Les Wampas is a French punk band, formed in Paris in 1983. The group is chi… Read Full Bio ↴Les Wampas is a French punk band, formed in Paris in 1983. The group is chiefly famous for its frontman, real name Didier Chapedelaine, chief lyricist and singer. He deliberately sings off-key and often high-pitched, so has a recognisable voice. His on-stage energy, and crowd-surfing, are major features of the band's live shows, and, since the release of the album Kiss (2000), he comes into the crowd after each performance to hug members of the audience and give them a kiss on each cheek.

L'Aquarium Tactile
Les Wampas Lyrics

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Il faut que je digère le sanglier
Cette nuit au bord du lac
Les éclairs déchiraient la nuit doucement
Et les vagues caressaient mes pieds
Les vagues caressaient mes pieds
Les vagues caressaient mes pieds
Dans l'aquarium tactile
Dans l'aquarium tactile un phare clignotait dans le lointain

Tout est si bien éclairé
Tout est si bien signalé mais pourquoi
Faut-il toujours que l'on se cogne
Dans les pierres et les rochers
Les pierres et les rochers
Dans l'aquarium tactile
Dans l'aquarium tactile
Dans l'aquarium tactilej'ai bien du mal à tout retenir
Tu vas encore me maudire
Pourtant j'aurais pu explorer avec toi
La Lune éclairait mon prénom
Avec un point sur le i
Avec un point sur le i
Dans l'aquarium tactile
Dans l'aquarium tactile
Dans l'aquarium
Dans l'aquarium tactile

Dans l'aquarium tactile
Tout au fond

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Les Wampas's song "L'Aquarium Tactile" capture a moment of reflection and contemplation on the singer's recent experience of hunting and killing a wild boar. The singer describes the stormy night by the lake, where the lightning is softly tearing through the darkness and the waves are gently caressing their feet. The imagery of the lake and the aquarium become interconnected, as the singer observes a distant lighthouse blinking in the aquarium and wonders why they always seem to hit rocks and stones, even in well-lit and well-marked spaces. The singer seems to struggle to retain all the memories and experiences they have had, and feels regret that they could not have explored more with someone they cared about. The line about the moon illuminating their name with a dot on the i adds a personal touch to the song, suggesting that the singer is experiencing a mix of emotions and nostalgia as they reflect on past experiences.

Overall, the song seems to explore themes of loss, regret, and missed opportunities, all while using vivid and evocative imagery of the natural world and the aquarium as a metaphor for the complexity of human relationships and emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

Il faut que je digère le sanglier
I need to digest the wild boar

Cette nuit au bord du lac
Last night at the lake shore

Les éclairs déchiraient la nuit doucement
Lightning was softly tearing the night apart

Et les vagues caressaient mes pieds
And the waves were gently stroking my feet

Les vagues caressaient mes pieds
The waves were still caressing my feet

Dans l'aquarium tactile
In the tactile aquarium

Dans l'aquarium tactile un phare clignotait dans le lointain
A lighthouse was flashing in the distance of the tactile aquarium

Tout est si bien éclairé
Everything is so well lit

Tout est si bien signalé mais pourquoi
Everything is so well signposted but why

Faut-il toujours que l'on se cogne
Do we always have to bump into things

Dans les pierres et les rochers
Into stones and rocks