Richard Desjardins (born 16 March 1948, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada) is a… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Desjardins (born 16 March 1948, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada) is a quebecois folk singer and film director.

He and his friends formed the country rock ensemble Abbittibbi in the 1970s. Desjardins played piano, guitar, and sang. When the group disbanded in 1982, Desjardins pursued a solo career.

He also found work scoring films, especially documentaries. This involvement in the Quebec film industry even led him to co-direct a number of feature length documentaries. As well as his singing career, he is well known for his environmental activism.

Boom boom
Richard Desjardins Lyrics

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Elle me dit:
Ton plaisir est la loi
Si tu m'fais le mien
Elle croyait en moi
Qui ne croyais en rien

Y'ont mis des douanes
Su'l ch'min du dépotoir

Va falloir qu'on s'dépanne
Pour manger à soir

Vienne la nuit
Une étoile, c'est gratuit

On vendait nos os
Sur la route d'Oméga
Au son des oiseaux
Et des bottes de soldats

On cherchait l'bonheur
Comme des chiens mexicains
Je r'mercie le Seigneur
Boom Boom m'aimait bien

Vienne la nuit
Boom Boom, c'est tout cuit

Boom Boom mon cœur
Reste auprès de moi
Cette nuit

En moi bobo
Il ne fera plus jamais beau

Comment fais-tu Boom Boom
Pour ramener un ange perdu au large
Et voguant sur ses larmes?

Elle me tendit ses petits seins
Beaux comme des bouées:
"Bienv'nue dans ma baie."

Elle me dit:
Les pompiers sont en feu
Dans la nef des fous
Ils ont changé de dieu
Pour qu'on reste à genoux

Je lève les yeux
Et tout mon corps suivra
Ces pommes, je les veux
Je t'aime, je me bats

Vienne la nuit
Viennent ses fruits

C'est quand t'es perdu
Que tu vois le plus clair
Mais ne va pas trop loin
Y'aura plus de lumière

Viens par ici mon frère
Sans toi, où va la vie?
Et ne te laisse faire
Que dans un lit

Boom Boom, "pomme save"
Ça commence ici

Boom Boom, mon cœur
Reste auprès de moi
Cette vie

Quand tu souris
Le monde entier respire

Ô quel plaisir
D'aller me montrer orné de toi
Aux ruelles de la terre

"S'cuse-moi je m'en vais

Je reviens dans une heure
Faut qu'j'aille changer le monde."

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Richard Desjardins's song Boom boom convey various themes and emotions. The song starts with a woman telling the singer that their pleasure is the law if they make her pleasure also. She believed in the singer who had no faith in anything before. The song gradually moves towards the harsh realities of life where they have to resort to scavenging at the dump to eat. However, the singer finds solace in the free stars that shine at night. They used to sell their bones on the road to Omega while listening to the birds and the sound of soldiers' boots. The singer and his friends were searching for happiness like Mexican dogs, and they thank the Lord that Boom Boom liked him.

The chorus of the song establishes a connection between the stars, the fruits, and Boom Boom, portraying their significance in the singer's life. Despite getting lost, the singer thinks that it is when someone can see the clearest. The woman challenges the authority and encourages the singer to fight for what he loves. She tries to seduce the singer and welcomes him with open arms. The song ends with the singer leaving to change the world.

Boom Boom was a person who was probably very close to the singer and helped him find meaning in life. The song is quite powerful, and the references to scavenging at the dump and observing the stars for solace paint a vivid picture of the harsh realities of life. The lyrics may seem disjointed initially, but they come together and convey a strong message of hope and resilience.

Line by Line Meaning

Elle me dit: Ton plaisir est la loi Si tu m'fais le mien Elle croyait en moi Qui ne croyais en rien
She said to me: Your pleasure is the law If you give me mine She believed in me Who believed in nothing

Y'ont mis des douanes Su'l ch'min du dépotoir Va falloir qu'on s'dépanne Pour manger à soir
They put up customs On the way to the dump We'll have to help each other To eat tonight

Vienne la nuit Une étoile, c'est gratuit
Here comes the night A star is free

On vendait nos os Sur la route d'Oméga Au son des oiseaux Et des bottes de soldats
We sold our bones On the road to Omega To the sound of birds And soldiers' boots

On cherchait l'bonheur Comme des chiens mexicains Je r'mercie le Seigneur Boom Boom m'aimait bien
We were looking for happiness Like Mexican dogs I thank the Lord Boom Boom loved me

Vienne la nuit Boom Boom, c'est tout cuit
Here comes the night Boom Boom, it's all cooked

Boom Boom mon cœur Reste auprès de moi Cette nuit
Boom Boom my heart Stay with me Tonight

En moi bobo Il ne fera plus jamais beau
In me injury It will never be beautiful again

Comment fais-tu Boom Boom Pour ramener un ange perdu au large Et voguant sur ses larmes?
How do you do it, Boom Boom To bring a lost angel back from the sea Sailing on her tears?

Elle me tendit ses petits seins Beaux comme des bouées: "Bienv'nue dans ma baie."
She offered me her small breasts Beautiful like buoys: "Welcome to my bay."

Elle me dit: Les pompiers sont en feu Dans la nef des fous Ils ont changé de dieu Pour qu'on reste à genoux
She said to me: The firefighters are on fire In the nave of the mad They changed their god So we stay on our knees

Je lève les yeux Et tout mon corps suivra Ces pommes, je les veux Je t'aime, je me bats
I lift my eyes And my whole body follows I want those apples I love you, I fight

Vienne la nuit Viennent ses fruits
Here comes the night Comes her fruit

C'est quand t'es perdu Que tu vois le plus clair Mais ne va pas trop loin Y'aura plus de lumière
It's when you're lost That you see the clearest But don't go too far There will be no more light

Viens par ici mon frère Sans toi, où va la vie? Et ne te laisse faire Que dans un lit
Come over here, my brother Where does life go without you? And only let go In a bed

Boom Boom, "pomme save" Ça commence ici
Boom Boom, "apple save" It all starts here

Boom Boom, mon cœur Reste auprès de moi Cette vie
Boom Boom, my heart Stay with me This life

Quand tu souris Le monde entier respire
When you smile The whole world breathes

Ô quel plaisir D'aller me montrer orné de toi Aux ruelles de la terre
Oh, what a pleasure To go show off adorned with you In the alleys of the earth

"S'cuse-moi je m'en vais Je reviens dans une heure Faut qu'j'aille changer le monde."
"Excuse me, I'm leaving I'll be back in an hour I have to go change the world."

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Written by: Richard Desjardins

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