J't'aimais tellement fort que j't'aime encore
Michel Jonasz Lyrics

The lyrics of Michel Jonasz's song J't'aimais tellement fort que j't'aime encore present the complexity and intensity of love, even when it's passed, and the enduring power of memories. The first verse, "Tu peux toujours croire que les p'tites cases de la mémoire peuvent s'ouvrir comme des tiroirs et laisser partir les souv'nirs" (You can still believe that the small compartments of memory can open like drawers and let go of memories), speaks to the idea that memories cannot always be stored away and forgotten. The singer admits that they loved the person so strongly that they still love them now, and that love is a part of their memories that will never be relinquished.

The second verse, "Le bruit des fanfares, les trains qui entrent dans les gares, le tam tam des pays noirs pourront pas couvrir c'que j'vais dire" (The noise of the brass bands, the trains entering the stations, the drums of the black countries cannot cover what I'm gonna say), shows that even noise and chaos can't diminish the love that the singer has for this person. The repetition of "j't'aimais tellement fort que j't'aime encore" (I loved you so much that I still love you) highlights the depth of feeling and the enduring nature of love.

The final verse, "Mes larmes c'est rien si t'as du bonheur tiens le bien, ces trucs là ça va ça vient, mais ça s'éteint pas sous les doigts et ça brûle comme du bois mort, on s'ra toujours corps à corps, tu sais j't'aimais tellement fort que j't'aime encore" (My tears are nothing if you have happiness, hold onto it well, those things come and go, but they don't die under the fingers and they burn like dead wood, we'll always be close, you know I loved you so much that I still love you) further emphasizes the theme of love's endurance. The singer acknowledges that things can change and fade away, but the memory and love for this person will always burn bright, like a flame that never extinguishes.