Serge Reggiani (May 2, 1922 - July 23, 2004) was an Italian-born French sin… Read Full Bio ↴Serge Reggiani (May 2, 1922 - July 23, 2004) was an Italian-born French singer, painter and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan.

After acting school he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les parents terribles ("The Terrible Parents"). His first feature film came in 1946 with his role in Les portes de la nuit ("The Doors of the Night"). He later went on to perform in 80 films including The Pianist (1998).

In 1965 he began a second career as a singer, with the help of Simone Signoret and her husband Yves Montand. Reggiani became one of the most acclaimed performers of French "Chanson" ("song") and although he was in his 40s, his bad-boy image made him popular with both young and older listeners. His best known songs include "Les loups sont entres dans Paris" ("The Wolves Have Entered Paris") and "La femme qui est dans mon lit." ("The Woman Who Is In My Bed").

In later life he became a painter and gave a number of exhibitions of his artwork.

Serge Reggiani died of a heart attack at the age of 82, one day after the death of another well known French singer Sacha Distel. He is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse.

J't'aimerais
Serge Reggiani Lyrics

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J't'aimerais même avec la gueule de travers
J't'aimerais même en mec, même en militaire
J't'aimerais même avec une bosse dans le dos
Même avec un bec, même avec des crocs
J't'aimerais n'importe où n'importe comment
J't'aimerais même si tout à coup j'pouvais faire autrement

J't'aimerais même sans charme, même sans ce sourire

Qui me fout des larmes au milieu des rires
J't'aimerais l'air de rien au delà de tout
J't'aimerais rage aux poings, j't'aimerais corde au cou
J't'aimerais marabout, j't'aimerais bout d'ficelle
J't'aimerais même si tout à coup t'étais plus la plus belle

J't'aimerais si l'amour était abrogé
J't'aimerais si l'Adour passait par Angers
J't'aimerais toujours trop mais jamais assez
A en devenir beau à ne pas m'en vanter
J't'aimerais même dans la boue, jt'aimerais en enfer
J't'aimerais même si tout à coup j'avais aut' chose à faire

J't'aimerais même anglaise, même en couronnée
Même en sainte Thérèse même désincarnée
J't'aimerais même en toc en n'importe quoi
J't'aimerais même en loques, mais ça risque pas
J't'aimerais à genoux moi que ne prie jamais
J't'aimerais même si tout à coup tu me disais que tu m'aimais

J't'aimerais même avec la gueule de travers
J't'aimerais même en mec, même en militaire
J't'aimerais même avec une bosse dans le dos
Même avec un bec même avec des crocs

J't'aimerais n'importe où n'importe comment
J't'aimerais même si tout à coup j'pouvais faire autrement

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Serge Reggiani's song J'T'Aimerais express a deep and unconditional love for someone, stating that they would love them even if they were not conventionally attractive or desirable. The singer proclaims that they would love the person even if they had a "crooked face," were "a guy or a soldier," had a hump on their back, or even had "crooked teeth." The love is not dependent on physical appearance or charm, and the singer would love the person "beyond everything," even if they were angry or difficult.

The singer's love is also not dependent on external circumstances, as they declare that they would love the person even if love were abolished or if the river Adour flowed through the city of Angers. The singer even goes as far as to say that they would still love the person if they themselves were in a different situation or had other things to do. The love is all-encompassing and knows no limits or boundaries.

Overall, the lyrics to J'T'Aimerais convey a deep and unwavering love that is not dependent on external circumstances or physical appearance, but is rooted in something deeper and more profound.

J't'aimeraisSerge Reggiani Lyrics

J't'aimerais
Serge Reggiani Lyrics