Le Baby Blues
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics


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Elle perd confiance, se sous-estime
Elle écarte une robe, enfile un jean
Puis part se noyer dans la ville
Perdue dans la foule, anonyme

C'est l'baby blues
Depuis que nous sommes trois
Elle s'est évadée
C'est l'baby blues
Quand il n'était pas là
Elle semblait rayonner

J'l'ai pas touchée depuis des semaines
J'suis p't'être gentleman, quand même
Mais comme j'suis pas un homme de scène
J'l'attendrai toujours, elle sait qu'je l'aime

Mais l'baby blues
Depuis que nous sommes trois
Nous a séparé
C'est l'baby blues
Quand il n'était pas là
Elle semblait rayonner

Elle va nulle part, se heurte à tout
Se cherche un peu partout





Elle marche au hasard, revient de tout
Mais tient-elle à nous ?

Overall Meaning

In Eddy Mitchell's song "Le Baby Blues," the lyrics describe a woman who has lost her confidence and self-esteem since the arrival of their child. She no longer feels like herself, and she puts on a brave face by wearing jeans instead of dresses, but she disappears into the crowds of the city.


The chorus speaks to the baby blues that the woman is feeling. Since the baby arrived, everything has changed, and she's not sure how to find herself again. When the man in the song isn't around, she seems to radiate with joy and happiness, but when he is there, her demeanor changes, and she's not sure how to express her emotions to him.


The final verse speaks of the woman's lost and searching demeanor. She's no longer sure of herself, and everything seems to be a struggle. She wanders around aimlessly, but the singer isn't sure if she still feels a connection to him and their child.


Overall, the song is a poignant exploration of the depression and anxiety that can come with becoming a parent and losing one's sense of self.


Line by Line Meaning

Elle perd confiance, se sous-estime
She is losing confidence, feeling inferior to herself


Elle écarte une robe, enfile un jean
She swaps a dress for jeans


Puis part se noyer dans la ville
She wanders aimlessly through the city


Perdue dans la foule, anonyme
Lost in the crowd, anonymous


C'est l'baby blues
It's the baby blues


Depuis que nous sommes trois
Ever since we became a family of three


Elle s'est évadée
She has escaped


Quand il n'était pas là
When he was not around


Elle semblait rayonner
She seemed to glow


J'l'ai pas touchée depuis des semaines
I haven't touched her in weeks


J'suis p't'être gentleman, quand même
I may still be a gentleman, though


Mais comme j'suis pas un homme de scène
But since I'm not an actor


J'l'attendrai toujours, elle sait qu'je l'aime
I will always wait for her, she knows I love her


Nous a séparé
It has driven us apart


Elle va nulle part, se heurte à tout
She goes nowhere, bumps into everything


Se cherche un peu partout
She searches for herself everywhere


Elle marche au hasard, revient de tout
She walks randomly, coming back from everything


Mais tient-elle à nous ?
But does she care for us?




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