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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. Songs are arranged in alphabetical order, omitting the articles "a" and "the".
"Santiano" is a 1961 song, inspired by the sea shanty "Santianna", which uses the same tune. The song tells of a ship from Saint Malo bound to San Francisco, which is described as a place of great wealth. The French-language version was popularized first in the 1960s by Hugues Aufray.
"Christine", which is recorded in French, was released for download on 13 October 2014 through Because Music as the third single from his debut studio album Chaleur humaine (2014). It was, however, originally recorded in English titled " Cripple " in 2012, and a later English version was released as "Tilted" on 3 March 2015. [ 3 ]
The song has thus been officially adapted in these six languages, but several covers have been made in various languages. The English-language version of the song, recorded by Steve Balsamo, Garou and Daniel Lavoie, is available on Notre Dame de Paris - Version anglaise. [2]
1 These titles follow French-language capitalization conventions (sentence case / init caps instead of title case) 2 English titles shown here are the title of the song in the English-language version of the production, and not necessarily a direct translation of the original song title.
Scoubidou is the title of a French song, translated from the American "Apples, Peaches and Cherries" composed by Abel Meeropol [1] which was a hit when recorded by Peggy Lee in the United States. The song was originally written and recorded in English.
The film was directed by Pierre Caron, and was released in November 1938. [2] The song was initially released in 1938 by Columbia Records on a 10" single as the B-side to "Vous Êtes Jolie". [3] Its light, irreverent lyrics express a joie de vivre typical in French popular music produced during the late 1930s, [4] reflecting the political ...
"Marche Henri IV", alternatively "Vive Henri IV" or "Vive le roi Henri", is a popular French song celebrating King Henry IV of France (also known as Le Bon Roi Henri, "Good King Henry"). The melody was heard of as early as 1581, when it was mentioned in the book of Christmas songs of Christophle de Bordeaux, under the name "Chant de la