Walzer Für Niemand (waltz for nobody): “niemand” translates as “nobody”, but here it is necessary to use a capital letter, as it is a proper noun: Niemand is Nobody, an intangible but constant presence; the one to whom we can entrust everything; the one who takes everything from us, to whom we owe everything, but also to whom we give everything, to whom we will bequeath everything. Niemand is always there, never shirks responsibility. At the end of the song, the singer asks it: “Was willst du von mir?”/“What do you want from me?”

Sous ton armure (under your armour) : in the French text, I made this “Niemand” a knight who never takes off his armour, a constant presence that nevertheless eludes us. Is there even a face under the iron mask? Can we hope for an answer to the question: “What do you want from me?” Niemand, a faceless knight, is a metaphor for inspiration, for the imaginative impulse, a presence as faithful as it is elusive; it is a metaphor for the artist’s desire to create, which takes everything and gives everything.