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Artist: Françoise Hardy
Canonical path: /francoise-hardy/esquives
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Esquives
Read Esquives lyrics by Françoise Hardy on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Esquives
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quand vais-je enfin lever le voile
sur le non-dit des banquises,
des nuits sans étoiles :
la bienséance exquise,
les noirs desseins…
ne jamais donner prise
garder la main
et sourire, l'air de rien…
quand mettrez-vous un point final
à tous ces feux d'artifice,
au vide abyssal
de ce double langage
d'équilibriste
aux traits imperturbables
qui brouille mes pistes…
lâcher la proie pour l'ombre
oser les coupes sombres
m'effacer et me fondre
dans la nuit
fuir d'ici
sans faire de bruit…
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Françoise Hardy performs "Esquives", and this lyric page sits inside the Françoise Hardy catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Les Moulins de Mon Coeur and Le Sais-tu ? with a short reason for opening each page next.
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