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[Céline's Blues]

Almost all English translation can be found on celinedionweb.com.

[tonybower]

Not sure how good some of them are though...

[noar]

grobandion, on Jul 30 2008, 10:44 PM, said:

Hi noar...I don't think many of us speak japanese (I wish I did) so that'll be more difficult.
I'm not sure if there's a japanese section in here....have you tried asking someone there? they're probably the nicest people and if someone speaks English, you're done
bye

Someone in the china section translated the lyrics in it englisch for me,
here they are if someone else is intrested.

Be The Man
(English translations from the Japanese version)

I did not believe love could grow
I choosed loneliness rather than got deeply hurt

more quickly than the snow melts in Sahara
I begin to blend in well with love
and believe you

be the man please
give me the love that never goes away
our hearts beat and will be together forever
our breath will touch each other forever

I used to be scared if somewhere in my heart would feel this love

be the man please
shinier than the stars in the world right now
if so,even death is not fearful

I am not alone any more
I will follow you forever
I will run, I will run to you
our love will become strong

be the man please
deeper than the sea
lying down at night
we gaze at each other and this love will be forever
our hearts beat and will be together forever
always be with me, be the man

[grobandion]

tonybower, on Aug 2 2008, 09:38 AM, said:

Wow! I've missed a lot while I've been away! Thanks for all the translations people... I'm hoping to add more soon so if anybody likes a particular song let me know... I have plenty of time on my hands right now so I'd be more than happy to oblige. Hope you are all doing well? How are the babies, grobandion?

Hi tony!!!!!!
I've certainly missed your posts
The babies are doing great...Maximo cought a cold (so little por thing!!!) and unfourtunately he got it from me. But he's doing just fine now, and gaining a lot of weight.
Thanks for asking, and hope we'll be seing you more often now

GD

[angeluk2]

Hi Tony,so good to see you back posting  
we need some more decent translations  

and Oscar,thankyou so much for your translation! sorry to hear your son was sick,hope you are all well now

[grobandion]

Hi cath...yes, he's recovering from a cold...the weather is awful these days, very cold and windy, so....
about the translations...my pleassure, I'm happy to be helpful.

saludos

[celineargento]

Hi GD....!!!!!!!! I missed you my stud!!! how are the babies!!!???
BTW thanks a lot for posting the translation of "Nadie lo entiende"....I have been extremely busy these days so I didn't have time to post it. Besides, it's a really hard translation...at least for me it was, so muchisimas gracias, me salvaste bebe

[tonybower]

grobandion, on Aug 4 2008, 01:20 PM, said:

tonybower, on Aug 2 2008, 09:38 AM, said:

Wow! I've missed a lot while I've been away! Thanks for all the translations people... I'm hoping to add more soon so if anybody likes a particular song let me know... I have plenty of time on my hands right now so I'd be more than happy to oblige. Hope you are all doing well? How are the babies, grobandion?

Hi tony!!!!!!
I've certainly missed your posts
The babies are doing great...Maximo cought a cold (so little por thing!!!) and unfourtunately he got it from me. But he's doing just fine now, and gaining a lot of weight.
Thanks for asking, and hope we'll be seing you more often now

GD

angeluk2, on Aug 4 2008, 10:55 PM, said:

Hi Tony,so good to see you back posting  
we need some more decent translations  

and Oscar,thankyou so much for your translation! sorry to hear your son was sick,hope you are all well now

Hey everyone! It's good to be back!
Hopefully I'll be able to post more frequently in the coming weeks!

GD, sorry to hear your little boy has been ill... Hope he has made a full recovery!

à bientôt!

[noar]

Is there someone who have the song lyrics from those song and can translate them please.

La Diva
Les Paradise
Femme Comme Chacune
Cabaret (1985)
Chante-moi
Tous Prés Du Bonheur

La famille Dion - Il était une fois des gens heureux


La famille Dion - On n'a pas toute la soirée


Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore (Sung by Céline's Family)


Thanks

Edited by noar, 08 August 2008 - 04:19 AM.

