Zazie's mother was an architect and her father a music teacher. Her songs range from upbeat rock or pop songs to languid downtempo tunes and are characterised by the wit of their lyrics based on puns, alliterations, homophones and double-entendres.
Zazie debuted in 1992 with the album "Je Tu Ils" and the single "Sucré salé".
In 1995, she released her sophomore album Zen, which was co-written and co-produced with Vincent-Marie Bouvot. It included the singles "Zen" and "Homme Sweet Homme". Her 1996 single "Un point c'est toi" from the same album was discussed on Canada's MuchMusic TV program Too Much 4 Much due to its controversial content. Ultimately, the discussion panel deemed the video okay for audiences. In the video, a group of four smitten women, including Zazie, follow a pair of men down to a lake. There, the two men strip off their clothes and swim in the water. Zazie fantasizes about undressing one of the men and kissing him. To shock of the women, however, the two men kiss each other.
In 1997, Pascal Obispo and Zazie released the single "Les Meilleurs Ennemis".
Her 1998 album Made in Love was co-produced by Ali Staton, Pierre Jaconelli, and herself. The album photos were taken by fashion designer Jean-Baptiste Mondino. The songs "Ça Fait Mal Et Ça Fait Rien", "Tous des anges", and "Tout Le Monde" were released as singles. This album was followed by a live album, Made in Live, the next year. In 1999 she also wrote a song for Jane Birkin in Jane Birkin's album .
In 2001, Zazie dueted with Axel Bauer on the single "A Ma Place". It was her most successful single in France, reaching number four on the French charts.
Zazie once again addressed gay content on her 2002 single "Adam et Yves" from her 2001 album La Zizanie. This album was produced solely by Pierre Jaconelli. Other singles included "Rue de la paix" and "Danse avec les loops". In 2003, she released another live album, Ze Live.
Her 2004 album Rodéo was co-produced and co-written with Jean-Pierre Pilot and Philippe Paradis. A short film "Rodéo indien" was made using songs from the album as a soundtrack. Zazie played the role of an Indian woman who leaves her cheating husband. She followed this album up with a live album, Rodéo Tour in 2006.
In 2007 her sixth studio album "Totem" was released and debuted at number 1. The second single (but first commercially released) was "Je Suis Un Homme" which became Zazie's first solo top ten hit in France. In Winter 2008 a best of album "Zest of Zazie" was released which as well as past hits contained two new songs "Fm Air" and "Un peu beaucoup" and live recordings.
Aux Armes Citoyennes
Zazie Lyrics
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Que Eve est seulement
Une moitié d'Adam
A ceux qui disent
Qu'elle est la mère
De tous les vices
A ceux qui se permettent
D'être le seul maître
A ceux qui rient
A celles qui pleurent
A ceux qui vont
Libres comme l'air
A celles qui se terrent
A ceux qui ont
Le droit de dire
Elles, de se taire
A ceux qui prennent la vie
De celles qui donnent la vie
A ceux qui rient
De celles qui pleurent
Aux armes, citoyennes
Nos armes seront
Les larmes qui nous viennent
Des crimes sans nom
Aux hommes qui nous aiment
Ensemble, marchons
Et au Diable les autres
A celles qu'on opprime
Pour avoir commis le crime
D'aimer
A celles qu'on supprime
Pour un peu de peau
Dévoilée
A celles qu'on assassine
Pour avoir tenté de leur résister
A nous, mes frères
Qui laissons faire
Aux armes, citoyennes
Nos armes seront
Les larmes qui nous viennent
Des victimes sans nom
Aux hommes qui nous aiment
Ensemble, marchons
Et au Diable les autres
A nous, mes frères
Qui laissons faire
Aux armes, citoyennes
Aux armes, versons
Les larmes qui nous viennent
Au feu des canons
Aux hommes que reviennent
Un peu de raison
Et au Diable les autres
Aux armes, citoyennes
Nos larmes seront
Le forces qui nous tiennent
Ensemble, marchons
Puisque l'horreur est humaine
Sur elle versons
Nos larmes en pardon
The lyrics in Zazie's song Aux Armes Citoyennes speak to those who oppress and discriminate against women. The first verse addresses those who believe that women are inferior to men and highlights the societal vices that are attributed to women. The second verse, on the other hand, speaks to those who have the freedom of expression and choice, as well as those who are silenced and oppressed. The chorus calls for women to rise up and unite, using their tears as a symbol of strength. The song acknowledges the atrocities committed against women such as physical violence, suppression, and murder because of their gender, while calling for men to join in the fight for equality.
