Patricia Kaas (born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer… Read Full Bio ↴Patricia Kaas (born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer. Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to jazz, comparable with that of Lara Fabian. Since the appearance of her debut album Mademoiselle chante… in 1988 Kaas has sold more than 15 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany and Switzerland with her third album Je te dis vous, which reached 11th and 2nd place in the countries' charts respectively. A significant ingredient of her successful formula is her impressive stage presence; Kaas is almost constantly on tour internationally. In 2002 Kaas had her film debut in And now... Ladies and Gentlemen beside Jeremy Irons.
Kaas is currently on a world tour since the end of 2008 to promote her latest album kabaret. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia and finished 8th with the song et s'il fallait le faire. The song received positive reviews in several newspapers and polls and a clear majority of 62% of all voters in a questionnaire believed in her chances to win the competition.

Cœurs brisés
Patricia Kaas Lyrics

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J'ai mis mon coeur
Dans une écharpe de laine
Jeté les fleurs
Des vases de porcelaine
Il va couler bien des jours
Sous le pont de notre amour
Sans que je puisse t'oubier

J'ai accroché
Des rideaux gris aux fenêtres
Et j'ai brûlé
Nos photos et tes lettres
L'amour est-il si pressé
De toujours vouloir s'en aller
Dites-moi si vous savez
Où s'en vont les coeurs brisés
Quand ils ont fini d aimer

Même si le temps passe
Rien ne te remplace
Mais saurons-nous un jour
Où donc la vie les emporte
Toutes ces amours mortes

Mais certains soirs
Malgré tout je te regrette
Et je me dis
Qu'il reste une chance, peut-être
Il a coulé bien des jours
Sous le pont de notre amour
Sans que je puisse t'oublier
Puisqu'au fond les coeurs brisés
N'ont jamais fini d aimer.

Même si le temps passe
Rien ne te remplace
Mais saurons-nous un jour

Où donc la vie les emporte
Toutes ces amours mortes

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Patricia Kaas's song Cœurs brisés express the hurt and sadness of a broken heart. The singer describes how she has packed away the symbols of her love, such as flowers and photos, and put up gray curtains to hide her sorrow. She wonders if love is always so fleeting and asks where broken hearts go when they are done loving. She admits that even though time passes, no one else can replace the one who has left, and she sometimes still feels regret and holds onto hope for a reconciliation.

The imagery in the lyrics conveys a sense of finality and loss. The reference to the bridge suggests that the relationship has been left behind, and the idea of "dead loves" emphasizes the idea that love, like life, is temporary. The phrase "hearts never finished loving" suggests that even after a relationship ends, the love remains, even if it has turned into a painful memory.

The overall message of the song is about the difficulty of letting go of a past love, and the underlying question of where broken hearts go when they are done loving. The singer acknowledges that the pain of a broken heart never truly goes away, but that life goes on and perhaps there is hope for love again in the future.

Line by Line Meaning

J'ai mis mon coeur
I entrusted my heart

Dans une écharpe de laine
Wrapped it in a woolen scarf

Jeté les fleurs
Threw away the flowers

Des vases de porcelaine
From the porcelain vases

Il va couler bien des jours
It will take many days to heal

Sous le pont de notre amour
Under the bridge of our love

Sans que je puisse t'oubier
Without being able to forget you

J'ai accroché
I hung up

Des rideaux gris aux fenêtres
Grey curtains on the windows

Et j'ai brûlé
And burned

Nos photos et tes lettres
Our photos and your letters