Topic: In this song, Jean-Louis Auber has completely reinvented the story of Cinderella, making it a modern and sad-ending story of a young and beautiful girl whose beautiful husband left for another girl, taking her children with him. The beautiful princess falls into despair and finally dies…
| Cendrillon | Cinderella |
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| Cendrillon, pour ses vingt ans
est la plus jolie des enfants
Son bel amant, le Prince Charmant la prend sur son cheval blanc. Elle oublie le temps
dans son palais d'argent
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Cinderella, for her 20th birthday,
is the prettiest child around
Her beautiful lover, Prince Charming takes her on his white horse. She forgets time in her silver palace And to not see that another day has risen She closes her eyes and in her dreams, She leaves, nice little story (2x) Cinderella, for her 30th birthday is the saddest of all mothers Her beautiful lover took off with the Sleeping Beauty She saw a hundred white horses take her children away from her So she starts drinking, hanging out in bars Stuck in her sadness, now she walks up and down the streets She leaves, nice little story Ten years of this life were enough to turn her into a junkie And in an endless sleep, Cinderella sees her life ending Lights are dancing, in the ambulance But she kills her last chance, All this no longer matters She's gone, end of the story Our father, who is so old Did you really do your best? Because on earth, just like in heaven Your angels don't like to grow old |
Topic : Song written in the late 80’s at a time when women strongly claimed their independence and some talked of having children alone with the help of modern medicine…
| Elle a fait un bébé toute seule | She made a baby alone |
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Elle a fait un bébé toute seule Elle a fait un bébé toute seule |
She made a baby alone She made a baby alone She makes a mess of her big bed all by herself
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