Petite Annonce
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.

Petite Annonce
Raphael Lyrics


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Jeune femme sublime 29 ans
type mannequin
cherche un homme viril
30 ans enfants acceptés

explosive colombienne
tempérament de feu
cherche un homme joueur
pour un grand voyage à deux

Superbe slave
35 ans féminine
Dessus comme dessous
Cherche homme sensible et doux
Bel homme grand standing
Bac plus quatre
Grande classe
Cherche femme très ronde
Pour relation à quatre

Si ça nous va

Colonel 57 ans
Sensible et cultivé
Cherche une femelle de 20 ans
Départ ivre pour mers du sud

jeune homme actif passif très musclé
cherche male d'âge mur
Aimant les nouveautés

sublime geisha
splendeur samouraï
Lèvres de Malaisie
Et douceur du corail

Si ça nous va

40 ans dentiste
Superbe raffiné
Humour forcené
Dentition distinguée

Très grand couturier
Très hauts revenus
responsabilité immense
Cherche femme ambitieuse
Pour partager standing
Pour partager standing
jeune homme doucement
Commence à apprendre




Qu'on est seul dans cette vie
Qu'on est seul dans cette vie

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Raphael's Petite Annonce are all about personal ads looking for specific types of people. Each verse describes a person looking for someone specific to share their life with. The first line is always a description of the person, and the second line is what they are looking for in a partner. The descriptions and the desired partner traits are very specific and almost caricature-like, highlighting the importance of physical attributes and social status in modern dating.


The tone of the song is sarcastic and darkly humorous. The different people that the lyrics describe seem desperate in their search for love, with some of them willing to compromise on important values like age or common interests. The repetition of the chorus at the end of each verse, "Si ça nous va" (if it suits us), further emphasizes this sense of cynical resignation, suggesting that people have given up on finding true compatibility and instead settle for what they can find.


Overall, Raphael's Petite Annonce is a critique of modern dating culture and our tendency to reduce people to superficial traits and lists of requirements, rather than seeing them as complex individuals with unique personalities and needs.


Line by Line Meaning

Jeune femme sublime
A young and beautiful woman


29 ans type mannequin
At the age of 29, she looks like a model


Cherche un homme viril
Looking for a manly man


30 ans enfants acceptés
Between the ages of 30 and ready to accept kids in her life


Explosive colombienne
An explosive Colombian lady


Tempérament de feu
With a fiery personality


Cherche un homme joueur
Looking for a playful man


Pour un grand voyage à 2
To take a great journey together


Superbe slave
Gorgeous woman from Slavic countries


35 ans féminine
Feminine at the age of 35


Dessus comme dessous
Beautiful inside and out


Cherche homme sensible et doux
Looking for a sensitive and gentle man


Bel homme grand standing
Attractive man with a high social status


Bac plus 4
Holds a university degree (4 years)


Grande classe
Very classy person


Cherche femme très ronde
Looking for a very curvy woman


Pour relation à 4
For a relationship with four people


Si ça nous va
If it suits us


Colonel 57 ans
57-year-old colonel


Sensible et cultivé
Sensitive and cultured man


Cherche une femelle de 20 ans
Looking for a 20-year-old female


Départ ivre pour mers du sud
Departure to the South Seas while being drunk


Jeune homme actif passif très musclé
A very muscular young man who is both active and passive


Cherche mâle d'âge mur
Looking for an older male


Aimant les nouveautés
Who loves new things


Sublime geisha
A sublime geisha


Splendeur samouraï
Spectacular like a samurai


Lèvres de Malaisie
Lips as soft as Malaysian silk


Et douceur du corail
And sweet as coral


40 ans dentiste
A 40-year-old dentist


Superbe raffiné
Beautifully elegant and refined


Humour forcené
With an intense sense of humor


Dentition distinguée
A distinguished set of teeth


Très grand couturier
A very famous fashion designer


Très hauts revenus
High income level


Responsabilité immense
High level of responsibility


Cherche femme ambitieuse
Looking for an ambitious woman


Pour partager standing
To share the same high social status


Jeune homme doucement
A young man who is slowly


Commence à comprendre
Starting to understand


Qu'on est seul dans cette vie
That we are alone in this life




Lyrics © NOUVELLES EDITIONS FRANCAISES
Written by: Raphael HAROCHE

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