Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: french
Song Meaning of “Marianne” by Saez
Marianne is a beautiful poem of love and loss told through the lens of time. It’s a tribute both to a lost love and to the wisdom that comes with age. The song is reminiscing on the passing of time, as Saez sings about the memories of Marianne that are now distant memories. He looks for comfort in the memories of being in love with Marianne, but also recognizes the bittersweetness of being apart now.
The yearning and tenderness that Saez conveys in his singing gives the song a melancholic tone, as he wonders if he ever meant enough to Marianne to make a lasting impression. He sings of the loneliness of passing time, as he observes how moments in time remain, while people and their experiences change. In the end, the lyrics of the song, “Do I even mean enough to make you smile one last time?” signify the sadness of looking back on a lost love and the best that can be hoped is for Marianne to remember him fondly and be “smiling one last time.”