The song title is a wordplay on the French national anthem's first line "Aux armes, citoyens!" which means "To arms, citizens!". Zazie's song turns the anthem's call to arms into a call to tears as a symbol of resistance, acknowledging that women have been oppressed for too long. The song was released in 2010 and became one of Zazie's most popular songs.
Line by Line Meaning
A ceux qui pensent
To those who believe
Que Eve est seulement
That Eve is only
Une moitié d'Adam
Half of Adam
A ceux qui disent
To those who say
Qu'elle est la mère
That she is the mother
De tous les vices
Of all vices
A ceux qui se permettent
To those who allow themselves
D'être le seul maître
To be the only master
Après Dieu
After God
A ceux qui rient
To those who laugh
A celles qui pleurent
To those who cry
A ceux qui vont
To those who go
Libres comme l'air
Free as air
A celles qui se terrent
To those who hide
A ceux qui ont
To those who have
Le droit de dire
The right to speak
Elles, de se taire
They, to be silent
A ceux qui prennent la vie
To those who take life
De celles qui donnent la vie
From those who give life
A ceux qui rient
To those who laugh
De celles qui pleurent
From those who cry
Aux armes, citoyennes
To arms, citizens
Nos armes seront
Our weapons will be
Les larmes qui nous viennent
The tears that come to us
Des crimes sans nom
Of nameless crimes
Aux hommes qui nous aiment
To the men who love us
Ensemble, marchons
Together, let's march
Et au Diable les autres
And to hell with the others
A celles qu'on opprime
To those who are oppressed
Pour avoir commis le crime
For having committed the crime
D'aimer
Of loving
A celles qu'on supprime
To those who are eliminated
Pour un peu de peau
For a little bit of skin
Dévoilée
Unveiled
A celles qu'on assassine
To those who are assassinated
Pour avoir tenté de leur résister
For trying to resist them
A nous, mes frères
To us, my brothers
Qui laissons faire
Who allow it to happen
Aux armes, citoyennes
To arms, citizens
Aux armes, versons
To arms, let's pour
Les larmes qui nous viennent
The tears that come to us
Au feu des canons
To the fire of cannons
Aux hommes que reviennent
To the men who return
Un peu de raison
A little bit of reason
Aux armes, citoyennes
To arms, citizens
Nos larmes seront
Our tears will be
Le forces qui nous tiennent
The strength that holds us
Ensemble, marchons
Together, let's march
Puisque l'horreur est humaine
Since horror is human
Sur elle versons
On it, let's pour
Nos larmes en pardon
Our tears in forgiveness
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WindCrystal
Merci des paroles, et je sais que je suis en retard ^-^
Cette chanson est géniale et pleine de phrase a double sens, j'ai pu les expliquer à une amie, merci du travail fourni !
zerofaute nice
Horriblement d’actualité ! Magnifique ❤❤
La Porta Doria
Magnifique Zazie !
Berkadoum Zouiche
Très belle chanson zazie
brigitte le bozec
A l'UKRAINE et à toutes les FEMMES du MONDE!
delphine niviere
Bon cette chanson melodie et paroles zazie a fait la chanson de sa vie MAGNIFIQUE !
Kira Crystal
Merci de nous rendre hommage comme balance ton quoi d'Angéle
Fabienne courade
Elle n'aurait pas eu cette voie cela aurait été mieux
Jemecalmesijeveux
tu écrirais sans faute ,ce serait mieux également ..
Jemecalmesijeveux
@eeee ridicule ,je n’avais jamais entendu une chose aussi bête . « Oh ,tu fais des fautes comme c’est charmant « 🤣🤣🙄 d’autant que beaucoup d’étrangers apprennent l’orthographe à travers les échanges de commentaires donc ne serait ce que pour eux .