1) Contrary to what one… Read Full Bio ↴There are, at least, 2 artists named Robert:
1) Contrary to what one might think, Robert is a female unique french music singer/songwriter. She was born the 14th of October in 1964.
Independent artist, author and songwriter, she evolves in a fairy-like universe, halfway between the tragedy and the Gothic, sometimes with a point of nonsense. Often compared to Mylène Farmer, Barbara or Marie Laforêt, death, childhood, and love appear regularly in her titles. Her crystalline often fragile opera voice and the baroque (and sometime electronic) music, give her a real success in France, Belgium but also in Japan, in spite of a certain media absence.
Classical ballet dancer, her dreams break , when a teenager, a bony decalcification makes her abandon her passion and real talent. Young actress, she decides to dedicate herself to music and song in 1989. Since, she collaborates in most cases with her spouse Mathieu Saladin, musician and often co - compositor. Her first single " Elle se promene " is released in November 1990. Three years after in 1993, she releases her first album " Sine " with an underground electronic sound , composed of 16 titles. The same year, we find her voice accompanying that of Jeans-François'es Coen in " La Tour de Pise ", whose video is signed by Michel Gondry, and who had accomplished " Les jupes " of Robert some months earlier. She will make the choruses of certain songs of his eponymous album.
In 1997, Robert releases inconspicuously " Princesse De Rien " , her second album (12 titles) with a complete change in her musical style using ancient baroque instruments mixed with electronic loops . The same year, she meets a fervent admirer: the world-wide successful Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. Amélie writes " L'appel de la Succube " , interpreted by the singer on the second edition of Princesse De Rien in 2000.
In September, 2002, Robert releases her third album, " Celle qui tue " (13 titles+ 1). More electronic than ever she transforms from a Princess-like style into a Witch/Sirene image-style. Six texts are written by her friend Amélie Nothomb. At the same time, the graphomane Nothomb takes out the novel "Robert de noms propres" , inspired by the life of the singer.
Unutma ( N'oublie pas ) (2004) a collection of Robert's titles, extracted from her three albums (reissued in 2007), of alternative versions, and some new songs. The young woman notably expresses herself there in Turkish in the title-song Unutma. In this opportunity, it rerecords the song "Le Prince Bleu", this time in duo with the singer and American actress Majandra Delfino (known for her roles in feature-length film Traffic and American series Roswell). Robert's videos are very appreciated, and for this duo, a film of animation is accomplished by Sebastian Rossignol. They accept together the price of the best special effects in the International Festival of the Videoclip in France.
If every album of Robert is conceived as a small masterpiece in full measure, it is on stage that her texts, finely written, take all their dimension. The complete artist shows herself, hypnotic and intoxicating, in turn odd and dramatic there. It occurs most often in the small concert halls, often loaded with history with Paris. In spring 2005 she releases in videodisc the recording of her unique concert given in the Cicale on September 25th, 2004. A public loyal and supportive follows Robert since her beginning, and grows in every concert.
The fourth album, "Six pieds sous terre" is released in November 2005 featuring a more acoustic instrumentation (harpsichord, clarinet, harp, violins, flute) and a more dramatic , fairy-like atmosphere. It includes eleven titles written by Robert, as well as " Prière pour aller au paradis ", title from Marie Laforêt. The actor Sacha Bourdo ventures into Robert's world, and shares "Histoire du loup" with her. The first single is called "Personne". In this opportunity, Gabriel Aghion (Le libertin, Belle-Maman, Pedale Douce ) accomplishes for the first time a pop video, the eighth of Robert. In the 2007 re-edition she adds two new songs including an adaptation of Cold Song of Purcell popularised in 1982 from Klaus Nomi .
On February 5th, 2006, for the first time in sixteen years, the artist performs in the legendary Olympia.
In the beginning of 2007 she releases "Princess Of Nowhere" , a collection of some of her old songs plus two new re-orchestrated ( Mike and Fatal ), all adapted and sung in english.
Her artist name, usually written RoBERT on the disc, was the nickname given to her by a boyfriend.
2) Robert has been crafting and performing since 2017. Born and raised in multi-cultural West Bromwich, UK, music became a saviour that tore him out of the street life that was giving way beneath him and planted his feet firmly on stable ground. Giving him a sense of purpose other than the ego-driven path he had learnt from those around him and allowing him expression through art, instead of violence, which at the time felt like the only option available. His sound resounds with influences from The Fall, Sonic Youth, Aldous Harding, Blur, Raekwon, Sleaford Mods, FKA Twigs and Nirvana. He is no slave to a genre, and his style proves this, with a sound that cannot be pigeon- holed.
