She is well-known in France, Switzerland and Belgium for her numerous hit singles released in the 1980's. Her first success was Toute Première Fois in 1984. This song was simultaneously released in the United Kingdom in English. Two of her singles charted at number one in France: Johnny Johnny and En Rouge et Noir in 1985 and 1986, respectively. Her 1980's albums are good examples of the Euro disco electro-pop style popular in Continental Europe at the time, featuring synthesizers and very catchy melodies.
Studio albums
* Jeanne Mas (1er album) (1985)
* Femmes d'aujourd'hui (1986)
* Jeanne Mas en concert (1987)
* Les crises de l'âme (1989)
* L'art des femmes (1990)
* Au nom des rois (1992)
* Jeanne Mas et les égoïstes (1996)
* Désir d'insolence (2000)
* Je vous aime ainsi (2001)
* Les amants de Castille (2003)
Ideali
Jeanne Mas Lyrics
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Avec lui s'est échappée même la lumière,
Inconsciemment je l'appelle du bout de mes lèvres,
Comme un enfant recherche la force de son père.
Dire que pour lui j'étais devenue infaillible,
Mon idéal, lui toute ma raison de vivre;
Ideali ? Tu m'as trahi.
L'orgueil s'est emparé de toutes mes colères,
J'ai fait semblant, j'ai maquillé mes angoisses,
Pour m'isoler parmi des gens de sa race.
Qu'est-il devenu, je n'en sais rien et je m'en vante,
J’me réfugie loin de ses yeux qui me hantent;
Ideali ? J’ai rien compris.
Ideali Ideali,
Ideali Ideali, quand le soir se rebranche,
Je m'enfonce je suis souffrante.
Quand sa violence jouait sur moi l'innocence,
Je me protégeais par cet amour si intense,
Je le comprenais, je lui suis restée fidèle,
Même à présent je voudrais la clé de cet enfer.
Je le revois glisser à travers mon ombre,
J’le crie si fort, mais toujours pas de réponses,
Ideali ? Tu m'as trahi.
Ideali Ideali,
Ideali Ideali, quand le soir se rebranche,
Je m'enfonce je suis souffrante.
In Jeanne Mas's song Ideali, the singer reflects on a past relationship that has left her feeling betrayed and haunted. She reveals that she did not have the chance to fully explore her former partner's world, and that with him, even the light seemed to escape. Despite this, she finds herself unconsciously yearning for him, like a child searching for the strength of their father. The singer also admits that she had become infallible to him and that he was her reason for living. However, she then changes her tone, indicating that time has made a mockery of her passion and that her pride had taken over. She confesses to hiding her anguish and putting on a façade to isolate herself in his world. The singer notes that she doesn't know what has become of him and boasts about it, but at the same time, she is haunted by his memory.
The song's chorus, "Ideali, Ideali, when the night replays, I sink and suffer," adds to the theme of longing and pain the singer feels. She speaks of how she protected herself from his violence with her intense love, illustrating the strength of her emotion towards him. However, despite her understanding and loyalty, she feels betrayed, hurt and left with unanswered questions. Ideali is a poignant exploration of a relationship and how, despite pain, it can still hold a grip on one's emotions long after it has ended.
Line by Line Meaning
Je n'ai pas eu le temps de faire le tour de sa terre,
I did not have the time to explore every aspect of his being,
Avec lui s'est échappée même la lumière,
With him, even the light escaped,
Inconsciemment je l'appelle du bout de mes lèvres,
Unconsciously I call him with the tip of my lips,
Comme un enfant recherche la force de son père.
Like a child searching for his father's strength.
Dire que pour lui j'étais devenue infaillible,
To say that I had become infallible for him,
Mon idéal, lui toute ma raison de vivre;
My ideal, he was my whole reason for living;
Ideali ? Tu m'as trahi.
Ideali? You have betrayed me.
Le temps a voulu rire de moi de ma fièvre,
Time wanted to mock me for my fever,
L'orgueil s'est emparé de toutes mes colères,
Pride has taken hold of all my anger,
J'ai fait semblant, j'ai maquillé mes angoisses,
I pretended, I masked my anxieties,
Pour m'isoler parmi des gens de sa race.
To isolate myself among people of his kind.
Qu'est-il devenu, je n'en sais rien et je m'en vante,
What has become of him, I don't know and I boast about it,
J’me réfugie loin de ses yeux qui me hantent;
I take refuge far from his haunting eyes;
Ideali ? J’ai rien compris.
Ideali? I did not understand anything.
Ideali Ideali,
Ideali, Ideali,
Ideali Ideali, quand le soir se rebranche,
Ideali, Ideali, when the evening plugs in,
Je m'enfonce je suis souffrante.
I sink in, I am suffering.
Quand sa violence jouait sur moi l'innocence,
When his violence used my innocence against me,
Je me protégeais par cet amour si intense,
I protected myself with this intense love,
Je le comprenais, je lui suis restée fidèle,
I understood him, I remained loyal to him,
Même à présent je voudrais la clé de cet enfer.
Even now, I want the key to this hell.
Je le revois glisser à travers mon ombre,
I see him slip through my shadow,
J’le crie si fort, mais toujours pas de réponses,
I shout so loud, but still no answers,
Ideali ? Tu m'as trahi.
Ideali? You have betrayed me.
Ideali Ideali,
Ideali, Ideali,
Ideali Ideali, quand le soir se rebranche,
Ideali, Ideali, when the evening plugs in,
Je m'enfonce je suis souffrante.
I sink in, I am suffering.
Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Written by: Jeanne MAS
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