macboll Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Hi! Many people had never heard Babara's song "La Solitude", here is a link to discover who Barbara was and her version of the song Mika sang in Nice, Liévin or Luxembourg http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xiywe_barbara-la-solitude Here are the lyrics: La solitude by Barbara Je l'ai trouvée devant ma porte, Un soir, que je rentrais chez moi. Partout, elle me fait escorte. Elle est revenue, elle est là, La renifleuse des amours mortes. Elle m'a suivie, pas à pas. La garce, que le Diable l'emporte ! Elle est revenue, elle est là Avec sa gueule de carême Avec ses larges yeux cernés, Elle nous fait le cœur à la traîne, Elle nous fait le cœur à pleurer, Elle nous fait des mains blêmes Et de longues nuits désolées. La garce ! Elle nous ferait même L'hiver au plein cœur de l'été. Dans ta triste robe de moire Avec tes cheveux mal peignés, T'as la mine du désespoir, Tu n'es pas belle à regarder. Allez, va t-en porter ailleurs Ta triste gueule de l'ennui. Je n'ai pas le goût du malheur. Va t-en voir ailleurs si j'y suis ! Je veux encore rouler des hanches, Je veux me saouler de printemps, Je veux m'en payer, des nuits blanches, A cœur qui bat, à cœur battant. Avant que sonne l'heure blême Et jusqu'à mon souffle dernier, Je veux encore dire "je t'aime" Et vouloir mourir d'aimer. Elle a dit : "Ouvre-moi ta porte. Je t'avais suivie pas à pas. Je sais que tes amours sont mortes. Je suis revenue, me voilà. Ils t'ont récité leurs poèmes, Tes beaux messieurs, tes beaux enfants, Tes faux Rimbaud, tes faux Verlaine. Eh ! bien, c'est fini, maintenant." Depuis, elle me fait des nuits blanches. Elle s'est pendue à mon cou, Elle s'est enroulée à mes genoux. Partout, elle me fait escorte Et elle me suit, pas à pas. Elle m'attend devant ma porte. Elle est revenue, elle est là, La solitude, la solitude... I tried to translate it... Loneliness (in this song, Loneliness is considered as a female character) I found her on my doorstep It was the evening, I was coming back home. She accompanies me everywhere She is back, she is there, The sniffer of dead love stories. She followed me step by step. The devil take the bitch! She is back, she is there. With her dismal face, With the dark shadows under her wide eyes, She makes our hearts lag behind She makes our hearts lament She makes our hands turn pale And our long nights desolate. The bitch! She could even bring winter back in the height of summer. Your dreary silk dress And your tousled hair Give you a desperate look, You're not beautiful to look at. So go away to show Your sad bored face anywhere else I haven't got a taste for sorrow Now clear out and leave me in peace. I want to swing my hips again I want spring to go to my head I want sleepless nights, With a pounding heart. Before my time comes And till my last breath I want to say 'I love you' again And long to die for love She said:'Open your door for me. I followed you step by step I know that love is dead. I'm back, here I am! They told you poems, Your handsome men, your beautiful children, who pretended to be like Rimbaud or Verlaine Well, it's all over now'. Since then I've been having sleepless nights. Her arms around my neck, Curled up around my legs, She accompanies me everywhere And she follows me step by step. she waits for me on my doorstep She is back, she is there, Loneliness, loneliness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 thank you macboll! i heard the song before, but never knew who sang it and what she looked like. how old is this song? i will move the thread in "other artists" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Very good idea! thank you very much Muriel:thumb_yello: Barbara was a great artist!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikalollipop_karla Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Merci !!! Good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etoile2roses Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Thanks Muriel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkcell29 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 merci macboll !! great song and great artist here's a link for "l'aigle noir" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboll Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 thank you macboll! i heard the song before, but never knew who sang it and what she looked like. how old is this song? i will move the thread in "other artists" D'après Wikipédia: Monique Andrée Serf, dite Barbara (Barbara Brodi à ses débuts) est une chanteuse, auteur-compositeur-interprète française née à Paris, le 9 juin 1930 et morte à Neuilly-sur-Seine, le 24 novembre 1997. Sa poésie lyrique, la beauté mélodique de ses compositions, et la profondeur de l’émotion que dégageait sa voix lui assurèrent un public qui la suivit pendant quarante ans. La solitude serait une chanson interprétée par Barbara dans les années 1970. Barbara was born Monique Andrée Serf in Paris (9.06.1930) and died in 1997 (24.11.1997). She had many devoted followers during 40 years, and was famous for her lyrical poetry, the musical beauty of her deeply moving songs and her particular voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmika-maddo-joxx Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Does