Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Lei - 1974 (aka Uguale A Lei - 2006) (Adapted from: Tous Les Visages De L'amour - 1974) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour; Giorgio Calabrese Performer(s): Charles Aznavour - 1974
Titles In Other Languages: 1974 - She 1987 - Waar Ik Voor Leef
Lei, forse sara' la prima che Io non potro' dimenticar La mia fortuna o il prezzo che, dovro' pagar Lei, la canzone nata qui Che ha gia' cantato chissa' chi L'aria d'estate che ora c'e' Nel primo autunno su di me.. Lei, la schiavitu' la liberta' Il dubbio la serenita' Preludio a giorni luminosi oppure bui Lei, sara' lo specchio dove io Riflettero' progetti e idee Il fine ultimo che avro', da ora in poi
Lei, cosi' importante cosi' unica Dopo la lunga solitudine Intransigente e imprevedibile Lei, forse l'amore troppo atteso che Dall'ombra del passato torna a me Per starmi accanto fino a che vivro' Lei, a cui io non rinuncerei Sopravvivendo accanto a lei Ad anni, combattuti ed avversita' Lei, sorrisi e lacrime da cui Prendono forma i sogni miei Ovunque vada arriverei A passo a passo accanto a lei Lei, lei, lei
Quiet Composer(s): Paul Simon Performer(s): Paul Simon; Christine Collister
I am heading for a time of quiet When my restlessness is past And I can lie down on my blanket And release my fists at last
I am heading for a time of solitude Of peace without illusions When the perfect circle Marries all beginnings and conclusions
And when they say That you're not good enough Well the answer is You're not But who are they Or what is it That eats at what you've got With the hunger of ambition For the change inside the purse They are handcuffs on the soul, my friends Handcuffs on the soul And worse
I am heading for a place of quiet Where the sage and sweetgrass grow By a lake of sacred water From the mountain's melted snow
Tous Les Visages De L'amour Composer(s): Charles Aznavour First release by: Charles Aznavour - 1974
Titles In Other Languages: 1974 - She 1974 - Lei 1987 - Waar Ik Voor Leef 2006 - Uguale A Lei
Toi, par tes mille et un attraits Je ne sais jamais qui tu es Tu changes si souvent de visage et d'aspect Toi quelque soit ton âge et ton nom Tu es un ange ou le démon Quand pour moi tu prends tour à tour Tous les visages de l'amour
Toi, si Dieu ne t'avait modelé Il m'aurait fallu te créer Pour donner à ma vie sa raison d'exister Toi qui est ma joie et mon tourment Tantôt femme et tantôt enfant Tu offres à mon cur chaque jour Tous les visages de l'amour
Moi, je suis le feu qui grandit ou qui meure Je suis le vent qui rugit ou qui pleure Je suis la force ou la faiblesse Moi, je pourrais défier le ciel et l'enfer Je pourrais dompter la terre et la mer Et réinventer la jeunesse
Toi, viens fais moi ce que tu veux Un homme heureux ou malheureux Un mot de toi je suis poussière ou je suis Dieu Toi, sois mon espoir, sois mon destin J'ai si peur de mes lendemains Montre à mon âme sans secours Tous les visages de l'amour Toi! tous les visages de l'amour
Quiet Life Composer(s): Ray Davies Performer(s): Ray Davies
Something's happenin' but I'm just gonna turn a blind eye. If I see no evil, ask no questions, and I hear no lies Can't communicate with minds that are small With some people it's like talkin' to the wall And a fellow who walks away lives to battle another day And I've really got no appetite for a fight Not tonight
All I want is a quiet life Anything for a quiet life No ambition to rock the boat When I can just stay afloat
Be content with a quiet life All I want is a quiet life Anything for a quiet life Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil at all Confidentially, between these walls I'm on top of it all
I'd rather have 'em think I'm deaf, dumb, and blind Than aggravation every time I speak my mind Keep schtum and have a quiet life Anything for a quiet life
I could easily blow my top Start a row But why start now?
Give your daddy a quiet life Give your mother a quiet life Anything for a quiet life
(instrumental section)
Give your daddy a quiet life Give your mother a quiet life Anything for a quiet life Confidentially, between these walls I'm on top of it all
Sh-Boom Composer(s): William R. Edwards; Carl Feaster; Claude Feaster; James C. Keyes; Floyd Franklin McRae First release by: The Chords - 1954 Covered by multiple other artists
Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom) If I could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom) If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love Life could be a dream, sweetheart (Hello, hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again)
Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom) If only all my precious plans would come true (sh-boom) If you would let me spend my whole life lovin' you Life could be a dream, sweetheart
Now every time I look at you Something is on my mind (dat-dat-dat-dat-dat-duh) If you do what I want you to Baby, we'd be so fine!
Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom) If I could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom) If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love Life could be a dream, sweetheart
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
Every time I look at you Somethin' is on my mind If you do what I want you to Baby, we'd be so fine!
Life could be a dream If I could take you up in paradise up above If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love Life could be a dream, sweetheart (Hello hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again) boom sh-boom
Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang (sh-boom) Ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay Life could be a dream Life could be a dream, sweetheart!
Life could be a dream If only all my precious plans would come true If you would let me spend my whole life loving you Life could be a dream, sweetheart
Quiet Love French Title: Mon Émouvant Amour Performer(s): Charles Aznavour & Liza Minnelli
Charles: Tu vis dans un silence éternel et muet Je traduis tes regards et lis dans tes sourires Interprétant les mots que tes mains veulent dire Dans ton language étrange qui semble être un ballet
Un émouvant ballet que tu règles pour moi De gestes fascinants qui sont jamais les mêmes Et quand du bout des doigts tu murmures je t'aime J'ai l'impression parfois comme entendre ta voix
Liza: You see, my lover makes no sound His language is his hands I watch his fingers dance and try to understand I try to understand his elegant ballet In my heart I can hear the words he longs to say
And so I've learned to speak a language he can hear To tell him how I feel whenever he his near He lives around the block, it's just a little walk We'll meet tonight at eight At eight tonight, we'll talk
Oh my love, oh my love Quiet love, quiet love I am calm whenever you are near And somehow I can hear what your heart wants to say
Both: Comme pour te parler I have a small surprise Je manquais de moyens To spring on you tonight Me trouvant près de toi I'm learning how to sign Comme en terre étrangère Please God I get it right Ne pouvant me servir It's something that you do D'aucun vocabulaire With confidence and ease À mon tour j'ai appris I'm clumsier than you Le langage des mains This might come out Chinese Tu ris un peu de moi But come and fill my heart Quand tu vois mes efforts Its never danced this way Car je suis maladroit I'm nervous and it's hard Et fais souvent des gaffes I have so much to say Je n'ai jamais été I've always been afraid Très fort en orthographe My dream seemed so unreal Mais j'ai tant à te dire But now I bless this world Et je t'aime si fort For how you make me feel
Mon amour Oh, my love Mon amour Oh, my love Mon amour You are shy Mon amour So am I Mon amour But if you would tell me that it's true Mon émouvant amour You feel the way I do Mon merveilleux amour Then tomorrow can start Mon déchirant amour As we are, together we'll grow old Mon amour, mon émouvant amour For wise men always say Mon merveilleux amour That in silence Mon déchirant amour There's gold
Quiet Night Of Quiet Stars
((Adapted from: Corcovado (Portuguese Version) (João Gilberto) - 1960))
((French Version: Corcovado ((Diana Panton) - 2007))
Composer(s): Antônio Carlos Jobim - Eugene Lees
Performer(s): Tony Bennett - 1962
and multiple other artists
Quiet nights and quiet stars Quiet chords from my guitar Floating on the silence that surrounds us Quiet nights and quiet dreams Quiet walks by quiet streams And the window lookin' on the mountains and the sea how lovely This is where to be Here with you so close to me Till the final flicker of life's ember I who was lost and lonely Believing life was a only a bitter tragic joke Have found with you the meaning of existence oh, my love This is where to be Here with you so close to me Till the final flicker of life's ember I who was lost and lonely Believing life was a only a tragic joke Have found with you the meaning of existence oh, my love
Sharp Dressed Man Composer(s): Billy Gibbons; Dusty Hill; Frank Beard First release by: ZZ Top - 1983 Covered by multiple other artists
Clean shirt, new shoes and I don't know where I am goin' to Silk suit, black tie I don't need a reason why They come runnin' just as fast as they can coz every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man
Gold watch, diamond ring I ain't missin' a single thing And cufflinks, stick pin when I step out I'm gonna do you in They come runnin' just as fast as they can coz every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man
Top coat, top hat I don't worry coz my wallet's fat Black shades, white gloves lookin' sharp and lookin' for love They come runnin' just as fast as they can coz every girl grazy 'bout a sharp dressed man
Quiet Storm Composer(s): Rose Ella Jones; Smokey Robinson) Performer(s): Smokey Robinson; CrossTown; Johnny Hammond; Chip Shelton; Gerald Veasley; Mobb Deep
