L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

L'amour est un oiseau rebelleque

nul ne peut apprivoiser,

et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle,

s'il lui convient de refuser.

Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière,

l'un parle bien, l'autre se tait;

et c'est l'autre que je préfère:

il n'a rien dit, mais il me plait.

L'amour ! etc.

CHOEUR

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle, etc.

CARMEN

L'amour est enfant de bohème,

il n'a jamais connu de loi:

Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime;

si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! etc.

CHOEUR

Prends garde à toi! etc.

L'amour est enfant de bohème, etc.

CARMEN

L'oiseau que tu croyais

surprendrebattit de l'aile et s'envola -

l'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre;

tu ne l'attends plus, il est là!

Tout autour de toi vite, vite,il vient,

s'en va, puis il revient -

tu crois le tenir, il t'évite,

tu crois l'éviter, il te tient.

L'amour ! etc.

CHOEUR

Tout autour de toi, etc.

CARMEN

L'amour est enfant de bohème,

il n'a jamais connu de loi,

si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime;

si je t’aime, prends garde à toi!

Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime, etc.

CHOEUR

Prends garde à toi! etc.

L'amour est enfant de bohème, etc.

Don Giovanni

Quel che a lei piace vita mi rende,
Quel che le incresce morte mi dà.
S'ella sospira, sospiro anch'io
È mia quell'ira, quel pianto è mio
E non ho bene, s'ella non l'ha.

On her, my treasure, all joy dependeth,
Life hath no pleasure, but that she sendeth,
Sorrows that grieve her, torture my heart,
E'en when she sigheth, my sighs awaken,
And joy it dieth, by her forsaken,
Oh, worst of torments, from her to part!

Can You Feel It

In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove.
And from this groove came the groove of all grooves.

And while one day viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldy declared,
"Let there be house!" and house music was born.
I am, you see, I am the creator, and this is my house!
And, in my house there is only house music. But, I am not so selfish because once you enter my house it then becomes OUR house and OUR house music!" And, you see, no one can own house because house music is a universal language, spoken and understood by all.
You see, house is a feeling that no one can understand really unless you're deep into the vibe of house. House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body.
And, as I told you before, this is our house and our house music. And in every house, you understand, there is a keeper. And, in this house, the keeper is Jack. Now some of you who might wonder. Who is Jack, and what is it that Jack does?

Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack your body!
Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake.
Jack is the one who gives you the key to the wiggly worm.
Jack is the one who learns you how to walk your body.
Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all
Jackers together under one house.
You may be black, you may be white; you may be Jew or Gentile.
It don't make difference in our House.

And this is fresh!

Skydive

The first moment before the first touch
We know the longing
We have to hold each other
I will drown you in love
must sufficate your needs
Now we're healed
we have our own language

I feel wonderful
I could skydive from the moon
Sail an ocean on my fingertips
When the wind screams my name

Take his hand and be free
To run run run to you

I feel wonderful

The first moment before the first touch
We knew the longing
We have to hold each other
I will drown you in love
Must sufficate your needs
Now we're healed
We have our own language

Collect your words
I have them when you're gone
I silently smile
Even miss you in my sleep

No rush no loss no lies
This journey is our love
You're my hero
From heaven did you call

I feel wonderful
I could skydive from the moon
Sail an ocean on my fingertips
When the wind screams my name

Take his hand and be free
To run run run to you

I feel wonderful
I could skydive from the moon
Sail an ocean on my fingertips
When the wind screams my name

Take his hand and be free
To run run run to you

If you were the woman

If you were the woman and I was the man
would I send you yellow roses
would I dare to kiss your hand?
In the morning would I caress you
as the wind caresses the sand,
if you were the woman and I was the man?

If I was the heart and you were the head
would you think me very foolish
if one day I decided to shed
these walls that surround me
just to see where these feelings led,
if I was the heart and you were the head?

If I was the woman and you were the man
would I laugh if you came to me
with your heart in your hand
and said, 'I offer you this freely
and will give you all that I can
because you are the woman
and I am the man?'

What else is there

It was me on that road
But you couldn`t see me
Too many lights out, but nowhere near here

It was me on that road
Still you couldn`t see me
And then flashlights and explosions

Roads are getting nearer
We cover distance but not together
I am the storm and I am the wonder
And the flashlights, nigthmares
And sudden explosions

I don't know what more to ask for
I was given just one wish

It's about you and the sun
A morning run
The story of my maker
What have I and what I ache for

I`ve got a golden ear
I cut and I spear
And what else is there
Roads are getting nearer
We cover distance still not together

If I am the storm if I am the wonder
Will I have flashlights, nightmares
And sudden explosions

There is no room where I can go and
You`ve got secrets too

I don`t know what more to ask for
I was given just one wish

La place des grands hommes

On s'était dit rendez-vous dans 10 ans
Même jour, même heure, même pommes
On verra quand on aura 30 ans
Sur les marches de la place des grands hommes

Le jour est venu et moi aussi
Mais j' veux pas être le premier.
Si on avait plus rien à se dire et si et si...

