La Demoiselle De Montauban
Ricet Barrier Lyrics


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La demoiselle de Montauban
N'a jamais, jamais eu d'amant
La demoiselle de Montauban
Va à la messe bien sagement

Elle marche mais ses yeux baissés
Cachent des rêves insensés
Car la demoiselle de Montauban
N'a jamais, jamais eu d'amant

La demoiselle de Montauban
A énormément d'argent
Elle vit seule en appartement
N'ayant qu'un chat pour confident

Chaque matin que Dieu lui donne
Elle se réveille quand huit heures sonnent
Sans savoir ce qu'elle fera
Après la messe, elle et son chat

La demoiselle de Montauban
Aimerait beaucoup voyager
Mais elle ne peut laisser en plan
Les voisins, le chat, le curé

Pourtant si vous la rencontrez
Elle vous invite à prendre le thé
Mais sachez que vous ne reviendrez
Que si le chat a ronronné

La demoiselle de Montauban
Aime bien les petits enfants
Et comme elle a des prétendants
Elle les écoute complaisamment

Mais les gens bien pensants
La préviennent
"C'est pour votre argent
Qu'ils vous aiment!"




Et la demoiselle de Montauban
N'aura jamais de printemps

Overall Meaning

The song "La demoiselle de Montauban" by Ricet Barrier tells the story of a young woman from Montauban who has never had a lover and lives a quiet life attending mass and spending time with her cat. Despite her outwardly demure demeanor, the song implies that she harbors secret dreams and desires. The lyrics suggest that she has a large sum of money, which attracts many suitors, but she is wary of their motives and does not trust their affections.


The song paints a picture of a woman who is confined by societal expectations and the pressure to conform. She longs to travel and explore the world but feels trapped by her obligations to her community and fears leaving her cat and neighbors behind. The song captures the melancholy of a person who is unable to live the life they truly want due to circumstances outside of their control.


Overall, "La demoiselle de Montauban" is a poignant commentary on the limitations that are imposed on individuals by society and the struggles of those who are forced to conform to these expectations.


Line by Line Meaning

La demoiselle de Montauban
Introducing the subject of the song, a woman from Montauban


N'a jamais, jamais eu d'amant
She has never had a lover


La demoiselle de Montauban
Reiterating the subject of the song


Va à la messe bien sagement
She goes to church very dutifully


Elle marche mais ses yeux baissés
She walks with her eyes cast down


Cachent des rêves insensés
Hiding her wild dreams


Car la demoiselle de Montauban
Explaining the reason for her hidden dreams


N'a jamais, jamais eu d'amant
Reiterating her lack of romantic relationships


La demoiselle de Montauban
Bringing the focus back to the subject


A énormément d'argent
She has a lot of money


Elle vit seule en appartement
She lives alone in an apartment


N'ayant qu'un chat pour confident
Her only confidant is her cat


Chaque matin que Dieu lui donne
Every morning that God gives her


Elle se réveille quand huit heures sonnent
She wakes up when the clock strikes eight


Sans savoir ce qu'elle fera
Without knowing what she will do


Après la messe, elle et son chat
After church, she and her cat


La demoiselle de Montauban
Returning to the subject


Aimerait beaucoup voyager
She would love to travel


Mais elle ne peut laisser en plan
But she cannot abandon


Les voisins, le chat, le curé
Her neighbors, her cat, and the priest


Pourtant si vous la rencontrez
However, if you meet her


Elle vous invite à prendre le thé
She will invite you for tea


Mais sachez que vous ne reviendrez
But know that you will not return


Que si le chat a ronronné
Unless the cat has purred


La demoiselle de Montauban
Turning back to the woman from Montauban


Aime bien les petits enfants
She likes young children


Et comme elle a des prétendants
And because she has suitors


Elle les écoute complaisamment
She listens to them complacently


Mais les gens bien pensants
But the well-meaning people


La préviennent
Admonish her


"C'est pour votre argent
"They only love you


Qu'ils vous aiment!"
For your money!"


Et la demoiselle de Montauban
And the woman from Montauban


N'aura jamais de printemps
Will never experience spring




Writer(s): Bernard Lelou, Maurice Pierre Barrier

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