Although Bruel aspired to be a football star as a youth, he decided to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975. His first success came as an actor, however, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television and in the theater while pursuing his singing career. His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit.
In 2003, he had his last name officially changed to Bruel-Benguigui, his stage name with his birthname, before his partner Amanda Maruani gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on August 19. On September 21, 2004, he wed the 24-year-old Maruani; it is his first marriage. His second child, Léon Bruel was born on the 28th September, 2005.
As of 2004 Bruel has acted in more than 40 different television and film productions and made five studio albums and several live albums. His last album to date is Entre Deux (2002), a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" to benefit the Red Cross.
Ma Maison De Papier
Patrick Bruel Lyrics
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Et je deviens Papa
Tu sais j'ai tellement voyagé
Que j'ai cru mon coeur usé
Je t'ai cherché longtemps
Là où jouent les enfants
Y'avait du sable dans les bacs
Et j'avais le coeur en vrac
Ma maison de papier
C'est enfin envolée
Alors j'ai vu mes ailes
S'ouvrir pour te trouver
Ce que je n'savais pas
C'est que je n'savais rien
Avant que tu ne viennent là
Eclairer mon chemin
Enfin me viennent des larmes
Que je n'veux pas sécher
Tu vois ce soir, je n'ai plus de larmes
Tu m'as déshabillé
Ma maison de papier
Est enfin habitée
Alors j'ai vu le ciel
S'ouvrir pour l'éclairer
Tu me souris, ce soir
Comme la première fois
Alors tu sautes dans mes bras
Vas-y je compte jusqu'à toi
Mes avions de papier
Ce sont enfin posés
Alors j'ai vu tes ailes
S'ouvrir pour voyager
Je dessinerai le temps
Pour qu'il m'attende encore
Et je mettrai des rubans
Aux nuages qui rêvent dehors
(Merci à ludivine pour cettes paroles)
In this song, Patrick Bruel sings about his experience of becoming a father, and how it has changed his perspective on life. He mentions how he has traveled extensively and believed his heart to be worn out, until he became a father and found a new purpose. He speaks of searching for his child in a children's playground with sandboxes, feeling lost and vulnerable without them. His "house of paper" has finally flown away, meaning that through becoming a parent, he has become more vulnerable and his previously sturdy façade has crumbled away. But this vulnerability has allowed him to open up and find his wings, becoming a better person.
The song seems to evoke a lot of emotion and sentiment, and is a testament to the power of parenthood. By comparing himself to a house of paper, Bruel seems to be acknowledging how open and fragile becoming a parent has made him. It is also clear that the child has had a profound impact on him, making him realize that he knew nothing about life before their arrival. The tears he sheds at the end of the song show us just how much the child means to him, and how he cherishes them.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu poses tes yeux, sur moi
You gaze into my eyes
Et je deviens Papa
And I become a father
Tu sais j'ai tellement voyagé
You know I've traveled so much
Que j'ai cru mon coeur usé
That I felt my heart was worn out
Je t'ai cherché longtemps
I searched for you for a long time
Là où jouent les enfants
Where children play
Y'avait du sable dans les bacs
There was sand in the bins
Et j'avais le coeur en vrac
And my heart was in pieces
Ma maison de papier
My paper house
C'est enfin envolée
Has finally taken flight
Alors j'ai vu mes ailes
Then I saw my wings
S'ouvrir pour te trouver
Open up to find you
Ce que je n'savais pas
What I didn't know
C'est que je n'savais rien
Was that I knew nothing
Avant que tu ne viennent là
Before you came along
Eclairer mon chemin
To light up my path
Enfin me viennent des larmes
Finally, tears come to my eyes
Que je n'veux pas sécher
That I don't want to dry
Tu vois ce soir, je n'ai plus de larmes
You see, tonight I have no more tears
Tu m'as déshabillé
You've exposed me
Ma maison de papier
My paper house
Est enfin habitée
Is finally inhabited
Alors j'ai vu le ciel
Then I saw the sky
S'ouvrir pour l'éclairer
Open up to light it up
Tu me souris, ce soir
You smile at me tonight
Comme la première fois
Like the first time
Alors tu sautes dans mes bras
Then you jump into my arms
Vas-y je compte jusqu'à toi
Go ahead, I'll count to you
Mes avions de papier
My paper planes
Ce sont enfin posés
Have finally landed
Alors j'ai vu tes ailes
Then I saw your wings
S'ouvrir pour voyager
Open up to travel
Je dessinerai le temps
I'll draw the time
Pour qu'il m'attende encore
So it waits for me again
Et je mettrai des rubans
And I'll tie ribbons to
Aux nuages qui rêvent dehors
The clouds that dream outside
Contributed by Camden P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Florence Peron
C'est douce chanson pour un enfant
Tres belle ❤❤
Veronique Chaleas
Magnifique et tendre chanson ... j'aime infiniment 💟💟💟💟💟💟
Thierry Dominici
jadore cette chanson et cette album 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🌈🌈🌈🌈
Nancy patrick Bruel Mendez
Moi j adoré beaucoup cette chanson patrick bruel moi j adoré cette chanson la petit maison 🏠 de papier de cette magnifique texte manifique chanson est de cadeau sa me touche énormément beaucoup merci a toi Patrick Bruel ♥️♥️
Sandra Chiarlone
J adore bel hommage à tes enfants bisous
ANA Cristina Dos Santos
Mon amour pour mon idole est à l'infini pour la vie car il est tellement beau et très grand merci beaucoup Patrick
Nancy mendez et Nancy Patrick bruel mendez 🎸
Patrick bruel ablum des souvenirs devant le titre maison de papiers jolie message est clair est douce et agréable un très belle inpretation inpret part patrick bruel merci est quelqu un note de piano j adore vraiment beaucoup Merci beaucoup est incroyable et texte aussi manifique est émotion magique est manifique j adore vraiment beaucoup Merci à toi Patrick bruel ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
Veronique Vauthier
❤❤❤❤
Emma Purple
❤️
Marielouise Jacson
Toujours plus fort