Lara Fabian Je Suis Malade | Just Jen reacts 

I am so, so glad you watched the ending, bc it truly demonstrates how far within herself Lara had to retreat into, in order to put forth the emotions this song requires - she's not even present at first, as the applause crescendos. She has to work her way back into the moment and, even then, the emotions linger... I love what you said about narcissists and empaths. So true. I was in an extremely toxic, on-and-off, six year relationship with a man who was terminally ill w/ brain cancer. I can't even put into words what that dynamic was like. Everything he said, everything he did was supposed to be forgivable bc he was dying. And I let it happen until it shattered me- I couldn't bear it anymore. But then came the guilt: How can I walk away from someone I love who is dying?! ... And then he died. I tried every substance I could get my hands on to block the pain. Every time I crashed, it got worse... This song means so much to me bc it helped me realize that I, too, was sick - and that my illness could easily be just as fatal if I did not stop self-destructing. "This love is killing me" - oh, my God. 💔 It's still a struggle, every day. I've stopped destroying myself, but rebuilding myself? Honestly, I don't know how... I can't even believe I'm posting this, I don't talk about this - but that's probably why I'm stuck. Anyway... Thank you for inspiring me to share this.

I"m french and I want to add some details. The original song was performed by a french singer named Serge Lama and the music was composed by a woman Alice dona in 1973. So it"s a wonderfull and astonishing cover made by Lara who's belgium/canadian. This version is a masterpiece which makes me cry every time I listen to it. I love you Lara !!!!

She starts broken and finishes crazy mad ("That's it"). She says this song is her vortex for letting her negative emotions out.

Lara is one of the best female singers out there in my opinion. The way she conveys emotions is stunning and her voice is beautiful.

The Most Raw Emotion I've ever seen and heard in a song - Wow what an EPIC Performance !!!

I am so happy you came back to Lara so soon! This is probably her most impactful performance.

This performance is one of the peak achievements of humankind.

Its amazing how many of us have a common experience and the way Lara shows emotions is unbelievable. I literally weep every single time I hear this interpretation... I also survived a toxic relationship that took 20yrs to escape and will take a lifetime to rebuild one´s life and gain confidence. And to you Jen.. Glad you as well are healing. I wish you all the best. "You've deprived me of all my songs You've emptied me of all my words" Is exactly how I felt for those 2 decades and glad that I do not no more...

As said , in another comment, the song was written and sung by a french singer called Serge Lama in the seventies, the music was composed by Alice Dona , another french singer and composer. Serge had hard love time , and he wrote these lirycs in few hours. The song was , also sang, by Dalida, but Lara's performance gave , to this song , an emotional dimension that no one could reach. Your reaction, is one of the best reaction I saw on this song.Probably because , it looks you experienced what Lara is singing about 👍👍👍👍👍

Lara Fabian is not just a masterclass singer. She is an artist and a great person. Loved by millions!! Thanks for a fantastic reaction Jen!

That`s why she is a great person and great artist.

Jen, you are an inspiration to many people, please keep going, I lost a daughter to what you’ve been through, she would have been 30 today and you remind me a lot of her, anyway keep on rocking, love from the 🇬🇧

Hi Jen, I have to compliment you. There are thousands who respond to music videos but nobody with that much emotion. Tears are not a weakness they are a sign of strength and emotional intelligence. I like that very much about you. The world needs more people who have feelings like you, then she would be better. Stay healthy. ;-)

Lara Fabian, une extraordinaire chanteuse qui accomplit de véritables performances vocales ! Merci Lara Fabian pour votre talent 🙏👏👏👏

Lovely reaction Jen. You must also watch “Je Taime” by Lara performed in Paris. She was again going through some personal hardship and that performance is gut wrenching.

Knew that this song would get to you. Yes, she is a beautiful woman, who has such a voice. I have watched her for many years, simply amazing. ❤️🤘🎸🇦🇺

One of my favorite songs..so emotional. You'd think she wrote this the way she so gets in to it.

Lara Fabian is a fantastic artist! Leaves the right message of each song in your mouth. But the stories she sings aren't about her life, they're just songs. As a lyrical singer, her interpretation carries the opera in her posture of delivery, on stage. Lara sings in more than 5 languages, and hypnotizes us in all of them.

Lara is the GOAT!

I cried with you! This is a song I listen to a lot, when I'm feeling that feeling again, and cry, cry, cry.... I should try to listen to this song when I'm not feeling lonely and desperate and loosing the will to live, but every time I break down. Thnx Jen ♥ from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and I subscribed, you hit a cord with me. Much Love

Wow I love Jens ability to just see things for what they are in life.

