Céline Dion
Hello Mister Sam lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:16
Sur sa vieille charrette
On his old cart
Il grattait tout en roulant
He strummed while rolling
Son banjo fait pour les fêtes
His banjo made for celebrations
De la nouvelle Orléans
From New Orleans
Et toute une foule
And a whole crowd
Le suivait gaiement
Joyfully followed him
Des p'tits et des grands
Little ones and big ones
Entre trois et cent dix ans
Between three and a hundred ten years old
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
Tu joues comme un fou
You play like a madman
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
Ta musique est pour nous
Your music is for us
Its all right
It's all right
Its all right
It's all right
Ça nous tient debout
It keeps us standing
Oh, oh,
Oh, oh,
Avec ton sourire
With your smile
En forme de croissant
In the shape of a crescent
Tu prends les enfants
You take the children
Au soleil de tes dents
In the sunlight of your teeth
Its all right
It's all right
Its all right
It's all right
Tout l'monde est content
Everyone is happy
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Et même les chiens
And even the dogs
Le suivaient en aboyant
Followed him barking
Jusqu'au fleuve ancien
To the ancient river
Qui swinguait en avalant
That swayed while swallowing
Sa voix de rocaille
His stony voice
Vieille comme le temps
Old as time
Tout finissait bien
Everything ended well
Dans ce film en noir et blanc
In this black and white film
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
Derrière ton banjo
Behind your banjo
Il y a des tam-tam
There are drums
Des trompettes des saxos
Trumpets and saxophones
Its all right
It's all right
Its all right
It's all right
Oui c'est ça qui est beau
Yes, that's what's beautiful
Au bout du chemin
At the end of the road
On a l'impression
It feels like
Qu'on va s'envoler
We're about to soar
Par-dessus l'horizon
Above the horizon
Its all right
It's all right
Its all right
It's all right
Oui c'est ça qui est bon
Yes, that's what feels good
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
Tu joues comme un fou
You play like a madman
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
Ta musique est pour nous
Your music is for us
Its all right
It's all right
Its all right
It's all right
Ça nous tient debout
It keeps us standing
Oh, oh,
Oh, oh,
Avec ton sourire
With your smile
En forme de croissant
In the shape of a crescent
Tu prends les enfants
You take the children
Au soleil de tes dents
In the sunlight of your teeth
Its all right
It's all right
Its all right
It's all right
Tout l'monde est content
Everyone's happy
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
Tu joues comme un fou
You play like a madman
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
Ta musique est pour nous
Your music is for us
Its all right
It's all right
Its all right
It's all right
Ça nous tient debout
It keeps us standing
Tout l'monde est content
Everyone's happy
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Hello Mister Sam
Hello Mister Sam
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Key vocabulary
- vieille
- oldB2
- charrette
- cartB2
- grattait
- scratch
- roulant
- rolling
- fait
- actA1
- fêtes
- festivalsA1
- toute
- allB1
- foule
- crowdB1
- suivait
- followed
- gaiement
- cheerfully
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About this song
Céline Dion is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec known for her powerful, emotive voice and major international hits including “My Heart Will Go On.” She is associated with chart-pop and adult contemporary, with releases in both French and English.