Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, O.C. (born 26 March 1963 in Edmundston, New Bru… Read Full Bio ↴Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, O.C. (born 26 March 1963 in Edmundston, New Brunswick) is an Acadian-Québécois singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and TV host who lives in Montreal, Quebec, when he is not performing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1994. In 1997 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Roch Voisine was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, but grew up in Saint Basile. His parents are Réal Voisine, mayor of Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Québec and a former English teacher, and Zélande Robichaud, a former nurse.

Voisine's musical breakthrough came with his 1989 album Hélène which sold three million copies and became a major hit not only in Quebec but also in France, Belgium and Switzerland. In 1990, Hélène was awarded the Best Album prize at the the Victoires de la Musique, France's version of Grammys. After a highly successful European Tour in 1991, he was awarded France's Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

In 1993, Voisine had his biggest English-language hit to date with the single and album both entitled I'll Always Be There, which he worked on with David Foster.

Over the years, he has continued to alternatively record both French and English-language albums. His French language work and concert tours have continued to enjoy success in Europe (especially France) and Quebec, while his English-language recordings are a frequent mainstay of Canadian Adult Contemporary radio.

Pour Toi
Roch Voisine Lyrics

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(M Albert/Louis Gaste)
(Marie-Helene Bouquin)
Pour toi
J'ai quitt, ceux que j'aimais
J'ai perdu ceux qui m'aimaient
Ce soir he n'ai que toi...
Sans toi
Le jour ressemble ? la nuit

La vie ressemble ? la mort
Ce soir je n'ai que toi
Tes yeux
Brillent comme le feu
Ta bouche
En a pris la couleur
Ton corps
En a gard, la chaleur
Tes doigts courant sur me peau nue
Ta voix
Mourant dans un soupir
Et moi
Frissonnant de plaisir
Pour toi
J'ai d,truit tout mon pass,
J'ai reni, j'ai oubli,
J'ai fait cela
Pour toi
Vers toi
Vont les r^ves de mes nuits
Vont les d,sirs de ma vie
Ce soir ,coute-moi
Tes yeux
Brillent comme le feu
Ta bouche
En a pris la couleur
Ton corps
En a gard, la chaleur
Tes doigts courant sur me peau nue
Ta voix
Mourant dans un soupir
Et moi

Frissonnant de plaisir...
Pour toi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Roch Voisine's song Pour Toi speak of an intense and all-consuming love. The singer declares that for the person he loves, he has left behind everything else, including the people he used to love and those who loved him. He says that without this person, his days feel like nights, and his life feels like death. It is only their presence that makes him feel alive, and they are the only one who matters to him now.

The singer describes the physical and emotional sensations that being with this person brings. Their eyes shine like fire, and their lips take on that same fiery hue. Their body is warm, and their fingers run over his bare skin, sending shivers down his spine. His lover's voice makes him tremble with pleasure, and he has forgotten everything else for them.

The depth of feeling expressed in these lyrics is palpable, and it is clear that the singer is willing to do anything for the one he loves. The song is a beautiful tribute to the power of love and the way it can transform a person's life.

Line by Line Meaning

Pour toi
I have done all of this for you

J'ai quitt, ceux que j'aimais
I left the people I loved for you

J'ai perdu ceux qui m'aimaient
I lost the people who loved me for you

Ce soir he n'ai que toi...
Tonight, I only have you...

Sans toi
Without you

Le jour ressemble ? la nuit
The day is like the night

La vie ressemble ? la mort
Life is like death

Ce soir je n'ai que toi
Tonight, I only have you

Tes yeux
Your eyes

Brillent comme le feu
Shine like fire

Ta bouche
Your mouth