Maria Lyrics in English by Bon Entendeur, Charles Dumont
Métamorphoses translates directly to "metamorphoses" in English, referring to a profound change in form or nature.
It's an intriguing and less common word in song lyrics, suggesting a deep, transformative process. In the context of the song, "Nous vivons dans l'oubli de nos métamorphoses" (We live in the oblivion of our metamorphoses) implies a journey of change and evolution that we often overlook or forget, adding a philosophical layer to the lyrics.
Bon Entendeur build their remix around Charles Dumont's original vocal for "Maria," stretching his 1960s take across a slow house groove with long instrumental drops between each line. The song opens by listing everything about her, one feature per line: "Ta voix" [Your voice], then her eyes, her hands, her lips, before the melody circles back to the exact same list to close the song. The repetition is the argument: nothing about her needs explaining, it just needs naming again.
In between, the lyric turns more abstract, asking "Sommes-nous près ou loin de notre conscience?" [Are we near or far from our consciousness?], the kind of line a 1960s chanson writer reaches for when the feeling matters more than the plot. Bon Entendeur mostly stay out of the way here: the beat drops out for long stretches and lets Dumont's own phrasing carry the track.
