I’ve always thought french was such a beautiful language and hearing the language sung makes it even more beautiful. Adding music into the mix adds another layer of depth to the language. Although I love the French language I’m not too familiar with french artists. The few I know include Mika and Indila. The artist I chose to look more closely at was Indila. Indila is the stage name for French pop artist Adila Sedraia. Indila’s debut album went diamond and platinum in France and Belgium within the time span of a year. The song I chose to look at was S.O.S. by Indila. The song is absolutely amazing. The lyrics are very touching and quite sad. The rhythm is very smooth and catchy. When analyzing the lyrics in french and then looking for the translation the words that stood out to me the most were, “Le silence tue la souffrance est loi. L’entends-tu? Est-ce que tu le vois?”. “The silence kills the suffering in me”, such powerful words that many can relate to. When listening to this song, I took them to mean searching for an identity when you’re lost and in pain. There are not huge differences that I’ve noticed between English pop songs and French pop songs except for of course the language that each are in, but to me there is something about the song being in French that just gives the whole song another layer of emotions. It might just be my perspective because of the romanticism of the French language, but I felt very strong emotions all throughout the song. Overall I really enjoyed the song and I might just be adding some French songs to my playlist.
S.O.S. by Indila