Dalida Forever - Copyright © 2008


For the First Time  -  If only I could live my life again  -  The gipsies  -   Willingly
  
Never on Sunday
  -  Dance my troubles away  -  Gigi l'amoroso -  The lambeth walk

Alabama song  -  Money Money  -  Born to singKalimba de luna

  He must have been eighteen  - Let me dance tonight  -  Little words  - Italian restaurant  

 
 
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The lambeth walk
Gay/Furber/Newell

Hello Dalida !
Hello
What are you doing ?
I'm dancing
Dancing the fox-trot, the polka ?
No, no i'm dancing the lambeth walk
What ?
The lambeth walk !

One day with time to spare
In grandma's home i climbed the stairs
I reached the attic at the top
Oh what a sight i had to stop
Books, pictures, junk galore, it looked just like a jumble store
Lots of records everywhere
Wished i could play them there

Then with grandma in a dream
I was on the thirties sceen
There was her old portable gramophone
Turned the handles and it play
All the songs of yesterday
Charleston and waltz r umbas and swings of course

But top of all the back there
High up the union jack there
Making you want to sing
God save the King

Learned the lyrics, learned the tunes
Started dancing round the room
Oh ! That's-a new
Doing the lambeth walk

~Musique~

It was a big sensation
Just like a celebration
You either sing or talk it lambeth walk it

Anytime you're lambeth way
Any evening, any day
You'll find us all doing the lambeth walk
Every little lambeth gal
With her little lambeth pal
You'll find them all
Doing the lambeth walk

Everythings free and easy
Do as you darn well pleasy
Why don't you make your way there
Go there stay there
Once you get down lambeth way
Every evening, every day
You'll find yourself
Doing the lambeth walk

Once you get down lambeth way
Every evening, every day
You'll find yourself doing
The lambeth walk, Hey !



Alabama song
Brecht/Weill

Show me the way to the next whiskey bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
Show me the way to the next whiskey bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find the next whiskey bar
I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die

Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why

Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why

Show me the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
Oh, show me the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find the next petit dollar
I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die

Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why

Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why

Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why





 

Money Money
Ebb/Kantor
Money makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round
Money makes the world go round, it makes the world go round.
Money makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round
Money makes the world go round, it makes the world go round.
Money makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round
Money makes the world go round, it makes the world go round.

We're in the money, we're in the money; we've got a lot of what it takes to get along!
We're in the money, we're in the money, Old Man Depression you have really done us wrong.
We never see a headline about a breadline today
And when we see the landlord we can look that guy right in the eye.
We're in the money, come on, now honey,
Let's spend it, lend it, send it rolling along!
Let's spend it, lend it, send it rolling along!
Let's spend it, lend it, send it rolling along!

Money, money, money (ad lib)

People will steal from their mother
People will rob their own brother
People can't even walk the street
Because they never know who in the world they gonna meet
For that lean, oh mean, mean green
Almighty Dollar

Money, money, money (ad lib)

People will lie, Lord, they will cheat
People don't care who they rob or beat
A woman will sell her precious body
That small piece of paper sure carries a lot of weight
For that lean, oh mean, mean green

Yeah!




Born to sing
Newell/Jouveaux/Barnel

When, the spotlight hits my face I'm alive
The stage is where l'll always survive
The only place where I want to be

When, I hear the audience coming in
For me the magic stars to begin
And then I know they've come to see me
When I hear the maestro strike up the band
And the drums begin to play
It's the only way that I understand
To live my life each day

I was born to sing for ever
Born to sing for you
And as long as we're together
There is nothing else I want to do
I was born to sing for ever
To me that's everything
And until the end of time
I know I'm born to sing

When, the rythme starts to beat in my brain
I sing the  verse and then the refrain
I love to hear the sound of applause

When, the crowd appreciates what I do
I find that each performance is new
I go on singing that is because
There are those who thing that I am wasting my time
They say that life's not just a song
But as long as there is music and rythm
I know where I belong

I was born to sing for ever
Born to sing for you
And as long as we're together
There is nothing else I want to do
I was born to sing for ever
To me that's everything
And until the end of time
I know I born to sing

~Musique~

I was born to sing for ever
To me that's everything
And until the end of time
I know I want to sing.



