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.
Le lac du Conemara
Michel Sardou Lyrics
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Des landes de pierres
Autour des lacs, c'est pour les vivants
Un peu d'enfer, le Connemara
Des nuages noirs qui viennent du nord
Colorent la terre, les lacs, les rivières
C'est le décor du Connemara
Maureen a plongé nue dans un lac du Connemara
Sean Kelly s'est dit 'je suis catholique', Maureen aussi
L'église en granit de Limerick, Maureen a dit oui
De Tipperary, Barry-Connely et de Galway
Ils sont arrivés dans le comté du Connemara
Y avait les Connors, les O'Connolly, les Flaherty du Ring of Kerry
Et de quoi boire trois jours et deux nuits
Là-bas au Connemara
On sait tout le prix du silence
Là-bas au Connemara
On dit que la vie, c'est une folie
Et que la folie, ça se danse
Terre brûlée au vent
Des landes de pierres
Autour des lacs, c'est pour les vivants
Un peu d'enfer, le Connemara
Des nuages noirs qui viennent du nord
Colorent la terre, les lacs, les rivières
C'est le décor du Connemara
On y vit encore au temps des Gaëls et de Cromwell
Au rythme des pluies et du soleil
Aux pas des chevaux
On y croit encore aux monstres des lacs
Qu'on voit nager certains soirs d'été
Et replonger pour l'éternité
On y voit encore
Des hommes d'ailleurs venus chercher
Le repos de l'âme et pour le cœur, un goût de meilleur
L'on y croit encore
Que le jour viendra, il est tout près
Où les Irlandais feront la paix autour de la Croix
Là-bas au Connemara
On sait tout le prix de la guerre
Là-bas au Connemara
On n'accepte pas
La paix des Gallois
Ni celle des rois d'Angleterre
The song Le lac du Connemara by Michel Sardou describes the rugged and wild beauty of the Connemara region in Ireland. The singer speaks of the burnt land that spreads under the wind and the stones of the moorland, and of the lakes and rivers that seem to be touched by hell a little bit, such is their striking beauty. He mentions the black clouds coming from the north that color the whole landscape in a dramatic way, making it truly stunning. The second part of the song is a story that takes place the following spring, where Maureen skinny dips in a Connemara lake, and Sean Kelly, looking at her, thinks about his religious beliefs, eventually deciding to marry Maureen in a granite church in Limerick. The song then ends with the description of the locals, their beliefs in magical creatures and their deep-rooted struggle for peace.
The song is a hymn to the beauty of Connemara, and its unique landscape. The wind-swept land with its moors and rugged coastlines is uniquely beautiful and a rare treasure in Europe. The song speaks of its many lakes and rivers that dot the landscape, all of them with a beauty that seems to be supernatural. The song's second part tells a love story that takes place in this awe-inspiring environment and the conflicting emotions the characters feel. The last part of the song talks about the Connemara locals and their steadfast belief in magical creatures, such as lake monsters, and their struggle for peace.
Line by Line Meaning
Terre brûlée au vent
The wind-blown scorched earth
Des landes de pierres
Fields of rocky terrain
Autour des lacs, c'est pour les vivants
Around the lakes is a place for the living
Un peu d'enfer, le Connemara
A little bit of hell, the Connemara
Des nuages noirs qui viennent du nord
Black clouds that come from the north
Colorent la terre, les lacs, les rivières
Color the land, lakes, and rivers
C'est le décor du Connemara
It's the scenery of Connemara
Au printemps suivant, le ciel irlandais était en paix
The following spring, the Irish sky was peaceful
Maureen a plongé nue dans un lac du Connemara
Maureen dove naked in a Connemara lake
Sean Kelly s'est dit 'je suis catholique', Maureen aussi
Sean Kelly said, 'I'm Catholic', Maureen did too
L'église en granit de Limerick, Maureen a dit oui
The granite church of Limerick, Maureen said 'yes'
De Tipperary, Barry-Connely et de Galway
From Tipperary, Barry-Connely, and Galway
Ils sont arrivés dans le comté du Connemara
They arrived in the county of Connemara
Y avait les Connors, les O'Connolly, les Flaherty du Ring of Kerry
There were the Connors, the O'Connollys, the Flahertys of the Ring of Kerry
Et de quoi boire trois jours et deux nuits
And enough to drink for three days and two nights
Là-bas au Connemara
There, in Connemara
On sait tout le prix du silence
They know the value of silence
On dit que la vie, c'est une folie
They say that life is insanity
Et que la folie, ça se danse
And insanity is danced
On y vit encore au temps des Gaëls et de Cromwell
They still live there, in the times of the Gaels and Cromwell
Au rythme des pluies et du soleil
To the rhythm of rain and sun
Aux pas des chevaux
To the rhythm of horses' steps
On y croit encore aux monstres des lacs
They still believe in lake monsters
Qu'on voit nager certains soirs d'été
That they see swimming on some summer nights
Et replonger pour l'éternité
And plunging back for eternity
On y voit encore
They still see there
Des hommes d'ailleurs venus chercher
Men from elsewhere come to seek
Le repos de l'âme et pour le cœur, un goût de meilleur
Rest for the soul, and a taste of the best for the heart
L'on y croit encore
They still believe there
Que le jour viendra, il est tout près
That the day will come, it is very near
Où les Irlandais feront la paix autour de la Croix
When the Irish will make peace around the cross
On sait tout le prix de la guerre
They know the price of war
On n'accepte pas
They don't accept
La paix des Gallois
The peace of the Welsh
Ni celle des rois d'Angleterre
Nor that of the kings of England
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jacques Abel Jules Revaud, Michel Charles Sardou, Pierre Delanoe
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@catinthesky958
Merci Michel pour cette magnifique chanson...et pour le peuple Irlandais❤
@jeanpierremaric1872
Comment peut on critiquer un tel artiste et une si belle chanson
@annickgaudry7096
Chaque fois que j'écoute cette chanson ...je danse !!merci MICHEL !
@czar1931
On dit merci jacquie et michel
@t-max7339
+César Fey xD
@annickgaudry7096
César Fey C'est vrai !!!
@roumain317
+César Fey alors toi t'es un bon!!! 😂
@carolef4257
En train d’écouter avec ma fille de 3 ans et demi qui connaît les paroles par cœur . Intemporel ❤
@alchimusfifrelin8173
Bravo Carole, vous et votre fille êtes formidables !
@fablm6286
🌺🌺♥♥ Bravo Carole! Cette petite fille a de la chance!