Soft & warm, a quiet storm Quiet as when flowers talk at break of dawn, break of dawn A power source of tender force Generatin', radiatin', turn me on, turn me on Ah you short-circuit all my nerves Promisin' electric things You touch me & suddenly there's rainbow rings Quiet storm blowin' through my life, uh huh Quiet storm blowin' through my life, ah Blow, baby
A windy sigh, weak am I Butterfly caught up in the hurricane, hurricane Lucky me, I'm barely free Suddenly I'm caught up in your somber rain Ah shower me with your sweet love I will bathe in every drop through all the seasons Let it pour & never stop Quiet storm blowin' through my life, through my life You're just like a Quiet storm blowin' through my life
(instrumental)
Ah shower me with your sweet love I will bathe in every drop through all the seasons Let it pour & never stop Quiet storm blowin' through my life, through my life You're just like a Quiet storm blowin' through my life Blow, baby
Jai Vu Maman Embrasser Le Père Noël ((Adapted from: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - 1952 (aka I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus - 1997)) Composer(s): Tommie Connor; Geo Koger; Loulou Gasté Performer(s): Line Renaud - 1956
Moi, jai vu petite maman hier soir En train dembrasser le Père Noël Ils étaient sous le gui et me croyaient endormi Mais sans en avoir lair, javais les deux yeux entrouverts
Ha! Si papa était venu à passer Je me demande ce quil aurait pensé Aurait-il trouvé naturel Parce quil descend du ciel Que maman embrasse le Père Noël
Moi, jai vu petite maman hier soir En train dembrasser le Père Noël Jai bien cherché pourquoi et jai deviné, je crois Cest parce quil mavait apporté de si beaux jouets
Aussi, pour lan prochain jai bon espoir Quil viendra encore à mon appel Et de nouveau je ferai semblant De dormir profondément Si maman embrasse le Père Noël
Et de nouveau je ferai semblant De dormir profondément Si maman embrasse le Père Noël
Quiet Village Composer(s): Mel Levin; Leslie Baxter Performer(s): Les Baxter; and various other artists
Alone in my quiet village I pray You will be returning one day To me Return to me
Alone living with the mem'ry of you Promising you'd always be true To me Be true to me
Above me there's a moon on fire Telling you to love me as I desire And ever the flame in my quiet village will burn Darling till the day you return to me Return to me, return to me
Sharkey's Day Composer(s): Laurie Anderson Performer(s): Laurie Anderson
Sun's coming up Like a big bald head Poking up over the grocery store It's Sharkey's day It's Sharkey's day today
Sharkey wakes up and Sharkey says There was this man... And there was this road... And if only I could remember these dreams... I know they're trying to tell me...something. Ooooeee Strange dreams (Strange dreams) Oh yeah
And Sharkey says I turn around, it's fear I turn around again And it's love Oh yeah Strange dreams
And the little girls sing Oooee Sharkey And the manager says Mr. Sharkey? He's not at his desk right now Could I take a message? And the little girls sing Oooeee Sharkey He's Mister Heartbreak They sing Oooeee Sharkey Yeah He's Mister Heartbreak
And Sharkey says All of nature talks to me If I could just figure out what it was trying to tell me Listen! Trees are swinging in the breeze They're talking to me Insects are rubbing their legs together They're all talking They're talking to me And short animals They're bucking up on their hind legs Talking Talking to me Hey! Look out! Bugs are crawling up my legs! You know? I'd rather see this on TV Tones it down
And Sharkey says I turn around, it's fear I turn around again, and it's love Nobody knows me Nobody knows my name
And Sharkey says All night long I think of those little planes up there Flying around You can't even see them They're specks! And they're full of tiny people Going places
And Sharkey says You know? I bet they could all land on the head of a pin And the little girls sing Ooooeee Sharkey! He's Mister Heartbreak They sing Oooeee That Sharkey! He's a slow dance on the edge of the lake He's a whole landscape gone to seed He's gone wild! He's screeching tires on an oil slick at midnight on the road to Boston a long time ago
And Sharkey says Lights! Camera! Action! Timber! At the beginning of the movie, they know they have to find each other But they ride off in opposite directions
Sharkey says I turn around, it's fear I turn around again, and it's love Nobody knows me Nobody knows my name
You know? They're growing mechanical trees They grow to their full height And then they chop themselves down
Sharkey says All of life comes from some strange lagoon It rises up, it bucks up to it's full height from a boggy swamp on a foggy night It creeps into your house It's life! It's life! I turn around, it's fear I turn around again, and it's love Nobody knows me Nobody knows my name
