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]

Première rencontre
Francoise Hardy Lyrics

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Je restais seule dans ma chambre
Rêvant de celui qui viendrait
Me sortir un jour de l'enfance
Et avec qui je partirais
Loin

S'il m'avait fallu le décrire
Bien sûr je me serais trompée

Mais jamais déjà sans sourire
Avant de l'avoir rencontré

Avant que le concert commence
Quand tous les musiciens s'accordent
Un peu comme la mer qui avance
Un peu comme le mal au cœur

Quand je l'ai vu, c'était un peu ça
Il n'avait rien de plus qu'un autre

Mais j'au su que c'était celui-là
Et pas un autre

Overall Meaning

In "Première rencontre" (First Meeting), Françoise Hardy sings about waiting for the one person who will take her out of childhood and transport her far away. She is dreaming of meeting someone who will make her life feel more complete, someone who will be able to complete her. She is dreaming of someone who she hasn't met yet, but she already knows that this person will be her future partner.

Hardy describes the feeling that she has when she sees the man for the first time. She compares it to the sensation of all the musicians tuning their instruments before a concert or the feeling of nausea. The love she has for this man is not based on his looks or his characteristics, but just on the fact that she knows that he is the one for her.

The lyrics of "Première rencontre" beautifully capture the way love can make us feel. It can make us feel like we are ready to leave everything behind and start a new life with someone, and it can also make us feel like we are everything the person we love needs.

Line by Line Meaning

Je restais seule dans ma chambre
I was alone in my room

Rêvant de celui qui viendrait
Dreaming of the one who would come

Me sortir un jour de l'enfance
To one day take me out of childhood

Et avec qui je partirais
And with whom I would leave

Loin
Far away

S'il m'avait fallu le décrire
If I had to describe him

Bien sûr je me serais trompée
I would have been wrong of course

Mais jamais déjà sans sourire
But never already without a smile

Avant de l'avoir rencontré
Before I met him

Avant que le concert commence
Before the concert started

Quand tous les musiciens s'accordent
When all the musicians agree