anyone have a link for Mika singing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camille* Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Does anyone have a link for Mika singing it? I just took a random one from Youtube. Well not so random as it's from the gig I attended last Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmika-maddo-joxx Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 He sung it on the interview with Jools Holland too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camille* Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 He sung it on the interview with Jools Holland too! Yes he seems quite addicted to this song, and to Barbara in general! Which doesn't bother me at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I loved listening to Mika singing it live in Nice!! my hubby filmed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 i can understand the lyrics but not able to translate them in english very well. can anyone do it? thanks for posting, the words are so sad and so true.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I wonder if someone speaking both French and English could translate the lyrics for us - Google translator does not really work well for songwords... I agree the version in Nice was most beautiful and touching... Edit: PS: Robi...... we posted this at the same time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 heheheheheh suzie...read my post before yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 also would love a translation... please? google translate doesn't really do a good job on this song... :rolls_eyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboll Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Okay, I'll try to translate it and will post it tonight (children don't go to school on Wednesdays in France so i just have to find some time:aah:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiibet Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Okay, I'll try to translate it and will post it tonight (children don't go to school on Wednesdays in France so i just have to find some time:aah:). Awww, thank you!!!! Take your time. Google translator is just really not working with this song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboll Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Loneliness (in this song, Loneliness is considered as a female character) I found her on my doorstep It was the evening, I was coming back home. She accompanies me everywhere She is back, she is there, The sniffer of dead love stories. She followed me step by step. The devil take the bitch! She is back, she is there. With her dismal face, With the dark shadows under her wide eyes, She makes our hearts lag behind She makes our hearts lament She makes our hands turn pale And our long nights desolate. The bitch! She could even bring winter back in the height of summer. Your dreary silk dress And your tousled hair Give you a desperate look, You're not beautiful to look at. So go away to show Your sad bored face anywhere else I haven't got a taste for sorrow Now clear out and leave me in peace. I want to swing my hips again I want spring to go to my head I want sleepless nights, With a pounding heart. Before my time comes And till my last breath I want to say 'I love you' again And long to die for love She said:'Open your door for me. I followed you step by step I know that love is dead. I'm back, here I am! They told you poems, Your handsome men, your beautiful children, who pretended to be like Rimbaud or Verlaine Well, it's all over now'. Since then I've been having sleepless nights. Her arms around my neck, Curled up around my legs, She accompanies me everywhere And she follows me step by step. she waits for me on my doorstep She is back, she is there, Loneliness, loneliness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 we love you muriel! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboll Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Good evening Robertina! I'll finish the translation of the two last paragraphs tonight. It's bed time for my little ones It's more a poem than a song, so that's not easy to translate. I hope my English is good enoughand that everyone undertands the lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Good evening Robertina! I'll finish the translation of the two last paragraphs tonight. It's bed time for my little ones It's more a poem than a song, so that's not easy to translate. I hope my English is good enoughand that everyone undertands the lyrics. it's perfect, for me at least! you can post it in first post too, when it's finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboll Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 You can find the translation in my first post! It really is a sad song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet.pixie Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I love the lyrics, thanks for the translation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkcell29 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 good job muriel! here's a mp3 from lievin, from a sweetival's video in lievin. http://www.sendspace.com/file/zvycdb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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