L'amour en Prive
Serge Gainsbourg & Francoise Hardy Lyrics

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L'amour c'est c'qu'on peut faire de mieux
Alors pourquoi s'en priver?
Il s'en passe des choses à deux
Lorsqu'on s'retrouve en privé
Tirés les verrous
Finis les tabous
Commence la vie privée
D'la tête aux genoux

Comme des papous
On se laisse dériver
C'est l'amour en privé
L'amour en privé

L'amour c'est c'qu'on peut faire de mieux
Alors pourquoi s'en priver?
Tu m'aimes je t'aime, nous deux
On se le dit en privé
Tirés, les verrous
On viole d'un coup
Nos propriétés privées
D'la tête aux genoux
Des baisers partout
On se laisse dériver

C'est l'amour en privé
L'amour en privé

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Serge Gainsbourg and Francoise Hardy's song L'amour en Prive speak of the beauty and importance of love. The opening lines declare that love is the best thing one can do, and thus, there is no reason to deny oneself the pleasure of it. The song speaks of the intimacy and excitement that comes with spending time together in private. As soon as you close the locks and remove all the restrictions that society has placed on how you should behave, that is when the real life begins.

The lyrics suggest that when two people are together in private, they are free to love each other without any restrictions or taboos. This is when you get to enjoy all the pleasures of love, from head to toe, and one can allow themselves to be carried away like the papous or native tribespeople who live free from society's rules. The chorus repeats that this is the beauty of love in private.

Overall, the song celebrates love and the joy it brings. It acknowledges that society puts limits on what is acceptable, but in private, those limits can be removed, and one can experience the full beauty of love.

Line by Line Meaning

L'amour c'est c'qu'on peut faire de mieux
Love is the best thing we can do

Alors pourquoi s'en priver?
So why deprive ourselves?

Il s'en passe des choses à deux
Many things happen between two people

Lorsqu'on s'retrouve en privé
When we're together in private

Tirés les verrous
Locking the door

Finis les tabous
No more taboos

Commence la vie privée
Private life begins

D'la tête aux genoux
From head to toe

Comme des papous
Like Papuans

On se laisse dériver
We let ourselves drift

C'est l'amour en privé
This is love in private