Charivarivari
Serge Lama Lyrics


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Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi.

Avant toi, j'ai connu Nicole
Qui vivait dans ses casseroles,
Elle briquait comme personne
L'argenterie et l'aluminium,
Toujours coiffée d'un vieux chiffon
Noué autour de son chignon,
Tu parles d'un charivaron.

Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi.

Avant toi, j'ai connu Martine
Qui n'aimait faire que la cuisine,
Entre deux lièvres et trois perdreaux
J'avais grossi de vingt kilos,
Quand je chantai mes chansons tristes,
On me prenait pour Pierre Doris,
Tu parles d'un charivaris.

Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi.

Et depuis toi, il y a eu toi,
Qui n'sait rien faire de tes dix doigts,
A part l'amour, mon joli cœur,
Et encore, quand y a l'ascenseur,
Parce que les jours de pénurie,
Tu restes à la conciergerie,
Tu parles d'un charivari.

Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi,
Quel charivari-vari, va
Quel charivari-vari, va




Quel charivari-vari, va
La vie avec toi.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Serge Lama's "Charivarivari" depict the chaotic and unruly nature of life with the person addressed in the song. The repetition of "quel charivari-vari va" throughout the verses emphasizes the disarray and confusion that this person brings into the singer's life. The first two verses describe two previous women that the singer had been with, Nicole and Martine, who each had distinct characteristics but also brought their own chaos into his life. Nicole was obsessive about cleaning, always wearing a scarf around her head, and Martine only cared about cooking and caused the singer to gain weight.


The final verse brings the song back to the present and addresses the person currently in the singer's life. This person is characterized as being unable to do anything except for love, but even then, it is on their own terms. When faced with difficult times, they retreat and hide in the concierge's office instead of helping the singer. Overall, the lyrics convey a feeling of exhaustion and frustration with the turmoil and unpredictability that comes with this person.


Line by Line Meaning

Quel charivari-vari, va
What a commotion it is, with you around


La vie avec toi,
Life with you


Avant toi, j'ai connu Nicole
Before you, there was Nicole


Qui vivait dans ses casseroles,
Who lived in her pots and pans


Elle briquait comme personne
She polished like nobody else


L'argenterie et l'aluminium,
The silverware and the aluminum


Toujours coiffée d'un vieux chiffon
Always wearing an old rag as a headband


Noué autour de son chignon,
Tied around her bun


Tu parles d'un charivaron.
You talk about a mess.


Avant toi, j'ai connu Martine
Before you, there was Martine


Qui n'aimait faire que la cuisine,
Who only loved to cook


Entre deux lièvres et trois perdreaux
Between two hares and three partridges


J'avais grossi de vingt kilos,
I gained twenty kilos


Quand je chantai mes chansons tristes,
When I sang my sad songs


On me prenait pour Pierre Doris,
People thought I was Pierre Doris


Tu parles d'un charivaris.
You talk about a ruckus.


Et depuis toi, il y a eu toi,
And since you, there has been you


Qui n'sait rien faire de tes dix doigts,
Who can't do anything with your ten fingers


A part l'amour, mon joli cœur,
Except love, my dear heart


Et encore, quand y a l'ascenseur,
And even then, only when the elevator is there


Parce que les jours de pénurie,
Because on days of shortage


Tu restes à la conciergerie,
You stay at the concierge


Tu parles d'un charivari.
You talk about a chaos.


Quel charivari-vari, va
What a commotion it is, with you around


La vie avec toi,
Life with you




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Comments from YouTube:

janine B

Merci du rare partage .J'adore toute l'oeuvre de Serge Lama .Super moment merci encore

DIMATTEO GEORGES

Joyeuse chanson entraînante et humoristique .... !

LYDIE MARAIS

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