Françoise Hardy (born Françoise Madeleine Hardy on 17 January 1944) is a Fr… Read Full Bio ↴Françoise Hardy (born Françoise Madeleine Hardy on 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads.

Hardy signed her first contract with the record label Vogue in November 1961. In April 1962, shortly after finishing school, her first album, "Oh oh Chéri", appeared, with the title song written by Johnny Hallyday's writing duo. The flip side of the record, "Tous les garçons et les filles" became a huge success, which sold 2 million copies. She had long hair and usually wore jeans with a leather jacket, while accompanying her songs on the guitar.

She sang in English, Spanish, and German occasionally. In 1963, she represented Monaco in the Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson with "L'amour s'en va" and emerged in fifth place. In 1968, she received the Grand Prix du Disque Académie Charles Cros.

In 1981, she married her long-time companion Jacques Dutronc, with whom she had already had a son (Thomas Dutronc) in 1973. In May 2000, she had a comeback with the album "Clair Obscur". Her son played the guitar, and her husband sang the duet "Puisque vous partez en voyage". Iggy Pop and Etienne Daho participated, as well. She currently lives near Paris.

In 2006 she released a new duets album entitled "Parenthèses" which included a song with her son Thomas.

In 2021, Hardy announced that her health had worsened and that she would not be able to sing again owing to the effects of cancer therapy.

Je Pense A Lui
Françoise Hardy Lyrics

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quand tout devient silence
lorsque le jour est fini
que mes rêves commencent
alors je pense à lui

je pense à lui
avant de dormir
je rêve à tout ce qu'il m'a dit

à tout ce qu'il va me dire

et je revois aussi
combien ses yeux
me regardaient d'un air heureux
chaque fois qu'il disait: "je t'aime"

j'étais dans ses bras
et rien ne comptait plus
non, plus rien autour de moi
nous étions tous deux seuls dans la rue

je pense à lui
et quand je m'endors
dans tous mes rêves de la nuit
c'est lui que je revois lui encore

et quand la nuit s'achève
qu'à nouveau la soleil luit
je continue mon rêve
en ne pensant qu'à lui

j'étais dans ses bras
et rien ne comptait plus
non, plus rien autour de moi
nous étions tous deux seuls dans la rue

je pense à lui
et quand je m'endors
dans tous mes rêves de la nuit
c'est lui que je revois
lui encore
lui encore
c'est lui que je revois
lui encore
c'est lui que je revois

lui encore
c'est lui que je revois

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Françoise Hardy's song "Je pense à lui" beautifully express feelings of yearning and longing for someone she loves. The song begins with the singer describing a moment of complete stillness, at the end of the day when all her dreams begin. It is then that she thinks of him, the one she loves. The main chorus of the song repeats the phrases "Je pense à lui" and "Lui encore" which means "I think of him" and "Him again" respectively in English. This repetition of the phrase adds weight to the depth of her feelings for him.

Hardy goes on to describe how, every night before she sleeps, she dreams of him, and remembers everything he said to her. She recalls how happy he looked when he said "Je t'aime" which means "I love you" in English. The lyrics paint a picture of a deeply romantic love affair, with the lovers lost in their own world of love.

Finally, the song ends with the singer still thinking of him as she wakes up to a new day. Hardy's voice and the melody of the song create a melancholic yet beautiful atmosphere that perfectly captures the essence of the lyrics.

Overall, "Je pense à lui" is a moving portrayal of the intensity of love and the yearning that comes with its absence. The lyrics are simple yet powerful and perfectly complement the melody and tone of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

quand tout devient silence
When everything around me is quiet

lorsque le jour est fini
When the day is over

que mes rêves commencent
When my dreams begin

alors je pense à lui
That's when I think of him

je pense à lui
I think of him

avant de dormir
Before I go to sleep

je rêve à tout ce qu'il m'a dit
I dream of everything he's told me

à tout ce qu'il va me dire
And everything he's yet to say

et je revois aussi
And I also remember

combien ses yeux
How his eyes

me regardaient d'un air heureux
Used to look at me with happiness

chaque fois qu'il disait: "je t'aime"
Every time he said "I love you"

j'étais dans ses bras
I was in his arms

et rien ne comptait plus
And nothing else mattered

non, plus rien autour de moi
No, nothing else around me

nous étions tous deux seuls dans la rue
We were both alone in the street

et quand la nuit s'achève
And when the night ends

qu'à nouveau la soleil luit
And the sun rises again

je continue mon rêve
I continue my dream

en ne pensant qu'à lui
Only thinking of him

je pense à lui
I think of him

et quand je m'endors
And when I fall asleep

dans tous mes rêves de la nuit
In all my dreams of the night

c'est lui que je revois lui encore
It's him that I see again

lui encore
Him again

c'est lui que je revois
It's him that I see

lui encore
Him again

c'est lui que je revois
It's him that I see

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quieterrps

13y↑6

This tune, as recorded by The Majors, was pretty big in my area but I would not imagine in too many other markets so I'm astounded to find that it made it over to France. This is a great surprise to me, as she really does do an excellent job with it. Thanks!