France
Safia Nolin Lyrics

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Ça éclaire mal
Les foudres du cœur
Elles parlent entre elles
Et mangent l’hiver

Pour retrouver ton corps
Dans le noir
Pour retrouver le soleil

Dans les draps de la mort

Tout doucement aux loups
Trop vite le sang et les images lentes
Que j’en profite gaiement
De la douceur qui revient le printemps

De la douleur qui devient le printemps
Ah-ah ah, ah-ah ah...

Overall Meaning

In Safia Nolin's song "France," she sings about the many struggles of love and loss. The first line, "Ça éclaire mal," translates to "It illuminates poorly," and it sets the tone for the rest of the song. The foudres du cœur, or the thunder of the heart, are described as talking amongst themselves and eating up the winter. This could be interpreted as the inner turmoil that often comes with heartbreak, which can feel all-consuming.

The next lines, "Pour retrouver ton corps, dans le noir/Pour retrouver le soleil, dans les draps de la mort," are about the search for comfort and peace after a loved one has passed away. Nolin talks about searching for her lover's body in the darkness, and finding the sun in the sheets of death. These lines are especially poignant because they speak to the universal desire to hold on to a loved one, even after they've gone.

Line by Line Meaning

Ça éclaire mal
The heartaches do not ease the pain and bring darkness.

Les foudres du cœur
The pains that the heart feels are overwhelming.

Elles parlent entre elles
The heartaches and the sadness talk to each other and make it worse.

Et mangent l’hiver
The heartaches consume the joy that winter brings.

Pour retrouver ton corps
To find your body once again.

Dans le noir
In the darkness of the night.

Pour retrouver le soleil
To find the sun once again.

Dans les draps de la mort
To find solace in death.

Tout doucement aux loups
Going slowly towards the painful things in life.

Trop vite le sang et les images lentes
Thinking too fast which causes the blood to pump faster and the memories to come back slowly.

Que j’en profite gaiement
Finding joy in the things that bring pain.