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.
Un Espoir
Guesch Patti Lyrics
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Ramassé des preuves un défi
Minuté ma vie pour y croire
Repentie le long des couloirs
Pour qui alors
Abandonner encore
Un espoir est là mais... (bis)
Un espoir est là mais sans décor
Appeler ça comment, je le sais
Anonner lentement mes effets
Ravaler des mots peu banals
Attentat de l'âme fait scandale
Dégager vos yeux du goudron
Défroisser vos cœurs de béton
Laissez-moi lisser mes idées
Laissez-moi passer, avancer
In Guesch Patti's song "Un Espoir," the singer expresses her struggles while chasing after someone who may have left her. She describes running after him for hours, collecting evidence as a challenge, and being consumed by the hope of reconciliation. However, she also expresses regret and seeks forgiveness while repenting in the hallways. She is torn between holding onto her hope and the reality that her hope may not come to fruition, leaving her with mixed emotions.
The singer, in the second verse, seems to be at a loss for how to express what she's feeling, acknowledging the difficulty of describing her emotions. She stumbles over the words slowly and struggles to find the right words, feeling like her soul has been attacked by an act of terrorism. The chorus repeats the phrase "Un espoir est là mais..." meaning "there is hope, but...," with the follow-up line "Un espoir est là mais sans décor," meaning "there is hope, but without decoration." This implies that the hope may feel empty, lacking the embellishments or substance that give it meaning.
Overall, the song is a reflection on the complex nature of hope and the often-painful reality of holding onto it in difficult times. It is a raw and honest portrayal of the struggle that many people face when trying to balance their desire for something with the reality that it may not come to pass.
Line by Line Meaning
J'ai couru des heures après lui
I ran for hours after him
Ramassé des preuves un défi
Collected proof, a challenge
Minuté ma vie pour y croire
Timed my life to believe it
Repentie le long des couloirs
Repented along the corridors
Pour qui alors
For whom then
Abandonner encore
Abandon once more
Un espoir est là mais... (bis)
Hope is there but...
Un espoir est là mais sans décor
Hope is there but without decoration
Appeler ça comment, je le sais
What to call it, I know
Anonner lentement mes effets
Murmur my effects slowly
Ravaler des mots peu banals
Swallow unusual words
Attentat de l'âme fait scandale
Soul attack causes scandal
Dégager vos yeux du goudron
Clear your eyes from the tar
Défroisser vos cœurs de béton
Iron out your concrete hearts
Laissez-moi lisser mes idées
Let me smooth out my ideas
Laissez-moi passer, avancer
Let me pass, move forward
Contributed by Bentley S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
NuntiusLegis
Even in such a slow-paced piece, the force of Guesch Patti's voice is mesmerizing. With any other singer, this would be a nice little song, but Guesch Patti's vocal charisma turns it into a masterpiece. What an underrated, stunning rock artist. Maybe the best voice in rock, perhaps only rivaled by Sandra Nasić.
mario
Soyez béni(e) d'avoir uploadé tout ça, vraiment merci x1000
Robert mas
Tres belle chanson ainsi que tout l'album