In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2003, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Jean-Pierre Ferland Lyrics
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Qui m'avait eu par l'adresse
Et le faux cil
J'ai pris mon couteau et schlack!
Dans le dos
Il est mort comme le juge l'a dit
J'ai eu vingt ans
Quand on aime, on a toujours vingt ans
Comme ma culotte et ma veste
L'amour avec la jeunesse
Ça va d'soi
Mais il l'aimait trop et schlack!
Dans le dos
Il était né en 1951
Quand on aime, on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime, on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime, on a toujours vingt ans
Quand j'aurai purgé ma peine
Il ne faudra plus que j'aime
Comme avant
On n'peut pas avoir vingt ans
Toute sa vie
Pensez-y comme le juge l'a dit
Une autre fois
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Vingt ans, vingt ans, vingt ans...
The lyrics of Jean-Pierre Ferland's song "Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans" speak about the eternal youthfulness that love brings in people's lives. The first verse is about a man who killed another man because of a girl who deceived him with false eyelashes and seductive charm. He is now in jail, having received the punishment for his crime. Despite his tragic fate, the man says that when one is in love, they always feel like they have the energy and passion of a twenty-year-old.
The second verse talks about the natural connection between love and youthfulness, and how this connection is even more intense when the lover is young. The man who was killed was born in 1951, the same year as Ferland, who thus imagines himself in his victim's shoes. The refrain repeats the idea that love makes people feel young and vibrant, no matter their age.
However, the last verse introduces a more somber note. After he has served his sentence, the singer of the song thinks he should not love someone as before, as he has learned the hard lesson that violent love never leads to anything good. Although love can make us feel like we are forever young, the juge (judge) reminds us that we should be careful not to become prisoners of our own passions.
Line by Line Meaning
Tout ça pour une gonzesse
Qui m'avait eu par l'adresse
Et le faux cil
J'ai pris mon couteau et schlack!
Dans le dos
Il est mort comme le juge l'a dit
J'ai eu vingt ans
All that for a girl
Who tricked me with her charm
And her fake lashes
I grabbed my knife and bam!
In his back
He died as the judge stated
And then I was only twenty
Comme ma culotte et ma veste
L'amour avec la jeunesse
Ça va d'soi
Mais il l'aimait trop et schlack!
Dans le dos
Il était né en 1951
Like my pants and my jacket
Love and youth go hand in hand
It's obvious
But he loved her too much and bam!
In his back
He was born in 1951
Quand j'aurai purgé ma peine
Il ne faudra plus que j'aime
Comme avant
On n'peut pas avoir vingt ans
Toute sa vie
Pensez-y comme le juge l'a dit
Une autre fois
When I've served my sentence
I must not love like before
Anymore
You can't be twenty forever
Your whole life
Remember what the judge said
Another time
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Quand on aime on a toujours vingt ans
Vingt ans, vingt ans, vingt ans...
When we love, we always feel twenty
When we love, we always feel twenty
When we love, we always feel twenty
When we love, we always feel twenty
Twenty, twenty, twenty...
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JEAN PIERRE FERLAND, MICHEL GEORGES ROBIDOUX
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