This song is a great ode to friendship. And hey, it’s a French musician who wasn’t on The Voice.

“Tout au bout du monde” is a song by French singer TiBZ. It was released in November of 2019, and is the first song released off of his upcoming second album.

About the Artist

Thibaut Gaudillat, who performs as TiBZ, is a french singer/songwriter from Périgueux, a town in the Dordogne region of southwestern France. As a child he was fascinated by his father’s old electric guitar, and loved to play on it. When his parents divorced in 2003 his father gave him the guitar. He would then go on to learn guitar, piano, ukulele and drums. At sixteen years old he began posting videos on YouTube and playing in bars in Paris. His videos saw enough success that he was able to sign with My Major Company to release is first album. He then moved to Basque Country to to focus on writing and composing.

In March 2015 he released his first solo single “On n’est pas bien là?”. The song enjoyed good popularity, and when French singer Louane heard it she reached out to TiBZ. The two became friends and TiBZ was the opening act for her 2015/2016 tour. He released two more singles from the album, “Ton sourire” in January of 2016 and “Nation” at the end of the year. Release of his first album, also entitled Nation, followed in June 2017, and was well received by the public. He was nominated for the “Francophone Revelation of the Year” at the 2017 NRJ music awards. He is set to release his second album in 2020.

Biographical information from NRJ

Cultural References and Idioms

‘n’importe quoi’ – Literally translating as ‘no matter what’, this means ‘nonsense’, ‘whatever’ or ‘anything’. This can also be used as a response to something you don’t believe, where Americans would say “Whatever!”

‘s’inviter’ – Literally translating as’ to invite oneself’, this phrase means ‘to show up’ or ‘to arrive’.

‘tendre les bras à qqn’ – This phrase can mean either the more literal ‘to reach out to someone’ or the more figurative ‘to welcome someone with open arms’. The first meaning makes the most sense in the context of this song.

‘avoir besoin de’ – This is one of the phrases using the verb ‘avoir’. Translating literally to “to have need of’, a better translation would simply be ‘to need’.

‘face à’ – This means either more literally ‘facing’ or ‘in front of’, or more figuratively ‘faced with’.

‘être de taille’ – Literally translating as ‘to be of size’ this phrase means ‘to be up to’, ‘to be man enough’ or ‘to be capable’.

‘avoir peur’ = This is another common phrase with the verb ‘avoir’. In French to say ‘to be afraid’ translates literally as ‘to have fear’.

Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Touttouteverything; anything | pron auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing boutboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing

[Verse 1]
JejeI | pron | first pers sing t’tuyou | pron | sec pers sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechaiavoirto have | verb | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. connuconnaîtreto know, be familiar with | verb | pp avantavantbefore | prep l’le, lathe | def art | masc or fem sing, shortened to l' before vowelsenferenferhell | noun | masc sing, jejeI | pron | first pers sing t’teyou | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing | can be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial languageaiavoirto have | verb | first pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp to form the p. c. connuconnaîtreto know, be familiar with | verb | pp t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechétaisêtreto be | verb | first pers sing imperf lelethe | def art | masc sing roiroiking | noun | masc sing
Bienbienwell; a lot; good, fine | adv avantavantbefore | prep leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl cernescernedark ring/shadow under one's eyes | noun | masc plural etetand | conj lalathe | def art | fem sing noirceurnoirceurdarkness, blackness; bruise | noun | fem sing, desdessome | indef art | masc and fem pl enfantsenfantchild, kid | noun | masc and fem pl dedeof; from | prep lalathe | def art | fem sing nuitnuitnight | noun | fem sing quiquiwho, which, that | pron | interr or rel fontfaireto do; to make | verb | third pers pl pres n’nenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas' | shortened to n' before vowelsn’importen'importeanything, whatever, whichever, it doesn't matter | interj | | n'importe quoi = nonsense, whatever, anything quoiquoiwhat | pron | | n'importe quoi = nonsense, whatever, anything
Souvienssouvenirto remember | verb | sec pers sing impera–toiyoupron | sec pers sing, inform quandquandwhen | adv, conj tuyoupron | sec pers sing, inform faisaisfaireto do, make | verb | sec pers sing imperf rirerireto laugh | verb | infin leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl fillesfillegirl | noun | fem pl, souvienssouvenirto remember | verb | sec pers sing impera–toiyoupron | sec pers sing inform commentcommenthow | adv t’tuyou | pron | sec pers sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechétaisêtreto be | verb | first pers sing imperf beaubeauhandsome, attractive, beautiful | adj | masc sing etetand | conj fierproudproud | adj | masc sing
Avantavantbefore | prep quequethat, than | conj s’sehimself, herself, oneself, itself, themselves, each other | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, third pers sing and pl | shortened to s' before vowelsinviteinviterto invite; to pay for, treat someone | verb | third pers sing pres | s'inviter = to show up, arrive uneunea | indef art | fem sing aiguilleaiguilleneedle, clock hand | noun | fem sing, voisvoirto see, watch | first pers sing impera cecethis, that | dem adj | masc sing qu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelselleelleshe, her, it | pron | third pers sing aavoirto have | verb | third pers sing pres | aux verb used with pp to form p.c. faitfaireto do, to make | verb | pp ààat, to, in | prep monmonmy | poss adj | masc sing frèrefrèrebrother | noun | masc sing

