Françoise Madeleine Hardy pronounced [fʁɑ̃swaz aʁˈdi]) (born 17 January 194… Read Full Bio ↴Françoise Madeleine Hardy pronounced [fʁɑ̃swaz aʁˈdi]) (born 17 January 1944 in Paris) is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music style and personality in the Francophile world.

Françoise Hardy signed her first contract with the record label Vogue in November 1961. In April 1962, shortly after finishing school, her first record Oh Oh Chéri appeared, written by Johnny Hallyday's writing duo. Her own flip side of the record, "Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles" became a success, riding the wave of Yé-yé music in France, with two million sales.

Hardy sang in French, English, Italian, Spanish, and German. In 1963 she came fifth for Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest with "L'amour s'en va". In 1963, she was awarded the Grand Prix Du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy.

In 1981, she married her long-time companion Jacques Dutronc, with whom she had had a son, Thomas Dutronc, in 1973. In 1994, she collaborated with the British pop group Blur for their "La Comedie" version of To The End. In May 2000, she made a comeback with the album Clair Obscur. Her son played guitar and her husband sang the duet "Puisque Vous Partez En Voyage." Iggy Pop and Étienne Daho also took part. Hardy lives near Paris and Dutronc lives in Monticello, Corsica, although they remain a couple.[citation needed]

Je Pensais
Francoise Hardy Lyrics

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Je pensais bien qu'un jour
Tu allais me quitter
Que pour un autre amour
Un jour, tu partirais
Et qu'une autre que moi
Saurait se faire aimer
De toi
Qu'une autre dans tes bras

T'offrirait d'autres joies
Que moi
Je pensais bien qu'un jour
Cela arriverait

Je pensais que nous deux
ca ne pourrait durer
Qu'on était trop heureux
Et qu'une autre viendrait
Mais je n'aurais pas cru
Je n'avais pas prévu
Que toi
Tu pourrais te tromper
Tu pourrais me quitter
Pour ca !

Qu'étais-je donc pour toi
Si pour elle tu t'en vas ?

Overall Meaning

In the song "Je Pensais," Françoise Hardy expresses her vulnerability towards her partner by confessing her fear of being left behind for another woman. She begins the song by saying that she always thought that one day her partner would leave her for another woman who could love him better than her. She believed that another woman in his arms could offer him greater joys than what she not so apparently lacked.

In the second verse, Hardy expresses her disbelief that her partner could fall for another woman and leave her. She conveys her trust in their relationship that ultimately fails as her partner leaves her. She feels confused and wonders what she meant to her partner if he could so quickly fall for another woman.

Line by Line Meaning

Je pensais bien qu'un jour
I always thought that one day

Tu allais me quitter
you would leave me

Que pour un autre amour
for another love

Un jour, tu partirais
one day, you would go away

Et qu'une autre que moi
and that someone other than me

Saurait se faire aimer
would be able to love you as I do

De toi
from you

Qu'une autre dans tes bras
that another in your arms

T'offrirait d'autres joies
could offer you other joys

Que moi
than me

Je pensais bien qu'un jour
I always thought that one day