France D'Amour is the stage name of France Rochon, who was born in 1967 and… Read Full Bio ↴France D'Amour is the stage name of France Rochon, who was born in 1967 and grew up in the small community of Mont-Rolland, Québec in the ski country north of Montréal, surrounded by her adoptive parents, sister and two brothers. Attracted by the guitar at a young age, she got her first stringed instrument from her father at 14. In love with the music of Ricky Lee Jones and Joni Mitchell (musicians she still admires for their combined talents as a guitarist and composer), she studied jazz guitar at Lionel Groulx College in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec. France D'Amour got her first record contract in 1991 with Tacca Musique, and released her eighth album, Le présent in October 2009.

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Merci
France D'Amour Lyrics

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Pas besoin de parler
Rien qu'à se regarder
Comprendre et deviner
Par où l'autre est passé
Pour en arriver là

Pas besoin de parler
Rien qu'à se retrouver

Apprendre à pardonner
Ce que l'autre a été
Quand on n'était pas là

Pas besoin de parler
Simplement se jurer
De ne plus se quitter
Se quitter

Ne plus se condamner
À la nuit à crever
De ne pas être aimé
Ne plus se déchirer
Jusqu'à la déchirance
Dire à la jalousie
Tu n'auras plus ma vie
Refuser son malheur
Refuser sa douleur
Se donner
Une autre chance

Pas besoin de parler
Savoir que l'autre aussi

Pardonne
Et dire merci...

Overall Meaning

The song "Merci" by France D'Amour talks about the power of non-verbal communication in a relationship. The song begins with the line "Pas besoin de parler" which translates to "there's no need to speak". The singer emphasizes that sometimes just looking at each other is enough to understand the other's journey and how they arrived at where they are. The importance of forgiveness and acceptance is also highlighted in the lyrics, and how it can heal past mistakes and hurts. The following lines "Apprendre à pardonner, Ce que l'autre a été, Quand on n'était pas là" means "Learning to forgive, What the other has been, Before we were there".

The chorus of the song, "Ne plus se quitter, Se quitter" means "Not leaving each other, Leaving each other". This line is a powerful reminder of the commitment made in a relationship. The song discusses the importance of communication and not condemning each other, and how it can lead to giving each other a chance to start over. The song ends with the powerful line "Pardonne, Et dire merci" meaning "Forgive, and say thank you" which showcases the immense value of forgiveness in any relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Pas besoin de parler
You don't need to speak

Rien qu'à se regarder
Just looking at each other

Comprendre et deviner
Understanding and guessing

Par où l'autre est passé
Where the other person has been

Pour en arriver là
To get to this point

Pas besoin de parler
You don't need to speak

Rien qu'à se retrouver
Just being together again

Apprendre à pardonner
Learning to forgive

Ce que l'autre a été
What the other person has done

Quand on n'était pas là
When we weren't together

Pas besoin de parler
You don't need to speak