Véronique Sanson (born 24 April 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a … Read Full Bio ↴Véronique Sanson (born 24 April 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a three-time Victoires de la Musique award-winning French singer-songwriter and record producer who has an avid following in her native country. During the 1970s, Sanson became one of the most successful and prominent members of the Seventies movement known as "Nouvelle chanson française" ("New French Chanson".) Sanson is still active today and she is considered one of the most successful and respected female artists in France, especially for the way she plays the piano, composes and writes her songs.

Vert Vert Vert
Véronique Sanson Lyrics

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La pluie coulait sur la fenêtre
Le ciel n'était pas clair
Mais le jardin était vert vert vert
Et devant moi celui que j'aime

Mais tout est trop calme
Pas de bruit infernal
Jamais de son original

Sauf celui de mon cœur
Quand il bat en mineur

Le vent de septentrion est là
Je reste à la maison
Pour écouter crépiter le feu
Le tam tam du vent
Est déjà loin

Et tout est si calme
Pas de bruit infernal
Jamais de son original
Sauf celui de mon cœur
Quand il bat en mineur

La pluie coulait sur la fenêtre
Le ciel n'était pas clair
Mais le jardin était vert vert vert
D'air Pur Et Hop

Et devant moi celui que j'aime
Mais tout est trop calme

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Véronique Sanson's song Vert Vert Vert describe a quiet, peaceful moment in which the singer is watching the rain fall on the window and looking out into a garden that is lush and vibrant with greenery. The person she loves is with her, but everything is still and calm except for the beating of her heart. The singer is content to stay inside and listen to the crackling of the fireplace as the wind blows outside. The song suggests a feeling of contentment and tranquility in the midst of a world that can be chaotic and loud.

The repetition of the phrase "vert vert vert" throughout the song creates a sense of emphasis on the natural world and the beauty of the garden. The use of the word "calme" also reinforces the idea that the singer is content with stillness and peace. The mention of the beating heart "en mineur" may suggest an underlying sadness or melancholy that the singer carries with her.

Line by Line Meaning

La pluie coulait sur la fenêtre
Rain droplets dripped down the windowpane

Le ciel n'était pas clair
The sky wasn't bright and fair

Mais le jardin était vert vert vert
But the garden was lush and green

Et devant moi celui que j'aime
And before me was the one I adore

Mais tout est trop calme
But everything is too serene and still

Pas de bruit infernal
No deafening sound or clamor

Jamais de son original
No original noise or melody

Sauf celui de mon cœur
Except for the sound of my heart

Quand il bat en mineur
When it beats in a minor key

Le vent de septentrion est là
The north wind is blowing

Je reste à la maison
I stay at home