She found someone else, but was still aware that he was the love of her life. And what is worse, he suffers. They both suffer: she, because she's not with the love of her life, and he, because he lost her forever.
Si l’on me perd, sache que je serai la tienne
Et au creux de ses bras, la mort nous bercera
Car si l’on me perd,
c’est seulement pour rester la tienne
Et au creux de ses bras, la mort nous bercera.
Apparently being happy and satisfied with their life, they both die a bit.
I remember that Coeur de Pirate said that the song was about losing someone dear. Well, I see it differently.
I think it's about a girl who loved a guy, but he (apparently) didn't love her back. She tried to move on, but the memories were still there.
Je crois qu’il est trop tard Pour t’avouer que j’ai mal À mon coeur mourant Et mes souvenirs tachés de blanc
She found someone else, but was still aware that he was the love of her life. And what is worse, he suffers. They both suffer: she, because she's not with the love of her life, and he, because he lost her forever.
Si l’on me perd, sache que je serai la tienne Et au creux de ses bras, la mort nous bercera Car si l’on me perd, c’est seulement pour rester la tienne Et au creux de ses bras, la mort nous bercera.
Apparently being happy and satisfied with their life, they both die a bit.