Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine

Lyrics Le jeu de la folie Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine

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Le jeu de la folie


Cimetière de charleville, cimetière d'Auvers-sur-Oise
Mon âme funérailleuse me fusille le cerveau
Il est fini le temps des laudanum-framboise
&t le temps des visites au corbeau d'Allan Poe
Voici la voile noire du navire de Thésée
Qui me déchire les yeux au large de Sounion
Ou un stupide Anglais prétentieux a gravé
Comme un vulgaire touriste le nom de Lord Byron

Le jeu de la folie est un sport de l'extrême
Qui se pratique souvent au bord des précipices
Où dans les yeux des filles au bout des couloirs blêmes
Des labyrinthes obscurs aux fumeux artifices

Ne m'attends pas ce soir car la nuit sera noire
& blanche, illuminée, rue de la vieille lanterne
Où Nerval a pendu son linge & sa mémoire
Sous le regard des dieux, au bout d'un drap en berne
Je rêve de transparence & d'épouvantes mystiques
Le long de la frontière qui jouxte l'inconnu
En traînant mon cadavre & mon vide pathétique
& ma douleur femelle sur mon dos de bossu

Le jeu de la folie est un sport de l'extrême
Qui se pratique souvent au bord des précipices
Où dans les yeux des filles au bout des couloirs blêmes
Des labyrinthes obscurs aux fumeux artifices

Baudelaire est mort hier, à 11 heures du matin,
En zoomant d'apaisantes nuées crépusculaires,
Fatigué d'un été qui le rongeait sans fin
& de l'hargneuse odeur des furies sanitaires
Moi, je pars pour Dublin sur un nuiteux cargo
Qui traverse le temps perdu de la sagesse
& rejoins le bateau ivre d'Arthur Rimbaud
Dans le flux des bateaux tankers d'Arthur Guiness

Le jeu de la folie est un sport de l'extrême
Qui se pratique souvent au bord des précipices
Où dans les yeux des filles au bout des couloirs blêmes
Des labyrinthes obscurs aux fumeux artifices

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The lyrics LE JEU DE LA FOLIE of HUBERT-FÉLIX THIÉFAINE is also present in the album Scandale mélancolique (2005)

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Biografia

Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine is a French pop-rock singer and songwriter born on July 21, 1948, in Dole, Jura department. Considered one of the pillars of French pop-rock music, Thiéfaine rose to fame in the 1970s with songs like "Le Chant des Sirènes" and "Je te promets". His music is characterized by poetic lyrics and catchy melodies, often focusing on social and political themes. Among his most important albums are "L'Amour à la française" (1980) and "Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné" (1983). Thiéfaine has collaborated with numerous French artists, including Alain Souchon and Jean-Jacques Goldman. His influence on French music has been significant, inspiring generations of singer-songwriters.

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