Mon Amant de St Jean
Tue-Loup Lyrics

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Je ne sais pourquoi j'allais danser
A St Jean au musette
Mais il a suffit d'un seul baiser
Pour que mon coeur soit prisonnier

Comment ne pas perdre le tête
Serrée dans des bras audacieux
Car on croit toujours aux doux mots d'amour

Quand ils sont dit avec les yeux
Moi qui l'aimait tant
Je le trouvais le plus beau des St Jean
Je restais grisée sans volonté sous ses baisers

Sans y réfléchir le lui donnais
Le meilleur de mon être
Beau parleur chaque fois qu'il mentait
Je le savais mais je l'aimais

Comment ne pas perdre le tête
Serrée dans des bras audacieux
Car on croit toujours aux doux mots d'amour
Quand ils sont dit avec les yeux
Moi qui l'aimait tant
Je le trouvais le plus beau des St Jean
Je restais grisée sans volonté sous ses baisers

Mais hélas à St Jean comme ailleurs
Un serment est un leurre
J'étais folle de croire au bonheur
Et de vouloir garder son coeur

Comment ne pas perdre le tête
Serrée dans des bras audacieux
Car on croit toujours aux doux mots d'amour
Quand ils sont dit avec les yeux
Moi qui l'aimait tant

Mon bel amour mon amant de St Jean
Il ne m'aime plus c'est du passé n'en parlons plus

Overall Meaning

The beginning of Tue-Loup's "Mon Amant de St Jean" tells the story of how the singer ended up dancing at St Jean au musette. She didn't know why she was there but in a moment, with just one kiss, her heart was captured. The rest of the song goes on to explain how she fell in love with her partner, and how he was a smooth talker who knew how to lie but she was still in love with him. The singer reflects on how convincing words said with the eyes can be and how her lover was the most beautiful St Jean she has ever seen. She describes how she lost her head while locked in his arms and willingly gave him the best of herself. She was intoxicated with his kisses and without thinking she gave away her heart too. She knew he was a liar, but she loved him so she couldn't resist.

But unfortunately, St Jean isn't any different from any other place, and promises are often broken. The singer was foolish to believe in happiness and to want to keep his heart. In the end, she reflects that he no longer loves her, and it is time to move on.

Overall, "Mon Amant de St Jean" tells the classic story of falling in love with someone who is skilled in the art of deception, and ultimately getting over a heartbreak. The song captures the powerful emotions that accompany such an experience in a poignant melody.

Line by Line Meaning

Je ne sais pourquoi j'allais danser
I didn't know why I went to dance

A St Jean au musette
In St Jean at the musette

Mais il a suffit d'un seul baiser
But one kiss was enough

Pour que mon coeur soit prisonnier
To capture my heart

Comment ne pas perdre le tête
How not to lose your head

Serrée dans des bras audacieux
Held in daring arms

Car on croit toujours aux doux mots d'amour
Because we always believe in sweet words of love

Quand ils sont dit avec les yeux
When they are said with the eyes

Moi qui l'aimait tant
Me who loved him so much

Je le trouvais le plus beau des St Jean
I found him the most beautiful of St Jean

Je restais grisée sans volonté sous ses baisers
I remained intoxicated without will under his kisses