Ondine
Stanislas Lyrics


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Sous la pierre
Soulevée
Sous le vent
Dans les saules saoulés
Sous ton ventre
Douce houle
Sous ta nuit
Dans la foule
Tu m'as dit

Affolée
Tu dessines
À mes hanches
Des moraines
Dans mes mains d'avalanche
Des ravines et des lignes d'horizon
Tu m'as dit

Refrain :
Tu m'as dit
Aime-moi
Et marche,
Tu m'as dit
Aime-moi
Et marche, Ondine
Ondine, Ondine, Ondine

Je dérive
Dans les nasses
J'ai noyé
Les pendules
J'ai salé mon enfance
En crevant le grand large
J'ai gardé le ciré
Et l'orage

Refrain

À mes tempes
Tu ruisselles
Tu m'appelles
Dans le ventre
De mes larmes
J'ai marché
Sur le sel
De la mer




Rouge et bleue
Tu m'as dit

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Stanislas's "Ondine" evoke a sense of being lost and drifting, both physically and emotionally. The song starts with a description of the setting - under lifted stones, in the willows, under the wind - before focusing on the singer's encounter with Ondine. The imagery used to describe the experience is sensual and natural, with Ondine depicted as a sort of elemental force. The singer seems to be overwhelmed by Ondine's presence, describing her as a "douce houle" (sweet swell) and feeling like they are drowning in her essence. Despite feeling "affolée" (overwhelmed), Ondine asks the singer to love her and walk with her.


The second verse sees the singer continue to drift aimlessly, feeling as though they have lost their bearings. They have "drowned the clocks" and "salted their childhood" by taking to sea and treading upon saltwater. Ondine continues to be a presence in the singer's life, calling out to them from their own tears.


Overall, "Ondine" seems to be a lyrical exploration of the feeling of being lost or unmoored, and the desire to find some sort of anchor, even if that anchor is another person. The language used by Stanislas is poetic and evocative, capturing the sense of displacement with vivid imagery.


Line by Line Meaning

Sous la pierre
Beneath the stone


Soulevée
Lifted up


Sous le vent
Below the wind


Dans les saules saoulés
In the intoxicated willows


Sous ton ventre
Beneath your belly


Douce houle
Gentle swell


Sous ta nuit
Under your night


Dans la foule
In the crowd


Tu m'as dit
You told me


Affolée
Panicked


Tu dessines
You draw


À mes hanches
On my hips


Des moraines
Moraines


Dans mes mains d'avalanche
In my avalanche hands


Des ravines et des lignes d'horizon
Ravines and horizon lines


Tu m'as dit
You told me


Refrain :
Chorus:


Tu m'as dit
You told me


Aime-moi
Love me


Et marche,
And walk,


Tu m'as dit
You told me


Aime-moi
Love me


Et marche, Ondine
And walk, Ondine


Ondine, Ondine, Ondine
Ondine, Ondine, Ondine


Je dérive
I'm adrift


Dans les nasses
In the traps


J'ai noyé
I've drowned


Les pendules
The clocks


J'ai salé mon enfance
I salted my childhood


En crevant le grand large
By breaking through the high seas


J'ai gardé le ciré
I kept the raincoat


Et l'orage
And the storm


Refrain
Chorus


À mes tempes
At my temples


Tu ruisselles
You flow


Tu m'appelles
You call me


Dans le ventre
In the belly


De mes larmes
Of my tears


J'ai marché
I walked


Sur le sel
On the salt


De la mer
Of the sea


Rouge et bleue
Red and blue


Tu m'as dit
You told me




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BECAUSE EDITIONS
Written by: MICHAEL SEILHAN IBRAHIM, STANISLAS RENOULT

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