Born in Iskretz, Bulgaria, to a Bulgarian-Armenian father and a Hungarian mother, Vartan arrived in France when she was 10. She married the French rocker Johnny Hallyday on April 12, 1965 in Loconville. They have a son, David Hallyday (who is also a singer), born David Michael Benjamin Smet on August 14, 1966. Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan were France's "Golden Couple" of their generation. They divorced on November 4, 1980.
She is currently married to American media mogul Tony Scotti. She is actor Michael Vartan's aunt.
In 2005, Sylvie Vartan was appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal and Child Health in the European Region.
Her European hits include "Panne d'essence" ('Out Of Gas'), "Comme un garçon" ('Like a boy'), "J’ai un problème, je crois bien que je t’aime" ('I have a problem: I really think I love you'), and "La plus belle pour aller danser" ('The most beautiful to go dancing'). She is also rembered for such songs such as "L'amour c'est comme une cigarette" (Love is like a cigarette)
L'Oiseau
Sylvie Vartan Lyrics
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Qui traverse les rideaux
Chante un oiseau
Effleurant d'une plume
Quelques touches de piano
Chante un oiseau
Qui fait comme ça
Tip tip tip tip tip tip tip
Quand il voit que mon cœur
Est en tous petits morceaux
Pleure l'oiseau
En m'offrant une fleur
Dérobée sur un chapeau
Chante l'oiseau
Qui fait comme ça
Tip tip tip tip tip tip tip
Tip tip tip tip tip tip tip
Puis il prend son essor
Vers les arbres d'un tableau
Vole l'oiseau
Et moi je me rendors
Entendrai-je encore bientôt
Chanter l'oiseau
Qui fait comme ça ?
The lyrics of Sylvie Vartan's song "L'Oiseau" describe a moment when a bird sings on a moonbeam that passes through the curtains. It touches the keys of the piano with its feathers and sings its song, "Tip tip tip tip tip tip tip." The bird notices that the singer's heart is broken into tiny pieces and cries, offering her a flower that it has stolen from a hat. Then, the bird takes flight towards trees in a painting and the singer goes back to sleep, wondering if she will ever hear the bird's song again.
The song touches on themes of nature and emotions. The bird is a symbol of freedom, innocence, and joy, while the moonbeam and the piano represent beauty and artistry. The singer's heartbreak is softened by the bird's song and the flower it brings, showing that even in difficult times, there is still beauty to be found in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Sur un rayon de lune
On a moonbeam
Qui traverse les rideaux
Shining through the curtains
Chante un oiseau
A bird sings
Effleurant d'une plume
Brushing with a feather
Quelques touches de piano
Some piano notes
Chante un oiseau
A bird sings
Qui fait comme ça
Going tip tip tip tip tip tip tip
Quand il voit que mon cœur
When it sees that my heart
Est en tous petits morceaux
Is broken into tiny pieces
Pleure l'oiseau
The bird cries
En m'offrant une fleur
Offering me a flower
Dérobée sur un chapeau
Stolen from a hat
Chante l'oiseau
The bird sings
Qui fait comme ça
Going tip tip tip tip tip tip tip
Tip tip tip tip tip tip tip
Going tip tip tip tip tip tip tip
Puis il prend son essor
Then it takes off
Vers les arbres d'un tableau
Towards the trees of a painting
Vole l'oiseau
The bird flies away
Et moi je me rendors
And I fall asleep again
Entendrai-je encore bientôt
Will I hear it again soon
Chanter l'oiseau
The bird singing
Qui fait comme ça ?
Going tip tip tip tip tip tip tip?
Contributed by Bella K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
princessejade1
le temps de mon adolescence! j'adore cette chanson Merci
Leila Bouadjar
Que de souvenirs mon enfance magnifique sylvie tu es une icône
Alan Driss
Qu'elle epoque , qu'elle créativite originalité .
almadora english
finally! some fresh and funky sylvie! thank you!
f elizabeth
i love when sylvie sings this song in italian "quando sorridi tu" <3
quieterrps
So glad to see such entertaining footage even as she has to pretend that she has background scenery! I've been playing the recent RPM release on Sylvie quite a bit lately and this is one of the many favorites on that disc. Very glad to see this here. Merci!
michelcap62
trop bon d'avoir retrouver cet oiseau !
Luis Arista
Moi j adore et c est une chanson d Eric Chats en qui a eu son succès a l époque!!! Cela fait du bien de l entendre.MERCI À VOUS.
Ab Fab
Voici une chanson de Vartan que j'adore. Mais je doute que ce soit sa voix qui ait produit les sons de l'oiseau !
Alain Bourgeois
En studio tout est possible !