Zazie (born Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes on 18 April 1964 in Boulogne-Bi… Read Full Bio ↴Zazie (born Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes on 18 April 1964 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French singer and songwriter who also co-produces her own albums.

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.

L'Ange Blessé
Zazie Lyrics

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Pour nos rêves qui tombent des nues
Noyés sous la pluie du temps perdu
Nos cœurs de glace qui cassent
De guerres si lasses, si lasses

Je prie les dieux, moi qui ne crois plus personne
Je prie les dieux pourtant de croire en cet homme
Pour cet ange blessé

Je prie le ciel
De lui rendre ses ailes

Pour nos âmes meurtries
D'avoir trouvé
Au seuil de notre vie
Portes fermées
Pour nous, pauvres imbéciles
Y a-t-il une vie
Encore avant la mort

Je prie les dieux, moi qui ne crois plus personne
Je prie les dieux pourtant de croire en cet homme
Pour cet ange blessé
Je prie le ciel
De lui rendre ses ailes

Je prie les dieux, moi qui ne crois plus en rien
Je prie les dieux de lui tendre la main
Pour cet ange presque mort, je vous implore
Pour qu'il aime encore
Qu'il aime encore

Pour qu'il aime encore
Qu'il m'aime encore, encore, encore, encore

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Zazie's song L'Ange Blessé deal with several themes such as loss, hope, and faith. The first verse talks about dreams falling from the sky and being lost in the rain of lost time. It speaks of hearts breaking from weary wars. The singer, although having lost faith in people, turns to the gods and asks them to believe in a wounded man. The chorus echoes this sentiment as a plea to the heavens to return the angel's wings.

The second verse continues with the theme of loss, this time of bruised souls who found closed doors at the threshold of life. The singer, feeling helpless and foolish, wonders if there is any life left before death. Here, the use of the word "imbécile" (imbecile) highlights the singer's sense of futility and frustration. Again, the singer turns to the gods to have faith in the wounded man and to return their wings to them.

The final verse is a repetition of the plea to the gods to help the wounded angel. The singer confesses to having lost faith in anything but asks for the gods to extend a helping hand. The plea now sharpens, and the singer implores the heavens to help the angel not just to survive, but to love again. The repetition of the word "encore" (again) emphasizes the singer's desire for the angel to find love and hope in life once again.

Overall, the song reinforces the idea of hope, faith, and the power of loving and believing in the wounded. The singer recognizes the despair and the pain of loss but still looks to the heavens for answers and intervention.

Line by Line Meaning

Pour nos rêves qui tombent des nues
For our dreams that fall from the sky

Noyés sous la pluie du temps perdu
Drowned under the rain of lost time

Nos cœurs de glace qui cassent
Our hearts of ice that break

De guerres si lasses, si lasses
From wars so weary, so weary

Je prie les dieux, moi qui ne crois plus personne
I pray to the gods, me who believes no one

Je prie les dieux pourtant de croire en cet homme
I pray to the gods, however, to believe in this man

Pour cet ange blessé
For this wounded angel

Je prie le ciel
I pray to the sky

De lui rendre ses ailes
To give him back his wings

Pour nos âmes meurtries
For our wounded souls

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