La monture
Julie Zenatti Lyrics


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Quand on te voit sur ta monture
Quelle allure et quelle stature
Un vrai modèle de droiture
Une force de la nature
Ou bien n'es-tu qu'une raclure
Un animal de luxure
Qui court à l'aventure?
Y a-t-il un coeur sous ton armure?
Le mien est pur comme l'azur
Laiss'moi panser tes blessures
Oublions cette mésaventure
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Qu'on la pendra
La Zingara
Mes rêves de petite fille
Cousus de fil en aiguille
Je les ai jetés au loup
Détrompe-toi car je suis
Aussi blanche qu'une brebis
Qui se roule dans la boue
Tes mots d'amour sont des injures
Tes serments sont des parjures
Mon coeur déjà se fait plus dur
Je te mets au pied du mur
Délivre-moi de ma ceinture
Viens en moi petite ordure
Apprends-moi l'art de la luxure
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Qu'on la pendra
La Zingara
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Qu'on la pendra
L'Esméralda!




Qu'on la pendra
La Zingara

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Julie Zenatti's song "La monture" explore the idea of judgment and perception. The song begins with the singer admiring someone who is riding a horse, describing them as a model of honesty and a force of nature. However, the tone soon changes as the singer wonders whether this person is actually just a lustful and adventurous animal with no heart or conscience. As the song continues, the singer reflects on her own dreams as a little girl, which she has since given up, and talks about the contradictory nature of her own character - someone who is both pure and willing to indulge in sinful pleasures.


The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Qu'on la pendra La Zingara," which translates to "Hang the Gypsy woman." This phrase is a reference to the character of Esmeralda in Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," who is accused of being a witch and sentenced to death by hanging. The reference to Esmeralda adds another layer to the song's exploration of prejudice and judgment, as the singer seems to be asking whether our perceptions of others are based on external factors (such as ethnicity or social status) rather than their actual character.


Overall, "La monture" is a complex and thought-provoking song that challenges listeners to question their own biases and preconceptions. Through its use of vivid imagery and poetic language, the song invites us to examine our views of others - and ourselves - with greater nuance and empathy.


Line by Line Meaning

Quand on te voit sur ta monture
When we see you on your mount


Quelle allure et quelle stature
What presence and what stature


Un vrai modèle de droiture
A true model of integrity


Une force de la nature
A force of nature


Ou bien n'es-tu qu'une raclure
Or are you just a scoundrel


Un animal de luxure
A lustful animal


Qui court à l'aventure?
Who runs after adventure?


Y a-t-il un coeur sous ton armure?
Is there a heart beneath your armor?


Le mien est pur comme l'azur
Mine is pure as the blue sky


Laiss'moi panser tes blessures
Let me tend to your wounds


Oublions cette mésaventure
Let's forget this misadventure


Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
I'll love you if you swear to me


Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
I'll love you if you swear to me


Qu'on la pendra
We'll hang her


La Zingara
The Gypsy


Mes rêves de petite fille
My little girl dreams


Cousus de fil en aiguille
Sewn with thread and needle


Je les ai jetés au loup
I've thrown them to the wolves


Détrompe-toi car je suis
Don't be fooled because I am


Aussi blanche qu'une brebis
As white as a sheep


Qui se roule dans la boue
Who rolls in the mud


Tes mots d'amour sont des injures
Your words of love are insults


Tes serments sont des parjures
Your promises are lies


Mon coeur déjà se fait plus dur
My heart is already becoming harder


Je te mets au pied du mur
I'm putting you against the wall


Délivre-moi de ma ceinture
Free me from my belt


Viens en moi petite ordure
Come inside me, little scum


Apprends-moi l'art de la luxure
Teach me the art of lust


Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
I'll love you if you swear to me


Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
I'll love you if you swear to me


L'Esméralda!
Esmeralda!




