Here she met Cyrille Brissot who she still works with today to develop and build specific instruments adapted to Émilie’s needs, both in the studio and on stage, including the “Brissot” - a breathtaking arm controller that allows her to remotely control, modulate and transform her live voice through a series of controlled effects. Émilie uses a variety of other new technology devices including Yamaha’s “Tenori-on” and a variety of other new hardware and software. Émilie uses this technology to give herself a wide range of versatility on stage, including being able to control everything – from beats to multiple instruments to vocal harmonies and modulation simultaneously while alone on stage.
Shortly after Ircam, Émilie Simon signed a record deal with Barclay/Universal France. Her debut single, entitled “Désert” was released in October 2002. Since then, she has written, arranged, performed and produced her two records and the original music for the French (original) version of March of the Penguins. There, Émilie used many diverse and inventive techniques including rubbing pieces of ice together to produce beats and sounds, and blended them with her electronic machinery and inviting lyrics.
Despite garnering best album honors in the electronic category at France’s
“Victoires de la Musique” Awards for her debut, and being touted as one of the most promising female artists, the Montpellier-bred chanteuse is quick to champion her independence as an artist over such acclaim. “[Awards] are nice, but it’s like a cherry on top, really,” the singer/songwriter insists. “It’s great when you have the feeling you are doing something important or that you’re understood. But it doesn’t alter the way I work in any way. I’m always thinking back on what I have done, because I don’t want to be redundant. I want to make music without rules, without anybody telling me what I have to do.”
Émilie Simon first made her mark on the U.S. in the fall of 2006 with her debut U.S. release, The Flower Book on Nov. 7, 2006. Her plush, artful soundscapes had already yielded her significant praise and awards in her French homeland, as well as acclaim across the rest of Europe and Japan. Singing in both French and English, Émilie allows her music to flow naturally, rewarding her with devoted fans worldwide. A year and a half after The Flower Book’s release, Émilie is currently residing in New York City and writing her next record. She will be performing shows in NYC this Fall to preview her new material. Having always begun the creative process in the recording studio, and then following with live performances, Émilie is trying a new approach. For the new record, she will let the songs breathe and evolve in a live environment before heading into the studio.
The Frozen World
Emilie Simon Lyrics
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The door to your ice world
To your white desert
I just want to stare
Out over these snowfields
Until we are one again
When the ice begins to thaw
Becomes the sea
Oh, you will see
How beautiful we can be
Everything is calm
At the end of the planet
In our white desert
The sun kissed the ice
It glistens for me
And we are one again
We belong to the frozen world
When the ice begins to thaw
Becomes the sea
Oh, you will see
How beautiful we can be
Émilie Simon's song The Frozen World is a beautiful track about longing and belonging in a world that is seemingly bleak and barren. The lyrics are deep with meaning and packed with rich, vivid imagery that conjures up a beautiful yet desolate landscape. The song tells the story of someone who is searching for a way into the heart of their lover who seems to have been emotionally frozen. The lyrics "Won't you open for me, The door to your ice world, To your white desert" are a plea for the loved one to let them in to see the beauty that is hidden beneath the surface, the beauty of the frozen world.
The song is ultimately about belonging, even in a world that feels cold and unwelcoming. The lyrics "We belong to the frozen world" suggest that the characters in the song are connected to the environment that surrounds them, a world that is frosted over and seemingly lifeless. The ice symbolizes a barrier and while it separates the characters from the outside world, it also binds them together.
Overall, The Frozen World is a powerful song that touches on some of life's most profound themes: love, loss, and belonging. The lyrics are beautifully crafted and the melody is haunting yet moving.
Line by Line Meaning
Won't you open for me
Asking for permission to enter a special place
The door to your ice world
Asking to enter the world of someone who is cold and distant
To your white desert
Asking to enter a place that is barren, desolate, and arctic
I just want to stare
Expressing her desire to just look at something for a long time
Out over these snowfields
Describing the vast and empty spaces that she is looking at
Until we are one again
Expressing the hope of uniting with the world she is looking at
We belong to the frozen world
Declaring that she feels at home in the cold and isolated world she is observing
When the ice begins to thaw
Describing a moment when things start to change
Becomes the sea
Revealing the transformation from one state to another
Oh, you will see
Addressing an unknown person who will soon witness what is happening
How beautiful we can be
Expressing the potential for beauty that arises from the melting of the ice and the transition to something new
Everything is calm
Describing a peaceful and serene moment
At the end of the planet
Describing a place that is isolated and far from civilization
In our white desert
Describing the cold and barren environment that surrounds them
The sun kissed the ice
Describing the warmth of the sun shining on the frozen landscape
It glistens for me
Noticing the beauty of the light reflecting off the ice
And we are one again
Expressing the feeling of being connected to the environment around her
We belong to the frozen world
Repeating the idea that she feels at home in the cold and isolated world she is observing
When the ice begins to thaw
Repeating the idea that change is happening
Becomes the sea
Repeating the idea of transformation from one state to another
Oh, you will see
Repeating the addressing of an unknown person who will witness the transformation
How beautiful we can be
Repeating the idea that beauty comes from the melting of the ice and the transition to something new
Contributed by Maria Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Natalia
Трогательно❤️🩹
Karma
When I was 8 our teachers took us to see this documentary,it was one of my first movies and remained in my head for so long.Unfortunately I forgot the name and only had the memories of the immensity of the ice and this song as well another.
It was like a dream bringing me back to happier times and now I finally found the song and it does sound like a dream😭❄️
Sarah B
I think, it is this one : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_of_the_Penguins
Roxana Octavia
Exactly the same experience. And I remember that the documentary was in french "Le marche de l'empereur"
Lilia Sano
This song is soo underrated omg
Anh-Van Pham-Le
Won't you open for me the door to your ice world, to your white desert. I just want to stare out over these snowfields, until we re one again. We belong to the frozen world. When the ice begins to thaw, becomes the sea, you will see how beautiful we can be. Everything is calm at the end of the planet in our white desert. The SUN kissed the ice. It glistens for me. And we are one again. We belong to the frozen world
Marytaap
10 years ago???!!!
And you have only 15 likes...
*Slaps everybody exept the people that click like*
ViolenceEducationSergio Lescano
This song does something to me. It's SO beautiful, peaceful, weird in the best possible way. First time I heard it was on the documentary La marche de l'empereur and it brought tears to my eyes. Such a marvelous piece. Who is this Emilie girl? Gonna look her up.
Valentina Marchelle
Still a masterpiece
x.creepy.owl.x
this is honestly so beautiful