[brigitte385]

IT is great idea to put translations for french songs... BUt on other side - isn't that so great reason and aslo chance to learn french?? haa?...
well trust me it is,, i started with celine's beautifull french songs, and now i go to paris and NIce,, all the time to practice it..
it will be usefull experience.

[tonybower]

As requested, here is a translation of La diva. I would have liked to spend more time on it but I think the idea is there:

The Diva

At night as I awake in the desert of my own glory
I often imagine the diva dressed in black
The one who was loved but who despised herself
The woman whose voice will resonate forevermore

Not a single ovation could save her
The magnificent Maria, who let herself die
I admit that some nights as the audience applauds
It’s her who I think about, her who I thank

Days when I’m no longer sure of anything
If I’m sad or if I’m happy
When suddenly I’m afraid of no longer being able to sing
The love I receive, so strong and so intense
In her despair, she would not have recognised it

Not a single ovation could save her
The magnificent Maria, who knew only suffering,
I admit that some nights when I am on stage
I would like for my voice to mix with hers

To feel the pain of this poorly-loved woman
You have to have climbed to the deserted summits
And for singing from the depths of my very soul
I recognised myself in that woman
And I am no longer alone in my sleepless nights
When I think of what my life was

Not a single ovation could satisfy her
The magnificent Maria, the tortured diva
As I flee the lights at night in Las Vegas
In the desert rises the shadow of la Callas

[grobandion]

brigitte385, on Aug 8 2008, 11:21 AM, said:

IT is great idea to put translations for french songs... BUt on other side - isn't that so great reason and aslo chance to learn french?? haa?...
well trust me it is,, i started with celine's beautifull french songs, and now i go to paris and NIce,, all the time to practice it..
it will be usefull experience.

Well, some of us live so far away from France to travel...
and there's also the money issue
As for learning French..I would love to, but my schedule is too tight right now...work, wife, two kids, friends, a life...so I'm sticking with the translations at the moment
Thank God my good friend tony is an incredible translator

saludos

[tonybower]

Here is another... Slightly more difficult because of a very strange choice of adjectives to describe the night...! Also an odd use of infinitives... I have made additions which I think the English requires, and these are left in brackets...

A Woman Like Any Other

I would like to grasp in my hands
All these perfumes which blend together
All these echoes which bounce off each other
And which will be no more tomorrow

I would like to press against my lips
The heady moisture of the night
That makes me smile though I can’t see it,
The passing breeze which brushes against me

(I would like to) Hold tight in my arms the indolent and voluptuous night
Murmuring and conspiring, which follows me and seduces me

With her eyes the colour of moonlight
Where I watch dreams pass
At night, a woman like any other
A woman like any other

I want to know where the wind settles
And set out to surprise it
In some glen of tender grass
Where the moss forms a soft blanket

Oh! (I want) To see the colour of silence
To know if it is as deep as it is vast
See the quietened tones it takes
With its multiple nuances

(I would like to) Hold tight in my arms the indolent and voluptuous night
Murmuring and conspiring, which follows me and seduces me

With her eyes the colour of moonlight
Where I watch dreams pass
At night, a woman like any other
A woman like any other

[noar]

Thank you Tonybower the translations are beautiful

Edited by noar, 08 August 2008 - 01:14 PM.

[brigitte385]

grobandion, on Aug 8 2008, 10:22 AM, said:

brigitte385, on Aug 8 2008, 11:21 AM, said:

IT is great idea to put translations for french songs... BUt on other side - isn't that so great reason and aslo chance to learn french?? haa?...
well trust me it is,, i started with celine's beautifull french songs, and now i go to paris and NIce,, all the time to practice it..
it will be usefull experience.

Well, some of us live so far away from France to travel...
and there's also the money issue
As for learning French..I would love to, but my schedule is too tight right now...work, wife, two kids, friends, a life...so I'm sticking with the translations at the moment
Thank God my good friend tony is an incredible translator

saludos

yes, shure - i understand,, but it is like hoby for me, or those who still dont have any obligations except to study, to travel, and surf on celinedionforum hahahah..

