Cendrillon 2006
Louis Bertignac Lyrics
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Est la plus jolie des enfants
Son bel amant, le prince charmant
La prend sur son cheval blanc
Elle oublie le temps
Dans ce palais d′argent
Pour ne pas voir qu'un nouveau jour se lève
Elle ferme les yeux et dans ses rêves
Est la plus triste des mamans
Le prince charmant a foutu l′camp
Avec la belle au bois dormant
Elle a vu cent chevaux blancs
Loin d'elle emmener ses enfants
Elle commence à boire
A traîner dans les bars
Emmitouflée dans son cafard
Maintenant elle fait le trottoir
Elle part, jolie petite histoire Dix ans de cette vie ont suffi
A la changer en junkie
Et dans un sommeil infini
Cendrillon voit finir sa vie
Les lumières dansent
Dans l'ambulance
Mais elle tue sa dernière chance
Tout ça n′a plus d′importance
Elle part
Fin de l'histoire
Notre Père qui êtes si vieux
As-tu vraiment fait de ton mieux?
Car sur la Terre et dans les Cieux
Tes anges n′aiment pas devenir vieux
Notre père, ça n'est pas l′heure
De raconter ses malheurs
Mais de fée Carabosse en carrosse
Il n'y a qu′un pas que peut faire un gosse
Il n'y a qu'un pas que seul peut faire un gosse
Cendrillon le voit, elle n′est plus une gosse
Cendrillon ne peut pas
Cendrillon a tort
Cendrillon a peur
Cendrillon s′affole {x4}
Cendrillon est folle {x2}
Cendrillon s'affole
Cendrillon est folle
Notre Père qui êtes si vieux
Regarde une seconde dans les cieux
Que ton règne nous épargne
De cette folie qui nous gagne
Cendrillon est folle {x3}
T′aurais pas dû laisser dire ça {x2}
Oh, Dieu! {x6}
The song "Cendrillon" by Louis Bertignac is a modern reinterpretation of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. The lyrics depict the singer's journey from innocence to despair, highlighting the harsh realities of life and the struggles faced by the character.
In the first verse, Cendrillon is depicted as a young woman of twenty, the most beautiful of all children. She finds solace in her love affair with the prince charming, who takes her away on his white horse to a silver palace. Here, she escapes from the passage of time, living in a dreamlike state where she can temporarily forget the harshness of reality.
However, as Cendrillon reaches thirty, the lyrics take a darker turn. The prince charming has left her, abandoning her and their children. She experiences deep sadness and despair, resorting to drinking and engaging in the seedy underworld of bar-hopping and prostitution. The lyrics emphasize the fall from grace that Cendrillon experiences and the deep sorrow she feels as her life becomes increasingly bleak.
The third verse reflects on the impact that ten years of this destructive lifestyle has had on Cendrillon. She has become a junkie, with her life spiraling out of control. The imagery of the ambulance lights dancing emphasizes the chaotic state of her existence. Even as she is in the throes of her tragic reality, she kills her last chance for redemption, symbolizing her resignation and indifference towards her own fate.
The song then shifts to an introspective tone, invoking religious imagery in the chorus. The repetition of "Notre Père" (Our Father) serves as a plea to a higher power, questioning whether they have truly done their best in the world. The lyrics suggest that even in heaven, the angels do not like to age, highlighting the universal fear and discomfort that comes with growing old.
In the final chorus, Cendrillon's descent into madness becomes evident, with repeated phrases emphasizing her state of panic and confusion. The lyrics convey her inability to handle the pressures and injustices of life, culminating in the declaration that Cendrillon is "crazy." This echoes the struggles faced by many individuals who find themselves overwhelmed by the challenges of life.
In the last section, the plea to God continues, asking for salvation from the madness that grips society. The repetition of "Cendrillon est folle" (Cendrillon is crazy) highlights the collective state of delusion and irrationality that surrounds us. The lyrics imply that society's obsession with material pursuits and unrealistic expectations contribute to this collective madness.
