Corynne Charby (also known as Corinne Charbit, born July 12, 1960 in Paris)… Read Full Bio ↴Corynne Charby (also known as Corinne Charbit, born July 12, 1960 in Paris) is a French actress and singer at the end of the 1970's and 1980's. For years she worked as a top model and was on the front pages of magazines such as "Inch" or "Lui", and often appeared in fashion shows all over the world. Quickly after that, Charby, Pierre Richard, and Gérard Depardieu appeared in her first film in 1981, titled "La chèvre". In 1984 Charby released her first single, "À cause de toi". In 1986 though, her big success came with the song "Boule de flipper". At the end of the 1980's, Charby withdrew herself from the public. The most recent account of her in the public was her song "Pile ou face" appearing in the film "8 femmes". It was covered by Emanuelle Beart.

J'sais pas quoi dire
Corynne Charby Lyrics

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L'affiche accroche mon regard, je m'assois seule dans le noir
Un polar, un mйlo, pas d'problиme, quand je rкve que je rкve
L'йcran qui brыle mon regard, un acteur qui me parle а l'oreille
Il me prend par la main, c'est bizarre et je rкve que je rкve

J'sais pas quoi dire, j'sais pas quoi faire, j'ai pas les scenarii
On s'est croisй, on s'est regardй, le film est commencй
J'sais pas quoi dire, j'sais pas quoi faire, j'ai pas les scenarii

On s'est croisй, on s'est regardй, le film a continuй

Je fais partie du dйcor, je parle en Technicolor
Les figurants me disent de m'enfuir et je rкve que je rкve
Йtrange histoire de losers, d'amours perdues, de voleurs
J'dois mкme jouer tous les rфles, j'fais les chњurs et je rкve que je rкve

J'sais pas quoi dire, j'sais pas quoi faire, j'ai pas les scenarii
On s'est regardй, on s'est aimй, le film s'est arrкtй

J'sais pas quoi dire, j'sais pas quoi faire, j'ai pas les scenarii
On s'est regardй, on s'est aimй, le film s'est arrкtй.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Corynne Charby's song J'sais pas quoi dire tells the story of a girl sitting alone in a dark movie theater, captivated by the film on the screen. She is lost in her fantasies and dreams of being part of the movie, where an actor takes her by the hand and speaks to her intimately. She confesses that she doesn't know what to say or do, but the movie seems to have taken on a life of its own as it continues before her.

As she watches the film, the character seems to become real to her, and she feels compelled to act out their roles. She speaks in Technicolor and interacts with the other characters of the film who urge her to run away. It is a story of losers, lost loves, and thieves, and the girl finds herself playing all the parts, even the background chorus, living out her fantasies and dreams.

The song explores the escapism of movies and the power they hold over our imagination. It also delves into the importance of love and the possibilities for romance that the cinema can offer. In a way, the song speaks to the idea that movies can be a sort of alternate reality for us, allowing us to live out fantasies in a way that is safe and controlled.

Line by Line Meaning

L'affiche accroche mon regard, je m'assois seule dans le noir
I see the poster and sit alone in the dark

Un polar, un mйlo, pas d'problиme, quand je rкve que je rкve
A thriller, a drama, no problem when I dream that I'm dreaming

L'йcran qui brыle mon regard, un acteur qui me parle а l'oreille
The screen burns my vision, an actor talks in my ear

Il me prend par la main, c'est bizarre et je rкve que je rкve
He takes my hand, it's weird and I dream that I'm dreaming

J'sais pas quoi dire, j'sais pas quoi faire, j'ai pas les scenarii
I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do, I don't have the scripts

On s'est croisй, on s'est regardй, le film est commencй
We crossed paths, we looked at each other, the movie started

Je fais partie du dйcor, je parle en Technicolor
I am part of the scenery, I speak in Technicolor

Les figurants me disent de m'enfuir et je rкve que je rкve
The extras tell me to run away and I dream that I'm dreaming

Йtrange histoire de losers, d'amours perdues, de voleurs
Strange story of losers, lost loves, thieves

J'dois mкme jouer tous les rфles, j'fais les chњurs et je rкve que je rкve
I even have to play all the roles, I do the chorus and I dream that I'm dreaming

On s'est regardй, on s'est aimй, le film s'est arrкtй
We looked at each other, we loved each other, the movie stopped

On s'est regardй, on s'est aimй, le film s'est arrкtй.
We looked at each other, we loved each other, the movie stopped

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