[grobandion]

brigitte385, on Aug 8 2008, 05:27 PM, said:

grobandion, on Aug 8 2008, 10:22 AM, said:

brigitte385, on Aug 8 2008, 11:21 AM, said:

IT is great idea to put translations for french songs... BUt on other side - isn't that so great reason and aslo chance to learn french?? haa?...
well trust me it is,, i started with celine's beautifull french songs, and now i go to paris and NIce,, all the time to practice it..
it will be usefull experience.

Well, some of us live so far away from France to travel...
and there's also the money issue
As for learning French..I would love to, but my schedule is too tight right now...work, wife, two kids, friends, a life...so I'm sticking with the translations at the moment
Thank God my good friend tony is an incredible translator

saludos

yes, shure - i understand,, but it is like hoby for me, or those who still dont have any obligations except to study, to travel, and surf on celinedionforum hahahah..

Ahhhh those days...you're absolutely right. everything is easier when you have no big obligations.
I should have learnt French when I was young...

saludos

[angeluk2]

Well i did learn some french at school but no where near enough to understand every single one of her songs.
The reason i started this thread is alot to do with my wanting good translations in one place.......and im also impatient to know what some lyrics mean,i would not be able to learn french quick enough to know every word of all her songs
so please keep up the translations    

[Terre]

Thank you for the translations! I loved reading them!  

[SensationalCeline]

Thank you for the translations.  She does extremely beautiful songs in French and I wish I could understand it. I have a question though.  La Diva means the Diva so does that mean that La means the?  If so then what does Les mean? I hope that's not confusing for anyone.

[Jacqui]

La= The (feminine)
La= The (masculine)
Les= The (plural)

[SensationalCeline]

Would you mind giving me an example with Les?

[Jacqui]

Ok...how about straight from a Celine song?

"Apprends-moi, les petites choses..."

"Teach me, the small things..."


The word "les" is used for "the" because it's choses/things (plural) not chose/thing (singular.)

Edited by Jacqui, 11 August 2008 - 03:40 AM.

[Prince Whiskers]

tonybower, on Aug 9 2008, 12:58 AM, said:

Here is another... Slightly more difficult because of a very strange choice of adjectives to describe the night...! Also an odd use of infinitives... I have made additions which I think the English requires, and these are left in brackets...

A Woman Like Any Other

I would like to grasp in my hands
All these perfumes which blend together
All these echoes which bounce off each other
And which will be no more tomorrow

I would like to press against my lips
The heady moisture of the night
That makes me smile though I can’t see it,
The passing breeze which brushes against me

(I would like to) Hold tight in my arms the indolent and voluptuous night
Murmuring and conspiring, which follows me and seduces me

With her eyes the colour of moonlight
Where I watch dreams pass
At night, a woman like any other
A woman like any other

I want to know where the wind settles
And set out to surprise it
In some glen of tender grass
Where the moss forms a soft blanket

Oh! (I want) To see the colour of silence
To know if it is as deep as it is vast
See the quietened tones it takes
With its multiple nuances

(I would like to) Hold tight in my arms the indolent and voluptuous night
Murmuring and conspiring, which follows me and seduces me

With her eyes the colour of moonlight
Where I watch dreams pass
At night, a woman like any other
A woman like any other

A guy can sing this song alright.

[SensationalCeline]

Jacqui, on Aug 11 2008, 05:39 AM, said:

Ok...how about straight from a Celine song?

"Apprends-moi, les petites choses..."

"Teach me, the small things..."


The word "les" is used for "the" because it's choses/things (plural) not chose/thing (singular.)

Thanks for that.      

[Alex_Incognito]

Wow!  You've posted a lot in the last 10 minutes! lol

[tonybower]

En attendant ses pas... One of my favourites

Le doux temps de ses bras might have been some weird metaphor about the 'gentle weather' of his arms (warmth etc) but I chose 'time' for all the time she will spend in his arms when/if he arrives...

