The foursome recorded around 45 sombre and tormented songs while gaving a number of concerts in the area around Nantes. Later, with the singer Katerine, Dominique Ané recorded a number of songs in a more upbeat and livelier style.
Beginning of a career
At the beginning of the 1990s Dominique Ané recorded songs that were both minimalist and rock in style. He wanted to break with the traditional chanson, which he considered to be more literary than musical[1]. His first CD, released by the Nantes label, Lithium, met with critical acclaim by the alternative magazine, Les Inrockuptibles, and by Bernard Lenoir, the 'John Peel' of France. Furthermore, his song, Le Courage des oiseaux, (the Courage of the Birds), was an underground hit.
From 1992 onwards, he started to produce more and more live shows, either with a backing band or solo. His commercial success grew in 1995 with Le twenty-two bar, a single off the album, La Mémoire Neuve, but this success left a bitter taste in Dominique's mouth because he considered the song to be particularly badly written[1].
In 2000, he composed the score for Antoine Desrosières' black comedy film Banqueroute.
Le Détour and beyond (2002-)
Dominique's discovery of Alain Bashung's dark 2002 album, L'Imprudence shocked him to the point that it put his music into question and he decided to explore different ways of working. He decided to compile what he considered to be the first part of a musical time capsule, a longbox entitled Le Détour. He asked his fans to write about their relationship with his music, and some of their letters were published in the booklet accompanying Le Détour.
For his subsequent album, he wanted to experiment and, consequently, for the first time, he gave control over the album to a third party, the team who produced L'Imprudence. The end result would be Tout sera comme avant (Everything will be like it was before), which was released in 2004. Unfortunately, many fans had difficulty obtaining a copy. At the same time, Dominique gave many live performances variously using a big band, minimalistic backing, or all alone (where he would experiment with oversampling).
In March 2006, L'Horizon came out, a new work that he produced alongside Dominique Brusson, with whom he had made the early album, Remué. It was the first time that Dominique A returned to work with a producer. He was backed by his old collaborators, Sacha Toorop and Olivier Mellano, as well as the musicians with whom he produced Tout sera comme avant. Dominique A had recently quit his record label, Labels, due to his desire for more creative freedom; consequently, it is no surprise that he describes L'Horizon as his most experimental work to date.
Collaboration and influence
Dominique A collaborates regularly with other artists and on other projects. He has been one of the shaping forces of Françoiz Breut's career, writing many of her songs since her début in 1997. He has also composed several songs for Jeanne Balibar's second album, Slalom Dale and wrote Où est la ville ? for Jane Birkin's 2006 album, Fictions. He also sang Veruca Salt et Frank Black in trio with Keren Ann and Vincent Delerm on the latter's second album, Kensington Square.
Dominique A has inspired and influenced many artists. Among them were Yann Tiersen and the Norwegian electro band, Oslo Telescopic, who named one of their albums The Dominique O Project. Lyrically, Dominique's movement away from the constraints of chanson moved many other French-speaking artists, including Miossec, Holden and Arman Méliès.
Je t'ai toujours aimée
Dominique A Lyrics
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Et de m
e résigner
Je veux savoir
Tous les mots que tu caches encore
Je t'ai toujours aimée
Je t'ai toujours aimée
This song by Dominique A, Je t'ai toujours aimée, is a beautifully haunting and melancholic love ballad that centers around the singer's desire to understand the hidden feelings of the person they love. The opening line, “before losing my faith and giving up," suggests a sense of hopelessness and despair. It's as if they feel that they have little left to lose and so they want to uncover the secrets of the one they love before it's too late.
The line "Je t'ai toujours aimée" means “I’ve always loved you” and it is a repeated refrain throughout the song. This repetition emphasizes the depth of the singer's love for the person they're addressing. There is a sense here of unrequited love, of loving someone deeply who may not necessarily acknowledge the singer's feelings. The singer expresses a desire to understand this love more fully, to delve into the depths of the other person's feelings and thoughts.