Je fais des détours dans le quartier.
C'est fou qu'un crépuscule de printemps.
Rappelle le même crépuscule qu'il y a 10 ans,
Trottoirs usés par les regards baissés.
Qu'est-ce que j'ai fais de ces années ?

J'ai pas flotté tranquille sur l'eau,
Je n'ai pas nagé le vent dans le dos.
Dernière ligne droite, la rue Souflot,
Combien seront là 4, 3, 2, 1... 0 ?

{Refrain}

J'avais eu si souvent envie d'elle.
La belle Séverine me regardera-t-elle ?
Eric voulait explorer le subconscient.
Remonte-t-il à la surface de temps en temps ?
J'ai un peu peur de traverser l' miroir.
Si j'y allais pas... J' me serais trompé d'un soir.
Devant une vitrine d'antiquités,
J'imagine les retrouvailles de l'amitié.
"T'as pas changé, qu'est-ce que tu deviens ?
Tu t'es mariée, t'as trois gamins.
T'as réussi, tu fais médecin ?
Et toi Pascale, tu t' marres toujours pour rien ?"

{Refrain}

J'ai connu des marées hautes et des marées basses,
Comme vous, comme vous, comme vous.
J'ai rencontré des tempêtes et des bourrasques,
Comme vous, comme vous, comme vous.
Chaque amour morte à une nouvelle a fait place,
Et vous, et vous...et vous ?
Et toi Marco qui ambitionnait simplement d'être heureux dans la vie,
As-tu réussi ton pari ?
Et toi François, et toi Laurence, et toi Marion,
Et toi Gégé...et toi Bruno, et toi Evelyne ?

{Refrain}

Et bien c'est formidable les copains!
On s'est tout dit, on s' sert la main !
On ne peut pas mettre 10 ans sur table
Comme on étale ses lettres au Scrabble.
Dans la vitrine je vois le reflet

D'une lycéenne derrière moi.
Si elle part à gauche, je la suivrai.
Si c'est à droite... Attendez-moi !
Attendez-moi ! Attendez-moi ! Attendez-moi !

On s'était dit rendez-vous dans 10 ans,
Même jour, même heure, même pommes.
On verra quand on aura 30 ans
Si on est d'venus des grands hommes...
Des grands hommes... des grands hommes...

Tiens si on s' donnait rendez-vous dans 10 ans...

Old Friends

Old friends,
Old friends
Sat on their park bench
Like bookends.
A newspaper blown though the grass
Falls on the round toes
Of the high shoes
Of the old friends.

Old friends,
Winter companions,
The old men
Lost in their overcoats,
Waiting for the sunset.
The sounds of the city,
Sifting through trees,
Settle like dust
On the shoulders
Of the old friends.

Can you imagine us
Years from today,
Sharing a park bench quietly?
How terribly strange
To be seventy.
Old friends,
Memory brushes the same years
Silently sharing the same fears

Lying Eyes

City girls just seem to find out early
How to open doors with just a smile
A rich old man
And she won't have to worry
She'll dress up all in lace and go in style
Late at night a big old house gets lonely
I guess ev'ry form of refuge has its price
And it breaks her heart to think her love is
Only given to a man with hands as cold as ice
So she tells him she must go out for the evening
To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down
But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin'
She is headed for the cheatin' side of town
You can't hide your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes
On the other side of town a boy is waiting
with fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal
She drives on through the nice anticipating
'Cause he makes her feel the way she used to feel
She rushes to his arms,
They fall together
She whispers that it's only for awhile
She swears that soon she'll be comin' back forever
She pulls away and leaves him with a smile
You can't hid your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't now way to hide you lyin' eyes
She gets up and pours herself a strong one
And stares out at the stars up in the sky
Another night, it's gonna be a long one
She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry
She wonders how it ever got this crazy
She thinks about a boy she knew in school
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy?
She's so far gone she feels just like a fool
My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things
You set it up so well, so carefully
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things
You're still the same old girl you used to be
You can't hide your lyin eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
Honey, you can't hide your lyin' eyes

Just a friend of mine

He said baby, what’s your name
Are you new in this town?
Since you walked in things don’t look the same
How about sticking around?
The place was dark and the band played loud
His voice sounded kind of dry
He said: who’s that guy with the funny smile?
She said:
He’s just a friend of mine (x 3)

