Bélugas refers to beluga whales, a species known for their distinctive white color and vocalizations. It's a specific and evocative word that immediately brings to mind images of these majestic marine creatures.
In the context of the song, Pomme uses "bélugas" to highlight the tragic impact of human actions on the environment, singing about how these whales "s'éteignent" (are dying out) under our very eyes. This word choice makes the environmental message of the song particularly poignant and memorable.
Picture an endless blue horizon where whales glide like silent giants and human hands stir unseen ripples of danger. In "À Perte De Vue," Pomme turns the ocean into a mirror, reflecting our habit of looking away while magnificent creatures suffer. She sings of hearts sinking to the seabed, of whales that do cry, and of our stubborn belief that their tears do not exist. The song is a gentle yet urgent wake-up call: if we keep pretending, these gentle titans may vanish beyond sight.
With poetic imagery and a fragile voice, Pomme invites us to feel both the wonder and the weight of our choices. The repeated question “Comment parler de ça?” (How can I talk about this?) exposes her struggle to describe the harm we cause while still holding on to hope. Ultimately, the track is a plea for empathy and action, reminding us that saving the giants of the sea also saves a part of ourselves.
Pomme is the stage name of Claire Pommet, a singer and songwriter born in 1996 near Lyon, France. She began solfège lessons at six and sang in a children's choir before turning to guitar, drawing early on chanson artists like Michel Polnareff that her father played around the house. She played her first Paris show at La Boule Noire in 2017, the same year she released her debut album, À peu près, which reached the French charts.
Her second album, Les failles, came out in 2019 and gave her a French top ten album. She has won two Victoires de la Musique, in 2020 and 2021, and followed with the albums Consolation, En cavale, and Saisons. In 2024 she recorded music with Stromae for Netflix's animated series Arcane. She married Quebecois singer Safia Nolin in 2022, after the two first met and dated back in 2016.