Kalimba de luna
Esposito/Licastro/Di-Franco

The land of the sunshine
P eople know how to groove
Making emotion
Believing what they do

Kalimba de luna
Take me tonight
Show me the way
To get right on time

Hé, oh, hoo, ah
Andanuevà sientele intalos
Hé, oh, hoo, ah
Andanuevà sientele intalos

Kalimba de luna, Kalimba de luna

Kalimba de sol
Plesse talk to me
Light is my life
Believing what you sayyyy
Oh, Mama oh

Hé, oh, hoo, ah
Andanuevà sientele intalos

~Muisque~

Kalimba de luna
Kalimba de luna
Kalimba de luna
oooooh

~Muisque~

Aaaaah ya hé
Hé, oh, hoo, ah
Andanuevà sientele intalos

Kalimba de luna
Kalimba de luna
Kalimba de luna
oooooh



He must have been eighteen
Lebrail/Sevran/Auriat/Krissen

I think he must have been eighteen
He was as fragile as a dream
Strong as a man
Seeing the summer in his eyes
I felt my autumn as it flies
Like grains of sand

I added make-up to my face
As if to cover some disgrace
I saw him smiling
Rainbows and colours of the spring
I would have given anything
To win his loving

I think he must have been eighteen
A movie star on any screen
It made him careless
He never said a word of love
He thought that speaking about love
Was only worthless

And then as if the line were new
He simply whispered, "I want you
Let's stay together"
We drifted slowly through the night
I never knew a love more right
Not since, not ever

I think he must have been eighteen
It made him vain and almost mean
His looks abusing
Without a word he slowly dressed
Leaving me to my loneliness
My share of losing

I could have tried to make him mine
I let him go without a sign
My face was lying
He said, I am not the kind to fall
Love is for grown-ups after all
I felt like crying

I added make-up to my face
As if to cover some disgrace
I saw him smiling
I had forgotten in a dream
That I was almost twice eighteen.



Let Me Dance Tonight
Delanoë/Cutugno/Millellono

Now that he has gone I remember
The words he used to whisper so tender
The words he tried, forever and ever
Forever and ever, for always together
All the things I tried didn't help me
And still I hear his voice deep inside me
But now I know there is only music that can help me forget the time we had

Let me dance tonight, dance tonight
So that I can dream that he's still by my side, by my side
Let me dance tonight, dance tonight
So that I won't feel so lonely

In the dark I see only shadows
That move and sway like colours of rainbows
But it must be my imagination
Or hallucinations with disco vibrations

So the link that stops all the pain
And in my heart I feel like it's raining
But I don't want them to stop this music
'cause I wanna hear it until the end

Let me dance tonight, dance tonight
So that I can dream that he's still by my side, by my side
Let me dance tonight, dance tonight
So that I won't feel so lonely

Let me dance tonight, dance tonight
So that I can dream that he's still by side, by my side
Let me dance tonight, dance tonight
So that I won't feel so lonely.




Little words
Newell/Lang/Barnell

Little words have so much meaning
When you mean the words you say
Little words like glad to see you
How are you, hello good day
Little words that make you welcome
Little words that say goodbye
Little words that help you laughing
Little words that make you cry

There are words for all occasions
Words for all you say and do
But the grestest words of all Are
I love you

Little words have so much meaning
When you mean the words you say
Little words like glad to see you
How are you, hello good day
Little words like happy birthday
Happy anniversary
Little words like how I miss you
Words like hurry back to me

Little words like god be with you
In all you say and do
But I know I'll never find the words for you

Little werds have so much meaning
When you mean the words you say
Little words like it's a pleasure
To be here with you today
Little words called silly querells
And the sunshine turns to rain
But the words like sorry darling
Help you to give up again

There are words for all occasions
Words for all you say and do
But the greatest werds of all are
I love you

la, la, la...

There are words for all occasions
Words for all you say and do
But the greatest werds of all are
I love you

Little words have so much meaning
When you mean the werds you say
Little words like glad to see you
How are you hello good day

la, la, la...




