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.
rêve
Françoise Hardy Lyrics
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qui c'est enfin réalisé
et tu me fais mal comme un rêve
dont il va falloir m'éveiller
The lyrics of "Rêve" by Françoise Hardy convey two contradictory emotions that a person feels towards their significant other. The first line of the song, "tu me merveilles comme un rêve," describes how the lover fills the singer with wonder and amazement similar to the way a dream does. It suggests that this person is everything the singer ever wanted in her life, and her dreams have materialized in the form of this person. However, the next line of the verse, "qui c'est enfin réalisé," translates to "who has finally become a reality." Here, the singer acknowledges that this relationship has moved beyond the realm of dreams and has entered into reality.
The second verse, "et tu me fais mal comme un rêve, dont il va falloir m'éveiller," which means "and you hurt me like a dream, from which I will need to wake up," carries a completely different sentiment. The person who was the singer's dream has started to cause her pain. The pain comes from the fear of waking up and facing reality after being in a dream state for so long. The phrase "dont il va falloir m'éveiller" suggests that the singer doesn't want to face the truth regarding her relationship but knows that it is inevitable.
Overall, the lyrics of "Rêve" express the emotional complexities of a relationship in a beautifully succinct manner. It presents the idea of someone's dreams coming true, but with it comes the fear of losing it and waking up to a cold reality.
Line by Line Meaning
tu me merveilles comme un rêve
You marvel me like a dream,
qui c'est enfin réalisé
that has finally come true,
et tu me fais mal comme un rêve
and you hurt me like a dream,
dont il va falloir m'éveiller
from which I will have to wake up.
Contributed by Xavier E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.