☝️ Key Points
- The main character longs for the person they are thinking of to remember the song.
- They describe how love dies day by day, but never comes to an end.
- The main character tries to indulge in other things, but finds their songs to be monotonous and gradually distances themselves from them.
- The song lyrics pose the question of whether one can ever know when indifference begins and ends.
- The main character hopes for their past love to come to an end and for the memories to fade away.
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song "La Chanson de Prévert" by
Anne Sylvestre are about a person who remembers a past love. The main character sings about how much they wish the person they are thinking of remembers this song. They say that it was the person's favorite song and that it was written by Prévert and Kosma.
The main character is nostalgic and every time they hear the song "Les Feuilles mortes" (the dead leaves), they remember their past love. They describe how love dies day by day, but never comes to an end.
The main character tries to indulge in other things, but finds that their songs are monotonous and they gradually distance themselves from them. They realize that there is nothing to be done, because every time they hear "Les Feuilles mortes", it reminds them of their past love and the dead leaves symbolize the never-ending death of their love.
The lyrics of the song pose the question of whether one can ever know when indifference begins and ends. The seasons pass, but Prévert's song, "Les Feuilles mortes", does not disappear from memory. However, the main character hopes that one day it will happen and that their past love will come to an end.
Overall, the lyrics of the song express the melancholy and desire of the main character to let go of their past love and move on. It is a reflection on the difficulty of detaching oneself from past relationships and the hope that memories will fade someday and love will finally die.