Camélia Jordana (b. La Londe-les-Maures, September 15, 1992) is a French si… Read Full Bio ↴Camélia Jordana (b. La Londe-les-Maures, September 15, 1992) is a French singer of Algerian descent. Inspired by her mother, an opera singer, Jordana wanted to become a singer from an early age. She got her big break while still attending high school in Marseilles, when she was accepted as a member of the 2009 cast of the popular French music reality show 'La Nouvelle Star'. She ended up 3rd, and on year later comes back with her debut album, Camélia Jordana, a successful first LP, acclaimed by most French critics...

J'étais une fille
Camélia Jordana Lyrics

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J’étais une fille un peu sinistre
Du genre que les mômes n’aiment pas
Pour les autres c’était facile
De les prendre dans leurs bras

J’étais une fille tellement sinistre
Personne n’avait besoin de moi

Je regardais les gens vivre
En me disant c’est pas pour moi
Mais quand venait l’été, j’étais triste
Et mes amis partaient sans moi

J’étais une fille tellement triste
J’avais besoin de toi

Tu m’as trouvée antipathique
Mais sexy et sûre de moi
Je me foutais de ta musique
De tes mots tendres mais t’aimais ça

Je te plaisais
Bien vite, tu es devenu fou de moi
Mais l’été passa trop vite
Et l’automne arriva
Les manches longues sur les chemises
Les impers et les tracas

L’été passa trop vite
Et l’automne ne t’allait pas

Tu t’es lassé des moqueries
De mes humeurs et de ma loi
Tu ne m’as plus appelée chérie

Pourtant dieu que j’aimais ça

Tu m’as laissée tellement triste
Maintenant c’est l’hiver et j’ai froid

Tu m’as laissée tellement triste
Maintenant c’est l’hiver et j’ai froid

Overall Meaning

In Camélia Jordana's song "J'étais une Fille", she reflects on her past as a "sinister" and "sad" girl who was often left behind by her peers during the summer. However, her attitude starts to change when she meets someone who finds her "sexy and sure of herself". He is initially drawn to her despite her apathy towards his music and tender words, and he quickly becomes infatuated with her. However, their relationship starts to crumble once summer ends and the colder, more difficult season (autumn) arrives. He becomes tired of dealing with her moods and lawbreaking tendencies, no longer calling her "cherie". This leaves the singer devastated, unable to escape the heartbreak, even into the winter months.

The song speaks to those who have been neglected or ignored by their peers, feeling on the outside looking in. Additionally, it highlights the fleeting nature of love, particularly during the summer, and how quickly it can fade away, making it difficult to cope. The song's lyrics touch on themes of nostalgia, heartbreak, insecurity, and self-reflection.

Line by Line Meaning

J’étais une fille un peu sinistre
I used to be a somewhat gloomy girl

Du genre que les mômes n’aiment pas
The kind kids do not like

Pour les autres c’était facile
It was easy for others

De les prendre dans leurs bras
To embrace them

J’étais une fille tellement sinistre
I was such a gloomy girl

Personne n’avait besoin de moi
No one needed me

Je regardais les gens vivre
I watched people live

En me disant c’est pas pour moi
Thinking it wasn't for me

Mais quand venait l’été, j’étais triste
But when summer came, I was sad

Et mes amis partaient sans moi
And my friends left without me

J’étais une fille tellement triste
I was such a sad girl