This hasn't stopped him having success as a solo artist. Well-known for his concerts, Jean-Louis Aubert is an integral part of the French rock scene.
Si Vous L'aviez Compris
Jean-Louis Aubert Lyrics
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Rien qu'au revoir murmuré tout bas
En me serrant la main
Et mon coeur blessé suivit vos pas
La bas sur le chemin
Car vous n'avez jamais connu
L'amour dont je souffrais
Ô vous que j'adorais.
Pourquoi n'avez-vous pas surpris
Dans mes yeux mon secret
Hélas! Si Vous L'aviez Compris
Nos coeurs unis seraient heureux.
Rien qu'au revoir murmuré tout bas
En vous serrant la main
Et c'est là, c'est là ce qui me reste hélas
D'un doux rêve lointain
Maintenant, je vis dans le passé
Revoyant ce moment
Que rien n'a jamais effacé
Je vis en vous aimant.
Pourquoi n'avez-vous pas surpris
Dans mes yeux mon secret
Hélas! Si Vous L'aviez Compris
Nos coeurs unis seraient heureux.
The lyrics of Jean-Louis Aubert's song "Si Vous L'aviez Compris" tell a story of unrequited love where the singer is deeply in love with someone who never returned their affections. The opening lines reveal the bittersweet moment of saying goodbye as the singer's heart aches for the person they love who is walking away from them. The person to whom they bid farewell never understood the love that the singer felt, and they never came back. The lyrics suggest that if the person truly understood the singer's secret love, they could have been happy together.
The second verse of the song takes the listener deeper into the singer's emotions as they pine for the person they adore. They are left with nothing but a distant memory of a dream that was never to be. The present is filled with nostalgia as they yearn for the past, unable to let go of the love they feel. The lyrics point out that if the person only knew and understood the secrets hidden in the singer's eyes, there could have been a happy union of their hearts.
Overall, the lyrics are a poignant expression of the pain of unrequited love and the deep longing for a romantic connection that will never be realized. They suggest that we should be brave enough to reveal our feelings, as we can never know what could have been if we never try.
Line by Line Meaning
Rien qu'au revoir murmuré tout bas
Only a whispered goodbye
En me serrant la main
As you held my hand
Et mon coeur blessé suivit vos pas
My broken heart followed you
La bas sur le chemin
Down the road
Car vous n'avez jamais connu
Because you never knew
L'amour dont je souffrais
The love I was suffering from
Jamais vous n'êtes revenu
You never came back
Ô vous que j'adorais.
Oh, how I adored you
Pourquoi n'avez-vous pas surpris
Why didn't you realize
Dans mes yeux mon secret
My secret in my eyes
Hélas! Si Vous L'aviez Compris
Alas! If you had understood
Nos coeurs unis seraient heureux.
Our united hearts would be happy
Et c'est là, c'est là ce qui me reste hélas
And that, that's all that's left for me, alas
D'un doux rêve lointain
Of a sweet distant dream
Maintenant, je vis dans le passé
Now, I live in the past
Revoyant ce moment
Reliving that moment
Que rien n'a jamais effacé
That nothing has ever erased
Je vis en vous aimant.
I live loving you
Contributed by Alaina C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.