[Chorus]
Touttouteverything; anything | pron auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing boutboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing, auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing bordbordedge, rim; (river) bank | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art videvideemptiness, void, vacuum | noun | masc sing jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing tendraitendrestretch, extend | verb | first pers sing fut | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl forms | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms
Etetand | conj toutestoutall | adj | fem pl mesmesmy | poss adj | masc and fem pl secondessecondesecond | noun | fem pl, jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing
Touttouteverything; anything | pron auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing boutboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing, auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing bordbordedge, rim; (river) bank | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art videvideemptiness, void, vacuum | noun | masc sing jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing tendraitendrestretch, extend | verb | first pers sing fut | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms leslesthe | def art | msc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms
Etetand | conj toutestoutall | adj | fem pl mesmesmy | poss adj | masc and fem pl secondessecondesecond | noun | fem pl, jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing

[Verse 2]
Tuyoupron | sec pers sing, inform peuxpouvoirto be able to | verb | sec pers sing pres mentirmentirto lie | verb | infin auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing entierentierwhole, entire | adj | masc sing maismaisbut | conj facefaceface | noun | fem sing | face à = facing, in front of; faced with ààat, to, in | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing t’tuyou | pron | sec pers sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechesêtreto be | verb | sec pers sing pres pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech dedeof; from | prep tailletaillesize; height; weight | noun | fem sing | être de taille = to be up to it, to be man enough; to be capable
JejeI | pron | first pers sing n’nenot, no | adv | used with another neg term, such as 'ne … pas', shortened to n' before vowelsaiavoirto have | verb | first pers sing pres pasne … pasnot | adv | the 'ne' may be omitted in colloquial speech peurpeurfear | noun | fem sing | avoir peur = to be afraid dedeof; from | prep testesyour | poss adj | masc and fem pl secretssecretsecret | noun | masc pl, dedeof; from | prep testesyour | poss adj | masc and fem pl blessuresblessureinjury, wound, scar | noun | fem pl, dedeof; from | prep testesyour | poss adj | masc and fem pl entaillesentaillecut, gash; nick | noun | fem pl
Regarderegarderto watch, look at | verb | sec pers sing impera–nousnouswe, us | pron sursuron, upon; on top of, above | prep lalathe | def art | fem sing photophotophoto, picture, image | noun | fem sing | short for photographie quandquandwhen | adv, conj ononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloqually to mean 'we' trinquaittrinquerto drink to, toast | verb | third pers sing imperf ààat, to, in | prep l’le, lathe | def art | masc or fem sing | shortened to l' before vowelsamitiéamitiéfriendship | noun | fem sing
Aucunaucunno, none, not any | adj | masc sing trucagetrucagespecial effect; cheating, rigging; faking, forging | noun | masc sing, nonnonno, not | adv rien(ne) … riennothing, not … anything | pron | in cases where the 'ne' is grammatically necessary it is often omitted in colloquial speech dedeof; from | prep fauxfauxfalse, wrong, deceitful | adj | masc sing and pl, viensvenirto come | verb | sec pers sing impera qu’quethat, than | conj | shortened to qu' before vowelsononone, people, you, someone; we | pron | following verbs conjugate in third pers sing, even when used colloqually to mean 'we' retourneretournerto return | verb | third pers sing pres dansdansin | prep lelethe | def art | masc sing passépassépast, history | noun | masc sing

