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1. Dionysos is a French rock band formed in 1993 in Valence, Drôme. The band consists of five members known as Élisabeth Maistre a.k.a Babet, Guillaume Garidel a.k.a Guillermo, Mathias Malzieu, Michaël Ponton a.k.a Miky Biky and Éric Serra Tosio a.k.a Rico. Mathias is the main songwriter and fronts the band. Their latest studio album is La mécanique du cœur. Their first release, Happening Songs, was entirely in English, and Babet wasn't part of the band yet. In 1999, they released Haïku, which brought the band into the public eye, mainly thanks to the success of the single Coccinelle.
The name is based on the name of the ancient Greek god, Dionysus (Dionysos in French).
Almost all Dionysos songs evoke a surreal world, in part due to the influence of Tim Burton and Roald Dahl on the group. The song La métamorphose de Mister Chat tells the story of a ladys' man transformed into a cat, and the story of the group's biggest hit (Song for Jedi) is encapsulated in the English chorus, "When I was a child, I was a Jedi".
Babet is currently working at the same time on her own solo album (released on March 5, 2007), and career. The lead singer, Mathias Malzieu, is also working on other projects such as the career of Olivia Ruiz (his partner) and his other hobby, writing (he published three books in 2002, 2005 and 2007). His second book is based on the same world as the album Monsters in Love. The sixth member of the group, Stéphan Bertholio a.k.a Stéphano, was their backliner before playing with them during live tour, and working on the fifth album Monsters in Love.

2. Dionysos was a Canadian band formed in 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Anorak
Dionysos Lyrics

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Elle dansait dans son petit anorak
Mini Goldorak érotique et je lui lançais des glaçons
À travers les nuages pour qu'il neige
Et pour qu'on s'anorakissime à plat ventre sur la luge
Et pour qu'on trinque avec les murs pour qu'elle se marre.
Danse dans ton anorak

Et puis la neige s'est mise à tomber

Comme si toutes les gouttes de pluie
Avaient décidé de s'habiller en robe de mariée.
C'est comme si Dieu s'était décidé á croquer dans un sandwich
En porcelaine et qu'il dispersait les miettes parmi nous.
Danse dans ton anorak

On regardait tout à ça tomber au beau milieu de la route
D'un coup deux phares ont fendu le brouillard
Pour faire danser ton petit anorak

Pour la dernière fois.
Danse dans ton anorak

Overall Meaning

The song "Anorak" by the French band Dionysos is a nostalgic, bittersweet tribute to a past love. The lyrics tell the story of a girl dancing in her anorak jacket, with the singer throwing ice cubes around her to create a winter wonderland. Despite the playful and innocent tone of the lyrics, the song is tinged with sadness and regret, as the singer knows that this will be the last time he and the girl will dance together. As the snow falls, the singer and the girl watch together in silence, until a pair of headlights cut through the darkness, symbolizing the end of their time together.

The song is full of evocative images and metaphors, such as the snowfall that turns into a bridal gown, and the crumbs of a porcelain sandwich scattered by God. These surreal and dreamlike images add to the sense of nostalgia and wistfulness in the song, as if the singer is trying to hold onto the memory of this one perfect moment.

Line by Line Meaning

Elle dansait dans son petit anorak
A girl danced in her small anorak

Mini Goldorak érotique et je lui lançais des glaçons
With an erotic Mini Goldorak, I threw ice cubes at her

À travers les nuages pour qu'il neige
Through the clouds to make it snow

Et pour qu'on s'anorakissime à plat ventre sur la luge
And so we could flat-out anorakiss on the sled

Et pour qu'on trinque avec les murs pour qu'elle se marre.
And to toast with the walls to make her laugh

Danse dans ton anorak
Dance in your anorak

Et puis la neige s'est mise à tomber
And then the snow started falling

Comme si toutes les gouttes de pluie
As if all the raindrops

Avaient décidé de s'habiller en robe de mariée.
Had decided to dress in wedding gowns.

C'est comme si Dieu s'était décidé á croquer dans un sandwich
It's as if God had decided to take a bite of a porcelain sandwich

En porcelaine et qu'il dispersait les miettes parmi nous.
And was scattering the crumbs among us.

Danse dans ton anorak
Dance in your anorak

On regardait tout à ça tomber au beau milieu de la route
We watched it all fall in the middle of the road

D'un coup deux phares ont fendu le brouillard
Suddenly two headlights pierced through the fog

Pour faire danser ton petit anorak
To make your little anorak dance

Pour la dernière fois.
For the last time.

Danse dans ton anorak
Dance in your anorak

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ELISABETH FERRER, ERIC SERRA-TOSIO, GUILLAUME STEPHANE GARIDEL, MATHIAS MALZIEU, MICHAEL PONTON

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