There are more than one artist with this name:

1) Tal Benyerzi (born… Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one artist with this name:

1) Tal Benyerzi (born in Israel in 12 December 1989), professionally known by her mononym Tal, is an Israeli-born French singer-songwriter and occasional dancer. She is currently signed to Warner Music France.

Tal's family immigrated to France when Tal was just under a year old. Her name translates roughly as "morning dew" in Hebrew. She was born into a veritable musical home. Her father was a guitar player, her Yemeni-Jewish mother a professional singer under the name Sem Azar. Her brother is a songwriter and her aunt and cousin singers.
At the age of 12, Tal learned to play piano and guitar and enrolled in dance lessons and modern jazz. She also took part in a theater group called "Les Sales Gosses". She started playing in piano bars making interpretations of classics and contemporary songs. As a fan of Michael Jackson, she and her brother improvised moves on a collection of his songs. Her debut song and music video was with "La Musique mon ange".
Her meeting with songwriter and producer L'Aura Marciano developed her career and after a collaboration of 2 years, she released her debut album Le droit de rêver with pop melodies, urban rhythm and at times classical arrangements. Collaborations included Sean Paul in "Waya Waya" mixed by Veronica Ferraro, L'Algérino in a remake "Le sens de la vie" and John Hanes as sound engineer.
Her first single from the album was "On avance" reached #29 in SNEP, the official French Singles Chart. That was followed by "Waya Waya". Her biggest hit was "Le sens de la vie" taken from the album. It reached #4 in the French charts. The album also contains a bonus version of the song featuring French-Algerian L'Algérino as a bonus track. Her songs deliver a message of hope and peace, without religious or cultural barriers, and a French music without boundaries.
Tal remains involved in charity. She was the spokesman for MTV's campaign for support of the French AIDS charity Sidaction.
In 2013, Tal joined the Les Enfoires charity ensemble. Tal also won her first NRJ Music Award in 2013, as the Francophone Breakthrough of the Year.
In September 2013, she joined the 4th season of Danse avec les stars (French Dancing with the Stars), with dance partner Yann-Alrick Mortreuil.

2) Tal is an alias of German electronic musician Wolfgang Voigt, co-founder and co-owner of Kompakt.

3) TAL is Natalie Chami, a Chicago based experimental, drone artist, also in the band Good Willsmith and l'éternèbre. www.talsounds.com

Le passé
Tal Lyrics

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Il y a des jours, où je vis loin du monde
Autour des jours où mon cœur est trop lourd
Tant de souvenirs qui me lassent
Il y a des nuits où pour retrouver la paix
J'entends sa voix qui me disait
Tout doucement, cette phrase

Et le passé, le passé

Envolé, le passé
Traverser
Traverser, éviter tout ces orages
Et le passé, le passé
Envolé, le passé
Avancer
Pour trouver en moi tous les courages

Il y a des jours, où la vie en demande beaucoup
Des jours où je ne comprends pas tout
Je suis perdue entre sourires et larmes
Il y a des nuits où je voudrais oublier
Où mon cœur est prisonnier
D'anciennes images qui m'assaillent

Suite à voir, sans détour
Aller simple sans retour
Réveille toi, le futur te tend les bras

Et le passé, le passé
Envolé, le passé
Traverser
Traverser, éviter tout ces orages
Et le passé, le passé
Envolé, le passé
Avancer
Pour trouver en moi tous les courages

J'ai fini par refermer
Les blessures de mon passé
Appris à tourner, appris à tourner la page
J'ai fini par oublier
Tout ce qui s'était passé
Appris à tourner, appris à tourner la page

Et le passé, le passé
Envolé, le passé
Traverser
Traverser, éviter tout ces orages
Et le passé, le passé
Envolé, le passé
Avancer
Pour trouver en moi tous les courages

Et le passé, le passé
Envolé, le passé
Traverser
Traverser, éviter tout ces orages
Et le passé, le passé
Envolé, le passé

Avancer
Pour trouver en moi tous les courages

Overall Meaning

The song "Le passé" by Tal is a deep reflection of the challenges that people face when dealing with memories of the past that may be haunting them. The song starts by describing days where the singer feels disconnected from the world, and her heart is heavy. The memories that burden her become too much, and she desires to be reunited with the peace that comes with forgetting the past. She hears a voice that whispers a phrase to her softly, reminding her that she needs to let go of the past to avoid all the storms of life. The chorus emphasizes the theme of the past, urging the singer to overcome it and find courage within herself, symbolized by the phrase "Envolé, le passé, avancer pour trouver en moi tous les courages (Gone, the past, moving forward to find all the courage within me)."

The second verse describes the confusion brought about by life's demands, leading to feelings of being lost between smiles and tears. There are moments when she wishes to forget the past, but it keeps creeping up on her, leaving her with a heavy heart. However, she is determined to focus on the present and the future, as evidenced by the phrase "Réveille toi, le futur te tend les bras (Wake up, the future is offering its arms to you)." The final verse indicates that she has finally overcome the pain of her past, and she has learned to find closure and turn the page. She affirms that the past is gone, and her future is uncertain but filled with hope.

Overall, "Le passé" is an emotional song that reminds people of the importance of letting go of the past and embracing the present and future without fear. Tal encourages her listeners to confront their pasts and move forward with courage, believing that better things lie ahead.

Line by Line Meaning

Il y a des jours, où je vis loin du monde
There are days when I feel distant from the world

Autour des jours où mon cœur est trop lourd
Especially when my heart is heavy

Tant de souvenirs qui me lassent
So many memories that tire me out

Il y a des nuits où pour retrouver la paix
There are nights when to find peace

J'entends sa voix qui me disait
I hear his/her voice saying to me

Tout doucement, cette phrase
Gently, this phrase

Et le passé, le passé, envolé, le passé
And the past, the past, gone, the past

Traverser, traverser, éviter tout ces orages
To cross, to cross, and avoid all those storms

Et le passé, le passé, envolé, le passé
And the past, the past, gone, the past

Avancer, pour trouver en moi tous les courages
To move forward, to find all the courage inside of me

Il y a des jours, où la vie en demande beaucoup
There are days when life demands a lot

Des jours où je ne comprends pas tout
Days when I don't understand everything

Je suis perdue entre sourires et larmes
I am lost between smiles and tears

Il y a des nuits où je voudrais oublier
There are nights when I want to forget

Où mon cœur est prisonnier
Where my heart is a prisoner

D'anciennes images qui m'assaillent
Of old images that assail me

Suite à voir, sans détour
The future is to be seen, without hesitation

Aller simple sans retour
A one-way trip without return

Réveille toi, le futur te tend les bras
Wake up, the future is calling out to you

J'ai fini par refermer
I ended up closing

Les blessures de mon passé
The wounds of my past

Appris à tourner, appris à tourner la page
Learned to turn, learned to turn the page

J'ai fini par oublier
I ended up forgetting

Tout ce qui s'était passé
All that had happened