Je T'aime Moi Non Plus
Serge Gainsbourg & Francoise Hardy Lyrics
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Je t'aime, oh, oui je t'aime!
Moi non plus.
Oh, mon amour, comme la vague irrésolu.
Je vais, je vais et je viens,
Entre tes reins,
Je vais et je viens, entre tes reins, et je me retiens.
Je t'aime, oh, oui je t'aime!
Moi non plus
Oh mon amour, tu es la vague, moi l'île nue.
Tu va, tu va et tu viens,
Entre mes reins, tu vas et tu viens, entre mes reins, et je te rejoins.
Tu va, tu va et tu viens,
Entre mes reins,
Tu vas et tu viens, entre mes reins, et je te rejoins.
Je t'aime,
Je t'aime, oh, oui je t'aime!
Moi non plus.
Oh mon amour!
L'amour physique est sans issue.
Je vais, je vais et je viens,
Entre tes reins,
Je vais et je viens, je me retiens. non! maintenant viens!
The lyrics of "Je T'aime Moi Non Plus" by Serge Gainsbourg and Francoise Hardy describe a passionate but conflicted love affair between two people. The title itself, which translates to "I love you, me neither," suggests a certain level of uncertainty and hesitation about the relationship. The first verse describes the male protagonist's desire for the female protagonist, comparing his movements between her thighs to the ebb and flow of waves. He tries to retain his composure, but ultimately cannot resist her. In the second verse, the roles are reversed, with the female protagonist telling the male protagonist that he is like a wave and she is like a naked island. She, too, cannot resist his advances, and the two come together.
The chorus reaffirms the love between the two protagonists, but ultimately acknowledges that their physical love is unsustainable. The final lines of the song, "Je vais et je viens, je me retiens. Non! Maintenant viens!" ("I go and I come, I hold back. No! Now come!") suggest a give and take, a push and pull between the two protagonists, with each one trying to assert control over the other.
Overall, the song is a powerful expression of physical desire and the emotional complexities of a tumultuous love affair.
Line by Line Meaning
Je t'aime,
I love you,
Je t'aime, oh, oui je t'aime!
I love you, oh yes, I love you!
Moi non plus.
Me neither.
Oh, mon amour, comme la vague irrésolu.
Oh, my love, like an uncertain wave.
Je vais, je vais et je viens,
I go, I go and I come,
Entre tes reins,
Between your hips,
Je vais et je viens, entre tes reins, et je me retiens.
I go and I come between your hips, and I hold myself back.
Oh mon amour, tu es la vague, moi l'île nue.
Oh my love, you are the wave, I am the bare island.
Tu va, tu va et tu viens,
You go, you go and you come,
Entre mes reins,
Between my hips,
Tu vas et tu viens, entre mes reins, et je te rejoins.
You go and you come between my hips, and I join you.
L'amour physique est sans issue.
Physical love is hopeless.
Je vais, je vais et je viens,
I go, I go and I come,
Entre tes reins,
Between your hips,
Je vais et je viens, je me retiens. non! maintenant viens!
I go and I come, I hold myself back. No! Now come!
Contributed by Arianna N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@steffanhoffmann
@@Lad-Saurin The song is purely and simply, about bringing a woman to orgasm.
However you communists wouldn't know about that. Sex was taboo in ussr 😂
Even though Jane is shouting her pleasure throughout this recording, comments here are about romantic love.
No no no.
It's 1969. The end of the decade of the sexual revolution. That's what it's about.
Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative and scandalous releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion.
His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality, make him difficult to categorise, although his legacy has been firmly established, and he is often regarded, as one of the world's most influential popular musicians
Lucien Ginsburg was born in Paris on 2 April 1928. He was the son of Jewish emigrants of Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian origin, Joseph and Olga Ginsburg, who fled to Paris via Istanbul after the 1917 Russian Revolution and the MURDERING COMMUNISTS.
Joseph Ginsburg was a classically trained musician whose profession was playing the piano in cabarets and casinos; he taught his children—Gainsbourg and his twin sister Liliane—to play the piano.
Gainsbourg's childhood was profoundly affected by the occupation of France by Germany during World War II.
The identifying yellow star that Jews were required to wear haunted Gainsbourg; in later years he was able to transmute this memory into creative inspiration.
The world detested this
Communism
Fascism
Both evil ideologies were destroyed.
There's a new thing to destroy nowadays; Putinism.
The little moth will be destroyed; just like Hitler.
@dorpets
In 1971 at a party, I asked a girl to dance with me to this song and she said yes. Now... she's my wife!
@Nirsterkur
Congratulations!
@theboredchannel3062
I love this song.
@noraisabel6557
@Samuel How is Paris these days, apart from the quarantine?
@LOveERDos
Samuel same here ROME AND LA DOLCE VITA ROME and the shit life
@christiandesayes4718
lucky man! thanks serge!
@georgeclancy1755
The Frenchest thing that ever Frenched.
@feuquegougueul1592
One of the best things!
@jadecostello3325
And pommed.
@marguskiis7711
Johann Bach