Je sais que l'amour
N'est à personne
Mais tu vois comme c'est bon
De nous être fidèle
Je ne peux pas te cacher
Mon vrai visage
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle
Pourquoi la vie est si belle...

La nuit
La nuit est tiède
J'aurais tellement voulu
Déposer sur tes lèvres
Un autre baiser
Mais déjà tu t'en vas
Pourquoi la vie est si belle
Oh pourquoi la vie est si belle "

All comments from YouTube:

Herve Gonord

6y↑2

Monsieur Arthur H !!!! Quel grand artiste !!!. J'adore particulièrement ce morceau magnifique.... Oui, POURQUOI la vie est si belle ????? L'album "adieu tristesse" est un bijou !!!.