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.
Je Me Souviens De Rien
Patricia Kaas Lyrics
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L'ombre me laisse en lambeaux
La lumière embrasse enfin ma peau
Me remplit de tendresse, de chaud
J'apprends à revivre entre clair et sombre
Sans toi le monde est moins beau
Le temps m'emporte un peu loin
Tout m'entraîne et s'envolent
Un par un mes chagrins
Les souvenirs, ceux que la lumière éteint
Dès que la nuit revient, je me souviens trop bien
Mes amis, mes doux, mes beaux amis
Ouh, me caressent des yeux, de mots
Moi je promets, je souris tant que j'oublie
Je prends, ces secondes en cadeau
J'ai tant voyagé de ruines en décombres
J'ai la mémoire un peu floue
Je me souviens de rien
Le temps m'emporte un peu loin
Tout m'entraîne et s'envolent
Un par un mes chagrins
Les souvenirs, ceux que la lumière éteint
Dès que la nuit revient, je me souviens trop bien
Je me redécouvre enfin toute entière
Avant je n'étais que nous
Je me souviens de rien
Le temps m'emporte un peu loin
Tout m'entraîne et s'envolent
Les visages, les parfums
Les souvenirs, ceux que la lumière éteint
Dès que la nuit revient, je me souviens trop bien
The lyrics to "Je Me Souviens De Rien" by Patricia Kaas are about letting go of a past relationship and learning to live without that person. The song starts with the singer feeling lost and broken after the night abandons her to darkness. She is left feeling shattered, but as the sun rises, she begins to feel warmth and tenderness again. The lyrics suggest that the singer is learning to live in both light and darkness without the presence of her former lover.
She reflects on how much less beautiful the world is without the person she loved, but she also recognizes that she is beginning to live again. The singer repeats the line, "Je me souviens de rien" which translates to "I remember nothing." She is trying to forget the past and move on, but memories keep resurfacing whenever the night returns.
The second verse discusses the singer's friends who support her through her pain. They give her comfort with their eyes and words, and each second spent with them is a gift. The bridge of the song suggests that the singer has had a difficult past, having traveled through ruins and debris. Yet, she is learning to move on from her past mistakes and is rediscovering herself.
Overall, the song is a beautiful piece about learning to move on from past relationships and rediscovering oneself. The lyrics are poignant and touching, and Patricia Kaas's beautiful voice makes the song even more emotional.
Line by Line Meaning
Quand la nuit renonce incognito
When the night surrenders incognito
L'ombre me laisse en lambeaux
The shadow leaves me in tatters
La lumière embrasse enfin ma peau
The light finally embraces my skin
Me remplit de tendresse, de chaud
Fills me with tenderness, with warmth
J'apprends à revivre entre clair et sombre
I learn to live again between light and dark
Sans toi le monde est moins beau
Without you, the world is less beautiful
Je me souviens de rien
I don't remember anything
Le temps m'emporte un peu loin
Time takes me a little far away
Tout m'entraîne et s'envolent
Everything takes me and flies away
Un par un mes chagrins
One by one my sorrows
Les souvenirs, ceux que la lumière éteint
The memories that the light extinguishes
Dès que la nuit revient, je me souviens trop bien
As soon as the night comes back, I remember too well
Mes amis, mes doux, mes beaux amis
My friends, my sweet, my beautiful friends
Ouh, me caressent des yeux, de mots
Oh, they caress me with their eyes, with words
Moi je promets, je souris tant que j'oublie
I promise, I smile until I forget
Je prends, ces secondes en cadeau
I take these seconds as a gift
J'ai tant voyagé de ruines en décombres
I have traveled so much from ruins to debris
J'ai la mémoire un peu floue
My memory is a little fuzzy
Je me redécouvre enfin toute entière
I rediscover myself finally in full
Avant je n'étais que nous
Before, I was only us
Les visages, les parfums
The faces, the scents
Dès que la nuit revient, je me souviens trop bien
As soon as the night comes back, I remember too well
Contributed by Jacob K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Viktor Portman
Her voice is like excellent French wine that I want to taste and drink again and again
Myrlange Exael
J'adore cette chanson elle à une Belle Voix magnifique!!♥️♥️♥️♥️
Jacques Leulliez
merveilleuse Patricia quelle voix divine
roselyne arab
c,est une des plus belle chanson de Patricia , la musique est divine j,adore et l,écoute en boucle je l,ai en K/
Degoystephane Stephane
j adore Patricia kaas elle chante tre bien est elle est tte belle femme
ilie capatana
bravo PATRICIA!
netsrot6
Klasse gemacht...
Nata Nata
Обожнюю слухати Патрісію Каас.
Bachir Epoxy
Je suis fan