Daniel Bélanger (born in Montreal, 1962) is a French Canadian musician and … Read Full Bio ↴Daniel Bélanger (born in Montreal, 1962) is a French Canadian musician and singer. He is considered as one of the best Québécois songwriter and singer since the 90s. Most of his music is inspired by alternative rock, folk and electronic music.

In 1983, he founded the band Humphrey Salade with Eric Maier, Norman Lachance and Jean Gauvin. Unfortunately, timing was not right and the band never recorded.

His first solo album released in 1993, Les Insomniaques s'amusent has sold 175,000 copies and won the Félix for best pop-rock album. The first single released Opium was number one in Québec for seven weeks and won the Félix for Videoclip of the Year. This first album also earned him the ADISQ awards for Bestselling Album of the Year, Male Performer of the Year and Show of the Year in 1994. With this debut album, Bélanger had carved out his own special place in the hearts of Quebecers.

In 1996, Quatre saisons dans le désordre was released. Awards flooded in (Félix for the Pop-Rock Album, Singer-Songwriter and Show of the Year, in the singer-songwriter category), sales went wild (the album was certified Platinum), and titles like Les deux printemps, Sortez-moi de moi and Les Temps fous (Félix for Videoclip of the Year) topped the charts.

1998: Daniel Bélanger toured, revealing an artist able to inhabit the whole stage performing solo, with music and comic monologues; this led to the recording of an unusual album, Tricycle (1999), featuring excerpts from performances recorded at different points in his career.

2000: Daniel Bélanger thrilled his fans with Erreur d’impression, a collection of 150 whimsical stories and reflections bordering on the absurd, and founded the publishing house Coronet liv. He continued to take part in major shows, including the opening concert of the 12th FrancoFolies de Montréal, featuring legendary singers from three generations: Jean-Pierre Ferland, Michel Rivard and himself.

With the album Rêver mieux (certified Platinum) released in October 2001, Bélanger employed electro sounds with playful inspiration and wowed his fans. Rêver mieux was showered with tributes (seven ADISQ awards in 2002, including Pop-Rock Album of the Year, and the following year, the ADISQ award for Videoclip of the Year for Dans un Spoutnik, the Juno for Francophone Album of the Year, and various other distinctions).

Daniel Bélanger has also made successful inroads into the world of film music (nomination for the Génie for Best Original Song for the movie theme Le Dernier souffle in 2000; Jutra for Best Music for L’Audition in 2006).

Most recently L'échec du matériel, in stores April 2007, is an album just as poetic and melodious as Rêver mieux, but more rooted in the concerns and aspirations of his contemporaries.

Impossible
Daniel Bélanger Lyrics

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Ne fond plus en larmes je t'en prie
Mon cœur ne peut supporter
Tant de peine ma jolie
Impossible, impossible
De ne plus t'aimer

Joli ciel tout comme l'océan
Poésie je t'aime tant

Vois toute l'immensité
Impossible, impossible
Impossible de ne plus t'aimer

Immensité, microscopie
L'infini grand ou petit
Me laisse tout ébaubi
Impossible, impossible
Impossible de ne plus t'aimer

Hey Bobby, es-tu celui
Qui ne supporte vraiment
Plus ses larmes salées non
Impossible, impossible
Impossible de ne plus t'aimer

Non ne regarde pas le temps qui reste
Cet aliment indigeste
Ferme les yeux sur le passé
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, de ne plus t'aimer

Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Impossible" by Daniel Bélanger express a deep and overwhelming emotion of love that cannot be forgotten or replaced. The singer implores his lover not to cry anymore, as his heart cannot handle the pain of her tears. The use of the word "jolie" (pretty) creates a sense of tenderness and affection, as the singer tells her that it is impossible for him to stop loving her.

The second stanza is a beautiful metaphor of comparing the sky and the ocean to poesy, which represents the depth and immensity of their love. The use of the word "vois" (see) implies that the singer wants his beloved to recognize the grandeur and beauty of their love, emphasizing that it is impossible for him to stop loving her.

The third stanza uses the contrast of the immense and the microscopic to convey the complexity and depth of their love that cannot be fully understood or explained. The phrase "tout ébaubi" (totally blown away) suggests that the singer is in awe of the magnificence of his feelings for his partner, reiterating that it is impossible for him to stop loving her.

The last stanza brings in the name "Bobby" which is unclear whether it refers to another person or another name for the lover in question. The singer empathizes with someone who may have had enough of the tearful outcomes of love, expressing that it is impossible for him to stop loving his partner. The repeated use of the word "impossible" throughout the song emphasizes the depth and intensity of the love that the singer has for his beloved, which cannot be diminished or forgotten.

Line by Line Meaning

Ne fond plus en larmes je t'en prie
Please, do not cry anymore

Mon cœur ne peut supporter
My heart cannot bear it

Tant de peine ma jolie
So much pain, my pretty

Impossible, impossible
It's impossible, it's impossible

De ne plus t'aimer
Not to love you anymore

Joli ciel tout comme l'océan
Beautiful sky just like the ocean

Poésie je t'aime tant
Poetry, I love you so much

Vois toute l'immensité
See all the immensity

Impossible, impossible
It's impossible, it's impossible

Impossible de ne plus t'aimer
Impossible not to love you anymore

Immensité, microscopie
Immensity, microscopic