They talked a little, drank a lot
As the evening went by
The place got crowded and the air too hot
He said: who’s that guy following us about?
She said:
He’s just a friend of mine (x 3)

He was nice and gentle, still rough enough
To keep her satisfied
She said: hold it baby, it gets too much
I feel like I’m gonna die
He took her home in the early mornin’
She said: please do come inside
He said: who’s that guy in the dressing gown?
She said:
He’s just a friend of mine (x 3)

He said who’s that guy in the dressing gown
She said baby don’t you mind
He’s just a friend, just a friend,
He’s just a friend of mine

Walk on by

If you see me walking down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk on by, walk on by
Make believe
That you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve
In private 'cause each time I see you
I break down and cry
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by

I just can't get over losing you
And so if I seem broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by
And walk on by
And walk by (don't stop)

Walk on by, walk on by
Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk by (don't stop)

Working Class Hero

As soon as your born they make you feel small,
By giving you no time instead of it all,
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school,
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool,
Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years,
Then they expect you to pick a career,
When you can't really function you're so full of fear,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV,
And you think you're so clever and classless and free,
But you're still fucking peasents as far as I can see,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
There's room at the top they are telling you still,
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill,
A working class hero is something to be.
A working class hero is something to be.
If you want to be a hero well just follow me,
If you want to be a hero well just follow me.

Somebody

I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who'll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She'll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She'll hear me out
And won't easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she'll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me

I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and
With every breath
Someone who'll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don't want to be tied
To anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear of
Those things
But when I'm asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I'll get away with it

Hypnotic Tango

Hypnotic tango, tango, tango!

Stuck in my seat, can't move, no way
The other guys knows the game to play
I'm watchin' her, I'm watchin' me, I'm gettin' brave
Oh, take him apart, say listen to me

Look on the floor and all is spinning round
Someone told me this was just a dance
And take a chance I ain't met before
Do you think I really have a chance? (x 2)

Hypnotic tango, tango, tango!

Rough Diamond he smiles, she looks at him
Ain't gonna be no story in love
Take me to the dancefloor by the hand
Give me this night in a foreign land

Look on the floor and all is spinning round
Someone told me this was just a dance
And take a chance I ain't met before
Do you think I really have a chance? (x 2)

Not so tough

I can almost read your mind
it's running fast out of control
you're afraid of what you'll find
if you get too close

you imagine I don't care
you see walls that just aren't there
you think I'm too strong to let you in
well, that's just not fair

Chorus:
I'm not so tough, I'll call your bluff
and let you see, the side of me
that wants you near and cries real tears
and needs someone to love
I'm not so tough

I know that you've been hurt before,
well, so have I, what can you do,
that doesn't mean you close the door
so stop blaming me, I don't blame you
I'm not some ghost from your past
the one who tore your heart in half
I'm not her, it's not my fault you're holding on to that

Strawberry Fields Forever

Let me take you down, cause Im going to
Strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever

Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
Its getting hard to be someone, but it all works out
It doesnt matter much to me

Let me take you down, cause Im going to
Strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever

No one, I think, is in my tree
I mean, it must be high or low
That is, you cant, you know, tune in, but its alright
That is, I think its not too bad

Let me take you down, cause Im going to
Strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever

Always, no, sometimes, think its me
But, you know, I know when its a dream
I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes, but its all wrong
That is, I think I disagree

Let me take you down, cause Im going to
Strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever
Strawberry fields forever
Strawberry fields forever

(cranberry sauce)

Coming of the knight

Here I am
Searching for
Another meaningful embrace

But I can't let
Self-respect
Take second place

And rooms that once
Shone so bright
Are now filled with the coming night

And I don't know
If a was ever as blue
As I was today over you

Well maybe, baby
We'll meet again sometime
In a place where the light shines through

In the middle of a chitchat
I'll be breathing harder
And I will recognize you

And everything
Will be as we remember
Love won't be a dying amber

And I don't know
If I was ever as blue
As I was today over you

Old lovers don't exist
Old lovers don't exist
You either love somebody or you don't

And I don't know
If I was ever as blue
As I was today over you

And I don't know
If I was ever as blue
As I was today over you

Something

I don't wanna say I'm sorry
Cause I know there is nothing wrong
Don't be afraid there is no need to worry
Cause my feelings for you are still strong

Hold me in your arms
And never let me go
Hold me in your arms
Cause I need you so

I can see it in your eyes
There is something
Something you wanna tell me
I see it in your eyes
There is something
That you hide for me
Is there a reason why ?
There is something
Something you wanna tell me
I see it in your eyes
There is something
That you hide for me

