1. Dionysos is a Fren… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist under this name:
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.
Petit Colorado
Dionysos Lyrics
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En reniflant à l'aube des petites lumières.
Mon petit bonnet de laine n'excite en rien
Les cieux électriques
Et je sais que mon nez saigne comme un petit Colorado
Puis le train est arrivé très lentement
Comme s'il éventrait le vent.
Mon petit bonnet de laine est resté pendu
Et je sais que mon nez saigne comme un petit Colorado
These lyrics are from the song Petit Colorado by the French band Dionysos. They evoke a sense of waiting alone at dawn for a train to arrive, with the singer sniffing the scent of the small lights in the distance. The singer's woolen hat does not excite the electric skies, and he is aware that he is bleeding from the nose like a small Colorado.
The arrival of the train is described as a slow event that feels like it's cutting through the wind. The singer's hat is left dangling in the electric skies, and he repeats his previous realization about his nose bleeding like a small Colorado.
The lyrics are intriguing because they create a sense of mystery and the environment is not described very clearly, leaving much to interpretation. The song itself is quite moody and evocative, capturing a sense of solitary waiting and a slowly unfolding event. The mention of Colorado adds an additional layer of curiosity to the song.
Line by Line Meaning
J'attends le train tout seul
I am waiting for the train alone
En reniflant à l'aube des petites lumières.
Sniffing in the dawn of small lights
Mon petit bonnet de laine n'excite en rien
My small woolen cap excites nothing
Les cieux électriques
The electric skies
Et je sais que mon nez saigne comme un petit Colorado
And I know that my nose bleeds like a little Colorado
Puis le train est arrivé très lentement
Then, the train arrived very slowly
Comme s'il éventrait le vent.
As if it was splitting the wind
Mon petit bonnet de laine est resté pendu
My small woolen cap was left hanging
Dans les cieux électriques
In the electric skies
Et je sais que mon nez saigne comme un petit Colorado
And I know that my nose bleeds like a little Colorado
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ELISABETH FERRER, ERIC SERRA-TOSIO, GUILLAUME STEPHANE GARIDEL, MATHIAS MALZIEU, MICHAEL PONTON
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