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.
Tout seul
Guesch Patti Lyrics
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On dit rien
On se repose
On fait rien
Les jours passent, et
On s'endort, le soir
Même, si on connaît
La fin, de, l'histoire
On voudrait, vivre
Loin des gens
Qui, vivent
Intelligemment
Les jours passent, et
On s'endort, le soir
Même, si on connaît
La fin, de l'histoire
Tout seul
Et tout petit...
Tout seul
Et tout petit
On s'aime
Et, ça nous suffit
Il dit des choses
Presque rien
Et, je suppose
Que c'est bien !
Les jours passent, et
On s'endort, le soir
Même, si on connaît
La fin, de, l'histoire
Il voit, des plages
Des pays
Et, je voyage
Avec, lui
Les jours passent, et
On s'endort, le soir
Même, si on connaît
La fin, de, l'histoire
The lyrics of "Tout Seul" by Guesch Patti reflect on the mundanity of life and the desire to escape societal pressures and expectations. The lines "On dit des choses, on dit rien, on se repose, on fait rien" describe the monotonous routine of everyday life, where people talk about nothing, relax and do nothing. The repetition of "Les jours passent, et on s'endort, le soir" emphasizes the passing of time and the feeling of being stuck in a cycle with no progression.
However, the lyrics also suggest a longing for something more fulfilling, where one can live without the influence of those who live "intelligemment." The phrase "Tout seul et tout petit" represents the feeling of being insignificant in a world that expects individuals to perform and be a certain way. Yet, the line "On s'aime et ça nous suffit" illustrates the importance of self-love and the idea that one can find contentment in simplicity. The last verse describes a person who sees the world in a different way, perhaps through imagination or creativity, and the singer, in turn, feels as though they can travel with this person and escape from the mundane.
Overall, "Tout Seul" conveys a sense of restlessness and dissatisfaction with the status quo, but also celebrates the beauty of finding joy in the small things while accepting the inevitability of life's end.
Line by Line Meaning
On dit, des choses
We talk about things
On dit rien
We say nothing
On se repose
We rest
On fait rien
We do nothing
Les jours passent, et
The days go by, and
On s'endort, le soir
We fall asleep at night
Même, si on connaît
Even though we know
La fin, de, l'histoire
The end of the story
On voudrait, vivre
We would like to live
Loin des gens
Far from people
Qui, vivent
Who live
Intelligemment
Intelligently
Tout seul
All alone
Et tout petit...
And so small...
Tout seul
All alone
Et tout petit
And so small
On s'aime
We love each other
Et, ça nous suffit
And that's enough for us
Il dit des choses
He says things
Presque rien
Almost nothing
Et, je suppose
And I suppose
Que c'est bien !
That it's fine!
Il voit, des plages
He sees beaches
Des pays
Countries
Et, je voyage
And I travel
Avec, lui
With him
Contributed by Penelope B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.