I don't wanna say I'm sorry
Cause I know there is nothing wrong
Don't be afraid there is no need to worry
Cause my feelings for you are still strong

Zonder Verlangen

al heel mijn leven
ben ik op zoek naar het geheim
van een leeg en rustig leven
ver van lust en zonder pijn
heel mijn leven wil ik geven
want zo kan het echt niet langer
ik ben op zoek naar een dag
zonder verlangen
al heel mijn leven
wil ik weg van wat me spijt
het plezier wordt overdreven
en het kost alleen maar tijd
heel mijn leven wil ik geven
wat ik zie de bui weer hangen
ik ben op zoek naar een dag
zonder verlangen
zonder verlangen
interessante vrouwen wachten
zelfs hun ongeduld is mooi
maar het liefst lig ik nog
in mijn eigen plooi
en ik doe nog wel mijn best
maar ik laat me niet meer vangen
ik ben op zoek naar een dag
zonder verlangen
zonder verlangen
al heel mijn leven, jonge leven
ben ik op zoek naar het geheim
van een leeg en rustig leven
ver van lust en zonder pijn
heel mijn leven wil ik geven
want zo kan het echt niet langer
ik ben op zoek naar een dag
zonder verlangen
zonder verlangen
zonder verlangen

Maintenant je sais

Quand j'étais gosse, haut comme trois pommes,
J'parlais bien fort pour être un homme
J'disais, JE SAIS, JE SAIS, JE SAIS, JE SAIS

C'était l'début, c'était l'printemps
Mais quand j'ai eu mes 18 ans
J'ai dit, JE SAIS, ça y est, cette fois JE SAIS

Et aujourd'hui, les jours où je m'retourne
J'regarde la terre où j'ai quand même fait les 100 pas
Et je n'sais toujours pas comment elle tourne !

Vers 25 ans, j'savais tout : l'amour, les roses, la vie, les sous
Tiens oui l'amour ! J'en avais fait tout le tour !

Et heureusement, comme les copains, j'avais pas mangé tout mon pain :
Au milieu de ma vie, j'ai encore appris.
C'que j'ai appris, ça tient en trois, quatre mots :

"Le jour où quelqu'un vous aime, il fait très beau,
j'peux pas mieux dire, il fait très beau !

C'est encore ce qui m'étonne dans la vie,
Moi qui suis à l'automne de ma vie
On oublie tant de soirs de tristesse
Mais jamais un matin de tendresse !

Toute ma jeunesse, j'ai voulu dire JE SAIS
Seulement, plus je cherchais, et puis moins j' savais

Il y a 60 coups qui ont sonné à l'horloge
Je suis encore à ma fenêtre, je regarde, et j'm'interroge ?

Maintenant JE SAIS, JE SAIS QU'ON NE SAIT JAMAIS !

La vie, l'amour, l'argent, les amis et les roses
On ne sait jamais le bruit ni la couleur des choses
C'est tout c'que j'sais ! Mais ça, j'le SAIS... !

Je voudrai te prendre

Que je sois jolie, que tu sois laide
Que tu t'en balances ou que ça t'importe
Avant que tu m'oublies ou que tu décèdes
Ouvre-moi ta porte
Je voudrais te prendre dans mes bras

Que tu sois putain ou religieuse
Que tu sois faible ou que tu sois forte
Avant que ton bout de cimetière se creuse
Ouvre-moi ta porte
Je voudrais te prendre dans mes bras

Que tu te trouves lâche et que tu t'en veuilles
Ou que ça t'indiffère totalement
Avant que tout le monde à part moi
Ne porte ton deuil
Je voudrais te prendre dans mes bras

Même si tu te fous de ce que je pense
Même si t'es méchante comme dix
Même si ton monde entier
Ne sait pas que j'existe
Je voudrais te prendre
Je voudrais te prendre

Parce que t'es ma source et mes racines
Parce que t'es m'a cigogne et mon chou
Parce que dans ton ventre il y a
Mon pays d'origine
Je voudrais te prendre dans mes bras

Que je sois ton regret le plus tendre
Que je sois ton plus mauvais souvenir
Que je me sois fait donner ou vendre
J'ai jamais cessé de t'appartenir
Je voudrais te prendre, je voudrais te prendre

Je voudrais te prendre dans mes bras
Et me reconnaître dans tes yeux
J'en voudrais te dire que je t'en veux pas
Même si il 'y a des soirs ou je t'en veux

Que tu te sois damné les entrailles
Ou que tu m'aies fait des demi-frères
Si tu te présentes aux retrouvailles
Je veux que tu me serres
Je veux que tu me serres dans tes bras