[Chorus]
Touttouteverything; anything | pron auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing boutboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing, auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing bordbordedge, rim; (river) bank | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art videvideemptiness, void, vacuum | noun | masc sing jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing tendraitendrestretch, extend | verb | first pers sing fut | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl forms | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms
Etetand | conj toutestoutall | adj | fem pl mesmesmy | poss adj | masc and fem pl secondessecondesecond | noun | fem pl, jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing
Touttouteverything; anything | pron auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing boutboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing, auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing bordbordedge, rim; (river) bank | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art videvideemptiness, void, vacuum | noun | masc sing jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing tendraitendrestretch, extend | verb | first pers sing fut | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms leslesthe | def art | msc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms
Etetand | conj toutestoutall | adj | fem pl mesmesmy | poss adj | masc and fem pl secondessecondesecond | noun | fem pl, jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing

JejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing tendraitendrestretch, extend | verb | first pers sing fut | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms leslesthe | def art | msc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms
Etetand | conj toutestoutall | adj | fem pl mesmesmy | poss adj | masc and fem pl secondessecondesecond | noun | fem pl, jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing

[Bridge]
Etetand | conj sursuron, upon; on top of, above | prep tatayour | poss adj | fem sing peaupeauskin | noun | fem sing abîméeabîmédamaged, ruined | adj | fem sing, j’jeI | pron | first pers sing | shortened to j' before vowels and sometimes consonants in colloquial speecheffaceraieffacererase; delete; wipe off | verb | first pers sing fut testesyour | poss adj | masc and fem pl blessuresblessureinjury, wound, scar | noun | fem pl, c’cethis, that, it | pron | shortened to c' before a vowelestêtreto be | verb | third pers sing mamamy | poss adj | fem sing bataillebataillebattle | noun | fem sing
Etetand | conj jejeI | pron | first pers sing marcheraimarcherto walk | verb | first pers sing fut ààat, to, in | prep testesyour | poss adj | masc and fem pl côtéscôtéside; direction, way | noun | masc pl, oùoùwhere; at that time, when | adv quequethat, than | conj tuyoupron | sec pers sing inform soisêtreto be | verb | sec pers sing subj, oùoùwhere; at that time, when | adv quequethat, than | conj tuyoupron | sec pers sing inform aillesallerto go | verb | sec pers sing subj

[Chorus]
Touttouteverything; anything | pron auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing boutboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing, auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing bordbordedge, rim; (river) bank | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art videvideemptiness, void, vacuum | noun | masc sing jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing tendraitendrestretch, extend | verb | first pers sing fut | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl forms | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms
Etetand | conj toutestoutall | adj | fem pl mesmesmy | poss adj | masc and fem pl secondessecondesecond | noun | fem pl, jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing
Touttouteverything; anything | pron auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing boutboutend, extremity, tip; bit, piece | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art mondemondeworld, crowd, people, everybody | noun | masc sing, auà + leat the, to the | prep + def art | masc sing bordbordedge, rim; (river) bank | noun | masc sing dude + lefrom the, of the | prep + art videvideemptiness, void, vacuum | noun | masc sing jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron, dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing tendraitendrestretch, extend | verb | first pers sing fut | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms leslesthe | def art | msc and fem pl brasbrasarm | noun | masc sing and pl | tendre les bras à qqn = reach out to s.o., welcome s.o. with open arms
Etetand | conj toutestoutall | adj | fem pl mesmesmy | poss adj | masc and fem pl secondessecondesecond | noun | fem pl, jejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing

Sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing
JejeI | pron | first pers sing teteyou; yourself | pron | dir obj, indir obj, and reflex, sec pers sing leslesthe | def art | masc and fem pl donnedonnerto give | verb | first pers sing pres sisiif | conj t’tuyou | pron | sec person sing inform | may be shortened to t' before vowels in colloquial speechasavoirto have | verb | sec pers sing pres | avoir besoin de = to need besoinbesoinneed, requirement, necessity | noun | masc sing dedeof; from | prep moimoime | pron | dir, indir obj, first pers sing

Lyrics with Translation

Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.

Tout au bout du monde
At the very end of the world

[Verse 1]
Je t’ai connu avant l’enfer, je t’ai connu t’étais le roi
I knew you before hell, I knew you, you were the king
Bien avant les cernes et la noirceur, des enfants de la nuit qui font n’importe quoi
Long before dark circles and darkness, children of the night who do whatever
Souviens-toi quand tu faisais rire les filles, souviens-toi comment t’étais beau et fier
Remember when you made the girls laugh, remember how handsome and proud you were
Avant que s’invite une aiguille, vois ce qu’elle a fait à mon frère
Before the clock hand arrives, see what it (time) did to my brother

[Chorus]
Tout au bout du monde, au bord du vide je te tendrai les bras
At the very end of the world, on the edge of emptiness I will reach out to you
Et toutes mes secondes, je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
And all of my seconds, I give to you if you need me
Tout au bout du monde, au bord du vide je te tendrai les bras
At the very end of the world, on the edge of emptiness I will reach out to you
Et toutes mes secondes, je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
And all of my seconds, I give to you if you need me

[Verse 2]
Tu peux mentir au monde entier mais face à moi t’es pas de taille
You can lie to the whole world, but facing me you aren’t up to it
Je n’ai pas peur de tes secrets, de tes blessures, de tes entailles
I’m not afraid of your secrets, your wounds, your cuts
Regarde-nous sur la photo quand on trinquait à l’amitié
Look at us in the picture when we were drinking to friendship
Aucun trucage, non rien de faux, viens qu’on retourne dans le passé
No special effects, no nothing false, come on let’s return to the past

[Chorus]
Tout au bout du monde, au bord du vide je te tendrai les bras
At the very end of the world, on the edge of emptiness I will reach out to you
Et toutes mes secondes, je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
And all of my seconds, I give to you if you need me
Tout au bout du monde, au bord du vide je te tendrai les bras
At the very end of the world, on the edge of emptiness I will reach out to you
Et toutes mes secondes, je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
And all of my seconds, I give to you if you need me

Je te tendrai les bras
I will reach out to you
Et toutes mes secondes, je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
And all of my seconds, I give to you if you need me

[Bridge]
Et sur ta peau abîmée, j’effacerai tes blessures, c’est ma bataille
And on your damaged skin, I will erase your wounds, this is my battle
Et je marcherai à tes côtés, où que tu sois, où que tu ailles
And I will walk by your side, wherever you are, wherever you go

[Chorus]
Tout au bout du monde, au bord du vide je te tendrai les bras
At the very end of the world, on the edge of emptiness I will reach out to you
Et toutes mes secondes, je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
And all of my seconds, I give to you if you need me
Tout au bout du monde, au bord du vide je te tendrai les bras
At the very end of the world, on the edge of emptiness I will reach out to you
Et toutes mes secondes, je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
And all of my seconds, I give to you if you need me

Si t’as besoin de moi
If you need me
Je te les donne si t’as besoin de moi
I give to you if you need me