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.
l'oiseau-tonnerre
Michel Sardou Lyrics
Il est venu un homme de fer
Comme on n'en avait jamais vu
Nous l'avons traité comme un frère
On ne craint pas les inconnus
On l'a chauffé lavé nourri
Mais à ses pieds toutes nos richesses
Et nous avons pris son mépris
Pour un signe de sagesse
Nos enfants nageaient nus
Dans les bras de la rivière
Ils ont bien ri quand ils ont su
Que l'homme voulait prendre nos terres
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et jusqu'où voit l'oeil de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Ils ont semé le sang, le feu
Et le malheur jusqu'aux nuages
En brandissant leurs pauvres dieux
Qu'ils agitaient sur des images
Dans la laideur de leurs prisons
Nos femmes sont des paysages
Qui nous font garder la raison
Ici où tout n'est que mirage
Nos enfants ne jouent plus
Dans les bras de la rivière
Mais leur esprit plane au-dessus
Sur les ailes de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et jusqu'où voit l'oeil de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et où va le vol de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et où va le vol de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Comme on n'en avait jamais vu
Nous l'avons traité comme un frère
On ne craint pas les inconnus
On l'a chauffé lavé nourri
Mais à ses pieds toutes nos richesses
Et nous avons pris son mépris
Pour un signe de sagesse
Dans les bras de la rivière
Ils ont bien ri quand ils ont su
Que l'homme voulait prendre nos terres
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et jusqu'où voit l'oeil de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Ils ont semé le sang, le feu
Et le malheur jusqu'aux nuages
En brandissant leurs pauvres dieux
Qu'ils agitaient sur des images
Dans la laideur de leurs prisons
Nos femmes sont des paysages
Qui nous font garder la raison
Ici où tout n'est que mirage
Nos enfants ne jouent plus
Dans les bras de la rivière
Mais leur esprit plane au-dessus
Sur les ailes de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et jusqu'où voit l'oeil de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et où va le vol de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Qui est propriétaire
D'un rayon de lune
Des reflets du soir sur la dune
A qui appartient l'air
Qui sculpte l'écume
Et où va le vol de l'oiseau-tonnerre
Lyrics © BALANDRAS EDITIONS
Written by: Jean-jacques Daran, Pierre-yves Lebert
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