Overall, "Cendrillon" is a poignant and thought-provoking commentary on the pitfalls of life, the fragility of innocence, and the destructive forces that can unravel even the most beautiful stories. It serves as a reminder to examine our own lives and the societal pressures that push us towards madness, urging us to seek meaning and redemption before it's too late.
Line by Line Meaning
Cendrillon pour ses vingt ans
Cinderella, at twenty years old, is the most beautiful of children
Est la plus jolie des enfants
She is the prettiest among all children
Son bel amant, le prince charmant
Her handsome lover, the charming prince
La prend sur son cheval blanc
Takes her on his white horse
Elle oublie le temps
She forgets about time
Dans ce palais d′argent
In this silver palace
Pour ne pas voir qu'un nouveau jour se lève
To not see a new day dawning
Elle ferme les yeux et dans ses rêves
She closes her eyes and in her dreams
Elle part, jolie petite histoire
She departs, a pretty little story
Cendrillon pour ses trente ans
Cinderella, at thirty years old
Est la plus triste des mamans
Is the saddest of mothers
Le prince charmant a foutu l′camp
The charming prince ran away
Avec la belle au bois dormant
With Sleeping Beauty
Elle a vu cent chevaux blancs
She saw a hundred white horses
Loin d'elle emmener ses enfants
Taking her children far away from her
Elle commence à boire
She starts to drink
A traîner dans les bars
Lingering in bars
Emmitouflée dans son cafard
Wrapped in her sadness
Maintenant elle fait le trottoir
Now she walks the streets
Elle part, jolie petite histoire
She departs, a pretty little story
Dix ans de cette vie ont suffi
Ten years of this life were enough
A la changer en junkie
To turn her into a junkie
Et dans un sommeil infini
And in an infinite sleep
Cendrillon voit finir sa vie
Cinderella sees her life ending
Les lumières dansent
The lights dance
Dans l'ambulance
In the ambulance
Mais elle tue sa dernière chance
But she kills her last chance
Tout ça n′a plus d′importance
All of that no longer matters
Elle part
She departs
Fin de l'histoire
The end of the story
Notre Père qui êtes si vieux
Our Father, who is so old
As-tu vraiment fait de ton mieux?
Did you truly do your best?
Car sur la Terre et dans les Cieux
Because on Earth and in Heaven
Tes anges n′aiment pas devenir vieux
Your angels don't like getting old
Notre père, ça n'est pas l′heure
Our Father, it is not the time
De raconter ses malheurs
To tell their sorrows
Mais de fée Carabosse en carrosse
But of Fairy Carabosse in a carriage
Il n'y a qu′un pas que peut faire un gosse
There is only one step that a child can take
Il n'y a qu'un pas que seul peut faire un gosse
There is only one step that only a child can take
Cendrillon le voit, elle n′est plus une gosse
Cinderella sees it, she is no longer a child
Cendrillon ne peut pas
Cinderella cannot
Cendrillon a tort
Cinderella is wrong
Cendrillon a peur
Cinderella is scared
Cendrillon s′affole {x4}
Cinderella panics (repeated four times)
Cendrillon est folle {x2}
Cinderella is crazy (repeated two times)
Cendrillon s'affole
Cinderella panics
Cendrillon est folle
Cinderella is crazy
Notre Père qui êtes si vieux
Our Father, who is so old
Regarde une seconde dans les cieux
Look for a second in the heavens
Que ton règne nous épargne
May your reign spare us
De cette folie qui nous gagne
From this madness that takes hold of us
Cendrillon est folle {x3}
Cinderella is crazy (repeated three times)
T′aurais pas dû laisser dire ça {x2}
You shouldn't have let them say that (repeated two times)
Oh, Dieu! {x6}
Oh, God! (repeated six times)
Writer(s): Richard Kolinka, Louis Laurent Bertignac, Corine Marienneau, Jean-louis Aubert
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