Les Champs Elysees-Joe Dassin

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Joseph Ira Dassin, better known as Joe Dassin (New York, November 5, 1938 – Papeete, Tahiti, August 20, 1980), was an American and French musician particularly known in French-speaking countries. On 26 December 1964, Dassin signed with CBS Records, making him the first French singer to be signed with an American record label. By the early 1970s, Dassin’s songs were at the top of the charts in France, and he became immensely popular there. He recorded songs in German, Spanish, Italian, and Greek, as well as French and English.
Amongst his most popular songs are “Les Champs-Élysées” (Originally “Waterloo Road”) (1969), “Salut les amoureux” (originally “City of New Orleans”) (1973), “L’Été indien” (1975), and “Et si tu n’existais pas” (1975).

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Lyrics : Les Champs Elysees

French	English
Je me baladais sur l’avenue,	I was strolling along the avenue
Le cœur ouvert à l’inconnu,	The heart opened for the unknown
J’avais envie de dire “bonjour”	I wanted to say: good morning
À n’importe qui.	To anyone
N’importe qui	anyone
Et ce fut toi	And it has been you
Je t’ai dit	I’ve told you
N’importe quoi,	whatever came to my mind
Il suffisait de te parler	It was enough to talk to you
pour t’apprivoiser.	To win you over.
Aux Champs-Elysées,	At the Champs-Elysées
Aux Champs-Elysées,	At the Champs-Elysées
Au soleil, sous la pluie,	In the sun, under the rain
A midi ou à minuit	At noon or at midnight
Il y a tout ce que vous voulez aux	There is everything you want
Aux Champs-Elysées.	At the Champs-Élysées
Tu m’as dit, “J’ai rendez-vous	You told me: I have a meeting
Dans un sous-sol avec des fous	In a basement with crazy people
Qui vivent la guitare à la main	Who live with a guitar in their hand
du soir au matin”.	From evening to morning.”
Alors je t’ai accompagnée,	So, I have accompanied you
On a chanté,	We sang
On a dansé,	We danced
Et l’on n’a même pas penser à s’embrasser.	And we weren’t even thinking of kissing.
Aux Champs-Elysées,	At the Champs-Elysées
Aux Champs-Elysées,	At the Champs-Elysées
Au soleil, sous la pluie,	In the sun, under the rain
A midi ou à minuit	At noon or at midnight
Il y a tout ce que vous voulez	There is everything you want
aux Champs-Elysées.	At the Champs-Élysées
Hier soir deux inconnus,	Yesterday evening, two strangers
Et ce matin, sur l’avenue	And this morning, on the avenue
Deux amoureux, tout étourdis	Two lovers, all dizzy
Par la longue nuit.	From the long night
Et de l’Étoile à la Concorde,	And from the Étoile to the Concorde
Un orchestre à mille cordes,	An orchestra with thousand strings
Tous les oiseaux du point du jour	All the birds from the point of the day
Chantent l’amour.	Are singing love.
Aux Champs-Elysées,	At the Champs-Élysées
Aux Champs-Elysées,	At the Champs-Élysées
Au soleil, sous la pluie,	In the sun, under the rain
A midi ou à minuit	At noon or at midnight
Il y a tout ce que vous voulez	There is everything you want
aux Champs-Elysées	At the Champs-Élysées