Gigi l'Amoroso
Michaële/Debastian/Spina

M aybe someday you'll come
To the village I'm from
Right by the bay of beautiful Napoli
Where each Saturday night
As the vino takes flight
We sing and dance and love of life is free
Giorgio plays the guitar
Sandro the mandolin
And me I dance and bang on the tambourine
But when Gigi appears
The hurrahs and the cheers
Come from the crowd as he begins to sing

And in between each song
They shout and sing out strong

We love you
Gigi l'Amoroso
The greatest Italian lover since man discovered fire
Gigi l'Amoroso
If you only knew what you make us do
With your songs of desire
For each and every one his favourite song
Volare, Come Prima, Ö Sole Mio

Everyone loved Gigi,
the baker's wife would leave her shop just to hear him sing,
the notary's wife who was a saint blessed him and made the sign of the cross every time
he opened his mouth, and the widow, the young one,
tore her wigs to shreds and put on fancy lace,
and on and on, everyone loved Gigi,
even me, even me, but.

Came a lady one day
Rich as all USA
Who told him Hollywood wasn't very far
Oh ! he liked what he heard
And believed every word
Like Valentino he'd become a star
We were all at the boat
With a lump in our throat
To wish him well and show him how much we cared
Everyone in the crowd were all openly proud
He'd made it now beyond the village square

And when he said Goodbye
We all began to cry

We love you
Gigi l'Amoroso
The greatest Italian lover since man discovered fire
Gigi l'Amoroso
If you only knew what you make us do
With your songs of desire
Arrivederci, Gigi, much success
The tears you see are tears of happiness


Gigi...
We stayed 'till the boat was out of sight,
and we all returned to the village, but,
it wasn't the same after he left
Everything seemed different
the baker's wife refused to light the oven
the notary's wife, wouldn't even talk to her husband
she just kept counting her beads
and the widow, the young one, cried and went into mourning for a second time
And me...

Many days have gone by
Oh the years how they fly
The fountain even cried we all missed him so
Not a word, not a sign
My heart measured the time
Oh Gigi, Gigi why did you have to go ?
Our performance went on
But the spirit was gone
Each song we sang was only a memory
At the end of our show
As the silence would grow
Each night I'd hear his haunting melody

If you only knew
What you make us do
With your songs of desire
Gigi...


Gigi !?
Is that you in the shadow?
It is you Gigi
come closer!
Oh let me look at you
You are crying ? But why are you crying ?

Oh ! l'American !
Now I understand
what do they know except Rock and Roll and "Baby, Baby, Baby"
That's not for you, you are Giuseppe, Fabrizio, Luca Santini
and you are Napoletano !
Listen Gigi, listen... that's Giorgio playing
and that, that's Sandro's mandolin
wait, Gigi, wait !
I'll get my tambourine
wait, you can't leave like that !
This is your home!
Listen... you hear them Gigi ?
The whole town is coming !
They want you to sing Gigi !
To sing for them
They love you Gigi, everybody loves you
Sing Gigi ! Canta ! Bravo !!! Bravo !
Carmella, Carmella Carmella lo sai che é arrivato Gigi Cesarina,
Cesarina scendi è arrivato Gigi da Hollywood ! Ma se te lo dico io che é arrivato scendi no
Guaglione, guaglione guaglione corri va a dire a zio Gennaro Che é arrivato lo zio Gigi dall'AmericaBravo !

To each and everyone his favourite song
Volare, Come Prima, Ô Sole Mio
We love you Gigi l'Amoroso
The greatest Italian lover since man discovered fire
Gigi l'Amoros

If you only knew what you make us do
With your songs of desire
To each and everyone his favourite song
Volare, Come Prima, Ô Sole Mio
We love you Gigi l'Amoroso...




Never on Sunday
Hadjidakis/Towne

Oh you can kiss me on a Monday, a Monday A Monday is very, very good
Or you can kiss me on a Tuesday, a Tuesday A Tuesday - in fact I wish you would
Or you can kiss me on a Wednesday, a Thursday, A Friday - a Saturday is best
But never, never on a Sunday, a Sunday A Sunday 'cause that's my day of rest

Come any day and you will be my guest
Oh, any day you say, but my day of rest
Just name the day that you like the best
Only stay away from my day of rest

Oh, you can kiss me on a cool day, a hot day A wet day, whichever one you choose
Or try to kiss me on a fey day, a Mayday A payday and see if I refuse
Or you can make it on a bleak day, a freak day A week day, whichever is the best
But never, never on a Sunday, a Sunday The one day I need a little rest

Come any day and you will be my guest
Oh, any day you say but my day of rest
Just name the day that you like the best
Only stay away from my day of rest
La la la...



