Liane Foly (born 1962) is a French pop singer, known as much for her endles… Read Full Bio ↴Liane Foly (born 1962) is a French pop singer, known as much for her endless wardrobe of little black dresses as for her smoky, powerful, and jazz-influenced vocals. She has experimented with a variety of styles, from jazz to pop and beyond. Toward the end of the 1990s she attempted to broaden her appeal beyond France by incorporating funk and R&B influences, a move that reduced her appeal to both the French critics and her fans. Since then she has returned to her roots, and to broad acclaim within France.

Va Savoir
Liane Foly Lyrics

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Va savoir c'est peut-être ça l'amour
Une lettre froissée, un disque rayé
Qui tournera encore pendant des années
Même s'il est usé
Va savoir c'est peut-être ça la vie
Battements de secondes, minutes de plaisir
Et des heures encore à s'appartenir
Même si le temps gronde

Et si le hasard un jour nous sépare
Faudra surtout pas lui en vouloir
Même quand tout va bien
Pourquoi toujours penser a demain
Allez viens
Va savoir c'est peut-être notre histoire
Si j'pleure c'est pour rire
Juste pour te dire
Que tu m'as laissé

Comme un goût de miel
Pour l'éternité, babe

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "Va Savoir" by Liane Foly are about the uncertainties of love and life. The opening lines "Va savoir, c'est peut-être ça l'amour" can be translated to "Who knows, maybe this is love". The singer reflects on how love can be like a crumpled letter or a scratched record, things that may be worn and torn but continue to endure. The imagery of a record continuing to spin even if it is scratched is a metaphor for how love can endure despite its imperfections.

The song also touches on the idea of living in the moment and not worrying about what the future may hold. The lyric "Pourquoi toujours penser a demain" means "Why always think about tomorrow". The singer encourages her lover to live in the present and enjoy their time together. Even if they are eventually separated by chance, she implores them not to hold any resentment towards each other. The final lines "Tu m'as laisse comme un gout de miel pour l'eternite" can be translated to "You left me with a taste of honey for eternity" which suggests that their love will linger even if they are no longer together.

Line by Line Meaning

Va savoir c'est peut-être ça l'amour
Perhaps this is love, who knows

Une lettre froissée, un disque rayé
A crumpled letter, a scratched record

Qui tournera encore pendant des années
That will keep playing for years to come

Même s'il est usé
Even if it is worn out

Va savoir c'est peut-être ça la vie
Perhaps this is life, who knows

Battements de secondes, minutes de plaisir
Heartbeats of seconds, moments of pleasure

Et des heures encore à s'appartenir
And still hours to belong to each other

Même si le temps gronde
Even if time growls

Et si le hasard un jour nous sépare
And if one day chance separates us

Faudra surtout pas lui en vouloir
We must not blame it

Même quand tout va bien
Even when everything is going well