Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, December 23, 1967 … Read Full Bio ↴Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, December 23, 1967 in Turin, Italy) is an Italian-born, naturalized French songwriter, singer, former model and the spouse of the former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy.

At the age of 5, her family left for Paris. When she was 19, she decided to stop studying art and architecture, to become a full-time model.

She was a very successful fashion model until 1998. Since then she has devoted herself to chanson. Her debut album, Quelqu'un m'a dit, on which she sings in French (despite her Italian origin), was released in 2002. To date it has sold over a million copies across Europe. Her second album, No Promises (this time in English, with songs inspired by famous English-language poets), was released in January 2007.

She married then French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the beginning of 2008.

Her music career still did not cease after becoming the First Lady. She released her third album Comme si de rien n'était ("As If Nothing Happened") on 11 July 2008. The songs are self-penned except for one rendition of You Belong to Me and another song featuring a poem by Michel Houellebecq set to music. Royalties from the album will be donated to unidentified charitable and humanitarian cause.

Le plus beau du quartier
Carla Bruni Lyrics

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Regardez-moi
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
J'suis l'bien aimé
Dès qu'on me voit
On se sent tout comme envoûté
Comme charmé
Lorsque j'arrive
Les femmes elles me frôlent de leurs

Regards penchés
Bien malgré moi (oui)
Je suis le plus beau du quartier (hum hum hum)

Est-ce mon visage
Ma peau si finement grainée
Mon air suave
Est-ce mon allure
Est-ce la grâce anglo-saxonne
De ma cambrure
Est-ce mon sourire
Ou bien l'élégance distinguée
De mes cachemires
Quoi qu'il en soit
C'est moi le plus beau du quartier mais

Mais prenez garde à ma beauté
À mon exquise ambigüité
Je suis le roi
Du désirable
Et je suis l'indéshabillable

Observez-moi (hum hum hum)
Observez-moi de haut en bas
Vous n'en verrez pas deux comme ça
J'suis l'favori
Le bel ami
De toutes ces dames
Et d'leurs maris aussi

Regardez-moi
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
J'suis le préféré
Mes belles victimes
Voudraient se pendre à mes lacets
Ca les abîme
Les beaux messieurs, eux
Voudraient tellement m'déshabiller
Ça les obstine
Bien malgré moi (oui)
Je suis le plus beau du quartier

Mais prenez garde à ma beauté
À mon exquise ambigüité
Je suis le roi
Du désirable
Et je suis l'indéshabillable

Observez-moi (hum hum hum)
Observez-moi de haut en bas
Vous n'en verrez pas deux comme ça
J'suis l'favori
Le p'tit bel ami

De toutes ces dames
Et d'leurs maris aussi

Overall Meaning

Carla Bruni's song "Le plus beau du quartier" is about a person who believes they are the most beautiful person in the neighborhood. The singer of the song is confident and proud of their appearance, with people being drawn to them as if under a spell. They are aware of the impact they have on those around them and believe their looks make them desirable to both women and men. The singer lists all the reasons people might find them attractive – from their finely-grained skin to their elegant clothing – and concludes that they are the most beautiful person around.

However, the song also hints at the downside of being so beautiful. People are so captivated by the singer's appearance that they forget there is more to them than just their looks. They are treated more like an object than a person, with men and women alike trying to undress them with their eyes. The repeated refrain of "Mais prenez garde à ma beauté / À mon exquise ambigüité" ("But beware of my beauty / Of my exquisite ambiguity") suggests that the singer is aware of this and is warning people not to underestimate them. They might be beautiful, but there is much more to them than their looks.

Overall, "Le plus beau du quartier" is a song about the power of beauty and how it can both attract and repel people. The singer revels in their beauty but is also aware of how it affects those around them. The song encourages listeners to look beyond appearances and not to judge people based solely on their looks.

Line by Line Meaning

Regardez-moi
Look at me

Je suis le plus beau du quartier
I am the most handsome in the neighborhood

J'suis l'bien aimé
I am well-liked

Dès qu'on me voit
As soon as someone sees me

On se sent tout comme envoûté
They feel enchanted

Comme charmé
As if under a spell

Lorsque j'arrive
When I arrive

Les femmes elles me frôlent de leurs Regards penchés
Women brush against me with their shy glances

Bien malgré moi (oui)
Whether I like it or not

Est-ce mon visage
Is it my face

Ma peau si finement grainée
My finely-grained skin