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]
Seule Comme Une Pomme
Francoise Hardy Lyrics
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tombée par terre
sans ultimatum
tête à l'envers
l'amour qui s'déforme
qui vit chloroforme
dans l'décorum
toute seule en somme
nos millions d'atomes
correspond plus
à son critérium
atteint l'maximum
passé l'quorum
à coups d'magnum
s'faire des ulcères
au duodénum
fumer l'opium
au son d'l'harmonium
pas besoin d'médium
sûr qu'ça délirium
seule comme une pomme
tomber par terre
pour manque de calcium
crier pleurer
dans un aquarium
solitude assomme
chagrin en somme
sans post-scriptum
emmené ailleurs
son curriculum
laissé dans l'c?ur
dans l'mémorandum
les photos l'album
ad-libitum
seule comme une pomme...
The lyrics to Françoise Hardy's Seule Comme Une Pomme depict a person feeling utterly alone and disconnected from the world around them. The metaphor of a fallen apple that has lost its firmness and vitality is used to symbolize the singer's emotional state. The lack of an ultimatum suggests that the singer did not see their own loneliness coming and feels powerless to change their situation. The image of love that is distorted and anesthetized in the scenery suggests that the singer has lost their sense of romance and passion.
The singer is described as being alone and disconnected, clinging to the particles that make up their being even though they no longer respond to their desires. They are at maximum capacity, and their atoms no longer correspond to any criteria. The singer is left to suffer from ulcers and smoke opium to escape the pain of loneliness. They do not need a medium to tell them that they are delirious, as they are all alone with their thoughts.
The lyrics suggest that the singer's loneliness is a result of a lack of love and human connection. They feel alone and abandoned, even though they are surrounded by people and objects. The song's melancholic tone and nostalgic themes speak to the human experience of feeling disconnected and alone in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
seule comme une pomme
Feeling lonely and discarded like a lonely apple that has fallen to the ground
tombée par terre
Lying on the ground without any strength to stand up again
sans ultimatum
Without warning or final notice
tête à l'envers
Feeling disoriented and confused
l'amour qui s'déforme
Love that has twisted and distorted beyond recognition
qui vit chloroforme
Love that is numbed and suffocated
dans l'décorum
Amidst the surroundings of life
toute seule en somme
All alone by oneself
s'accrochaient plus
Unable to hold onto each other anymore
nos millions d'atomes
The countless connections we once shared
correspond plus
No longer in harmony with each other
à son critérium
Unable to meet each other's expectations
atteint l'maximum
Reached the breaking point
passé l'quorum
Exceeded past the acceptable limit
à coups d'magnum
Using drastic measures to cope with the pain
s'faire des ulcères
Causing oneself stress and pain
au duodénum
To the point of physical harm
fumer l'opium
Trying to escape the harsh reality
au son d'l'harmonium
To the tunes of music
pas besoin d'médium
No need for a psychic to know it's a delusion
sûr qu'ça délirium
Definitely a state of confusion and madness
pour manque de calcium
Metaphorically, missing an essential element for survival
crier pleurer
Crying and weeping in agony
dans un aquarium
Feeling trapped and isolated like a fish in a tank
solitude assomme
Feeling overwhelmed by the weight of loneliness
chagrin en somme
In essence, a deep and profound sorrow
sans post-scriptum
Without a chance of a happy ending
emmené ailleurs
Being taken away to another place
son curriculum
The experiences and lessons of one's lifetime
laissé dans l'cœur
Left in the heart, unable to let go
dans l'mémorandum
Forever etched and remembered in the memory
les photos l'album
The pictures saved in the album
ad-libitum
A continuous and unstructured flow
Contributed by Bailey D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.