Rachael classifies herself as a classic sounding pop singer, able to sing in English, Italian, French and Spanish. She is also multi-instrumental having played piano since 2003, flute since 2007 and guitar since 2013.
Rachael has released three successful albums with Universal Music. Her debut album, “Shooting Star” (Gold status), shot to no. 5 on the ARIA charts after its release following The Voice Australia where 4.1 million people were watching her audition alone, breaking Australian TV records. Her second album, “Romantique”, held true to her inner-self, containing three original songs. This album debuted at no. 10. “Here Comes the Sun”, the 2014 release, is a Beatles cover album and debuted at no. 1 on the Classical/Crossover ARIA chart.
Rachael has entered many competitions over the years. The first of which was Fellini’s Search for a Star winning 3rd place and a day in a recording studio at the age of 12. Achieving 1st place in Dino Prizzi’s International Festival of Song preceded a trip to sing on RAI Uno television in Rome at the age of 15.
Rachael has been an ambassador for the Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) since 2011 and one of Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight ambassadors in 2012/2013. Rachael is proud to be part of these organisations helping people who are blind or vision impaired.
Rachael is inspired by artists such as Adele, Eva Cassidy, Queen, Judy Garland and many more. She has grown up with music all around her and wants to show the world that she’s capable of achieving anything, despite being 90% legally blind.
La mer
Rachael Leahcar Lyrics
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Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent
La mer
Des reflets changeants
Sous la pluie
La mer
Au ciel d'ete confond
Avec les anges si purs
La mer bergere d'azur
Infinie
Voyez
Pres des etangs
Ces grands roseaux mouilles
Voyez
Ces oiseaux blancs
Et ces maisons rouillees
La mer
Les a berces
Le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
La mer
A berce mon coeur pour la vie
Rachael Leahcar's song "La Mer" is a beautifully written piece that describes the serene and calming qualities of the sea. In the song, she sings about how the sea dances along the clear bays and has reflections of silver. The sea has an ever-changing reflection in the rain, and during summertime, it blends the white sheep with the pure angels in the sky.
The sea is depicted as an infinite, shepherdess of blue. Rachel encourages listeners to observe the surroundings near wetlands, the tall rusty reeds, the white birds, and the old rusted houses. The sea softly lulls people to sleep on the edges of the clear bays while singing the most beautiful love song to the listener's heart.
Overall, Rachael Leahcar's song "La Mer" provides listeners with a powerful and emotional connection to the sea. The song is highly detailed, capturing the essence of the sea's calming qualities, and allowing the listener to reflect and connect with their own experiences of the ocean.
Line by Line Meaning
La mer
The sea
Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
That we watch dancing along the clear gulfs
A des reflets d'argent
Has silver reflections
Des reflets changeants
Changing reflections
Sous la pluie
Under the rain
Au ciel d'ete confond
Confuses with the summer sky
Ses blancs moutons
Its white sheep (waves)
Avec les anges si purs
With the angels so pure
La mer bergere d'azur
The blue shepherdess sea
Infinie
Infinite
Voyez
See
Pres des etangs
Near the ponds
Ces grands roseaux mouilles
These tall wet reeds
Voyez
See
Ces oiseaux blancs
These white birds
Et ces maisons rouillees
And these rusty houses
La mer
The sea
Les a berces
Rocked them (the reeds, birds, and houses)
Le long des golfes clairs
Along the clear gulfs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
And with a love song
La mer
The sea
A berce mon coeur pour la vie
Rocked my heart for life
Writer(s): Lasry Lasry, Charles Louis Trenet
Contributed by Andrew L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.