Little French Song – Carla Bruni
The song “Little French Song – Carla Bruni” will help you to enhance your French skills. Sing this song as many times as you like and you will see how much you are going to improve.
Enjoy the video and learn a lot of French! Good Luck!
Bruni was born in Italy and moved to France at the age of seven. She was a model from 1987 to 1997 before taking up a career in music. She wrote several songs for Julien Clerc that were featured on his 2000 album, Si j’étais elle. Bruni released her first album, Quelqu’un m’a dit, in 2002, which eventually spent thirty-four weeks in the top 10 of the French Albums Chart. Bruni won the Victoire Award for Female Artist of the Year at the 2007 Victoires de la Musique.
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Lyrics : Little
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Quand tout va mal | When everything is bad |
| When life goes wrong | When life goes wrong |
| Try for a little French song | Try for a little French Song |
| French song are maybe démodées | French song are maybe old-fashioned |
| Mais si douces à fredonner | But so sweet to hum along |
| French song are tender à l’envie | French song are desirably tender |
| Nostalgique à l’infini | Nostalgic to the eternity |
| Et quand on ne sais plus | And when we don’t know |
| Whever to belong | Where to belong |
| Try for a little French song | Try for a little French song |
| French song will take you to Paris | French song will take you to Paris |
| To Pigalle ou l’pile saint Louis | To Pigalle or Saint Louis Island |
| French song are dancing sous la pluie | French songs are dancing in the rain |
| De Bastille aux Tuilleries | From Bastille to the Tuleries |
| Because we have de quoi frimer | Because we have what to brag |
| We have Brassens Brel and Ferré | We have Brassens Brel and Ferré |
| We have Boris Vian, Barbara | We have Boris Vian, Barbara |
| Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prevert, Cosma | Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prevert, Cosma |
| Because we have de quoi choisir | Because we have what to choose |
| We have Aznavour, Reggiani | We have Aznavour, Reggiani |
| Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki | Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki |
| Édith Piaf, Cloclo and Johnny | Edith Piaf, Cloclo and Johnny |
| Oui oui oui oui | Yes yes yes yes |
| Bien sûr ce n’est pas Duke Ellington | Of course, it’s not Duke Ellington |
| Ce n’est pas Elvis ni Jackson | It’s not Elvis nor Jackson |
| Ce n’est pas Fitzgerald ou Armstrong | It’s not Fitzgerald or Armstrong |
| C’est just a little French song | It’s just a little French song |
| Mais quand le chagrin reste too long | But when the sorrow stays too long |
| Moi, je chante une little French song | Me, I sing a little French song |
| Parce que nous avons de quoi frimer | Because we have de quoi frimer |
| Nous avons Brassens, Brel et Ferré | We have Brassens Brel and Ferré |
| Nous avons Boris Vian, Barbara | We have Boris Vian, Barbara |
| Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prévert, Cosma | Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prevert, Cosma |
| Parce que nous avons de quoi choisir | Because we have de quoi choisir |
| Nous avons Aznavour, Reggiani | We have Aznavour, Reggiani |
| Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki | Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki |
| Édith Piaf, Cloclo et Johnny | Édith Piaf, Cloclo and Johnny |
| Oui oui oui oui | Yes yes yes yes |
| Et qu’on soit de Londres ou de Hong Kong | Whether you’re from London or Hong Kong |
| Qu’on soit trois feuilles ou shu-bang | Whether you’re three leaves or shu-bang |
| Qu’on soit djellaba ou sarong | Whether you’re djellaba or sarong |
| Try for a little French song | Try for a little French song |
| Quand les méchants sonnent leur gong | When the mean ones hit their gong |
| Moi je chante une little French song | Me, I sing a little French song |
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2. Le petit pain au chocolat – Joe Dassin (Practice this song here)
3. Les Champs Élysées – Joe Dassin (Practice this song here)
4. Salut – Joe Dassin
5. Corbeau – Cœur de Pirate
6. Mille après Mille – Isabelle Boulay
7. T’es ma femme, t’es la plus belle – Etienne Drapeau
8. Little French Song – Carla Bruni (Practice this song here)
9. Jour 1 – Louane (Practice this song here)
10. OH LA – Brice Conrad
11. La Pluie – Zaz
12. Voyage Voyage – Desireless
13. Control – Sara’h cover – Zoe Wees (Practice this song here)
14. Aline – Christophe
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