His name may ring a familiar bell to you. In today’s post, Francis Cabrel, the by-now iconic French singer, borrows une plumeto pen a few poignant words that may very well leave some of you, faithful fans of The French Blog, quasi-speechless…
Drawn from within l’encre des yeux (the ink of the eyes) of his beloved, his carefully-wrought lyrics reveal la profonde tristesse (the deep sadness) that confounds his soul, as he finally comes to realize a painful yet inescapable fact: He may never, ever, be with her again Ah, ce bien pauvre Francis!
Francis Cabrel: “L’Encre de tes Yeux” (“The Ink of Your Eyes”)
A reggae version of “L’Encre de tes Yeux” by STRAIKA, who instead of murky swampy Venise (Venice), dreams of Africa
Comments:
Charles laster:
A simply beautiful song.Made me sigh.