Michel Sardou (born January 26, 1947) is a French singer.
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.
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.
Une Lettre à ma femme
Michel Sardou Lyrics
Si tu pars avant moi
Promets-moi, par un signe
De me dire où tu vas
De me dire ce qu'il y a
Si tu restes toi-même
Et si tu me vois vivre
Si je suis le premier
Pour ne pas te faire peur
Je viendrai me glisser
Quand tu t'endormiras
Au creux de ta chaleur
Un frisson dans un rêve
Tu sauras que c'est moi
Une lettre à ma femme
Pour tout lui expliquer
Pour lui dire que je l'aime
Autant qu'au premier jour
Que je suis toujours là
Que je n'ai pas changé
Sinon de la fatigue
Et quelques illusions
Qui se sont égarées
Un frisson dans un rêve
Si je pars avant toi
Un sourire sur tes lèvres
Tu sauras que c'est moi
Une lettre à ma femme
Au hasard d'un voyage
Pour lui dire qu'il n'y a pas
D'histoire à pardonner
Que je n'ai jamais vu
D'aussi jolis yeux qu'elle
Sinon, il y a longtemps
Un visage et un nom
Qui se sont effacés
Une lettre à ma femme
Pour lui dire en deux lignes
Que c'est la seule au monde
Qui m'ait vraiment aimé
Qui a su tout comprendre
Avant même que j'y pense
Y compris mes silences
Et quelque illusions
Qui se sont envolées
Un frisson dans un rêve
Si je pars avant toi
Un sourire sur tes lèvres
Tu sauras que c'est moi
Promets-moi, par un signe
De me dire où tu vas
De me dire ce qu'il y a
Si tu restes toi-même
Et si tu me vois vivre
Si je suis le premier
Pour ne pas te faire peur
Je viendrai me glisser
Quand tu t'endormiras
Un frisson dans un rêve
Tu sauras que c'est moi
Une lettre à ma femme
Pour tout lui expliquer
Pour lui dire que je l'aime
Autant qu'au premier jour
Que je suis toujours là
Que je n'ai pas changé
Sinon de la fatigue
Et quelques illusions
Qui se sont égarées
Un frisson dans un rêve
Si je pars avant toi
Un sourire sur tes lèvres
Tu sauras que c'est moi
Une lettre à ma femme
Au hasard d'un voyage
Pour lui dire qu'il n'y a pas
D'histoire à pardonner
Que je n'ai jamais vu
D'aussi jolis yeux qu'elle
Sinon, il y a longtemps
Un visage et un nom
Qui se sont effacés
Une lettre à ma femme
Pour lui dire en deux lignes
Que c'est la seule au monde
Qui m'ait vraiment aimé
Qui a su tout comprendre
Avant même que j'y pense
Y compris mes silences
Et quelque illusions
Qui se sont envolées
Un frisson dans un rêve
Si je pars avant toi
Un sourire sur tes lèvres
Tu sauras que c'est moi
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Didier Barbelivien, Jean Pierre Bourtayre, Jacques Revaud, Michel Sardou
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