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@lyko5756

French lyrics: La monture

Quand on te voit sur ta monture
Quelle allure et quelle stature
Un vrai modèle de droiture
Une force de la nature
Ou bien n'es-tu qu'une raclure
Un animal de luxure
Qui court à l'aventure?
Y a-t-il un cœur sous ton armure?
Le mien est pur comme l'azur
Laiss' moi panser tes blessures
Oublions cette mésaventure
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Qu'on la pendra
La Zingara
Mes rêves de petite fille
Cousus de fil en aiguille
Je les ai jetés au loup
Détrompe-toi car je suis
Aussi blanche qu'une brebis
Qui se roule dans la boue
Tes mots d'amour sont des injures
Tes serments sont des parjures
Mon cœur déjà se fait plus dur
Je te mets au pied du mur
Délivre-moi de ma ceinture
Viens en moi petite ordure
Apprends-moi l'art de la luxure
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Qu'on la pendra
La Zingara
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Je t'aimerai si tu me jures
Qu'on la pendra
L'Esméralda!
Qu'on la pendra
La Zingara



@thedevilwearsprada8825

Bruno Peltier,
Daniel Lavoie, Pierre Garan,
Julie Zenatti, Patrick Fiori,
Hélène Ségara, Luc Merville
La meilleure composition de la version française de la comédie musicale "Notre Dame de Paris"
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@AkuroOokami

murat erbol
In “Belle” , he ( Phœbus , latin name meaning “Sun” because it's an Apollo's poetic nickname) says to Fleur-de-Lys (like “Fleur-de-Lis” , both literal French for “Lily flower”[ ⚜ ] or “Lilium flower”) at his solo's finale climax:

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Français (original)
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Ô Fleur-de-Lys
Je ne suis pas homme de foi
J'irai cueillir la fleur d'amour d'Esmeralda
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English (translation)
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O Fleur-de-Lys
I am not man of faith
I will go to pick the Esmeralda's flower of love



@user-ux3sx7lz4o

- 말탄 그대모습 -
날 위해 앉아있는 그 멋진 모습은 마치
정의의 화신처럼 눈부시게 빛나죠
그 늠름한 당신은 내 환상이었었나요
욕정에 눈이 먼 그 허울뿐인 진실은
티없는 내마음이 그 상처 매만질수 있게
이제 우리 다 잊어요 변함없이 사랑해요
내게 맹세해준다면 그녀를 처형하겠다고

한올씩 엮어왔던 작은 소녀의 꿈은
다 던져버렸어요 어떻게 할건가요
진흙속을 뒹구는 흰양은 같은 나
사랑의 믿음으로 그댄 나를 모욕했죠
결정해요 자 이젠 누굴 선택할건가요
내게와요 가르쳐줘요 제발 나에게도
내 욕망을 깨워줘요 변함없이 사랑해요
내게 맹세해준다면 그녀를 처형하겠다고

변함없이 사랑해요 내게 맹세해준다면
집시여인 에스메랄다 그녀를 처형하겠다고



@25Samox

Seeing you on your horse
Such style and such stature
A true example to live by4
A force of nature

Or are you nothing but a scum
An animal of luxury
Chasing after adventures?
Is there a heart beneath your armor?

Mine is as pure as azure
Let me heal your wounds
Let us forget this mishap
I will love you if you swear
I will love you if you swear
That we shall hang her
The Bohemian girl

My childhood dreams
Stitched one after the other
I've thrown them all away

Think again because I am
As white as an ewe
Rolling in the mud

Your words of love are insults
Your oaths are perjuries
My heart is already hardening
I put you up against the wall

Deliver me from my bindings
Come in me you piece of filth
Teach me the art of luxury
I will love you if you swear
I will love you if you swear
That we shall hang her
The Bohemian girl

I will love you if you swear
I will love you if you swear
That we shall hang her
Esmeralda!
That we shall hang her
The Bohemian girl



All comments from YouTube:

@Thesaura

I can't believe she was seventeen singing this. Those lyrics and the absolute venom with which Julie, as Fleur-de-Lys, spits them at Phoebus, made this little song one of the play's most memorable moments for me.

@user-qb4sv2vg5l

Ей было всего лишь 17, но сыграла и спела замечательно! Невольно сочувствуешь Флёр-де-Лиз! Браво, Жюли! 👏

@jacobfisher1842

Уточнение. На этой записи, ей 15 лет. Что ещё больше впечатляет)

@user-qb4sv2vg5l

@@jacobfisher1842 17. Жюли родилась в 1981 году, премьера была сыграна в 1998.

@jacobfisher1842

@@user-qb4sv2vg5l Да. Перепутал, это с 15-ти она выступать с трупой начала). Но всё равно круто.

@YourSource777

по сюжету ей вообще 14.

@maarsaas

@@YourSource777 разве не около 22?

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@BloodyRomance1313

This is my favorite song. You can just feel the venom.

@karinagiada

StarryNight1313 ah perfect way to describe it! This is probably one of my favorite songs of all time, hands down

@gee2541

Sameeeee

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