L'Envie

[rons]

I have been re-listening to this song all day----her duet with Johnny Hallyday---and I love it when she sings this type of rock=operatic song---reminds me of the Notre Dame and Starmania songs. Does anyone know anything about this song? I printed the lyrics today---but can't find an English translation. They both sing with such fire--like to know more about this song.

[Bellamy]

It's a song written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Here's the lyrics:

http://www.paroles.net/chansons/14572.htm

[celinedionsfan]

Here is translation done by Google ... don't know how accurate it is ... but it will give you some idea of what the song is about:

 

That one gives me the darkness then the light

That one gives me the hunger thirst then a feast

That one removes to me what is vain and secondary

That I find the price of the life finally…!

 

That me the sorrow is given so that I like to domir

That me the cold is given so that I like the flame

So that I like my ground that me the exile is given

And that me am locked up one year to dream with… of the women!

 

One gave me well too much before the desire

I forgot the dreams and mercy

All these things which had a price

Who make the desire for living and the desire

And pleasure too.

that me the desire is given

The desire for wanting…

that my life is lit!

 

That me hatred is given so that I like the Love

Loneliness also so that I love people

So that I like silence that me speeches are made

And touch misery to respect… the money!

 

So that I like to be healthy, to overcome the disease

That one gives me the night so that I like the day

That one gives me the day so that I like the night

So that I like today to forget them… “always”!

 

One gave me well too much before the desire

I forgot the dreams and mercy

All these things which had a price

Who make the desire for living and the desire

And pleasure also…

that me the desire is given

The desire for wanting, that one… Relight my life!

 

[Fanny!]

I love this song, I find it powerful, and when it's sung by Johnny it's great But when Céline it's even better!

[Krys]

yeah! even my sisters who are non-Celine fans love that song

[rons]

Thanks everyone for your help---the lyrics are very powerful. I would love to hear Celine do an English version of this song. She really "rocks" when she does rock songs.

[celinesolomia]

this song is phenomenal, my brother isn't celine fan like it.

this song is great I would that celine put this song into prox collector series or into prox french album

 

I'm sorry I'm italian fan and I don't speach english very well

[Annabelle]

yeah its a gr8 song!!