Saule is the solo project of Brussels based musician Xavier Garcia Bardon. … Read Full Bio ↴Saule is the solo project of Brussels based musician Xavier Garcia Bardon. His first eponimous album contains three tracks/soundscapes of sentimental, lyrical, yet experimental turntablism: romantic loops, introspective rhythms, feedback and vinyl cracks. It's violence and love! All tracks were made using three record players and a few prepared records. Saule has played with Kim Cascone, Janek Schaefer, Leo Kupper, Tony Conrad. He is also a member of Géographique (a duo that has played as support for Sonic Youth, Thomas Köner or Kato Hideki and with such artists as Köhn, Martiens Go Home and Ovil Bianca…) and of Buffle (www.myspace.com/buffle)

Another Band is called Saule et les pleureurs.

Saule 2
Saule Lyrics

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Triste comme un saule (x2)
Tout le monde est saule (x2)
Planté comme un saule (x2)
Le vent souffle et se déchaîne
Sur nos cœurs de porcelaine

Certains appellent ça le blues
Le coup d’cafard ou le spleen

Y a toujours bien eu un mot
Pour vous décrire la déprime
Et moi, je dis que je suis saule (X2)

Auprès de mon saule (x2)
Le monde est si saule (x2)
Triste comme un saule (x2)
Adossé sur mon chagrin
Moi je n’aspire plus à rien

On manque cruellement de tendresse
Quelqu’un qui nous enlace
Ou bien qui nous caresse
Le sourire d’un p’tit vieux un soir en été
Le baiser d’une maman
Sur nos joues mouillées
Un truc qui rende heureux
Juste pour éviter que

Que l’on devienne tous saule (x4)

Tout le monde est saule (x2)
Triste comme un saule

Overall Meaning

The song "Saule 2" by Saule is a melancholic exposition of the blues that pervades and affects everyone at some point in life. The recurring phrase "Triste comme un saule" (Sad like a willow tree) emphasizes the pervasive sadness felt by both the singer and the world; the misery is all-encompassing and inescapable. Contrasting the sadness with the strength and presence of a willow tree belies a poignant understanding of nature and humanity. The image of the tree, which endures through harsh winds, offers a sense of solace, but the prevalence of sadness makes even a strong image like the willow tree feel insignificant. By identifying with the willow tree, the singer externalizes his own emotions, and eventually, the emotions of the world.

The second verse introduces the idea that sadness is universal and that people have always had words to describe it but at the same time, sadness can be an isolating force. The lack of tenderness or love, whether it be a hug, a caress, or a smile, serves as an underlying cause, intensifying feelings of sadness and loneliness. The song, therefore, becomes a call for the human connection that every human being requires, regardless of age, gender, or circumstance. The song acknowledges the gravity of the blues while also underscoring the importance of a human connection to alleviate it.

Line by Line Meaning

Triste comme un saule
Feeling sad and hopeless like a willow tree

Tout le monde est saule
Everyone is as sad as a willow tree

Planté comme un saule
Feeling stuck and rooted in sadness like a willow tree

Le vent souffle et se déchaîne
The wind blows and unleashes its fury, just like our fragile hearts

Sur nos cœurs de porcelaine
On our fragile porcelain hearts

Certains appellent ça le blues
Some call it the blues

Le coup d’cafard ou le spleen
The blues or melancholy

Y a toujours bien eu un mot
There has always been a word

Pour vous décrire la déprime
To describe your feelings of sadness

Et moi, je dis que je suis saule
And I say that I am like a willow tree

Auprès de mon saule
Beside my willow tree