Francis Cabrel

Lyrics Les gens absents Francis Cabrel

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Les gens absents


J'ai passé l'hiver
En attendant un mot
C'est comme le désert
Sans une goutte d'eau
La barque à l'envers
Posé sur les tréteaux
On voit au travers
Elle sert aux oiseaux

J'ai vu le printemps
Descendre l'horizon
Les bêtes et les gens
Sortir des maisons
Les oiseaux chanter
Sans qu'on sache pourquoi
Et j'étais toujours
Sans nouvelles de toi

Autour des maisons
Un autre été flamboie
Quelques oisillons
S'envolent déjà
Fragiles flocons
Face à l'apesanteur
Dans le bleu profond
Des grandes chaleurs

En haut des pylônes
Les oiseaux voyageurs
Attendent l'automne
Comme des guetteurs
Les fleurs et les hommes
En perdent leurs couleurs
Et toujours personne
Sur le répondeur

Les gens absents
C'est bien ça l'ennuyeux
Ils tournent tout le temps
Là devant nos yeux
On croyait défaire
L'étreinte d'un coup sec
Et puis finalement
On se réveille avec

Juste une question
Est-ce que ça dure toujours
Ces manies qu'ils ont
De tourner autour ?
On parle en dormant
Est-ce que c'est bien normal ?
Les gens absents
Tout leur est égal

J'ai passé l'hiver
...
C'est comme le désert
...
Le coeur à l'envers
...
On voit au travers
...

C'est quoi ces histoires
De fleurs, de saisons
D'oiseaux bizarres
Qui viennent et qui vont ?
Ce sont des détours
C'est pour que tu comprennes
Que je m'accroche
Aux choses qui reviennent

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The lyrics LES GENS ABSENTS of FRANCIS CABREL is also present in the album Les beaux degats (2004)

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Biografia

Francis Cabrel is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Agen on November 23, 1953. Heavily influenced by Bob Dylan, he has released numerous albums that primarily fall within the folk genre, with occasional forays into blues or country. Several of his songs, such as "L'encre de tes yeux" and "Petite Marie", have become enduring favorites in French music. Others, such as "C'etait l'hiver", about the suicide of a young girl, have since been covered by other artists such as Canadian Isabelle Boulay. Among his most important albums are "Les Morts de la nuit" (1980) and "Hors-Saison" (1987). Cabrel is known for his catchy melodies, poetic lyrics, and intense interpretation.

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