Deep in the heart of darkest America Home of the brave Ha! Ha! Ha! You've already paid for this Listen to my heart beat
And the little girls sing Oooeee Sharkey He's a slow dance on the edge of the lake They sing Ooooeeee Sharkey He's Mister Heartbreak Paging Mr. Sharkey White courtesy telephone please
And Sharkey says I turn around, it's fear I turn around again, and it's love
And the little girls sing Ooooeee Sharkey Yeah On top of Old Smokey all covered with snow That's where I wanna, that's where I'm gonna That's where I'm gonna go
Qu'il Est Loin L'Amour Composer(s): Claude Lemesle; Alain Goraguer Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri
Qu'il est loin loin loin l'amour Quand tu marches à sa rencontre Et qu'il marche à ton secours Mais à l'autre bout du monde Qu'il est loin loin loin l'amour Tout au bout de ce voyage Parsemé de carrefours De prénoms et de visages
{Refrain:} Mon vieux monde joli renom Quelle blonde est pour ce blond Quelle brune pour celui-ci Toi pour l'une, moi pour lui Mon vieux monde joli renom Quelle blonde est pour ce blond Quelle brune pour celui-ci Toi pour l'une, moi pour lui Qu'il est loin loin loin l'amour Et pourtant parfois si proche Même Rue du Vieux Faubourg Même immeuble même porche Qu'il est loin loin loin l'amour Quand tu t'endors solitaire Demain est un autre jour Elle arrive la lumière
Sharing You Composer(s): Gerry Goffin; Carole King Performer(s): Bobby Vee; Little Eva; Gene McDaniels
Sharing you, I know I'm sharing you I'm not the only one who's in your heart When I'm with you, your love belongs to me But you have someone else when we're apart There are two of to kiss you Two of us to miss you And two of us to wish there were two of you And though it hurts me so to go on sharing you I know my helpless heart just can't be free But even though I must keep sharing you You know you'll never be sharin' me Oh, no, you'll never be sharin' me Aah, aah, you'll never be sharin' me
Qu'il Était Triste, Cet Anglais Composer(s): Louis Poterat; Charles Dumont Performer(s): Edith Piaf
C'était le décor attendu D'un bar de la Tamise Avec son ennui répandu Comme une fumée grise Son frisson de journaux froissés Son tintement de verres Et les murmures étouffés De ses clients sévères
Qu'il était triste, cet Anglais Dont la main du temps n'avait fait Qu'estomper doucement les traits De son visage Tout seul, immobile et muet Debout près du bar, il buvait On aurait dit qu'il revenait D'un long voyage
Quand il eût trop bu, tout à coup De ses yeux, deux larmes glissèrent Quelqu'un a dit: "Voilà qu'il est soûl!" Et puis des secondes passèrent...
Pourtant, moi qui le regardais Ça me serrait, ça me serrait Je mêlais à ses pleurs secrets La terre entière Car je n'avais pas bien compris Ce qu'il disait rien que pour lui: "My beloved stayed in Paris..."
Peut-être avait-il épuisé Toutes les aventures Ou traînait-il un cur usé Par une vie trop dure Avait-il le spleen du marin Pour les terres promises Ou faisait-il un grand chagrin D'une simple bêtise?
Qu'il était triste, cet Anglais Que, chaque soir, je retrouvais Portant le poids de son secret Impénétrable Tout seul, immobile et muet Debout près du bar, il buvait Le même jeu recommençait À chaque table
Certains le guettaient en dessous Et les larmes les faisaient rire J'entendais : "Voilà qu'il es soûl!" C'est tout ce qu'ils trouvaient à dire
Mais quand je m'approche de lui Il me confia d'un air surpris: "My beloved stayed in Paris... Stayed in Paris..." S'il vous plaît, barman, qu'est-ce qu'il a? Et le barman me répondit: "Sa bien-aimée est à Paris... ...morte, peut-être..." "...my beloved stayed in Paris... My beloved stayed in Paris... In Paris... In Paris..."
Sharing The Night Together (Danish Version: Gemme Os Sammen I Natten - 1979) Ava Aldridge, Edward Struzick First release by: Arthur Alexander - 1976
You're looking kinda lonely girl would you like someone new to talk to, ah yeh alright I'm feeling kinda lonely too if you don't mind can I sit down here beside you ah yeah alright
If I seem to come on too strong I hope that you will understand I say these things 'cause I'd like to know if you're as lonely as I am and if you mind
Sharing the night together, oh yeah Sharing the night together, oh yeah, sharing the night
We could bring in the morning girl if you want to go that far and if tomorrow find us together right here the way we are would you mind
Sharing the night together, oh yeah Sharing the night together, oh yeah, sharing the night
Would you like to dance with me and hold me you know I want to be holding you ah yeah alright 'cause I like feeling like I do and I see in your eyes that you're liking it, I'm liking it, too, ah yeah alright like to get to know you better is there a place where we can go where we can be alone together and turn the lights down low and start sharing the night ...