Waiting for his Footsteps

As I wait for the sound of his footsteps, I’ll turn the music down, so low
It’s stupid, but you never know, will he ring the bell
Will I hear him this time?
Waiting for the sound of his footsteps one morning

Evening or morning, winter or dawn,
Or will he choose spring?
Nothing, I know nothing,
At night, I’ll turn on the lights that border the garden path

As I wait for his arms, I’ll paint flowers around the doors
He’ll like that
Waiting for the gentle time in his arms…
I’ll take care of myself; I’ll paint my lips and rouge my cheeks
So that he cannot see
Sometimes I’m too pale, he must not surprise me like that!

There is fresh water and some wine
I don’t know which he will choose
I don’t know if he will be fair or dark
I have no idea if he will be big or not
But when I hear his voice I’ll know
That all his words, all of them, are for me
Waiting for the gentle time in his arms

I think about that moment all the time, the moment we recognise each other
I will tell him it has been too long, no! I certainly won’t say that to him
As I wait for his footsteps, I will live, dream and breathe for that moment
As I wait for a meaning to all this

Evening or morning, winter or dawn,
Or will he choose spring?
Nothing, I know nothing,
At night, I’ll turn on the lights that border the garden path

As I wait for his arms I’ll paint flowers around the door
He’ll like that
Waiting for a meaning to all this, to all of this

[WallsDoTalk]

Beautiful lyrics...it's like "Penelope" or something...waiting for ever for her loved one to arrive.
thanx

[wolfepaw]

I have a request for an English translation.  It's not the whole song, but just a verse from Tonight We Dance, which I love.  So uninhibited!  Anyway, the verse is:

Autour de nous il tombe des bombes
  Plus besoin de creuser nos tombes
  On est tous des morts en vacances
  Mais on s'en fout, ce soir on danse    

Can anyone help me out with this translation?  Thanks a lot.

[wolfepaw]

wolfepaw, on Aug 20 2008, 11:19 AM, said:

I have a request for an English translation.  It's not the whole song, but just a verse from Tonight We Dance, which I love.  So uninhibited!  Anyway, the verse is:

Autour de nous il tombe des bombes
  Plus besoin de creuser nos tombes
  On est tous des morts en vacances
  Mais on s'en fout, ce soir on danse    

Can anyone help me out with this translation?  Thanks a lot.

I typed this into the Google Translator and I got this translation back:

Around us it falls bombs  
No need to dig our graves  
It is all the dead on holiday  
But we can fout tonight on dance

I found the word "fou", which means "crazy" and that could fit.  So the last line is now translated:

But it will be crazy tonight on dance

Can anybody give a more realistic translation for this?

Many thanks.

[tonybower]

wolfepaw, on Aug 20 2008, 06:49 PM, said:

wolfepaw, on Aug 20 2008, 11:19 AM, said:

I have a request for an English translation.  It's not the whole song, but just a verse from Tonight We Dance, which I love.  So uninhibited!  Anyway, the verse is:

Autour de nous il tombe des bombes
  Plus besoin de creuser nos tombes
  On est tous des morts en vacances
  Mais on s'en fout, ce soir on danse    

Can anyone help me out with this translation?  Thanks a lot.

I typed this into the Google Translator and I got this translation back:

Around us it falls bombs  
No need to dig our graves  
It is all the dead on holiday  
But we can fout tonight on dance

I found the word "fou", which means "crazy" and that could fit.  So the last line is now translated:

But it will be crazy tonight on dance

Can anybody give a more realistic translation for this?

Many thanks.

Hey wolfepaw! I love that song too! Here is my attempt at a translation... The Google translator did a good job but, as you can see, it is not completely accurate...

Around us, bombs are falling
No need to dig our own graves
We are the living dead on holiday
But what do we care, tonight we dance!

des morts could be corpses or just 'the dead'/'dead people' but I chose 'living dead' because I thought the English needed something extra. I suppose the idea is that with all the trouble around us we don't need to worry or make our own problems etc, we will all die anyway, so let's just dance and have fun. I'd have to look at the whole song to be sure but that's the impression I get from the verse above. Hope this helps

ps: on s'en fout means 'we don't care', similarly je m'en fous means 'I don't care'. The verb is s'en foutre which is very familiar. Still, it is used quite a lot in French. Just means to be completely indifferent.

Edited by tonybower, 21 August 2008 - 12:06 PM.