Melissa Nkonda is a French singer of Algerian and Cameroonian origin.
<… Read Full Bio ↴Melissa Nkonda is a French singer of Algerian and Cameroonian origin.

She is known for participating in the 7th season of reality show called "Nouvelle Star" in 2009. She has won the contest "Je veux signer chez AZ" (I want to sing at AZ) organized by the record label AZ (part of Universal Music Group) and got signed by the label.

In April of 2011 she released her first album "Nouveaux Horizons" that features collaborations with Soprano, VV Brown and producer RedOne.

T'Es Parti
Melissa NKonda Lyrics

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Des rêves plein la tête
Un sourire aux lèvres
Petite fille ordinaire
Des peurs secrètes

Mes yeux qui brillaient
Quand tu étais là
Sentir cette chaleur

Au creux de tes bras

Tu vois j’avais tout
T’étais mon modèle
Et ma force pour tenir debout

Et moi j’étais prête
A affronter la vie
Et les soucis
Crois-moi

Et puis t’es parti
Et depuis j’ai appris à vivre sans toi
Et t’es parti
J’ai séché mes larmes et j’ai grandi sans toi
Et t’es parti
Sans te retourner, sans dire pourquoi
Et t’es parti, t’es parti, t’es parti sans moi

Première cigarette
Première connerie
Depuis que tu as
Refait ta vie

J’n’étais qu’une fillette
Parmi tant d’autres
Moi aux oubliettes
Mais est-ce ma faute ?

J’ai fait du chemin
J’ai vu l’horizon
Et j’ai touché du doigt le pardon
J’étais sur le point
De faire de ma vie
Un joli refrain
Et puis…

Et puis t’es parti
Et depuis j’ai appris à vivre sans toi
Et puis t’es parti
J’ai séché mes larmes et j’ai grandi sans toi
Et puis t’es parti
Sans te retourner, sans dire pourquoi
T’es parti, t’es parti, t’es parti sans moi

Et puis t’es parti
Et depuis j’ai appris à vivre sans toi
Et puis t’es parti
J’ai séché mes larmes et j’ai grandi sans toi
Et puis t’es parti
Sans te retourner, sans dire pourquoi
T’es parti, t’es parti, t’es parti sans moi

Papa…

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Melissa NKonda's "T'Es Parti" tell the story of a young girl who once had everything she needed in her life - dreams in her head, a smile on her lips, and a strong role model in her father. She felt safe and warm in his loving arms and was ready to face the challenges of life with him by her side. However, tragedy strikes as her father suddenly leaves her without an explanation. The girl grows up without her father, experiencing first cigarettes and mistakes, before finding forgiveness and hope for her future.

The chorus repeats the devastating phrase, "Et puis t'es parti" (And then you left), emphasizing the lasting impact of the father's absence on the girl's life. The verses explore the contrast between the girl's youthful innocence and her eventual maturity, showing how her path in life has been shaped by her father's sudden departure.

The song is a poignant reflection on the impact that parental absence can have on a child, especially when the loss is unexpected and unexplained. Melissa NKonda sings with raw emotion, conveying the hurt and confusion that the singer feels throughout the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Des rêves plein la tête
I had dreams and aspirations for the future

Un sourire aux lèvres
I was happy and optimistic

Petite fille ordinaire
I was just an ordinary girl

Des peurs secrètes
I had secret fears

Mes yeux qui brillaient
My eyes lit up with joy

Quand tu étais là
When you were with me

Sentir cette chaleur
To feel the warmth

Au creux de tes bras
In the depth of your embrace

Tu vois j’avais tout
You see, I had everything

T’étais mon modèle
You were my role model

Et ma force pour tenir debout
And my strength to stand tall

Et moi j’étais prête
I was ready

A affronter la vie
To face life's challenges

Et les soucis
And its worries

Crois-moi
Believe me

Et puis t’es parti
And then you left

Et depuis j’ai appris à vivre sans toi
And since then, I learned to live without you

J’ai séché mes larmes et j’ai grandi sans toi
I wiped my tears and grew up without you

Sans te retourner, sans dire pourquoi
Without looking back, without telling me why

Première cigarette
First cigarette

Première connerie
First stupid mistake

Depuis que tu as
Ever since you

Refait ta vie
Started a new life

J’n’étais qu’une fillette
I was just a little girl

Parmi tant d’autres
Among so many others

Moi aux oubliettes
I was forgotten

Mais est-ce ma faute ?
But was it my fault?

J’ai fait du chemin
I have come a long way

J’ai vu l’horizon
I have seen the horizon

Et j’ai touché du doigt le pardon
And I have experienced forgiveness firsthand

J’étais sur le point
I was at the point

De faire de ma vie
Of making my life

Un joli refrain
A beautiful melody

Et puis…
And then...

Papa...
Dad...

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, GEORGE PUBLISHING
Written by: YORGOS BENARDOS, MOUNIR MAAROUF, FREDERIC PIERRE JONATHAN PERROT

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