Pearls Before Swine was an American psychedelic folk band formed by Tom Rap… Read Full Bio ↴Pearls Before Swine was an American psychedelic folk band formed by Tom Rapp in 1965 in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The group signed to ESP Disk and recorded One Nation Underground, a fairly successful release that was followed by the anti-war Balaklava (1968). In the next few years, Rapp often referred onstage, not quite seriously, to the group as "the house band for the SDS" (Students for a Democratic Society). They continued to release albums and to tour until the 1970s, but Rapp retired in 1973 and became a lawyer, practising in Florida. Tom Rapp died in 2018.

Mon amour
Pearls Before Swine Lyrics

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Mon amour
Ne me quitte pas
Parce que je suis comme enfant
Perdu dans un monde
Que tourne toujours
Je ne veux pas tous ces changes
J'ai peur de ce monde
Sans toi

Mon amour
Ne jete pas
Des perles devant les cochons
Gagne dans ce jeu
Que tourne toujours
Tu ne veux pas les avoir encore
Tu auras peur de ce jeu

Mon amour
Ne me quitte pas

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Mon Amour" by Pearls Before Swine express a deep sense of vulnerability and dependence on the singer's lover. The opening line, "Mon amour, ne me quitte pas" (My love, don't leave me), sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer acknowledges that he is like a lost child in a world that never stops turning, and that he is afraid of this world without his lover. Despite his fear, the singer implores his lover not to throw pearls before swine, or to give her love to someone who doesn't appreciate it. He believes that he has won her love and doesn't want to lose her.

The concept of losing oneself in the complexity of the world and needing someone to anchor oneself to is a common theme in many love songs. However, what makes "Mon Amour" an exceptional song is the way the lyrics express the singer's reluctance to change and his fear of losing the one he loves. It's an honest portrayal of the vulnerability and insecurity that many people feel in relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

Mon amour
My love

Ne me quitte pas
Don't leave me

Parce que je suis comme enfant
Because I am like a child

Perdu dans un monde
Lost in a world

Que tourne toujours
That always turns

Je ne veux pas tous ces changes
I don't want all these changes

J'ai peur de ce monde
I'm afraid of this world

Sans toi
Without you

Ne jete pas
Don't throw

Des perles devant les cochons
Pearls before swine

Gagne dans ce jeu
Win in this game