Dalida
Hélèna lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:00
Toi qui pars pour Bahia
You who are leaving for Bahia
Va danser dans les bras d'Helena
Go dance in the arms of Helena
On est vite amoureux
We fall in love quickly
Quand on voit les beaux yeux d'Helena
When we see Helena's lovely eyes
Que le ciel te sourit mon ami
May the sky smile upon you, my friend
Et bon voyage
And safe travels
Le pays est joli mais la vie l'est aussi
The country's beautiful but so is life
Tu verras
You'll see
On oublie mañana
We forget mañana
Quand on est dans les bras d'Helena
When we're in the arms of Helena
La chaleur de son corps
The warmth of her body
Vous rend fou plus encore que sa voix
Drives you crazier than her voice
Mais au jeu de l'amour c'est toujours
But in the game of love, it's always
La plus sage
The wisest one
Tu n'auras que le droit
You'll only have the right
De danser dans les bras d'Helena
To dance in the arms of Helena
Quittant le bateau
Leaving the boat
Après vingt jours sur l'eau
After twenty days on the water
Tu auras, devant toi, Bahia
You'll have, before you, Bahia
Pourtant, les rues ne s'animent
Yet, the streets remain lifeless
Qu'à la fin du jour, là-bas
At the end of the day, over there
Tu verras alors
You will see then
En t'éloignant du port
As you sail away from the port
La Plaza Cordoba, et là
The Plaza Cordoba, and there
Un cabaret qui s'appelle
A cabaret called
L'estréllita de Bahia
Toi qui pars pour Bahia
You who are leaving for Bahia
Va danser dans les bras d'Helena
Go dance in Helena's arms
Son regard en dit long
Her gaze speaks volumes
On en perd la raison quelquefois
Sometimes it drives us crazy
Si tu peux la troubler, l'embrasser
If you can disturb her, kiss her
Quelle chance
What a chance
Car c'est elle, après ça
For it's her, after that
Qui toujours rester dans tes bras
Who will always stay in your arms
Car c'est elle, après ça
For it's her, after that
Qui toujours restera
Who will always remain
Dans tes bras
In your arms
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Key vocabulary
- pars
- leaveA1
- va
- go
- danser
- danceA1
- bras
- armA1
- vite
- quicklyA1
- amoureux
- in loveA1
- voit
- seesA1
- beaux
- handsome
- fin
- endA1
- fou
- crazyA1
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About this song
Dalida was a French singer and actress of Egyptian origin, associated with French pop and disco. She is known for chart records such as the long run of “Bambino” and for “J’attendrai,” the first disco hit with French lyrics.