Au revoir mon amour, 2015
Album: Éléor
This is a somber and melancholic monologue about the aftermath of a broken relationship. It is directed to a lost love who no longer cares. She has taken up with other parties but her continuing presence sharpens and prolongs the sadness. He struggles to deal with the end of the affair, holding on to hope without expectation, and the need to accommodate life without love. As indicated in Dominique’s Profile, the title and repeated refrain “Au revoir, mon amour” (and other phrases in this song) hedge against the terminality of a situation that does not merit even faint hope.
The song has 3 Verses with 8 lines each and 3 identical Choruses with 6 lines each plus an Outro that is basically a re-formulated Chorus. The chords and chord progressions are the same in both Verses and Choruses. Dominique wrote the song in collaboration with his personal and professional partner Laetitia Velma, a pianist and singer-songwriter who wrote the music. The engaging melody seems oddly upbeat for the subject of the song.
The name of the album and one of its songs, Éléor, represents an imaginary geographic destination inspired by the tiny, L-shaped island nation of Elleore in the Roskilde Fjord of Denmark. Elleore temporarily secedes from Denmark for a week every summer. Coincidentally, Éléor also resembles a mashup of the name Laetitia and the name of their son Orson, born in 2015.
Besides the official clip below, the song is also available online as performed at the 1916 Victoires de la Musique (French Grammies) ceremony and in a symphonic version with the Chamber Orchestra of Geneva on the 2024 album “Quelques Lumières.”
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Verse 1 Ça fait bientôt une heure Que tu es arrivée Que je t'ai vue t'asseoir À côté Ça fait bientôt une heure Sans oser te parler Et soudain il arrive Et vous vous en allez Chorus Au revoir mon amour Peut-être un autre jour Peut-être une autre année Au revoir mon amour La vie n'est pas finie La vie n'est pas passée Verse 2 C'est une autre aujourd'hui Qui s'avance vers moi C'est une autre et c'est toi Qui me passe à côté C'est un nouveau visage Dont les yeux sont fermés Qui ne veut pas me connaître Ni m'aimer Chorus Au revoir mon amour Peut-être un autre jour Peut-être une autre année Au revoir mon amour La vie n'est pas finie, La vie n'est pas passée Instrumental Interlude Verse 3 Où peux-tu te trouver Aujourd'hui ou es-tu? Prête à ne pas me voir Où es-tu? Te prépares-tu chez toi À ne pas me rencontrer Ou bien à m'ignorer Où es-tu? Chorus À plus tard mon amour Peut-être un autre jour Peut-être une autre année À plus tard mon amour La vie n′est pas finie, La vie n'est pas passée Outro À plus tard mon amour Nous avons tout le temps Je ne suis pas pressé Peut-être mon amour Mieux vaut ne pas s'aimer Qu'un jour ne plus s'aimer |
Verse 1 It's been almost an hour Since you arrived Since I have seen you sit down Next to me It's been almost an hour Without daring to talk to you And suddenly he comes And you both walk away Chorus Goodbye, my love Maybe another day Maybe another year Goodbye my love Life isn't over Life hasn't gone Verse 2 It’s another person today Who moves towards me It's another and it's you Who walks past me It's a new face With closed eyes Who doesn't want to acknowledge me Nor love me Chorus Goodbye, my love Maybe another day Mayber another year Goodbye, my love Life isn't over Life hasn't gone Instrumental Interlude Verse 3 Where can you be Where are you today? Ready to not see me Where are you? Are you getting ready at home For not meeting me Or for ignoring me? Where are you? Chorus See you later, my love Maybe another day Mayber another year See you later, my love Life isn't over Life hasn't gone Outro See you later, my love We have all the time I'm not in a hurry Maybe, my love It's better not to love Than to no longer love one day |