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.

Ma Liberté Contre La Tienne
Patricia Kaas Lyrics

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Je ne chercherai plus ma route
Ses chemins creusés par le doute
La terre n'en sera pas plus loin
Ni plus à portée de la main

J'en aurai fait de ces détours
Où tant de bonheurs tournent court
Et peu importe la distance

Entre la joie et la souffrance
Ce sera, ce sera, ce sera ...

Ma liberté contre la tienne
Les vérités qui nous retiennent
Nos cœurs ne seront plus si lourds
D'avoir emporté trop d'amour

Ma liberté contre la tienne
La volonté d'où qu'elle me vienne
Partir découvrir avec toi
L'utilité de nos combats

Je serai peut-être moins forte
Touchée par des rêves d'autres sortes
Tout est fait de tant d'illusions
Que même l'ignorance est un don

Je n'aurai pas d'autre langage
Que celui de tous les partages
Jusqu'à trouver sous une pierre
Une petite chance pour l'univers
Ce sera, ce sera, ce sera …

Ma liberté contre la tienne
Les vérités qui nous retiennent
Nos cœurs ne seront plus si lourds
D'avoir emporté trop d'amour

Ma liberté contre la tienne
Les vérités qui nous retiennent
Nos cœurs ne seront plus si lourds
D'avoir emporté trop d'amour ...

Ma liberté contre la tienne
La volonté d'où qu'elle me vienne
Partir découvrir avec toi
L'utilité de nos combats

Ma liberté contre la tienne
La volonté d'où qu'elle me vienne

Partir découvrir avec toi
L'utilité de nos combats

Overall Meaning

In "Ma Liberté Contre La Tienne," Patricia Kaas sings about finding freedom even in the midst of doubt and uncertainty. She no longer seeks a clear path or follows roads paved with doubts. She has realized that the earth won't be any further from her or out of reach no matter which path she takes. She has seen too many happy moments end in sadness after taking detours, but distance no longer matters to her when it comes to balancing joy with pain. She is willing to exchange her freedom for her partner's freedom and the truths that tie them together. Their hearts will be lighter now that they have carried enough love. They both seek to find the importance of their struggles by discovering it together.

The line "Tout est fait de tant d'illusions que même l'ignorance est un don" (Everything is made up of so many illusions that even ignorance is a gift) highlights the message of the song. Ignorance can be a blessing if it means living without the burden of preconceived notions and perceptions. Patricia Kaas sings of living in the moment and discovering the world as she sees it with her partner, without being guided by anything other than the truths they share. While the song could seem like an ode to love and its freedom, it could also be more profound than that. It could be a reflection on the value of individual freedom and how truly valuable that is when in a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Je ne chercherai plus ma route
I will no longer search for my path

Ses chemins creusés par le doute
Its paths excavated by doubt

La terre n'en sera pas plus loin
The earth will not be farther away

Ni plus à portée de la main
Nor more within reach

J'en aurai fait de ces détours
I will have made these detours

Où tant de bonheurs tournent court
Where so many happinesses end abruptly

Et peu importe la distance
And distance doesn't matter

Entre la joie et la souffrance
Between joy and suffering

Ce sera, ce sera, ce sera ...
It will be, it will be, it will be...

Ma liberté contre la tienne
My freedom against yours

Les vérités qui nous retiennent
The truths that hold us back