Dalida
Mais il y a l’accordéon lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:23
Je sais que le monde est une question
I know that the world is just a question
Je sais que la guerre est une invention
I know that war is just an invention
Et que la terre roule comme un ballon
And that the earth rolls like a balloon
Sous des hommes au cœur plein d'ambition
Under men with hearts full of ambition
Je sais que le monde est fait de fiction
I know that the world is made of fiction
Je sais que le ciel c'est de l'horizon
I know that the sky is just the horizon
Qu'il soit rose ou bleu comme nos illusions
Whether it's pink or blue like our illusions
Je vois que la terre est rouge de passion
I see that the earth is red with passion
Mais il y a l'accordéon
But there's the accordion
Et c'est si bon l'accordéon
And the accordion is so good
Quand il est là l'accordéon
When the accordion is here
Ça sent la France et c'est si bon
It smells like France and it feels so good
Mais il y a l'accordéon
But there is the accordion
Et c'est si bon l'accordéon
And the accordion feels so good
Quand il est là l'accordéon ça sent la France
When the accordion is here, it smells like France
L'amour, je sais, a d'étranges chemins
Love, I know, has strange paths
Les cris du cœur ont aussi leurs chagrins
The cries of the heart also have their sorrows
Et que tourne, tourne la roue du destin
And let the wheel of fate turn, turn
Le bonheur semble toujours pour demain
Happiness always seems to be for tomorrow
Mais il y a l'accordéon
But there is the accordion
Et c'est si bon l'accordéon
And the accordion is so sweet
Quand il est là l'accordéon
When the accordion is here
Ça sent la France et c'est si bon
It smells like France and it's so lovely
Mais il y a l'accordéon
But there's the accordion
Et c'est si bon l'accordéon
And the accordion is so sweet
Quand il est là l'accordéon ça sent la France
When the accordion is here, it smells like France
Un vieux bistrot et une odeur de frites
A little bistro and the scent of fries
Un verre de vin venez je vous invite
A glass of wine, come on, I invite you
À oublier et à prendre la fuite
To forget and to take flight
De vos ennuis de leurs peines et leurs suites
From your troubles, their pains, and their aftermaths
Et il y aura l'accordéon
And there will be the accordion
Et c'est si bon l'accordéon
And it's so good, the accordion
Quand il est là l'accordéon
When the accordion is here
Ça sent la France et c'est si bon
It smells like France and it's so good
Et il y aura l'accordéon
And there will be the accordion
Et c'est si bon l'accordéon
And it's so good, the accordion
Quand il est là l'accordéon ça sent la France
When the accordion is here, it smells like France
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Key vocabulary
- monde
- worldA1
- odeur
- smellA1
- suites
- seriesA1
- terre
- earthA1
- toujours
- alwaysA1
- tourne
- turnA1
- verre
- glassA1
- vieux
- oldA1
- vin
- wineA1
- bleu
- blueA1
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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.