Extremely versatile and respected French singer-songwriter. His music is a … Read Full Bio ↴Extremely versatile and respected French singer-songwriter. His music is a crossover of folk, rock, blues and punk. Active since the 70s, Renaud has written some very controversial songs during his musical career, the most famous one (to British readers at least) praising all women as being better than men except Margaret Thatcher, saying that if he comes back as a dog in his next life, he will use her as a lampost... He is famously recovering from alcoholism with some degree of success.

The most iconic song to many French people, and possibly the song that put him on the map, was the huge 70's French hit "Laisse Béton" (the story - told with a great deal of humour - of someone who enters a bar and gets mugged for everything he owns, from his leather jacket, to his jeans, his boots, and ends up in an alley without any clothes on).

Renaud 'came back' in 2002 with a huge hit 'Manhattan-Kaboul' (featuring Belgian singer Axelle Red), comparing the lives of a Puerto Rican in NYC to an Afghan girl in Kabul in 2001. This song catapulted his latest album to the top of the charts and earned him various awards in France. His latest album was published in october 2006 and was called "Rouge sang".

Jusqu'à la fin du monde
Renaud Lyrics

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Chaque seconde
Jusqu’à la fin du monde
Tes mains sont comme un calice
Comme un ciboire
Qui ferait se damner Jésus à son dernier soir
Où tous les Saints du monde voudraient venir boire
Plus blanches et plus fines que le marbre de Carare

Romanovna
Pose-les sur moi
Chaque seconde
Jusqu’à la fin du monde
Ton corps est un arc-en-ciel
Éternel
Qui ferait se damner David et Raphaël
Qui le dessineraient au plafond des chapelles
C’est pour lui que l’on a inventé les dentelles

Romanovna
Pose-le contre moi
Chaque seconde
Jusqu’à la fin du monde

Romanovna
Pose-le contre moi

Chaque seconde
Jusqu’à la fin du monde

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Renaud's song Jusqu'à la fin du monde are an ode to the beauty and elegance of the woman Romanovna. The first stanza describes her eyes as black diamonds on her clear face. The comparison to diamonds that would make the greatest diamond dealer in Antwerp damn himself is a powerful one, emphasizing how precious and alluring Romanovna's eyes are. The singer implores Romanovna to lay her eyes on him every second until the end of the world, indicating that their beauty is something he wants to be constantly reminded of and that he wants to live in that beauty until the end of time.

The second stanza focuses on Romanovna's hands, comparing them to a chalice or ciborium that would make Jesus himself damn himself on his last night. The whiteness and finesse of her hands are likened to the finest marble of Carrara, a highly prized material in sculpture. Again, the singer urges Romanovna to put her hands on him every second until the end of time, indicating that he wants to be surrounded and touched by her beauty indefinitely.

The final stanza describes Romanovna's body as an eternal rainbow that would damn even the great artists David and Raphael, who would draw it on the ceilings of chapels. The invention of lace, another symbol of beauty and elegance, is attributed to her body. The repeated urging for Romanovna to be with the singer every second until the end of the world emphasizes his desire to be surrounded by her beauty and reminds the listener of the fleeting nature of time and beauty.

Line by Line Meaning

Tes yeux sont comme les pierres D’une rivière Qui ferait se damner le plus grand diamantaire Au fond de son échoppe dans le port d’Anvers Ce sont des diamants noirs sur ton visage clair
Your eyes are like the stones in a river that would make the greatest diamond merchant damn himself in his shop in the port of Antwerp. They are black diamonds on your clear face.

Romanovna Pose-les sur moi Chaque seconde Jusqu’à la fin du monde
Romanovna, lay them on me, every second, until the end of the world.

Tes mains sont comme un calice Comme un ciboire Qui ferait se damner Jésus à son dernier soir Où tous les Saints du monde voudraient venir boire Plus blanches et plus fines que le marbre de Carare
Your hands are like a chalice or a ciborium that would make Jesus damn himself on his last night, where all the saints in the world would like to drink from them. They are whiter and finer than Carrara marble.

Ton corps est un arc-en-ciel Éternel Qui ferait se damner David et Raphaël Qui le dessineraient au plafond des chapelles C’est pour lui que l’on a inventé les dentelles
Your body is an eternal rainbow that would make David and Raphael damn themselves and draw it on the ceiling of chapels. It is why lace was invented.

Romanovna Pose-le contre moi Chaque seconde Jusqu’à la fin du monde
Romanovna, lay it against me, every second until the end of the world.

Lyrics © CECI CELA
Written by: JEAN-PIERRE BUCOLO, RENAUD PIERRE MANUEL SECHAN

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Pour ceux qui veulent profiter de cette magnifique poésie :
Lyrics :
Tes yeux sont comme les pierres
D'une rivière
Qui ferait se damner le plus grand diamantaire
Au fond de son échoppe dans le port d'Anvers
Ce sont des diamants noirs sur ton visage clair

Romanovna
Pose-les sur moi
Chaque seconde
Jusqu'à la fin du monde
Tes mains sont comme un calice
Comme un ciboire
Qui ferait se damner Jésus à son dernier soir
Où tous les Saints du monde voudraient venir boire
Plus blanches et plus fines que le marbre de Carare

Romanovna
Pose-les sur moi
Chaque seconde
Jusqu'à la fin du monde
Ton corps est un arc-en-ciel
Éternel
Qui ferait se damner David et Raphaël
Qui le dessineraient au plafond des chapelles
C'est pour lui que l'on a inventé les dentelles

Romanovna
Pose-le sur moi
Chaque seconde
Jusqu'à la fin du monde
Jusqu'à la fin du monde