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LA BELLE VIE
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THE GOOD LIFE |
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Listen to the song by Sacha Distel while reading the text.
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SACHA DISTEL
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see Wikipedia |
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(1933 - 2004)
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| music .... | |
| Ô la belle vie | Ô the good life |
| Sans amour | without love |
| Sans soucis | without worries |
| Sans problèmes. | without problems |
| Oui la belle vie | yes, the good life |
| On est seul | we are alone |
| On est libre | we are free |
| Et l'on traîne. | and we hang around |
| On s'amuse à passer | we are having fun spending |
| Avec tous ses copains | with all our buddies |
| Des nuits blanches | all nights out |
| Qui se penchent | that change |
| Sur les petits matins. | in early hours |
| Mais la belle vie | but the beautiful life |
| Sans amour | without love |
| Sans soucis | eithout worries |
| Sans problèmes. | without problems |
| Oui la belle vie | yes, the good life |
| On s'enlace | we hug |
| On est triste | we are sad |
| Et l'on traîne. | and we hang around |
| Alors pense que je t'aime | Then think I love you |
| Et quand tu auras compris | and when you have understood |
| Réveille-toi | wake up |
| Je serai là | I will be there |
| Pour toi. | for you. |
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| That song made Distel famous | |
| in the United States in the seventies. | |
| You may compare his song with | |
| The Good Life as it is interpreted by Tony Bennett. | |
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