He was bor… Read Full Bio ↴Michel Sardou (born January 26, 1947) is a French singer.
He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin (Jackie Sardou). Contrary to what has been written at the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou.
He is known for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries, clerical celibacy and colonialism. Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricains," for example) is respect and support for the culture and foreign policies of the United States. Another notable fact about his career is that he has focused his full attention on his homeland, ignoring the prospect of an international audience, although his 1981 single "Les lacs du Connemara" did manage to become a big international hit. A number of his hit songs were written in collaboration with Jacques Revaux, a few others (most notably "En chantant") with Italian singer Toto Cutugno.
Even in the 21st century, Michel Sardou remains immensely popular in France, selling out 18 consecutive dates at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in 2001, while his 2004 album "Du plaisir" went straight to the no. 1 spot on the French album charts.
He has been married three times, first to a French dancer, then to Babette (the mother of his children) and lastly to an lifelong friend who edits the French version of Vogue.
He is currently (2023) at the center of a controversy over a song he wrote fifty years ago: the lakes of Connemara. Juliette Armanet, a French pop starlet answering a question about a song that would made her leave a party and it was LES LACS DU CONNEMARA. Sardou, an idol of the French right, in spite of himself, is stuck between the left which finds him corny and the right which does not support that one attacks its institutions. Music is a strong force and nobody fights harder than those who LOVE certain songs. Amazingly this song has nothing to do with politics.
Il Pleut Sur Ma Vie
Michel Sardou Lyrics
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Ton souvenir s'enfuit
Noyé de chagrin
Pleurant mes lendemains
Moi je m'en vais
Moi je m'en vais
Trop loin
Et je suis seul sans toi
Sans toi que suis-je devenu
Quelqu'un oublié
Qu'a rien perdu
Car je ne sais pas
Espérer sans toi
Et je m'en vais
Te cherchant
J'ignore où vont mes pas
L'espoir me conduit
Car je veux te revoir
Je te poursuis
Je te poursuis
Très loin
La porte s'est fermée
Sur nos amours passées
Comment espérer
Maintenant
Que me coeur se meurt
Que tu n'es plus
Car je ne peux pas
Vivre un jour sans toi
Il a fait froid
Cette nuit
Qu'elle fut longue la nuit
Frissonnant de froid
Je reste en pleurant là
Moi je me meurs
Moi je me meurs de toi
The lyrics of Michel Sardou's song "Il Pleut Sur Ma Vie" bring to focus the pain of losing a loved one. The song opens with the singer expressing the heaviness of his life with the strong rain he is experiencing, which symbolizes the overwhelming sadness he feels. As the song progresses, he reveals that the memory of the person he loves escapes him, and he is engulfed in sorrow as he contemplates his future without them. The singer's inability to hope for a brighter future is an indication of how deeply he has been wounded, and he is left feeling lost and forgotten.
The second stanza of "Il Pleut Sur Ma Vie," shows the singer aimlessly roaming the streets, which reflects his deep sense of loneliness without his loved one. All he has left are the memories of the times they spent together, and he questions what he has become without them. The theme of hopelessness continues to build throughout the song as the singer honestly admits his inability to function without the presence of the one he loves.
The intense emotion brought forth by the lyrics of "Il Pleut Sur Ma Vie" is skillfully crafted to reflect a broken heart, and the pain that comes from losing a loved one. The repetition of going too far away and hopelessness, paired with heavy imagery, creates a somber tone throughout the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Il pleut très fort sur ma vie
My life is in a state of turmoil and chaos.
Ton souvenir s'enfuit
Your memories are fading away from me.
Noyé de chagrin
I am drowned in sorrow and grief.
Pleurant mes lendemains
I am crying over my future which seems bleak without you.
Moi je m'en vais
I am leaving, walking away from everything.
Moi je m'en vais
I am going far away from everything and everyone.
Trop loin
Too far away to come back.
Je marche dans les rues
I am walking alone in the streets.
Et je suis seul sans toi
I am alone without you.
Sans toi que suis-je devenu
I have become nothing without you.
Quelqu'un oublié
I am a forgotten person.
Qu'a rien perdu
I have nothing to lose.
Car je ne sais pas
Because I don't know.
Espérer sans toi
I don't know how to hope without you.
Et je m'en vais
I am leaving.
Te cherchant
Searching for you.
J'ignore où vont mes pas
I don't know where I am going.
L'espoir me conduit
Hope leads me on.
Car je veux te revoir
Because I want to see you again.
Je te poursuis
I am chasing after you.
Je te poursuis
I am still chasing after you.
Très loin
Far away from me.
La porte s'est fermée
The door has closed.
Sur nos amours passées
On our past love.
Comment espérer
How can I hope.
Maintenant
Now that.
Que me coeur se meurt
My heart is dying.
Que tu n'es plus
Now that you are gone.
Car je ne peux pas
Because I cannot.
Vivre un jour sans toi
Live a single day without you.
Il a fait froid
It was cold.
Cette nuit
Last night.
Qu'elle fut longue la nuit
The night was so long.
Frissonnant de froid
Shivering from the cold.
Je reste en pleurant là
I am standing here crying.
Moi je me meurs
I am dying.
Moi je me meurs de toi
I am dying because of you.
Contributed by James R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.