Stromae’s Carmen uses the melody and some lyrics from a song in this opera called “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Love is a Rebellious Bird). In order to really understand the lyrics of Stromae’s song Carmen, we need to talk a bit about the famous French Opera called Carmen. Carmen, Stromae: Lyrics Meaning and Analysis In the video the bird is supposed to look like the Twitter logo (which is a little blue bird) and represents social media in general. Watch the animated music video (with English subtitles below) and then we’ll talk more about the significance of the opera Carmen and the song “l’amour est un oiseau rebelle” afterward. Mais avant on crèvera tous, comme des ratsīut before that, we will all perish like rats One day you will see, we will love each other One day you throw it away, but one day you pay I would put this bird of misfortune in a cage I've kept my receipt and if need be, I'll return it” J’ai gardé mon ticket et, s’il le faut, j’vais l’échanger, moi" L’offre et la demande pour unique et seule loi Voulez voulez-vous des sentiments tombés du camion ?ĭo you want feelings that fell off the back of a truck? It always, always, always wants more choice Il voudra toujours toujours toujours plus de choix Vous faites erreur, vous avez juste la coteĮt c’est comme ça qu’on s’aime, s’aime, s’aime, s’aimeĬomme ça, consomme, somme, somme, somme, sommeĬomme ça consomme, somme, somme, somme, somme Les sourires en plastique sont souvent des coups d’hashtag On est bleu de lui, seulement pour 48 heuresĭ'abord on s'affilie, ensuite on se follow Carmen, Stomae Lyrics and Translation French Then I’m going to do a deep dive into the song’s lyrics and meaning, complete with some analysis of the opera Carmen so that we can understand the significance of Stomae’s allusions to the opera. The opera Carmen tells the story of the downfall of a Spanish soldier who is seduced by a fiery and seductive woman named Carmen, consequently abandoning his childhood sweetheart and deserting his military duties, only to lose Carmen’s love to another man and then to kill her in a jealous rage.įirst I’ll present the Carmen (by Stromae) song lyrics and translation, and immediately after I’ll embed the official Stromae music video for Carmen, which also has English subtitles. Stromae’s Carmen came out in 2013 and it examines our problematic relationship with social media, and the dangers that social media can pose. Carmen, by Stromae is an adaptation of a song from the famous French opera “Carmen.” Stromae’s Carmen interprets the aria “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Love is a Rebellious Bird).
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