Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. While playing a number of small roles in various motion pictures, Higelin was taught to play the guitar by Henri Crolla, an Italian film composer. By the early sixties, Higelin was attending the René Simon drama school, where he won the François Perier award.
For two years starting in 1961, Higelin served in the French military. Upon returning to France, he resumed his cinematic career, but increasingly began to focus on music over film. By the end of the decade, he was also very active in the artistic underground in Paris, and he began to channel his music towards radical militancy. He began attracting popular attention through his live concerts, typically held in smaller venues, and released his first solo album, in 1971. By the middle of the 1970s, Higelin had become one of France's most successful musicians, and he continued to be influential.
Ice Dream
Jacques Higelin Lyrics
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Sur la glace
Lisse
Je m'efface
Devant toi je m'éclipse
Tu traces
En surface
Des ellipses
D'hélico je brasse l'air
Tandis que tu me dépasses
Dans un reflet du Palais des Glaces
Je passe inapercu
Devant ton miroir à trois faces
Ice cream
Passionnel
Nice dream
Hollywood on ice
Oh dream
Arc-en-ciel
Ice cream
A la peche, au cassis,
A la menthe, au citron
Aux fruits de la passion
A la grâce du ciel
J' patine sur le lac des cygnes
Avant coureur de ta froideur maligne
Tu traces avec adresse et grâce
Dans l'espace des esquisses d' S.O.S.
Jaloux de ton audace
Je m'élance et je me ramasse
Ice cream
Scélérat
Nice dream
Je tombe entre tes bras
Ice cream
Patatras
Bad dream
Comme dans un jeu de quilles
Je me tords la cheville
Et je pars en vrille
Dans l'entonnoir du clash
Tu glisses
Sur la glace
Lisse
Encore sous l' choc
Je me masse
Le coccyx
Tu glisses
Sur mes grimaces
Un kiss
je plisse
Les paupières
De guerre
Lasse
The song "Ice Dream" by Jacques Higelin is a metaphor for a romantic relationship. The song describes the two lovers skating on ice, with "Tu" (you) gliding easily while "je" (I) constantly struggles to keep up. The first verse shows "je" admiring "tu" in awe as they effortlessly make their way through the ice. In the chorus, "Ice Cream" and "Nice Dream" refers to the passion and beauty of the love between the two, while "Arc-en-ciel" (rainbow) represents the happiness and joy that it brings. The line "Je patine sur le lac des cygnes" (I skate on Swan Lake) is a reference to the famous ballet and symbolizes the grace and elegance that the relationship possesses.
However, in the second verse, "tu" becomes more confident and daring, leaving "je" behind. "Je" becomes envious of "tu's" ability to skate and makes a desperate attempt to catch-up, leading to a fall and injury. In this way, the song also highlights the complexities of relationships and the pitfalls that can occur.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu glisses
You slide
Sur la glace
On the ice
Lisse
Smooth
Je m'efface
I fade away
Devant toi je m'éclipse
Before you, I disappear
Tu traces
You draw
En surface
On the surface
Des ellipses
Ellipses
Comme une hélice
Like a propeller
D'hélico je brasse l'air
I flap my arms like a helicopter
Tandis que tu me dépasses
While you pass me
Dans un reflet du Palais des Glaces
In a reflection of the Palace of Mirrors
Je passe inapercu
I go unnoticed
Devant ton miroir à trois faces
In front of your three-faced mirror
Ice cream
Ice cream
Passionnel
Passionate
Nice dream
Nice dream
Hollywood on ice
Hollywood on ice
Oh dream
Oh dream
Arc-en-ciel
Rainbow
A la peche, au cassis,
With peach, blackcurrant,
A la menthe, au citron
With mint, lemon
Aux fruits de la passion
With passion fruit
A la grâce du ciel
With the grace of heaven
J' patine sur le lac des cygnes
I skate on the Swan Lake
Avant coureur de ta froideur maligne
Harbinger of your cold malice
Tu traces avec adresse et grâce
You draw with skill and grace
Dans l'espace des esquisses d' S.O.S.
In the space of S.O.S. sketches
Jaloux de ton audace
Jealous of your audacity
Je m'élance et je me ramasse
I jump and fall
Scélérat
Villain
Je tombe entre tes bras
I fall into your arms
Patatras
Crash
Bad dream
Bad dream
Comme dans un jeu de quilles
Like in a game of bowling
Je me tords la cheville
I twist my ankle
Et je pars en vrille
And I spin out of control
Dans l'entonnoir du clash
In the clash funnel
Encore sous l' choc
Still in shock
Je me masse
I massage myself
Le coccyx
The coccyx
Sur mes grimaces
On my grimaces
Un kiss
A kiss
je plisse
I squint
Les paupières
The eyelids
De guerre
Of war
Lasse
Weary
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Higelin Jacques
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Ysis Condé
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