Qu'il Parle En Premier Composer(s): Michel Berger Performer(s): France Gall & Patrick Bouchitey
Une minute pour dire son être Toute la vie pour les expliquer On les prépare, on les répète Toute la vie pour y repenser Je n'y arriverais jamais Je ne saurais pas comment m'y prendre Je n'y arriverais jamais Que s'il ne savait pas me comprendre
Une minute, un sourire peut-être Toute la vie pour vivre au passé Je crois le voir, le reconnais Si par hasard je me trompais Je n'y arriverais jamais Je ne saurais pas comment m'y prendre Je n'y arriverais jamais Que s'il ne savait pas me comprendre
D'ailleurs s'il m'aime qu'il parle en premier C'est si joli un homme qui parle d'amour Qu'il vienne le dire et m'embrasser C'est si joli un homme qui aime d'amour
Patrick : Une minute pour dire ce que je pense Toute la vie pour l'oublier Une minute pour dire je t'aime Toute la vie pour y penser Je n'y arriverais jamais Je ne saurais pas comment m'y prendre Je n'y arriverai jamais Si elle ne savait pas me comprendre
Une minute pour dire des mots tendres Toute la vie pour les regretter Une minute pour ne rien attendre Toute la vie pour respirer Je n'y arriverais jamais Je ne saurais pas comment m'y prendre Je n'y arriverais jamais Si elle ne savait pas me comprendre
Mais si elle m'aime qu'elle parle en premier C'est si joli une femme qui parle d'amour Qu'elle vienne le dire et m'embrasser C'est si joli une femme qui aime d'amour
France : D'ailleurs s'il m'aime qu'il parle en premier C'est si joli un homme qui parle d'amour Qu'il vienne le dire et m'embrasser C'est si joli un homme qui aime d'amour
Share The Land Composer(s): Burton Cummings Performer(s): The Guess Who; Randy Bachman; Burton Cummings
Have you been around Have you done your share o' comin' down On different things that people do Have you been aware You got brothers and sisters who care About what's gonna happen to you in a year from now
Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand Maybe I'll be there to share the land That they'll be givin' away When we all live together I'm talkin' 'bout together now
Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand Maybe I'll be there to share the land That they'll be givin' away When we all live together I'm talkin' 'bout together now
Did you pay your dues Did you read the news This mornin' when the paper landed in your yard Do you know their names Can you play their games Without losin' track and comin' down a bit too hard Oh!
Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand Maybe I'll be there to share the land That they'll be givin' away When we all live together I'm talkin' 'bout together now
Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand Maybe I'll be there to share the land That they'll be givin' away When we all live together I'm talkin' 'bout together now
Mmm, maybe I'll be there to shake your hand Maybe I'll be there to share the land That they'll be givin' away When we all live together I'm talkin' 'bout together now
Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand Maybe I'll be there to share the land That they'll be givin' away When we all live together Together, together
(Shake your hand, share the land) You know I'll be standin' by to help you if you're worried (Shake your hand, share the land) No more sadness, no more sorrow, and no more bad times (Shake your hand, share the land) Every day comin' sunshine, every day everybody laughin' (Shake your hand, share the land) Walkin' together by the river, walkin' together and laughin' (Shake your hand, share the land) Everybody singin' together, everybody singin' and laughin' (Shake your hand, share the land) Good times, good times, everybody walkin' by the river now (Shake your hand, share the land) Walkin', singin', talkin', smilin', laughin', diggin' each other (Shake your hand, share the land) Everybody happy together, I'll be there, don't worry, if you're needin' me (Shake your hand, share the land) Call on me, call on me, call my name, I'll be runnin' to help you (Shake your hand, share the land) Everybody walkin' by the river now, everybody, everybody laughin' (Shake your hand, share the land) Everybody singin' and talkin', smilin', laughin', diggin' each other (Shake your hand, share the land) ...
Quimbara Composer(s): Junior Cepeda Performer(s): Celia Cruz; and various other artists
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba Hey Mama Hey Mama Hey Mama Hey Mama
La rumba me está llamando bombo dile que ya voy Que se espere un momentito mientras canto un guaguanco Dile que no es un desprecio, pues vive en mi corazón Mi vida es tan solo eso, rumba buena y guaguanco!