I fell in love with her performance again listening to your words. You’re such a sensitive person.

Oh what a treat to start the week with. Go Jen!! Lara is one of the best.

Greetings from France, I dropped a few tears just looking at your reaction. You have a good heart. Hugs to you my dear lady

Lara (not Laura) is a special breed among (french) singers, along Aznavour : she makes you believe - and feel - as if she had truly experienced personally what she sings about. Don't think that that is the case. As we say in French, she is a real 'interprète' (performer), not only a singer... Naturally, she has changed much in every way since this was recorded. By the way, most people don't know that, for this 'live' show, she had to sing most songs TWICE ! That was a feast in itself. ---- Now, a little more than 20 years later, Lara is at another place emotionally, sentimentally and, definitely, artistically. I now often disagree (...), vocally speaking... but, still, I keep coming back to her. No one is more Authentic. ---- You might enjoy "Je t'aime", here in 2018, in Montreal. A totally different twist, and it works. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Wpj6jfTeXZg.html

I have watched a lot of reactions to this performance and I must admit that yours is one of the best I experienced. Even if you often cut the performance which might be disturbing for someone, what you are saying is so true and sincere we can see it on your face. And what touched me deeply is when you said : "... if you don't cry with Lara, you'd better check yourself." Love from Paris ❤

Great reaction. One of the best live performances ever. Period. Everything’s spot on. Vocals, lyrics, emotions, orchestra. Please Broken Vow and Caruso (Italian) from the same concert next. Incredible

You are attractive, Jen. But when you had the courage to express your raw feelings and reveal your past hurt, your sensitiviy and compassion made you even more beautiful and 'real' It is a breath of fresh air to come across someone like you who has no pretense but is honest and direct in approach with a warm smile. This has to be one my favourite videos. Thank you.

This song was composed by a man. The original singer was the man who composed it. The pain,the deep in the lirycs, music and emotion coming from the compositor's experience when she abandoned him. Lara did an amazing performance. Voice and story telling in a supreme level. Singer and actress at the same time. Perfect.

I can't help but cry every time i hear her performance... This is a song from the french singer Serge Lama. Her cover is so emotional....

Love You Jen for showing your profound human side. No technical analysis. It wasn't needed after such performance (from another world and time) ... Lara came into my life when I was suffering anxiety and depression, and her extreme talent to navigate between "crying and singing" has taught me a lot. The Journey is LONG but with masters like LARA, you can feel you're in Good Company! Love Lara, Love Jen! 😍😘❣️

It's not her life. The song was written by Serge Lama, it's his experience. He is French and they know each other and they are friends.

Lara feels this song because of the struggles in her own life. Another very emotional song is Je t'aime. If you listen to that song have some Kleenex as that one is very powerful. I really would love to see Dimash and Lara do a couple of duets in my lifetime. There is a live performance of this in France from 2003 where she does an a cappella at the end without the mike and the piano player just walks off it is truly amazing. Then the end is well just mind blowing.

Thanks for your genuine reaction to the amazing Lara Fabian! Lara is a phenomenal singer and Artist and she is absolutely unmatched as a live performer, and not only is she vocally perfect, but she also is a true Queen of Emotions and no one can compare to her. This performance of «Je suis malade» is an absolutely brilliant timeless Masterpiece of the Highest Class! In my opinion this incredible Lara’s performance is one of the very best live performances ever in the whole history of music. I have seen this performance countless times and every time Lara's voice pierces me to the very depths of my soul and brings me to trembling and tears. Lara is simply out of this world…

Wow, you gave an honest review and relating it to yourself and all of us that has had to feel the emotion this song conveys. Thank you for that. 🙏🏼

This masterpiece was written for French singer Serge Lama in 1973, then Dalida made a huge success with it. French singer Dalida committed suicide in 1987.

Me too I’m glad you staid until the end to see her stunned emotional state. I cry every single time. I had/have a narcissistic mother & I had narcissistic toxic relationships. I feel this song so much. First time I’m watching you, you shine a beautiful light. Love from Montréal xo

What a beautiful reaction Jen and even more beautiful (and true) words at the end. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger".

Those who put words in a string and open their mouths to form a song are mass... Lara as many other feels the the lyrics and interprets them whit stunning emotion.

We could all hear her breathtaking delivery and we could all see what a beautiful soul you are.

It’s not Lara’s song. It’s a cover. She is a great actor and sings with a lot of passion

I cannot listen her singing this song without crying. Even after 1000 times. T.

