Bien longtemps
Francoise Hardy Lyrics


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bien longtemps j'ai erré dans les rues
bien longtemps, trop longtemps j'ai bien cru
pouvoir te retrouver
toi que j'avais perdu
bien longtemps je me suis souvenue
des instants qu'avec toi j'ai connus
je vivais au passé
et je ne vivais plus
j'espérais qu'un certain soir
je pourrais bien te revoir
combien de fois j'ai rêvé
que tout recommençait
bien longtemps j'ai pensé que jamais
quelqu'un d'autre viendrait me délivrer




et pourtant c'est bien vrai
j'ai fini de t'aimer

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Françoise Hardy's song "Bien longtemps" convey feelings of longing, reminiscence, and finally, resignation. The singer of the song has spent a long time wandering the streets, hoping to find someone they had lost. They had clung to the hope that they would be able to reunite with this person and relive the moments they shared together. However, they eventually came to the realization that they had been living in the past, and that it was time for them to let go of these memories, as they no longer held the same significance that they once did.


The line "je vivais au passé et je ne vivais plus" particularly stands out to me, as it expresses the singer's internal struggle to move on from their past and live in the present. The song is ultimately about letting go of the past and coming to terms with the fact that life goes on, even when we lose the people we love.


Line by Line Meaning

bien longtemps j'ai erré dans les rues
For a long time, I wandered through the streets.


bien longtemps, trop longtemps j'ai bien cru pouvoir te retrouver toi que j'avais perdu
For a long time, too long, I truly believed that I could find you, who I had lost.


bien longtemps je me suis souvenue des instants qu'avec toi j'ai connus je vivais au passé et je ne vivais plus
For a long time, I remembered the moments I experienced with you. I lived in the past and no longer lived in the present.


j'espérais qu'un certain soir je pourrais bien te revoir
I hoped that one evening, I could see you again.


combien de fois j'ai rêvé que tout recommençait
I dreamt many times that everything started again.


bien longtemps j'ai pensé que jamais quelqu'un d'autre viendrait me délivrer et pourtant c'est bien vrai
For a long time, I thought that no one else would come to save me, and yet it's true.


j'ai fini de t'aimer
I am done loving you.




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Emerson1974 Moda

A melhor cantora de todos os tempos da França, sou apaixonado pelas suas músicas

alex abraham

Thanks for sharing this with us! Merci de partager ce bijou avec nous

harry potter

she is very spontaneous , i love her.

Clauber Casemiro

0:27 FRANÇOIS Hardy 😂😂😂🤔🤔🤔
Apesar da gafe, contudo, vídeo repleto de fotos raras e bonitas da Françoise 😍❤🇧🇷🇫🇷

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