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Les Notables
TR/ST Lyrics
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Mais le temps, mais le temps, mais le vent
Il fallait agir vite, la renommée se mérite
Il disposait de moyens pas très propres et malsains
Quitte à tout tenter, dans l'ennui s'enliser
[Refrain]:
Je n'ai rien contre les mirages
De bons pères de famille
De femmes seules sans rivage
Elle deviendrait bourgeoise, grosse et maniaque du blé
Ses dessous se mouilleraient quand sur sa croupe les regards se poseraient
Elle avait de l'ambition, peu de tête, pas un rond
Rêvant de milliardaires pas très beaux mais très chers
[Refrain]
Issu d'une famille de notable, de gens très respectables
Tu seras supérieur, ôtes tes coudes de la table
Des yachts remplis de maîtresses croisant au large de St-Trop
Débordantes de classe, bandantes, surtout salopes
Elle rêvait d'un mariage d'argent, de gros placements
Elle n'a eu que le nom, le reste c'était du vent
[Refrain]
The song "Les Notables" by TR/ST is a critique of society's obsession with wealth and power. The lyrics describe a man who dreams of gaining power and fame, but is willing to resort to unethical means to achieve it. He has access to resources that are questionable and immoral, and he is willing to take risks and sink into boredom to get what he wants. The refrain speaks of the singer's disdain for the mirages that people project to maintain their status, including the façade of being a good father or a lonely woman without a shore.
The second verse is about a woman who is also obsessed with wealth and status. She dreams of marrying a wealthy man and becoming bourgeois, but is left with only the name and no real wealth. The final verse speaks from the perspective of someone born into a family of wealthy and respectable people, who is taught to believe that they are inherently superior. They are taught to act appropriately at the dinner table and to enjoy the company of mistresses on yachts. The song's tone is critical and condemnatory of society's obsession with materialism, and it serves as a warning against the dangers of unchecked desire for wealth and power.
Line by Line Meaning
Le cadre rêvait de puissance
The executive dreamed of power
Mais le temps, mais le temps, mais le vent
But time and the wind were against him
Il fallait agir vite, la renommée se mérite
He needed to act fast, fame must be earned
Il disposait de moyens pas très propres et malsains
He had access to unclean and unhealthy means
Quitte à tout tenter, dans l'ennui s'enliser
Willing to try everything, he sank in boredom
Je n'ai rien contre les mirages
I have nothing against fantasies
Qui maquillent leurs images
That mask their images
De bons pères de famille
Of good family men
De femmes seules sans rivage
Of women alone without a shore
Elle deviendrait bourgeoise, grosse et maniaque du blé
She would become bourgeois, fat and obsessed with money
Ses dessous se mouilleraient quand sur sa croupe les regards se poseraient
Her undergarments would get wet when eyes rested on her body
Elle avait de l'ambition, peu de tête, pas un rond
She had ambition, little intelligence, and no money
Rêvant de milliardaires pas très beaux mais très chers
Dreaming of billionaires who weren't very handsome but very costly
Issu d'une famille de notable, de gens très respectables
Born into a family of distinguished, respectable people
Tu seras supérieur, ôtes tes coudes de la table
You'll be superior, take your elbows off the table
Des yachts remplis de maîtresses croisant au large de St-Trop
Yachts filled with mistresses crossing off the St-Trop coast
Débordantes de classe, bandantes, surtout salopes
Overflowing with class, erotic, mostly sluts
Elle rêvait d'un mariage d'argent, de gros placements
She dreamed of a marriage of money, of big investments
Elle n'a eu que le nom, le reste c'était du vent
She only got the name, everything else was wind
Writer(s): Farid Medjane, Bernard Bonvoisin, Norbert Krief
Contributed by Peyton C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
naturallymenow
Teach may 2019 be a year of great heights. Keep doing what your doing. May the Lord continue to provide for you and your family.
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You are king who is leading the pack. Just keeping riding on
Teach Dem
Thank you so much Empress, really appreciate the very kind and encouraging words
Sophia Kobi
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Coconut Drops
Thanks for the 411 Teach.
So sad, cancer knocked out a lot of our stalwarts. SIP.💔 🙏
Ken Prosper
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Mr. Owen Palmer was my 7th Grade Form Teacher at St. Catherine High School in 1996. He Stayed in touch with all of us Students via Facebook etc. up until his last days. He was a Good Man, may he Rest In Paradise.
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