Robert’s full-length debut comes in the form of ‘Orange Is the New Black’, blending Folk,Psychedelic & Prog Rock samples with raw hip-hop to create a unique and uncompromising sound. Lyrically dense, open-hearted, and encompassing true stories. The album was conceived and the lyrics were crafted during a stint at Her Majesty’s Pleasure , whilst The title and art were inspired by the biography of cult leader Osho (The Bagwan) a book Robert cherished during his incarceration . ‘OITNB’ doesn’t just leave it to the lyrics to portray the pain-filled and ruthless journey he has enlisted cult favourites Sleaford Mods, Kool Keith, Rag ‘n’ Bone man & Slug of Atmostphere to help paint the picture of a imprisoned Prophet.
Colchique mon amour
Robert Lyrics
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Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants, d'aimés.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants, d'aimés.
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
Fleur au poison mortel,
Colchique est meurtrière.
Comme la feuille d'automne,
Il ne faut pas tomber.
Tomber, tourbilloner,
En ronde, en automne,
Moi je veux te garder,
Au delà d'un été.
Mon amour, mon amour,
Un été, mon amour.
Mon amour, mon amour,
Et pour toujours.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
L'amour même eternel,
Ne connait d'antidote,
A ce poison mortel,
Autre qu'une capote.
Moi je veux te garder,
Là au creux de mes jambes.
Et ce temps pour s'aimer,
Ne doit rien voler.
A la vie,
Mon amour, mon amour,
A la vie, mon amour,
Et pour toujours.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
Tomber, tourbilloner,
En ronde, en automne,
Moi je veux te garder,
Au delà d'un été.
Mon amour, mon amour,
Te garder, mon amour,
Mon amour, mon amour,
Et pour toujours.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
Colchique mon amour,
Fleurisse, fleurisse.
Les amants d'aimés,
Perissent, périssent.
"Colchique mon amour" is a song that uses the symbolic meaning of the autumn crocus flower, also known as Colchicum, to explore the idea of love as a deadly and intoxicating force. The repeated line "fleurisse, fleurisse" (blossom, blossom) creates a sense of urgency and the imperative to grow and flourish, while the following lines "les amants d'aimés, périssent, périssent" (lovers who are loved, perish, perish) speaks to the idea that love inevitably leads to destruction and death.
The metaphor of the Colchicum flower as a lethal poison is continued in the verses, as Robert sings "fleur au poison mortel, colchique est meurtrière" (flower with deadly poison, Colchicum is a killer), and warns against falling and being swept away by the autumn leaves. However, the singer also expresses a desire to hold onto the beloved, even beyond the end of summer, in spite of the risks and dangers inherent in love.
The final verse brings a more lighthearted tone, with the mention of the importance of a condom as an "antidote" to the poison of love, accompanied by the playful imagery of keeping the beloved "in the hollow of his legs". The song ends with a reiteration of the desire for a love that lasts forever, with the haunting refrain of "Colchique mon amour, fleurisse, fleurisse, les amants d'aimés, périssent, périssent".
Line by Line Meaning
Colchique mon amour
Colchicum, my love
Fleurisse, fleurisse
Flourish, flourish
Les amants, d'aimés
Lovers, beloved
Perissent, périssent
Perish, perish
Fleur au poison mortel
Flower with deadly poison
Colchique est meurtrière
Colchicum is deadly
Comme la feuille d'automne
Like the autumn leaf
Il ne faut pas tomber
One should not fall
Tomber, tourbilloner
Fall, whirl
En ronde, en automne
In a circle, in autumn
Moi je veux te garder
I want to keep you
Au delà d'un été
Beyond one summer
Mon amour, mon amour
My love, my love
Un été, mon amour
One summer, my love
Et pour toujours
And forever
L'amour même eternel
Eternal love itself
Ne connait d'antidote
Knows no antidote
A ce poison mortel
To this deadly poison
Autre qu'une capote
Other than a condom
Là au creux de mes jambes
There, between my legs
Et ce temps pour s'aimer
And this time to love each other
Ne doit rien voler
Should not steal anything
A la vie
To life
Writer(s): Myriam
Contributed by Kaitlyn K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@CineMusicMickael
La grâce, le talent et la beauté réunis en une seule et même personne
@Alain10B
J'aime beaucoup l'atmosphère de cette chanson, la délicatesse cristalline de cette interprétation et la fragilité subtile de l'intonation adoptée. Très joli.
@marlenemillet5751
Tellement de sentiments et d'émotions dans cette chanson -
@lodevie3818
Magnifique. Ce clip est hypnotisant !
@hpcs2002
Bizarre de voir cet maison, tant de fois visitée ! Magnifique, j'aime beaucoup :p
@ericmunier4195
que j aime cette univers je t aime robert ....
@Nanouchkafab44
Une voix de cristal..!
@chap666ish
I love listening to Robert's early tracks.
@MERYDIANNA1
J'adore celle ci, dommage qu on la connaisse pas plus
@SiRcErOn_YuLmEr
Magnifique chanson RoBERT.