On May 2, 2011, Laurent released her debut album "En t'attendant" in France on Atmosphériques. She worked with Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice on the album; he also appears singing on two songs, "Everything You're Not Supposed to Be" and "Uncomfortable". The album also includes the singles "En t'attendant" and "Kiss".
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Papa
Mélanie Laurent Lyrics
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est-ce que c'est vrai dis-moi,
que sur cette grande planète,
y'en a qu'un comme toi.
Tu sais papa,
j'ai bien essayé quand même,
y'en a à qui j'ai dit je t'aime,
Crois-moi papa,
c'est pas faute d'avoir essayé,
y'en a deux trois que j'ai su aimer,
même un qui aurait pu te ressembler.
Dis-moi papa,
y'aurait pas une belle copie,
avec qui je pourrais faire ma vie,
avec qui j'aurais jamais mal.
Tu sais papa,
c'est pas facile tous les jours,
pas facile de trouver l'amour,
dans l'ombre fragile de tes pas.
Crois-moi papa,
j'ai l'impression de d'mander la lune,
décrocher les étoiles une à une,
et personne f'ra ça pour moi.
Je voudrais qu'il soit honnête,
romantique et gentil,
tant qu'à faire pas trop bête,
assez doué en plomberie,
pour réparer les fuites,
de mon appartement,
et sans prendre la fuite,
s'y installerait dedans.
J'voudrais trouver un homme,
pas trop lâche et fuyant,
qui tomb'rait pas dans les pommes,
quand j'lui parl'rais d'enfants,
un homme beau dehors dedans,
avec quelques cicatrices,
mais qui s'laisserait soigner,
un homme pas trop égoïste.
Je sais papa,
j'l'imagine un peu trop parfait,
j'attends le conte de fée c'est vrai,
mais j'y peux rien j'suis faite comme ça.
J't'assure papa,
y'a d'quoi faire une dépression,
mais promis je baisse pas les bras,
t'en fais pas je tiens bon.
Quand j'aurais réglé,
mon petit problème d'Oedipe,
alors peut-être que je tomb'rais,
enfin,
sur un chouette type.
[conversation père / fille]
lalalalalalala...
The song "Papa" by Mélanie Laurent is an emotional tribute to the singer's father, as well as a confession of her struggles with finding the right man. The song is a conversation between father and daughter, in which she seeks his advice and understanding. The first verse asks her father if it's true that there is only one person like him in the world. The daughter has loved and tried to find someone like her father, but it seems like she's still searching for him. She expresses her doubts and insecurities in finding the perfect man, asking her father if there is someone else like him that she could potentially be with.
In the second verse, the daughter describes the qualities that she is looking for in a partner - someone who is honest, romantic, and kind. She also wants someone who is skilled in plumbing, who can fix the leaks in her apartment, and is willing to move in with her. She wants a man who is not cowardly, who will not faint when she talks about children, someone with inner beauty and scars, but willing to heal - a man who is not selfish.
The song ends with the daughter telling her father that she knows she is looking for the perfect man, but she promises not to give up. She also jokes about resolving her Oedipal complex and meeting a nice guy. The song is a beautiful portrayal of a father-daughter relationship and a captivating reflection of the complexity of love and relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Dis-moi papa,
Melanie is seeking advice from her father
est-ce que c'est vrai dis-moi,
She wants to know whether he's one of a kind
que sur cette grande planète,
She's asking whether there's anyone like him on earth
y'en a qu'un comme toi.
She acknowledges that there's only one father like him
Tu sais papa,
Melanie's father already knows how tough it is
j'ai bien essayé quand même,
She has tried to find someone like him
y'en a à qui j'ai dit je t'aime,
She expresses love to fewer people than she did before
y'en a que j'ai pris dans mes bras.
Melanie has held a few people in her arms
Crois-moi papa,
She's telling him to believe her
c'est pas faute d'avoir essayé,
Melanie did make an effort to find someone like him
y'en a deux trois que j'ai su aimer,
Although she didn't find someone like her father, she still found people she could love
même un qui aurait pu te ressembler.
She even found one person who was similar to her father
Dis-moi papa,
She's seeking advice again
y'aurait pas une belle copie,
She's asking whether there's someone who's a good copy of her father
avec qui je pourrais faire ma vie,
Melanie is seeking someone to spend the rest of her life with
avec qui j'aurais jamais mal.
She wants someone who won't hurt her
Tu sais papa,
Melanie's father knows it's not easy for her to find someone like him
c'est pas facile tous les jours,
Melanie finds it challenging to find true love every day
pas facile de trouver l'amour,
She's finding it hard to find love
dans l'ombre fragile de tes pas.
She's following in her father's footsteps to find love
Crois-moi papa,
Melanie's father should trust her
j'ai l'impression de d'mander la lune,
She feels like she's asking for too much
décrocher les étoiles une à une,
Melanie tries to go out of her way to find love
et personne f'ra ça pour moi.
No one else is willing to help her find love
Je voudrais qu'il soit honnête,
Melanie wants an honest partner
romantique et gentil,
She desires someone who's romantic and kind
tant qu'à faire pas trop bête,
She's looking for someone who's not too silly
assez doué en plomberie,
Melanie wants someone who's good at plumbing
pour réparer les fuites,
She needs someone who can fix leaks
de mon appartement,
Melanie needs an apartment that doesn't leak
et sans prendre la fuite,
The person she's looking for should not run away from her or her problems
s'y installerait dedans.
She's hopeful the person she finds will stay with her
J'voudrais trouver un homme,
Melanie wants to find a man
pas trop lâche et fuyant,
She's seeking someone who's not afraid and doesn't run away
qui tomb'rait pas dans les pommes,
She wants someone who won't faint
quand j'lui parl'rais d'enfants,
She wants someone who won't be afraid of children
un homme beau dehors dedans,
Melanie wants a partner who is beautiful outside but inside as well
avec quelques cicatrices,
She wants someone with scars
mais qui s'laisserait soigner,
She needs someone who is willing and able to accept treatment
un homme pas trop égoïste.
Melanie is not looking for a self-centered partner
Je sais papa,
She's aware her ideal man might not exist
j'l'imagine un peu trop parfait,
Melanie envisions a near-perfect partner
j'attends le conte de fée c'est vrai,
She's aware that she's anticipating a fairy tale ending
mais j'y peux rien j'suis faite comme ça.
Melanie cannot help her subconscious desires
J't'assure papa,
She wants to reassure her father
y'a d'quoi faire une dépression,
She's aware of how depressing it is
mais promis je baisse pas les bras,
Melanie won't give up looking for love
t'en fais pas je tiens bon.
She assures her father that she'll hold on
[conversation père / fille]
The conversation between a father and daughter continues
lalalalalalala...
Lyrics sound for background music
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