Je rends mon tablier
Michel Fugain Lyrics
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Je rends ma carte grise et mes papiers
Ne me demandez plus au téléphone
Je ne serai là pour personne
Je rends mon tablier
Mon rasoir électrique et ma télé
Inutile de me raccompagner
Puur me cacher je vais chercher
Et trouver oh oh-ooh
Un coin de forêt vierge
Sans flics et sans concierge
Et quelques fois le soir j'irai retrouver oh oh-ooh
Au bord de la Savane
Tarzan, Cheetah et Jane
Suspendus à des lianes jouant à chat perché
Liberté
Je rends mon tablier
Si vous trouvez que ce n'est pas assez
Venez chez moi et videz mes placards
Je n'emporte que ma guitare
Ne vous inquiétez pas pour moi
Ça ira oh oh-ooh
Couché sous un tropique
Au bord du pacifique
D'autant que je me suis laissé raconter oh oh-ooh
Que les filles sauvages
Ont l'énorme avantage
De faire le ménage sans jamais discuter
Liberté
Je rends mon tablier
Je rends ma carte grise et mes papiers
Ne me demandez plus au téléphone
Je ne serai là pour personne
Michel Fugain's song Je rends mon tablier is a declaration of independence, sung by someone who is quitting their job and leaving their old life behind. The singer resigns, returning his apron, razor and TV, as well as his driver's license and other documents. He refuses to take any phone calls and won't be answering to anyone. He even wants nobody to come with him when he walks away.
In the second stanza, the singer of the song describes his desired destination. He's looking for a spot deep in the forest to hide out, where he can't be found by authorities or building custodians. He's going to hang out with Tarzan, Jane, and Cheetah, and spend his nights playing games of tag while swinging on vines in the jungle. The singer's ideal location is a place of pure freedom, away from the constraints of society.
In the last stanza, the singer insists that he has nothing to worry about; he will be just fine. He will be lying on a beach somewhere in the tropics, enjoying the Pacific while strumming his guitar. He has heard before that the wild girls have a great talent for keeping things clean without complaining, which will be convenient. The song is an invitation to break free from the restrictions of a structured life and find liberty in nature and ultimately freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Je rends mon tablier
I'm quitting my job and leaving everything behind
Je rends ma carte grise et mes papiers
I'm turning in my driver's license and any other identification documents
Ne me demandez plus au téléphone
Don't call me anymore
Je ne serai là pour personne
I won't be there for anyone
Je rends mon tablier
I'm leaving my daily routine behind
Mon rasoir électrique et ma télé
I'm leaving my electric shaver and TV
Inutile de me raccompagner
No need to see me off
Je pars seul et je vais à pied
I'm leaving on foot and alone
Puur me cacher je vais chercher
I'm searching for a place to hide
Et trouver oh oh-ooh
And I'll find it
Un coin de forêt vierge
A untouched corner of the forest
Sans flics et sans concierge
Without cops or caretakers
Et quelques fois le soir j'irai retrouver oh oh-ooh
And sometimes in the evening, I'll go to meet
Au bord de la Savane
At the edge of the savannah
Tarzan, Cheetah et Jane
Tarzan, Cheetah and Jane
Suspendus à des lianes jouant à chat perché
Hanging by vines, playing catch
Liberté
Freedom
Je rends mon tablier
I'm leaving everything behind
Si vous trouvez que ce n'est pas assez
If you don't think that's enough
Venez chez moi et videz mes placards
Come to my house and empty my cupboards
Je n'emporte que ma guitare
I'm only taking my guitar with me
Ne vous inquiétez pas pour moi
Don't worry about me
Ça ira oh oh-ooh
It will be alright
Couché sous un tropique
Lying down under the tropics
Au bord du pacifique
At the edge of the Pacific
D'autant que je me suis laissé raconter oh oh-ooh
Especially since I've heard
Que les filles sauvages
That wild girls
Ont l'énorme avantage
Have the huge advantage
De faire le ménage sans jamais discuter
Of doing the cleaning without ever arguing
Liberté
Freedom
Je rends mon tablier
I'm leaving everything behind
Je rends ma carte grise et mes papiers
I'm turning in my driver's license and any other identification documents
Ne me demandez plus au téléphone
Don't call me anymore
Je ne serai là pour personne
I won't be there for anyone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FUGAIN, PIERRE DELANOE
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Cette chanson est merveilleux.
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