Patrick Fiori (23 September 1969-) is a French singer.

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Fiori was born to an Armenian father (Jacques Chouchayan) and a Corsican mother (Marie Antoinette Fiori) in Marseille, France. When he was only 12 years old, he was offered his first role in the musical La légende des santonniers. At the age of 16, he recorded his first single, entitled Stéphanie. In 1993, Patrick came fourth place in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Mama Corsica. The following year, his first album was released, entitled Puisque c'est l'heure. However, it wasn't until 1997 that Patrick's career really began to take off. His successful audition for the incredible musical Notre Dame de Paris enabled him to take on the role of the Captain, 'Phoebus'. The following year, Patrick signed a contract with Sony and recorded his 3rd album Prends Moi (Take me). Patrick finally decided to end his role in Notre Dame de Paris in the year 2000 in order to dedicate more time to his fourth album, Chrysalide. Two years after, his fifth album was released and most recently, the album Si on chantait plus fort in 2005.His 2009 new album is here. "LES CHOSES DE LA VIE".

Simplement Beau
Patrick Fiori Lyrics

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Toi que j'ai croisé si souvent
Tu n'as jamais voulu de moi
Ce soir à nouveau je t'attends
Pour m'endormir dans tes bras
Toi que j'ai maudit si longtemps
De n'être pas venu plus tôt
Dans le ventre de ma maman
Pour réduire ma vie à zéro

Au plus profond de mes heures noires
Je t'ai prié comme l'espérance
Pour que s'arrête mon histoire
Et que je tire ma révérence
Ce soir nous avons rendez-vous
Je t'ai laissé la porte ouverte
Quand minuit sonnera ses douze coups
Je m'envolerai vers ta planète

Devant toi on est tous égaux
Devant toi on est tous pareils
Devant toi y'a plus d'égo
Quand sonne l'heure du grand sommeil
On est simplement beau
Simplement beau

Quand descendra le grand miroir
Celui qui réfléchit nos âmes
Je plongerai dans ton regard
Bien plus acéré qu'une lame
Et sur la rivière sans retour
Celle qui lmène peut-être au ciel
Je jetterai tout mon amour
Aux poissons et aux hirondelles
J'irai vers toi sans héritage
Car je ne laisse rien derrière moi
Que le souvenir d'un visage
Que j'ai porté comme une croix
Ce soir nous avons rendez-vous
Je t'ai laissé la porte ouverte
Quand minuit sonnera ses douze coups
Je m'envolerai vers ta planète

Devant toi on est tous égaux
Devant toi on est tous pareils
Devant toi y'a plus d'égo
Quand sonne l'heure du grand sommeil

On est simplement beau
Simplement beau

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Patrick Fiori's song Simplement Beau tells the story of someone who has been waiting for the attention of another person. Throughout their life, the person has seen the other one often but has never been able to gain their affection. Despite this, the singer continues to wait for them, hoping to finally find comfort in their embrace. The lyrics also suggest that the singer has contemplated ending their life and prayed for the other person (a representation of death or a higher power) to end their story. However, they ultimately choose to live and wait for the person they long for.

The lyrics then transition to a more philosophical tone, suggesting that we are all equal in the eyes of death. When it's time for the "grand sommeil" (the ultimate sleep, death), all egos disappear and we are all simply beautiful. The singer contemplates diving into the "grand miroir" (the great mirror), possibly a metaphor for the afterlife or self-reflection, and facing the other person's gaze, which is sharper than any blade. The lyrics end with the singer leaving everything behind and going to the other person. They keep the door open and will fly to the other's planet at midnight.

Overall, the song is about longing and waiting for something or someone, contemplating life and death, and the idea that ego and material possessions do not matter in the end.

Line by Line Meaning

Toi que j'ai croisé si souvent
Addressing the person he has encountered many times before.

Tu n'as jamais voulu de moi
Acknowledging that the other person has never reciprocated his feelings.

Ce soir à nouveau je t'attends
Waiting once again for the other person.

Pour m'endormir dans tes bras
Desiring to fall asleep in the other person's arms.

Toi que j'ai maudit si longtemps
Expressing his resentment towards the other person.

De n'être pas venu plus tôt
Blaming the other person for not coming earlier.

Dans le ventre de ma maman
Imagining a different past where the other person was there for him since birth.

Pour réduire ma vie à zéro
Wishing for a life without pain.

Au plus profond de mes heures noires
Recalling the darkest moments of his life.

Je t'ai prié comme l'espérance
Praying to the other person to bring hope to his life.

Pour que s'arrête mon histoire
Asking the other person to end his suffering.