Lara got your heart and soul !

Lara allways makes me cry 😊

💕💕💕 *Une pensée pour tous les êtres vivants qui souffrent* , la musique est universelle, elle nous rappelle à chaque fois que l'on est *tous semblables* , que l'on souhaite tous *vaincre la souffrance et atteindre le bonheur authentique et inaltérable* , c'est *mon voeux le plus cher* , de toute ma vie, pour tous les êtes vivants sans exception. *Merci d'avoir créé cette magnifique vidéo* 💕💕💕

You are such an inspirational person Jen. I cried along with you through the song. It was Serge Lama that I first heard singing this way back and I loved it then, but Lara brings it to a new level. She is a fantastic singer. Have a look at Requiem Pour un Fou a song she did with Johnny Hallyday.

Lara is fantastic, i love her music, her passion, the messages she passes to us, the story, the emotions. But what you said after the music ended, earned a click in the subscribe button!

Impossible de ne ne pas verser des larmes, avoir des frissons devant de telles douleurs, émotions...qui n'a jamais souffert ne sauras pas aimer. De telles douleurs restent des cicatrices dans votre âme. Merci de faire partager vos vraies émotions. Certaine personne ont besoin de se cacher, d'autres non. Ne laisser aucun amour vous faire souffrir, vous priver de la vie. 😘. A vous qui êtes si sensible. A l'origine,cette chanson était chanté par Serge lama, un homme. Les émotions sont aussi fortes. En français, les mots sont encore plus profonds.

Stay strong! You're a beautiful human.

Hey, just imagine, it’s a cover of a french icon Jacques Brel. Now realize how her interpretation of this song is so amazing!!! So emotionnal by her acting

I'm aware that this is a very late comment to your reaction Jen, but I felt it important to respond to your reaction to Lara, for myself as much as anything or anyone else. This is hard to admit as a man, but like you I am very much an empath, and as much as Lara rips my heart out, your reaction Jen not only ripped my heart out, it turned me into a weeping wreck. There, I've said it now. Blessings to you Jen, I hope you are living a much more fulfilling life and are in a good place now. ❤

Thank you, for your honesty, I felt the pain in Lara's interpretation & I felt the pain in your reaction.

Hi JEN even when you cry you still very very pretty we loved your reactions we loved evrything Thanks for this beautiful moments with you and LARA. Big KISS from PARIS.

THE single best performance of any song ever. A sad song but SUCH beautiful lyrics and vocals. Always keep coming back to it. And so true about empathy. The single most important quality I look for in people in my life. Highly recommend watching her amazing performance of Caruso from the same concert. She's just a born storyteller and emoter.

How emotional is your reaction Jen , I feel that this song reminded you of a less happy moment , it happens to all of us you know , I’m supportive , a big hug from Portugal 🇵🇹

Votre réaction a l'interprétation de cette chanson est touchante, beaucoup d'émotions, de vécu dans vos yeux.

There are some singers who convey emotions very well such as Dimash but no one puts themself so completely in a song ( living the song) as well as Lara. I've listened to this many times and it never gets old.

I found Lara during lockdown and she saved me.

Thank you Jen for this reaction. and big thanks to have put subtitles for what you say. as a french it helps me to understand more your reactions. i think it's useless to give you more songs of Lara, it seems you have already a big list of this "out of this world" woman

This is perhaps the most natural, unfiltered reaction I've watched.

Lara is not only the greatest singer of her time but also a stunning performer. She really shows the feelings the song tells.

First time i hear you Jen. Stay strong and keep going on ! Sorry for my english. Lara is the best perfomer for me. Singing, acting. And she is a very very good person. Love from France ❤

les paroles sont de serge lama chanteur francais et musique de alice Dona chanteuse et interprete des personnes de qualité et merci a lara fabian pour cette interpretation forte

J'en tu as beaucoup de classe..!!! Je suis français, j'adore Lara Fabian et je pense sincèrement que c'est toi qui es parle le mieux..perci❤.

