Mon enfant
Grйgoire Lyrics
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Ma vie brûlait par les deux bouts
Excès de plaisir, d'arrogance,
L'excès ne sait que rendre fou.
Et je n'étais qu'adolescence,
Que de folie et d'éphémère
Mais tout change avec ta naissance,
Mon enfant, mon enfant
Je croyais tellement tout savoir
Et la fierté par dessus tout
Je ne savais que rentrer tard
Et avoir honte d'être à genou
Mais maintenant pour toi je roule
Par terre si cela te fait rire
Je grimace je glousse je roucoule
Et qu'importe ce qu'on peut en dire
Mon enfant, mon enfant, mon enfant
On se demande ce qu'on fait là
La plupart du temps de sa vie
Mais tu comprendras le pourquoi
Le jour où tu auras aussi
Un enfant, mon enfant,
Mon enfant.
The lyrics of Grégoire’s “Mon Enfant” are about the changes that happen in a person’s life when they become a parent. The song is a reflection of the artist’s own experience of becoming a father, and how it transformed his life. The opening lines describe the life of the artist before becoming a parent as being one of carefree abandon, indulgence, and arrogance. This changed when he became a parent and he understood that his child was the reason for his existence on this earth.
The second verse talks about how, before becoming a parent, the artist thought he knew everything and was proud of his knowledge. However, after becoming a father, he realized how little he actually knew and was willing to do anything to make his child happy. He was willing to make a fool of himself, to laugh, and play with his child, even if it made others judge him. The chorus of the song emphasizes the importance and love that a parent feels for their child, and how that love can transform a person.
In summary, “Mon Enfant” is a song about the personal transformation that occurs when a person becomes a parent. The artist understands that the birth of his child changed his entire perspective on life and gave him a purpose he never had before.
Line by Line Meaning
Je ne vivais que d'insouciance,
I used to live carefree,
Ma vie brûlait par les deux bouts
My life was burning from both ends,
Excès de plaisir, d'arrogance,
With excess of pleasure and arrogance,
L'excès ne sait que rendre fou.
Excess only knows how to make one feel crazy.
Et je n'étais qu'adolescence,
And I was only adolescence,
Que de folie et d'éphémère
Only madness and ephemeral,
Mais tout change avec ta naissance,
But everything changes with your birth,
Toi ma raison d'être sur cette terre,
You, my reason to exist on this earth,
Mon enfant, mon enfant
My child, my child
Je croyais tellement tout savoir
I used to believe that I knew everything,
Et la fierté par dessus tout
And pride above all,
Je ne savais que rentrer tard
I only knew how to come home late,
Et avoir honte d'être à genou
And feel ashamed to kneel down,
Mais maintenant pour toi je roule
But now I roll on the floor for you,
Par terre si cela te fait rire
On the ground if it makes you laugh,
Je grimace je glousse je roucoule
I make faces, giggle and coo,
Et qu'importe ce qu'on peut en dire
And it doesn't matter what others may say,
Mon enfant, mon enfant, mon enfant
My child, my child, my child
On se demande ce qu'on fait là
We wonder what we are doing here,
La plupart du temps de sa vie
Most of the time in one's life,
Mais tu comprendras le pourquoi
But you will understand the why,
Le jour où tu auras aussi
The day when you too will have,
Un enfant, mon enfant,
A child, my child,
Mon enfant.
My child.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FRANCK AUTHIE, GREGOIRE BOISSENOT
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