Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members wer… Read Full Bio ↴Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members were only 15 when the band was formed. They were signed to a major label in 1999, and their major debut single, "Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri", was a moderate success, reaching number 25 on the Oricon charts. They were known for their impressive style, which had an aggressive, progressive tone, with angelic melodies by frontman Yuki. By the summer of 2000, they were at their career peak, and their albums were selling pretty well for such a young band. However, on Halloween 2000, the guitarist and main songwriter of the band, Kazuki, died at the young age of 19. Soon after that, the band decided it was time to split. The vocalist (Yuki) and the drummer (Kazuhiro) formed Rice later that year, while the bassist (Yukito) embarked on a solo project. The band was resurrected for a short time in 2012 with all remaining members to celebrate Kazuki's 13th memorial.

Et Maintenant
Raphael Lyrics

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¿por que te vas? ¿por que te alejas?Fue sin querer que tu orgullo heri
¿que voy a hacer si tu me dejas?Sin tu amor, ¿que sera de mi?
Ya un sol no habra como el de ayerNi un cielo azul, ni un atardecerYa no he de ver, si tu te vasAmanecer, jamas

¿por que te vas? si todo a muertoSi para mi ya no hay ni bien ni malEl mundo esta sin ti desiertoSin tu amor todo me da igual
Ni el mas alla me importa yaTu eres el fin, y la eternidadTodo se ira para los dosY quedara solo tu adios

¿que voy a hacer si tu me dejas?

¿que voy a hacer sin ti?Sin ti... yo, sin tiQue voy a hacer sin tiSin ti... yo, sin ti

Overall Meaning

The song Et Maintenant, which translates to "and now," is a classic French ballad originally performed by Gilbert Bécaud in 1961, but in this case, we are looking at the cover version of the song by the artist Raphael. The lyrics of the song seem to be a plea to a lover asking them not to leave or go away. The singer is seemingly at a loss and begs the lover to stay with them. In the first verse, the singer asks why the lover is leaving and says that it was not their intention to hurt the lover's pride. They then ask what they will do without the lover in their life, saying that they will never see a beautiful sunrise again if the lover leaves.

In the second verse, the singer wonders why the lover is leaving when everything is dead for them. They say that the world is a desert without the lover's love and that nothing matters without them. The singer then says that they no longer care about the afterlife or eternity because for them, the lover is the only end and eternity they care about. The song ends with the singer repeating the question of what they will do without the lover in their life.

Overall, the song seems to be an emotional plea from the singer to their lover, begging them not to leave and saying that life is meaningless without them.

Line by Line Meaning

¿por que te vas? ¿por que te alejas?
Why are you leaving? Why are you going away?

Fue sin querer que tu orgullo heri
It was unintentional that I hurt your pride

¿que voy a hacer si tu me dejas?
What will I do if you leave me?

Sin tu amor, ¿que sera de mi?
Without your love, what will become of me?

Ya un sol no habra como el de ayer
There won't be a sun like yesterday's anymore

Ni un cielo azul, ni un atardecer
Neither a blue sky nor a sunset

Ya no he de ver, si tu te vas
I won't see anymore, if you go away

Amanecer, jamas
Dawn, never

¿por que te vas? si todo a muerto
Why are you leaving? When everything has died

Si para mi ya no hay ni bien ni mal
If there is neither good nor bad for me

El mundo esta sin ti desierto
The world is a desert without you