Je vous aime
Serge Gainsbourg & Catherine Deneuve Lyrics
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Je vois ses nuages gris
Je sais qu'il fume même la nuit
Comme moi, ma chérie
Tu n'es qu'un fumeur de gitanes
Je vois tes volutes bleues
Me faire parfois venir les larmes aux yeux
Dieu est un fumeur de havanes
C'est lui-même qui m'a dit
Que la fumée envoie au paradis
Je le sais, ma chérie
Tu n'es qu'un fumeur de gitanes
Sans elles tu es malheureux
Au clair de la lune ouvre tes yeux
Pour l'amour de Dieu
Dieu est un fumeur de havanes
Tout près de toi loin de lui
J'aimerais te garder toute ma vie
Comprends-moi, ma chérie
Tu n'es qu'un fumeur de gitanes
Et la dernière je veux
La voir briller au fond des mes yeux
Aime-moi, nom de Dieu
Dieu est un fumeur de havanes
Tout près de toi loin de lui
J'aimerais te garder toute ma vie
Comprends-moi, ma chérie
Tu n'es qu'un fumeur de gitanes
Et la dernière je veux
La voir briller au fond des mes yeux
Aime-moi, nom de Dieu
The song "Dieu est un fumeur de havanes" by Serge Gainsbourg and Catherine Deneuve is a beautiful love song that explores the idea of love and desires and how they are linked with smoking. The song is sung as a duet, with Gainsbourg and Deneuve exchanging lines, comparing their smoking habits with the belief that God, depicted as a Havana cigar smoker, also smokes in heaven.
The song begins with Gainsbourg singing that God is a smoker of Havana cigars, and he knows this because he can see the gray smoke clouds in the sky. He also sings that he himself smokes at night like God. Deneuve then comes in with her own verse, singing that Gainsbourg is just a smoker of Gitanes cigarettes, and she can see the blue smoke that often brings tears to her eyes. She then goes on to say that Gainsbourg is her master after God.
As the song continues, the chorus repeats the lines that God is a smoker of Havana cigars and that smoking can take you to heaven. Deneuve then sings that Gainsbourg is just a smoker of Gitanes cigarettes, but he cannot live without them, and she urges him to open his eyes and love her for the sake of God.
The song continues with Gainsbourg expressing his desire to keep Deneuve near him all his life, while Deneuve wants to be the last cigarette that he smokes. The song ends on a passionate note with both singers urging each other to love the other for God's sake.
Line by Line Meaning
Dieu est un fumeur de havanes
God is like a cigar smoker, who enjoys his smoke and exhales gray clouds of smoke as a symbol of his power and omnipresence.
Je vois ses nuages gris
I can imagine God's gray smoke surrounding me and filling the air with his presence.
Je sais qu'il fume même la nuit
I know that God smokes even during the night, when he is supposed to be resting, showing that he is always present and vigilant.
Comme moi, ma chérie
Just like me, my love, who also enjoys smoking and finds pleasure in it.
Tu n'es qu'un fumeur de gitanes
You are just a smoker of Gitanes, a type of cigarette, showing that you are not as powerful as God.
Je vois tes volutes bleues
I can see your blue smoke rising up as a sign of your humility and vulnerability.
Me faire parfois venir les larmes aux yeux
Sometimes your smoke makes me cry, reminding me of the fragility of human life.
Tu es mon maître après Dieu
You are my master after God, showing your importance in my life.
C'est lui-même qui m'a dit
God himself told me that smoking brings enjoyment and relaxation to people.
Que la fumée envoie au paradis
He said that the smoke can transport us to heaven, giving us a glimpse of what pure happiness feels like.
Sans elles tu es malheureux
Without your cigarettes, you feel unhappy and incomplete, showing your dependence on them.
Au clair de la lune ouvre tes yeux
Under the moonlight, you should open your eyes to the beauty around you, instead of focusing on your addiction.
Pour l'amour de Dieu
For the sake of God, who created this world and all its wonders.
Tout près de toi loin de lui
Even though you are close to me, you are far away from God, who is always present.
J'aimerais te garder toute ma vie
I want to keep you with me forever, even if it means going against God's will.
Comprends-moi, ma chérie
Understand me, my love, that I am willing to sacrifice everything for you.
La voir briller au fond des mes yeux
I want to see the last cigarette glowing in my eyes, as a symbol of my love and passion for smoking.
Aime-moi, nom de Dieu
Love me, for God's sake, and accept me for who I am, even if it means being a smoker like God himself.
Lyrics © VELVETICA
Written by: Serge GAINSBOURG
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irigoin3
¡Que bella Catherine Deneuve! Serge Gainsbourg como siempre un eterno provocador . Hermosa canción. Gracias por subirla, saludos desde Buenos Aires.