Michel Fugain is a French singer-songwriter who began his songwriting caree… Read Full Bio ↴Michel Fugain is a French singer-songwriter who began his songwriting career for others (like Hugues Aufray or Dalida) in the early 1960s and released his first record in 1966. He reached the peak of his popularity with his musical troupe "Big Bazar" in the early 1970s, with a string of major hits including "Une Belle Histoire" and "Fais Comme l'Oiseau", and had never ceased to record since then.

La sirene
Michel Fugain Lyrics

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Juste un peu de ciel
Rien qu'un peu de ciel
Un coin de ciel bleu
Avec un soleil au milieu

Juste un peu de place
Juste un peu d'espace
Un peu d'air marin

Chargé des parfums du matin

Juste un paradis sur terre
Bercé par la mer
Juste le doux contre-chant
Que fredonne une brise de beau temps

Passe une sirène
Qui se blottit dans mes bras
Ma sirène est reine
Cette sirène est à moi
Chante ma sirène
Chante encore, envoûte-moi
Et tout ça jamais ne finira

Juste l'horizon
Pour tout horizon
Les voiles d'un bateau
Pour faire joli dans le tableau

Juste un peu de temps
Loin des faux semblants
Juste les mots pour
T'écrire une chanson d'amour

Juste toi et la lumière
De tes grands yeux clairs
Juste moi et dans mon cœur
Quelque chose qui ressemble au bonheur

Reste ma sirène
Reste blottie dans mes bras
Ma sirène est reine
Cette sirène est à moi
Chante ma sirène
Chante encore, envoûte-moi
Et tout ça jamais ne finira

Quelques rimes avec toujours
Pour t'écrire cette chanson d'amour

Reste ma sirène
Reste blottie dans mes bras
Ma sirène est reine
Cette sirène est à moi
Chante ma sirène

Chante encore, envoûte-moi
Et tout ça jamais ne finira

Overall Meaning

In Michel Fugain's "La sirene," the singer expresses his desire for a little piece of heaven on earth with just a bit of sky and space, along with the delightful scent of the sea. He suggests that all he needs is a small paradise near the sea, where he can listen to the soft breeze carrying a melody of good weather while swaying to the tune. At this point, a siren passes by him, and he holds her tightly in his arms. He believes that she is his queen and nothing can change that, while she serenades him, enchanting him even further.

He then goes on to describe a harmonious vacation paradise with just the perfect horizon and the adorable sails of a boat, far away from all pretences. He wants to express his love for her in a song that he writes, capturing the beauty of her clear, shining eyes and the feeling of joy in his heart that he discovers in her company. The singer ultimately concludes that his love for her will never end and he would forever be entranced by her songs.

Line by Line Meaning

Juste un peu de ciel
I just need a small piece of the sky

Rien qu'un peu de ciel
Just a tiny bit of the sky

Un coin de ciel bleu
A patch of blue sky

Avec un soleil au milieu
With the sun in the center

Juste un peu de place
I just need a small space

Juste un peu d'espace
Just a bit of room

Un peu d'air marin
A little sea breeze

Chargé des parfums du matin
Filled with morning fragrances

Juste un paradis sur terre
Just a paradise on Earth

Bercé par la mer
Rocked by the sea

Juste le doux contre-chant
Just the sweet counterpoint