Les Enfoirés (French for "The Tossers"), is the name given to the singers a… Read Full Bio ↴Les Enfoirés (French for "The Tossers"), is the name given to the singers and performers in the yearly charity concert for the Restaurants du Cœur (Les Restos du Cœur).

On January 26, 1986, French humorist Coluche, who had set up Les Restos du Cœur a few months earlier, invited a number of artists and public figures to appear on television as a promotional move. The band, whose line-up was never the same, was dubbed "Les Enfoirés" in reference to one of Coluche's catchwords. After Coluche died in a motorbike accident (June 19, 1986) his widow, Véronique Colucci, called on those who had participated to continue his actions, and the band was revived for a further television show. The concept has since evolved into an annual concert, bringing together up to forty artists and celebrities from various backgrounds. The funds raised by the concerts and derived records under the name "Enfoirés" are donated to Les Restos du Cœur.

One of the key features of Les Enfoirés is "La Chanson des Enfoirés", a song which became a sort of hymn to the charity, written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, a long-time supporter of the organisation.

Un Autre Monde
Les Enfoirés Lyrics

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Je rêvais d'un autre monde (c'est ça)
Où la Terre serait ronde
Et la lune serait blonde
Et la vie serait féconde

Je dormais à poings fermés
Je ne voyais plus en pieds
Je rêvais réalité

Ma réalité (allez, pour tout le monde!)

Je rêvais d'une autre Terre
Qui resterait un mystère
Une Terre moins terre à terre
Oui, je voulais tout foutre en l'air, ouais

Je marchais les yeux fermés
Je ne voyais plus mes pieds
Je rêvais réalité
Ma réalité, oui
M'a alité

Oui, je rêvais de notre monde
Et la Terre est bien ronde
Et la lune est si blonde
Ce soir dansent les ombres du monde

À la rêver immobile
Elle m'a trouvé bien futile
Mais quand bouger l'a faite tourner
Ma réalité m'a pardonné
M'a pardonné

M'a pardonné, ouh!

Dansent les ombres du monde
Dansent les ombres du monde
Dansent les ombres du monde
Dansent les ombres du monde

Allez! Allez!

Dansent, dansent, dansent, dansent
Dansent, dansent, dansent, dansent

Dansent, dansent, dansent, dansent
Dansent, dansent, dansent, dansent

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Les Enfoirés's song "Un Autre Monde" express the desire for a different world, a world where the Earth is round, the moon is fair-haired, and life is abundant. The singer dreams of a reality where everything is different, where he can escape the mundane and ordinary. The line "Je dormais à poings fermés" suggests that he was living in ignorance, not seeing the truth, but instead dreaming of a different reality.

The second verse continues the theme of longing for a different Earth, a mysterious and less grounded world. The desire to "tout foutre en l'air" (to mess everything up) indicates frustration with the current state of affairs. The repetition of "Je marchais les yeux fermés" emphasizes the idea of walking blindly, not being able to see one's own feet, and dreaming of an alternate reality. The line "Ma réalité, oui, M'a alité" suggests that his current reality is confining and limiting, leading him to dream of a different world.

However, the chorus brings a change in perspective. The realization comes that the Earth is indeed round, and the moon is beautiful just the way it is. The dancing shadows of the world symbolize the complexities and uncertainties of life. The singer acknowledges that his dream of an alternative world was impractical and insignificant. Moving forward, he embraces the reality he once rejected. The repetition of "Dansent les ombres du monde" asserts that the shadows continue to dance, highlighting the ever-changing nature of the world.

Overall, "Un Autre Monde" captures the longing for escape and a different reality, only to find acceptance and appreciation for the world as it is.

Line by Line Meaning

Je rêvais d'un autre monde (c'est ça)
I dreamed of a different world (that's right)

Où la Terre serait ronde
Where the Earth would be round

Et la lune serait blonde
And the moon would be blonde

Et la vie serait féconde
And life would be fruitful

Je dormais à poings fermés
I slept soundly

Je ne voyais plus en pieds
I couldn't see my own feet anymore

Je rêvais réalité
I dreamed of reality

Ma réalité (allez, pour tout le monde!)
My reality (come on, for everyone!)

Je rêvais d'une autre Terre
I dreamed of another Earth

Qui resterait un mystère
That would remain a mystery

Une Terre moins terre à terre
A less down-to-earth Earth

Oui, je voulais tout foutre en l'air, ouais
Yes, I wanted to mess everything up, yeah

Je marchais les yeux fermés
I walked with my eyes closed

Je ne voyais plus mes pieds
I couldn't see my own feet anymore

Je rêvais réalité
I dreamed of reality

Ma réalité, oui
My reality, yes

M'a alité
Has laid me down

Oui, je rêvais de notre monde
Yes, I dreamed of our world

Et la Terre est bien ronde
And the Earth is indeed round

Et la lune est si blonde
And the moon is so blonde

Ce soir dansent les ombres du monde
Tonight, the shadows of the world dance

À la rêver immobile
To dream of it motionless

Elle m'a trouvé bien futile
She found me quite futile

Mais quand bouger l'a faite tourner
But when moving made it turn

Ma réalité m'a pardonné
My reality forgave me

M'a pardonné
Forgave me

Oui, je rêvais de notre monde
Yes, I dreamed of our world

Et la Terre est bien ronde
And the Earth is indeed round

Et la lune est si blonde
And the moon is so blonde

Ce soir dansent les ombres du monde
Tonight, the shadows of the world dance

Dansent les ombres du monde
The shadows of the world dance

Allez! Allez!
Come on! Come on!

Dansent, dansent, dansent, dansent
They dance, they dance, they dance, they dance

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jean-Louis Aubert, Louis Bertignac, Corine Marienneau, Richard Kolinka

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