Strength to you Jenn, your heart is huge. I am glad to have found you here. This epic performance makes me cry too, every time🌟

Pour moi c'est la meilleure Céline et beaucoup d'autres chantent pour tout un stade. Lara chante pour chaque personne du stade peu importe sa nationalité 💖😭 et elle n'est pas loin d'être la seule (for me) 😉

Oh, Jen -- I don't know what was more draining -- watching your reaction or watching Miss Fabian! I first saw Miss Fabian when I lived in Belgium in the 1990s. I don't think there is a female singer who can swing for the emotional fences better than she. This performance in particular highlights her extraordinary interpretive skill. There is simply nothing like it in the "catalog." The subtitles do a very good job with some tricky French phrases but a few get missed in virtually every subtitled version. For example, when at about 9:10 in your reaction, she says, Pourtant je crois que j'avais du talent Avant ta peau "I believe I had talent" is a good rendering for the first half but the second half is usually translated as "Before your skin," which doesn't mean much of anything either in French or English. Even if you tie them together as “I thought I had talent before your skin,” you’re still in the weeds. “Avant” means “before” in this phrase, in the sense of time. “Peau” is the word for “skin” in English, but in this locution, it can be understood as representing the person who is being addressed. It’s a little bit like the words of the old song, “I’ve got you under my skin” where skin is not simply a physical thing but also an emotional place where someone can burrow in and be one with you. There is a permanency implied, an attachment, something deep that can’t be removed. In short, “I thought I had talent -- before you showed up.” Or, even “After you showed up, the talent I thought I had disappeared and now looks as though it never even existed.” She is a dead bird who poured her blood into her lover’s body, now deprived of any sense of self; her words and her songs have been stripped away. The relationship she had became so consuming (and toxic, in today’s terms) that she could no longer sing or form words into songs. Again, she is like a dead bird while her lover sleeps. No songs, drained of all that gave meaning to her life - she has poured it into him and when he sleeps she has no existence, no life. He has turned her into a shell of a person who only comes to life when he is awake. Even then, he uses and abuses her in the relationship and her existence means nothing unless it reflects him. (BTW, the word malade does get pronounced as mah-lah-duh in the song but that emphasis on the last bit takes place only in songs and poetry. If she were saying it to you in regular speech, she would not put any punch on a third syllable. You’d hear only “mah-lahd.”)

Lara is one of those rare singers where even just the breaths she takes between phrases carry so much emotion you can't help but feel them. I first heard her in the 90's and her music is almost a safe haven plus an emotional relief. To have someone who almost forces you to feel what they're feeling is intoxicating for how you're feeling. It brings out the pain and gives a sense that you're not alone in it. The trauma bond you mentioned is very real I've found in my life and encountering this performance is hard in the sense it brings up painful emotions and memories, but it also gives a sense of shared emotions and connection. Thank you so much for this reaction. It hits home in many ways.

Jen .η αντίδραση σου είναι συγκινητική, καί φοβερά συναισθηματική . Δείχνει ότι είσαι άνθρωπος με ψυχικά χαρίσματα. Για την θεά της ερμηνείας Λάρα ❤️ νομίζω ότι ξέρεις ότι μας έχει κάνει δική της την ψυχή καί την καρδιά μας.δεν υπάρχει κανείς πού μπορεί να σταθεί δίπλα της.

Performance, MASTER CLASS.

Hi. Caruso Lara Fabian. Kisses

I can’t listen to this song with dry eyes, just like you. She is great, her voice, everything. I like all her songs. And it is amazing that her songs are rarely heard on the french radio, where I live half of the year. Thank you for this comment, love from France/Holland 🤍

Hi Jen. I'm unsure if you'll receive this comment, but I must write it anyway. There are more reactions to Lara than I could count and wouldn't attempt to; however, yours is the most credible, heartfelt, and honest for me. I did not know Lara was Canadian. I live in Vancouver, and we hear very little about celebrities from Quebec - another issue. Nor did I know she had written numerous songs popularized by artists who covered them. On numerous occasions, she has brought this older man to tears. Thank you for your reaction. I will be following/subscribing to your channel. Jim

I FELT YOU JEN. YOUR HEART FULL OF LOVE ,FULL OF PAIN , FULL OF GOODNESS. .YOU MUST BE A GOOD FRIEND TO HAVE. SO FAR AWAY FROM YOU ,AND YET SO CLOSE .BY THE WAY, LARA LIVES A FEW MILES FROM MY HOME ,NEVER SEEN HER YET AT THE GROCERY ..

This type of song does start off with the person who is the one hurting inside and you can sense this with lara to walk away from this is the bravest thing to do you still care about that person but no longer can live in that moment of someone that dosent appear as they seem total respect for you jen we are stronger than what we endure 💔

Bonjour, you have a very intelligent analyse about this song, this story that i think il you lived before too.Thank you very much for your explication ..from France.

