Exploring French Culture: Analysis of Indila's 'Dernière Danse' Song

This blog post analyzes Indila's popular French song 'Dernière Danse,' focusing on its message, cultural impact, and personal impressions. The author identifies ten new French nouns from the song, providing their English translations and grammatical gender. The blog explores the song's themes of sorrow, resilience, and the search for meaning, as depicted in the music video. The author reflects on the emotional depth of the song, the singer's ability to convey emotions, and the overall message of facing life's challenges with courage. The analysis includes references to external sources and a link to the music video, enhancing the reader's understanding and engagement with the song.

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popular French song
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Title of the song: indila - dernière danse
French Artist(s): Indila
(Note: bold 10 French nouns in your song/identify m or f /translation in English)
Oh ma douce souffrance
Pourquoi s’acharner tu r’commences
Je ne suis qu’un être sans importance
Sans lui je suis un peu “paro”
Je déambule seule dans le metro (m) (subvway)
Une dernière danse
Pour oublier ma peine (f) (sorrow) immense
Je veux m’enfuir que tout recommence
Oh ma douce souffrance
Je remue le ciel (m) (sky), le jour (m) (day). la nuit (f) (night)
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie
Un peu d’amour, un brin de miel
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse
Et dans le bruit (m) (noise), je cours et j’ai peur
Est ce mon tour?
Vient la douleur
Dans tout Paris, je m’abandonne
Et je m’envole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole
Que d’espérance
Sur ce chemin (f) (path) en ton absence
J’ai beau trimer, sans toi ma vie (f) (life)
N’est qu’un décor qui brille, vide de sens
Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie

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Un peu d’amour, un brin de miel
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j’ai peur
Est ce mon tour?
Vient la douleur
Dans tout Paris, je m’abandonne
Et je m’envole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole
Dans cette douce souffrance (f) (pain)
Dont j’ai payé toutes les offenses
Écoute comme mon cœur est immense
Je suis une enfant (m) (child) du monde
Je remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit
Je danse avec le vent, la pluie
Un peu d’amour, un brin de miel
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse, danse
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j’ai peur
Est ce mon tour?
Vient la douleur…
Dans tout Paris, je m’abandonne
Et je m’envole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole, vole
10 nouns I learned in the song:
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metro (m) (subvway)
peine (f) (sorrow)
ciel (m) (sky)
jour (m) (day)
nuit (f) (night)
bruit (m) (noise)
chemin (f) (path)
vie (f) (life)
souffrance (f) (pain)
enfant (m) (child)
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EDUCATION 4
The song I chose to research is “Dernière Danse “by the famous French Artist, Indila.
Her real name is Adila Sedraïa, and she sings by the stage name Indila. The song was her 2013
debut single that went platinum in her native France ((Allmusic. 2018). Indila is also a
songwriter, and her songs have topped the charts in other countries. Her first album was titled
Mini World and was much awaited when it was released in 2014. The album went diamond and
platinum in France and Belgium.
“Dernière Danse “song is about the sorrows and pains of life that no one can escape from.
The singer is shown being thrown out of a house and holding a picture of someone. It is apparent
that she longs for someone and is not wanted. The message of the song is that without love and
appreciation, one finds himself to be worthless being. The video shows the singer is wandering
here and there, lonely sad and anxious. She is nobody for all, and no one cares for her. She looks
at a woman sitting in a car, safe and secure with the man in her life. She wonders about the
woman as the woman stares back at her. The darkness in her life is shown by a storm raging in
the city, ready to penetrate every space. Everybody in the city is fleeing away from the dark
storm except for the singer. She wants to face the storm of her life alone and with courage. She
feels like it is her last dance, that she wants to enjoy with a gay abandon. Deep in her heart, she
wants to forget her pain and miseries and start her life all over again. There is a strong
determination on her face as she faces the storm that soon covers the whole city, including her.
As the morning dawns, the singer finds herself safe and secure. The storm has passed, and she
finds herself in a quiet, peaceful spot. However, the picture she holds slips from her hands and is
lost to the city of Paris. The song and the video sends a message that we have to face the pains of
our life on our own with courage and fight them with the strength within. This is how we get
transformed and find our life at a higher spiritual level and final salvation from our miseries.

EDUCATION 5
The lyrics of the song, the music, and the video are fascinating. The beautiful and
melodious song keeps one engrossed right from the very start. The song as it builds on gets more
interesting, and one is curious to know what happens to the singer. One can feel her pain and
loneliness and want her miseries to end. It is impressive how the singer projects her emotions
and keeps her viewers involved at all times. The melodious track can be listened to again and
again for personal enjoyment and even sing along. The video is indeed interesting and watched a
couple of times. It is interesting to see how the singer survives her ordeal, despite being sad,
lonely and angry. She shows that she is still in control and uses her frustration to turn it into
power and finally finds her freedom towards the end.
References
Allmusic. (2018). Artist Biography by Andy Kellman, allmusic Retrieved from
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/indila-mn0002613926/biography

EDUCATION 6
YouTube. (2013). Indila - Dernière Danse, YouTube Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5KAc5CoCuk