Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near Paris. He was labeled a heart thr… Read Full Bio ↴Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near Paris. He was labeled a heart throb at the beginning of his career and remains popular. He released his first album, Le Parking des Anges, in 1985 with his song "Elle a les yeux revolver" as a favorite among teens. In 1987, Lavoine released his second album Fabriqué. His single, "Qu'est-ce que t'es belle", was a duet with Les Rita Mitsouko leader Catherine Ringer. His third album Les Amours Du Dimanche was released in 1989, which sold 300,000 albums.

In 1992, the singles "Paris", also the title track of his fourth album, and "L'Amour de trente secondes" gained success. In 1993, Lavoine released his fifth album Faux Rêveur. Lavoine's sixth album Lavoine-Matic, released in 1996, included the single "C'est ça la France", which is a song of tolerance and was awarded Best Video from the Victoire de la Musique. In 1999, his seventh album Septième Ciel was released, with the first single as "Les Tournesols"

Lavoine's eighth album, which did not have a title, was released in 2001. Like former albums, this featured duets with female singers, including Italian singer and actress Cristina Marocco, singer Françoise Hardy and actress Claire Keim. In 2003, he released the single "Dis-moi que l'amour" and a live album entitled Olympia Deux Mille Trois. Lavoine's ninth albulm L'Heure d'été, included singles "Je me sens si seul", "Toi mon amour" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgian singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh.

Chère Amie
Marc Lavoine Lyrics

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Je pense à vous souvent
Je continue quand même
D'aimer les bateaux blancs
Que le désir entraîne
Je manque de vous souvent
Mais je m'en vais quand même
Laisser voler le vent
Qui souffle sur la peine

Chère amie
Je vous envoie ces quelques mots
Pour vous dire qu'il ne fait pas beau
Et que j'ai mal
Seul, depuis que je vous ai perdue
Je vous écris ces quelques fleurs
Avec mon cœur à l'intérieur
Je vous fais
Toutes mes excuses

Je rêve à vous souvent
Je me souviens de tout
Je me réveille à temps
Et je vous vois partout

Je vous attends souvent
J'invente un rendez-vous
Vous n'avez plus le temps
Plus une minute à vous

Chère amie
Je vous envoie ces quelques mots
Pour vous dire qu'il ne fait pas beau
Et que j'ai mal
Seul, depuis que je vous ai perdue
Je vous écris ces quelques fleurs
Avec mon cœur à l'intérieur
Je vous fais
Toutes mes excuses

Chère amie
Je vous envoie ces quelques mots
Pour vous dire qu'il ne fait pas beau
Et que j'ai mal
Seul, depuis que je vous ai perdue
Je vous écris ces quelques fleurs
Avec mon cœur à l'intérieur

Je vous fais
Toutes mes excuses

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Chère Amie" by Marc Lavoine depict the feelings of a man who is missing someone dear to him, and is struggling to cope with that loss. He thinks about the person often, but continues to love the white boats that desire carries away. He misses the person frequently, but still moves on to let the wind blow away the pain. He dreams of her often, remembers everything and sees her everywhere, but he knows she no longer has any time for him, and he invents a rendezvous but to no avail.

The song is a heart-wrenching expression of grief and loss, as the writer struggles to cope with a painful separation. He sends a message to his "dear friend" through this song, saying that he still loves her deeply and is sorry for anything that may have gone wrong. Ultimately, he conveys his longing and pain, hoping that she will hear his message and forgive him.

Line by Line Meaning

Je pense à vous souvent
I think of you often

Je continue quand même
I continue nonetheless

D'aimer les bateaux blancs
To love white boats

Que le désir entraîne
That desire brings

Je manque de vous souvent
I miss you often

Mais je m'en vais quand même
But I still leave

Laisser voler le vent
Letting the wind blow

Qui souffle sur la peine
That blows on the pain

Je rêve à vous souvent
I dream of you often

Je me souviens de tout
I remember everything

Je me réveille à temps
I wake up on time