Music Monday: RoBERT – Ange et Démon

Good day and Happy Monday to you all!

Today we’ll be looking at a song by singer RoBERT.

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“An independent artist and songwriter, RoBERT's musical style is described as fairy-like, halfway between the tragic and the gothic, sometimes with a pinch of nonsense. Themes of death, childhood, and love regularly appear in her songs, marked by her crystalline, often fragile opera voice and the baroque (and sometimes electronic) music...” ♠

Oh RoBERT, why had I not discovered you before?

On Saturday, while going through my YouTube subscriptions, I watched Michelle Phan’s latest video, 4 Different Chinese Girl Looks. In her video, she used the song Ange et Démon by RoBERT. Yes, I’m one of those people who finds new music through make-up tutorial videos

Here is the music video for the song:

RoBERT - Ange et Demon (HQ) (réalisation: Gerlando Infuso)
Uploaded by gerlandoi. - Independent web videos.

Haunting music, taxidermy and stop motion animation, yes, I am in love with this video The little details in the video are charming, many of which I missed the first time watching the video, due to quality of the video on YouTube, like the blood dripping from the hung rabbits onto the leopard skin on the floor.

Also, the song was used in a commercial:

And the fact that the song is in French does not take away from the song for me but rather adds to it. I know some people would be bothered by listening to a song that was not in their own language or even a song where they could not understand the lyrics, but there’s so much more to a song that just the lyrics! And if you’re limiting yourself to the English language, you’re missing out on some amazing artists!

That all being said, the first thing I attempted to look for after listening to the song was to try and find the English translation of the lyrics. I didn’t have much luck, much like when I was looking for the lyrics to La Fille Damnee.

Here are the French lyrics, they came from here,

Crois-tu que je suis Ange... ou Démon?
C'est mon secret.

Personne ne sait ce que vraiment je suis
Quand se glisse à mon cou le collier de tes mains
Cette parure éphémère trop serrée à mon goût
Mon souffle vient à manquer
Voila tu la dénoues
Je glisse dans tes bras, me voila à tes pieds
Plus morte que de raison
Mon Ange, mon Démon

Oui c'est un coup de foudre
Tu es tombé du ciel
Et en m'ôtant la vie, tu m'as donné des ailes
Je suis Ange et Démon et suis prête à me battre
Et toi tu bats de l'aile et tombe en pâmoison

Les portes de l'enfer et celles du paradis
Ne savent pas encore vraiment ce que je suis
Un Ange ou un Démon, de qui donc est le crime?
Serais-je tentation ou simplement victime?
Si les portes du ciel ne veulent pas s'ouvrir
Tu m'ouvriras tes bras et j'ouvrirai mes jambes
A nous deux, mon amour, nous enfanterons un dieu
Un Ange ou un Démon
Là n'est pas la question

Oui c'est un coup de foudre
Tu es tombé du ciel
Et en m'ôtant la vie, tu m'as donné des ailes
Je suis Ange et Démon et suis prête à me battre
Et toi tu bats de l'aile et tombe en pâmoison

Crois-tu que je suis Ange ou Démon?

Oui c'est un coup de foudre
Tu es tombé du ciel
Et en m'ôtant la vie, tu m'as donné des ailes
Je suis Ange et Démon et suis prête à me battre
Et toi tu bats de l'aile et tombe en pâmoison

Je suis Ange et Démon et c'est là mon secret
Je suis Ange et Démon, c'était là mon secret

Je suis Ange et Démon (x2)

Through YouTube, I was able to find the translation for the first part of the song. YouTube user Aoscadin provided part of the translation in the comments section of the music video.

Do you think I'm angel or demon?

It's my secret.

Nobody really knows what I am

When slipped on my neck the collar of your hands

This ephemeral dress too tight for my taste

My breath runs out

That thou unbind I slide into your arms, here I am at your feet

More dead than reason

My angel, my demon

Yes it's love at first sight

You fell from heaven

And take my life, you gave me wings

I'm Angel and Demon and am ready to fight

And you beat the wing and fall into a swoon

Now once more, like when I posted the La Fille Damnee, I challenge you my dear guests, for those of you who know French, do you think you would be able to share with us the full French to English translation of this song? The interwebs will love you for it *wink*

Stay Spooky,


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