Guesch Patti was born on 19 March 1946 as Patricia Porasse, she was nicknamed Guesch (a Basque name) as a child, Patti is a pet name for Patricia. Her father, Jean Porasse, worked as an artistic director for the record company HMV-Pathé-Marconi, taking care of Gilbert Bécaud and later as an impresario for people like Eric Charden, Jean-Jacques Debout and Nino Ferrer. Aged 9 she danced the role of the Little Rat at the Paris Opera. When she was 19 she had a brief flirtation with singing as one half of the duo Yves et Patricia, a venture she was talked into by her father. They released 2 singles on the Philips label.
In the seventies she frequently worked for television as a dancer, for example in shows with Nana Mouskouri and Silvie Vartan. Later she moved into contemporary dance and became first dancer in Carolyn Carson's group, Prima Ballerina at the Scala in Milan and guest performer with Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart. She worked on the choreography for performances set to the music of Silvano Bussoti, Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen. She also worked with the German choreographer Pina Bausch, practised Jazz dance with Michael Peter and worked on Robert Hossein's staging of Les Misérables.
In 1984 she teamed up with Lydie Callier and another girl to form the trio DaCapo. Virgin Records released one single, but declined to take it further. 1987 saw her emerge as a solo artist with the release of the single Étienne. It charted in 9 European countries, accompanied by a video that caused some controversy due to its erotic nature. It ended up winning Best Video awards in several countries. The success was remarkable because at that time modern French pop\rock music was rarely successful in non-French speaking territories. The international success of Étienne landed her an album recording contract with EMI, the band Encore was formed around her and together they produced her first album Labyrinthe, released in 1988. A second album Nomades followed in 1990. After an (amicable) split with Encore, a third album Gobe saw the light in 1992. Sales of Gobe were disappointing, Gobe was to be her last album for EMI.
After a period of reflection she met Étienne Daho, this contributed to a renewed interest in creating music. She teamed up with independent French label XIIIBis Records (now defunct) which resulted in the 1995 release of Blonde. Songs from this album were also used for the Peter Greenaway film The Pillow Book. Her most recent album is Dernieres Nouvelles, released in November 2000.
In recent years she has also appeared in film and television productions, most notably a co-starring role in the 1997 movie Elles where she appeared alongside Marthe Keller and Miou - Miou. 2001 saw her re-emerge as a dancer on stage in the production She smiles through tears. , Her latest work is the Dernieres Nouvelles DVD, released in February 2002 it features a video illustration of the music of the CD with the same title.
Il va loin le malheur
Guesch Patti Lyrics
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Il enchaîne
Des kilos de pudeur pour
Pour tenir ma peine
Il va loin le malheur
Il entraîne
Des kilos de douleur
Zéro
Si c'est pour dire que tu m'aimes
Zéro
Si c'est pour dire que tu m'aimes
Il va loin le malheur
Il déchaîne
Des kilos de valheurs
Pour subir ma peine
Zéro
Si c'est pour dire que tu m'aimes
Zéro
Si c'est pour dire que tu m'aimes
Si mon cœur saigne
Jamais je n'l'avouerai
Mes yeux se plaignent loin de toi
Si mes joues baignent
Au fond d'un marais
Fini le règne et ma foi
Pour toi
Il va loin le malheur
Il enchaîne
Des kilos de pudeur
Pour tenir ma peine
Il va loin le malheur
Il entraîne
Des kilos de douleur
Pour sentir ma peine
Zéro
Si c'est pour dire que tu m'aimes
Zéro
Si c'est pour dire que tu m'aimes
The lyrics of "Il va loin le malheur" by Guesch Patti are a poignant reflection on the endurance of pain and its impact on the heart. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song, as Guesch sings about the far-reaching impact of suffering. She talks about how much effort it takes to hold on to her pain, and how it weighs down on her.
The repetition of the line "Il va loin le malheur" emphasizes the deep-seated impact of the experience, as if the pain has taken on a life of its own. It's almost as if the weight of the pain is too much to bear, and Guesch is struggling to keep it together.
The chorus reveals the complexity of the emotions at play. While Guesch longs to be loved, she's also aware that insincere expressions of affection won't do her any good. The repetition of the word "zéro" indicates that anything less than genuine love is not worth her time.
Overall, "Il va loin le malheur" is a beautiful and emotionally rich song that speaks to the experience of heartbreak and the difficulty of moving on from pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Il va loin le malheur
The unhappiness goes far and has a long reach
Il enchaîne
It chains me up
Des kilos de pudeur pour
With kilograms of modesty to
Pour tenir ma peine
To hold onto my pain
Il entraîne
It drags me down
Des kilos de douleur
With kilograms of pain
Pour sentir ma peine
To feel my pain
Zéro
Zero
Si c'est pour dire que tu m'aimes
If it's just to say you love me
Il déchaîne
It unleashes
Des kilos de valheurs
Kilograms of worthlessness
Pour subir ma peine
To suffer my pain
Si mon cœur saigne
If my heart bleeds
Jamais je n'l'avouerai
I'll never admit it
Mes yeux se plaignent loin de toi
My eyes complain without you
Si mes joues baignent
If my cheeks are wet
Au fond d'un marais
In the depths of a swamp
Fini le règne et ma foi
The reign and my faith are finished
Pour toi
For you
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