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.

Chanson D'Amour Pas Finie
Patricia Kaas Lyrics

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(d. barbelivien/f. bernheim)

Avec le coeur à marée basse
Avec un talon qui se casse
Avec des gestes maladroits
Et des sentiments bien à moi
Avec des plages en promenade
Et des nuages de limonade

Sous les tilleuls comme il disait
Arthur rimbaud, poète français.

Avec la passion sur la bouche
Avec nos sexes qui se touchent
Avec des frissons de mystère
Des retrouvailles à la frontière
Avec des wagons d'inquiétude
Au fond d'une gare de solitude
J'te demande pardon d'avoir écrit

Une chanson d'amour pas finie
Pas finie.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Patricia Kaas's song Chanson D'Amour Pas Finie are a reflection of the emotions that one experiences while in a fragmented relationship. With the heart at low tide, it seems as if things are not working out and you are on the verge of losing the person you love. The singer knows that their actions and feelings are clumsy and peculiar but they nevertheless cling to them because they are truly theirs. The imagery of beaches and lemonade clouds, as the poet Arthur Rimbaud had described it before, suggests beauty and a carefree environment, yet the sentiment of heartbreak persists.

The second verse of the song is more sexually charged with a focus on satisfying physical desires. The singer is consumed with passion and the thrill of secrecy. The distance and division, however, prevent these emotions from being fully explored, leading to a sense of loss and anxiety. The finale of the lyric is a sincere apology for a love song that is unfinished, which implies that the relationship may be over even though the singer desires to continue the relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Avec le coeur à marée basse
With a heart feeling low and down

Avec un talon qui se casse
With a heel that's broken and shattered

Avec des gestes maladroits
With awkward and clumsy movements

Et des sentiments bien à moi
And with my own feelings firmly held

Avec des plages en promenade
Strolling on the beach

Et des nuages de limonade
With the clouds of lemonade

Sous les tilleuls comme il disait
Under the linden trees, as he used to say

Arthur rimbaud, poète français.
Arthur Rimbaud, the French poet

Avec la passion sur la bouche
With passion on our lips

Avec nos sexes qui se touchent
With our bodies intertwined

Avec des frissons de mystère
With shivers of mystery