One interesting interpretation of this song is that it is about the singer's own sense of loss and regret. The yearning to understand is actually a desire to understand themselves better. The repeated chorus of “Je t'ai toujours aimée” could be seen as the singer talking to themselves, acknowledging their own self-love, and perhaps wishing that they had understood this sooner. The song's haunting melody and poetic lyrics evoke a sense of longing and regret that will resonate with anyone who has loved someone from afar.
Line by Line Meaning
Avant de perdre ma face
Before losing my dignity and self-respect,
Et de me retrouver
And finding myself once again,
Je dois tout te raconter
I must tell you everything,
Je t'ai toujours aimée
I have always loved you,
Contributed by Eliana M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@fredytrujillofernandez5839
Obviamente, parece que esto llega unos cuantos años tarde, pero bueno tú, por si acaso... ;)
Avant de perdre la face
Et de m’éteindre comme un vieux mégot
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur tes fesses
Ou je cachais chaque nuit
Le plus précieux de mon magot
Avant de vomir mes adieux
Et de m’écrouler comme un vieux poivrot
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur tes yeux
Ou je cachais chaque nuit
Les plus brumeux de mes propos
Je t’ai toujours aimée
Avant de sombrer dans l’erreur
Et de couler comme un vieux cargo
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur ton cœur
Où je cachais chaque nuit
Les plus honteux de mes sanglots
Avant de perdre la face
Et de m’éteindre comme un vieux mégot
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur tes fesses
Ou je cachais chaque nuit
Le plus précieux de mon magot
Je t'ai toujours aimée...
Avant de perdre la face
Et de m’éteindre comme un vieux mégot
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur tes fesses
Ou je cachais chaque nuit
Le plus précieux de mon magot
Avant de vomir mes adieux
Et de m’écrouler comme un vieux poivrot
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur tes yeux
Ou je cachais chaque nuit
Les plus brumeux de mes propos
Je t’ai toujours aimée
Avant de sombrer dans l’erreur
Et de couler comme un vieux cargo
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur ton cœur
Où je cachais chaque nuit
Les plus honteux de mes sanglots
Avant de perdre la face
Et de m’éteindre comme un vieux mégot
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur tes fesses
Ou je cachais chaque nuit
Le plus précieux de mon magot
Je t'ai toujours aimée
@delphinehosquet7148
À mon bel amour, gravé sur la peau,
À mon projet, à ma relique-amulette
"Autour du piano" juste un cri Écri H
"(...) Je t'ai toujours aimée
Avant de sombrer dans l'erreur
Et de couler comme un vieux cargo
Mon tout dernier regard
Se portera sur ton coeur
Où je cachais chaque nuit
Les plus honteux de mes sanglots (...)"
@Eklektik40
Magistrale version.
Et là il me reste à découvrir le reste du répertoire de Dominique A.
Je sens que je vais faire de belles découvertes!
@dianemassenet8366
C'est magnifique, je l'écoutais en boucle il y a longtemps..
@Eccepuella
Cette version est un hommage à une des plus poignantes chansons d'amour de tous les temps...
Les mots tissent l'émotion... 1982
@tablettetactile7108
C'est rassurant de voir que je ne suis pas le seul à avoir été envoûté par cette chanson. Mes amis invisibles, je vous embrasse tous car je vous ai toujours aimé, même sans vous connaître et c'est là mon drame.🙂
@sigmunddesainthilaire4106
Tres bien resumé. Bravo mon ami.
@ForTheMasses101
Merci ami invisible ❤
@etienneherve396
Comme quoi je pourrais même être ami avec une tablette tactile! ;-)
@sofit9894
❤
@alexandredurand123
C'est Magnifique ❤❤
@circeunderwood1695
Je viens de vous découvrir grâce aux Feu! Chatterton (que je connais depuis peu) beaux textes belle énergie