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Comme d'habitude" ([kɔm dabityd(ə)], French for "As usual") is a French song about the setting in of routine in a relationship, precipitating a breakup. It was composed in 1967 by Jacques Revaux , with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibaut [ fr ] .
The French in the title, along with "wish my French were good enough", is used as a refrain. It means "darling, I love you very much." When the song was written, "je vous aime" (using the respectful second person plural) was the normal way of saying "I love you" in French - until a threshold of intimacy had been reached, or in public
The lyrics to "Ô Canada! mon pays, mes amours", meaning "O Canada! my country, my love" is a French-Canadian patriotic song. It was written by George-Étienne Cartier and first sung in 1834, during a patriotic banquet of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society held in Montreal. The words were first published in the June 29, 1835 edition of La Minerve.
The following is a list of English-language pop songs based on French-language songs.The songs here were originally written and performed in the French language. Later, new, English-language lyrics were set to the same melody as the original song.
An English translation was written by Bruce Sievier (1894, Paris – 1953) and is known as "Speak to Me of Love" or "Tell Me About Love". It was also recorded by Dalida in 1961, and it features her 1961 album, Garde-moi la dernière danse. Caterina Valente recorded it in 1960, but she sang it with a very special timbre.
à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu". In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes from the menu rather than a fixed-price meal.
" Hymne à l'amour" (French pronunciation: [imn a lamuʁ]); French for "Hymn to Love") is a 1949 French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Marguerite Monnot. It was first sung by Piaf that year and recorded by her in 1950 for Columbia records. Piaf sang it in the 1951 French musical comedy film Paris chante toujours (Paris still sings ...
Eh La Bas is a traditional New Orleans song.Originally it was sung with Cajun lyrics but was later given French lyrics and the common title from the French lyrics. There have been numerous versions, including English lyrics that refer to both the Cajun and French versions, and all employ a call and response.