In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Mon amour j'ai pensé
Avec naïveté
Qu'un brin seul de muguet
Pouvait te ramener
Alors j'ai retrouvé
Un ou deux vieux sonnets
Pour te rappeler
Pour te rappeler
A moi mon amour
A travers ce beau jour
De printemps j'ai laissé
Près de tes pieds tomber
Un brin seul de muguet
Mais il s'est désséché
Attendant ce baiser
Qui ne viendra jamais
Le mois de mai
S'est joué de moi
Cette année
J'ai laissé couler trop d'emois
Cette fois le mois mai
S'est moqué de moi
Cette année
J'ai laissé couler trop d'emois
Cette fois
Cette fois
Il est parti le temps
Il n'a pas pris son temps
Me voilà qui t'attends
Comme un vieux prétendant
Me voilà qui regrette
Devant ces quelques miettes
Une vielle amourette
Qui n'a ni queue ni tête
Mon amour j'ai pensé
Avec naïveté
Qu'un brin seul de muguet
Pouvait te ramener
Alors j'ai retrouvé
Un ou deux vieux sonnets
Que tu n'as jamais aimé
Le mois de mai
S'est joué de moi
Cette année
J'ai laissé couler trop d'emois
Cette fois le mois mai
S'est moqué de moi
Cette année
J'ai laisser couler trop d'emois
Cette fois
Cette fois
Je voulais je l'avoue
Dancer joue contre joue
Je l'avoue je revais
De te faire tournoyer
Respirer cet air frais
Regarder rayonner
Le visage d'un amour
Qui n'a pas vu le jour
Mon amour j'ai pensé
Avec naïveté
Qu'un brin seul de muguet
Pouvait te ramener
Alors j'ai retrouvé
Un ou deux vieux sonnets
Je sais tu n'aimes pas les sonnets
Je sais
Le mois de mai
S'est joué de moi
Cette année
J'ai laisser couler trop d'emois
Cette fois le mois mai
S'est moqué de moi
Cette année
J'ai laisser couler trop d'emois
Cette fois
Cette fois
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i wish i knew how to understand french.... =(
I -think- the title means "The Old Lover" :P
she's singing about a man who played with her heart. she has such a sweet voice, the lyrics are actually really simple and easy to understand, and i'm not all that great at french anyway.
she's singing about a man who played with her heart. she has such a sweet voice, the lyrics are actually really simple and easy to understand, and i'm not all that great at french anyway.
and yeah the title does mean the old lover literally. but i don't think she actually means the old lover, more like the lover from a long time ago.
Roughly translated, it starts like this:
My love I thought with naivety That one sprig of lily of the valley could bring you back So I found One or two old sonnets To remind you To call you back (here the french word is the same for the two meanings) To me my love Through this beautiful day Of spring I let Close to your feet fall A lone sprig of lily of the valley But it withered Waiting for this kiss That will never come
The month of may Played me This year I let flow too many feelings This time the month of may Laughed at me This year etc etc
Excuse my poor english... I don't want to spam, so I won't put the whole translation, but basically it talks about a past love that was never fulfilled and is now a bitter but cherished memory. The Old Lover could be the one she loved, but from the whole song, I got the feeling (that could be just me though) that the one singing the song is actually the old lover, who talks about a woman he loved when he was young, and who has now withered just like the sprig of lily of the valley and lives on his memories. A woman singing in first person about a man is not unheard of.