Probably the best reaction of je suis malade thank you 💝

hello I was really touched by what you said. Lara Fabian went through though moment professionally and of course personal level. Lara is a very open heart and by that I mean she is very sensitive and cannot play the game of hypocrisy that some adults enjoy so much. She was always an easy target because she is simp,y pure, her heart is a diamond. She gives everything part of herself on stage but in her life too. she suffer many years but she had the best backup : her family a d her fans. There is an happy ending because she found the one, they got married and live happily in Canada with their daughter. There's always light at the end of the tunnel PS: pardon my basic English it is not my first language. Je vous envois tous mes voeux de bonheur pour 2022, trans,ate : I send you all the best wishes for 2022 from Belgium.

She is amazing, isn´t she? So powerful, full of emotion and one of the best performers around.

I have never once listened to this song without blubbing the entire way through it 😢 it’s so powerful, so emotive, so raw. I keep going back to it like a moth to a flame. I am so jealous of anyone who saw this live ♥️

You and your words had making me crying, thank you very much, good things in your life, God bless you 🌹

Of course I've listened to this song many times and I'm past the first shock, but you made me relive it all over again. You are a wonderful sincere person. Please accept my sincere gratitude and respect. Конечно я эту песню слушал много раз и уже прошел первый шок, но вы заставили меня все пережить вновь. Вы замечательный искренний человек. Примите мою искреннюю благодарность и уважение.

Lara è fenomenale!

dear friend big big thank you for this sharing of beauty even if suffering is the meaning. Thank you for your generosity and human sincerity, it honors you because you are not afraid to bear witness to your wounds and it takes great courage to do so. The very human advice that you give us clearly expresses your great generosity and it is always a joy to share the deep humanity that lives in each of us. Thank you deeply for all that, it's fantastic. You are a wonderful person.

Thank you so much for your insight on the meaning of this song. You really dropped some truth out there about the narcissistic toxicity and the empathy responsibility as well. Great job!

Im realy blown upsise down,i could sayed every word what u said,thank u respect for u💯💯💯🍀

Don't stay humble, stay strong and proud of being a surviver of an ugly evil trauma. Keep talking about it, and help yourself and others heal by doing so. I wish you a blue and peaceful sky And many lovely people and friends surrounding you ❤😂.

I feel your sincerity the realness your Empathy - beautiful reaction. Thank you ☮️

I loved your reaction, and especially your beautiful soul. Subscribed

j'ai beaucoup aimé votre réaction, je connais évidemment Lara Fabian et cette chanson, et j'ai ressenti de même une partie de votre souffrance vécue, et votre sensibilité qui paraissait moins évidente lors de votre réaction sur Adagio. je vous dis bravo vous étiez dans la sincérité

Love Lara 💖 Love from Denmark ❤

One of the very best performances of all time.

no matter how many times you hear that song, and I'm used to as a french, but it always makes you cry

Hi Jen. The good people in your life will sit with you and understand your tears as well as your smiles. The bad people are like shadows they follow you in the light but leave you when it gets dark. You seem a kind Kitten, so be easy on yourself because you can not share from an empty cup. I send you love and a bear hug from Ireland. And from now on I hope your problems never find you and peace and joy dance around you. And real love comes knocking on your door. 🐈😇💐

Jonnhy et Lara Fabian - Requiem Pour un Fou (1998) (16 million views on RU-vid) Rock vibes! High notes! She is amazing! She is something else!

You are an incredible person, what an incredible reaction, everything you said makes total sense, there are people who leave marks on us but we learn to deal with them...

I love your reaction on Lara Fabian, I feel your pain and emotions and your love for the music and her interpretation and skills to bring the song... She is Belgian(-Sicilian) origin, so you should please react to Jacques Brel, another Belgian with" Ne me quitte pas". The lyrics are incredible, his singer-songwriting style is unique... He has so many other beautiful songs ; les vieux amants, Marieke,... Thanks for your reactions!

Good evening, Your reaction is very moving 🙏 I don't know if you've already been told in a comment, Lara Fabian covered this song by Serge Lama, a French singer and lyricist. He wrote this song in relation to his wife who left for long periods of time to work as a "G.O" nice organizer at the Mediterranean club. She stayed for long weeks and he could no longer bear her absence and that she was far from him, he suffered that his wife was not near him, his love was so great for her. Lara covered this song beautifully for her friend Serge Lama. Cordially Geoffrey

Hello Jen..i m french and gère we Knowles this song for a long time ...Nice and True reaction from you really....and you are à beautyfull woman...never change..keep goin..take care...⚘⚘⚘from France 😊

Lara Fabian She it's the best from best from best ever