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]

L'amour ne dure pas toujours
Francoise Hardy Lyrics

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Pourquoi t'inquiète mon silence
Crois-moi tu n'as plus de recours
Que prendre ton mal en patience
L'amour ne dure pas toujours

Tu te jouais de moi je pense
Quand je croyais t'aimer d'amour
Aujourd'hui change la balance

L'amour ne dure pas toujours

Tu as été mon espérance
Je t'ai appelé au secours
Tu vins bien tard mais pour ma chance
L'amour ne dure pas toujours

Tu fus aussi ma délivrance
Tout s'est passé en quelques jours
Avant après c'est la souffrance
L'amour ne dure pas toujours

Tu ne fus donc qu'une expérience
On s'est trompé chacun son tour

Mon c ur fatigué prend vacances
L'amour ne dure pas toujours!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Françoise Hardy's song L'amour ne dure pas toujours (Love Does Not Last Forever) reveal the transience of love and the pain that comes with it. The first stanza suggests that the singer's silence should be cause for concern and that the person she is addressing should be prepared to accept the reality that love does not endure. The singer's tone is resigned, indicating that there is no recourse for the person she is addressing.

In the second stanza, the singer reflects on how she was playing with the person's affections when she thought she was in love. She asserts that the person is now the one who is suffering, and that the scales have tipped in her favor. The third stanza is the most hopeful, as the person she is addressing was her hope when she needed help. However, it was ultimately short-lived happiness, as the pain that came before and after outweighed the relief.

L'amour ne dure pas toujoursFrancoise Hardy Lyrics

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L'amour ne dure pas toujours
Francoise Hardy Lyrics