Dance my troubles away
(Zorba's Dance)

Theodorakis/Stillman

When the music starts to play
It makes the troubles go away
It makes my heartache disappear
And I forget he isn't here
I forget about the past
About the dreams that didn't last
Suddenly my heart is gay
My head is spinning like a top
When the music starts to play Oh never, never let it stop

He said
he'd call
But he forgot
Though I
Loved him
He loves me not
So what
I will do as they say
Dance my troubles away

~Musique~

I loved
Aboy
But he is gone
The joys
That I
Counted upon
He's gone
So I do as they say
Dance my troubles away

When the music starts to play
It makes the troubles go away
Trouble, trouble go away
And never come another day
It makes the heartaches disappear
And I forget he isn't here
The magic in the atmosphere
Makes me forget he isn't here
I forget about the past
About the dreams that didn't last
About the words of love he spoke
About the promises he broke
About the other girl he found
And as I'm dancing round and round
Suddenly my heart is gay
My head is spinning like a top
When the music starts to play
Oh never, never let it stop.

For the First Time
Panzeri/Taccani/Di Paola/Ram

Come prima for the first time I’m in love
For the first time, for the first time I’ve found happiness
From the moment I saw you I was enraptured
Every moment after that I live in the clouds

Come prima for the first time I can thrill
Come prima I love you and always will
You’re the first one, yes the first one
You’re my one and only one
Come prima for the first time I’m in love

La notte come allora magica scende
La luna splende e tu sei qui
Mi sembra di mi sento un po' confusa
Non so capire e ti so dire solo così

Come prima più di prima t'amerò
Per la vita, la mia vita ti darò
Sembra un sogno rivederti acarrezzarti
Le tue mani fra le mie mani stringere ancor'

Come prima for the first time I can thrill
Come prima I love you and always will
You’re the first one, yes the first one
You’re my one and only one
Come prima
For the first time
Come prima
I’m in love



If only I could live my life again
Amade/Delanoe/Becaud/Leigton

If only I could live my life again
I wouldn’t search for wealth or fame or power
I’d search for friends and if I found a few
I’d serve them well my every waking hour
Oh, to live my life again

If only I could have another chance
I’d spend more time just being nice to people
My soul would find that building with a steeple
If only I could live my life again

If only I could live my life again
I wouldn’t take so many things for granted
I wouldn’t make the same mistakes again
And I’d destroy each bitter seed I planted
Oh, to live my life again

I’d try to change, to smile a little more
I’d try to change, to always be forgiving
I’d change my ways for as long as I am living
One thing remains in everything I do
I’d never change my endless love for you



The Gipsies
Gill/Guilgud/Cour/ Giraud

Whence come you Tzigane ?
I’m from old Bohemia
Whence come you Tzigane ?
From the Pyrenees
Did you travel far ?
From the bay of Napoli
Tell me Greybeard what that sigh is for
I am from a land that exists no more

Where the caravans rest giant shadows are leaping
While the forest is sleeping
Gipsy songs fill the night

Weary horses turn wondering eyes to the fire
As the white flames expire gipsy hearts into flight

Touching the stars all alone in their sorrow
Mellow guitars promise hope for tomorrow

From the gipsies who follow the winds everywhere
Comes the Romany prayer to be free as the sky

Where go you Tzigane ?
Home to old Bohemia
Where go you Tzigane ?
To the Pyrenees
Will you travel far ?
To the bay of Napoli
Dost thou Greybeard see some distant shore ?
Many are my years I can row no more

When the morning is young gipsy hearts will be glowing
There’s a thrill never knowing what the journey may bring
As the heavens reveal nature’s wonderful story
In his own gipsy glory every man is a king

Sing gipsy sing of the moon in her splendour
Dream gipsy dream of your love in surrender
From the gipsies who follow the winds everywhere
Comes the Romany prayer to be free as the sky

 



Willingly
Giraud/Sigman

Willingly
I’m offering my heart and soul to you
Willingly
I’ll go through fire if you should ask me to
Hopefully
I hope to be the one your heart adores
Thrillingly
Give your lips to me and I’ll willingly be yours

Willingly
I’m offering my heart and soul to you
Willingly
I’ll go through fire if you should ask me to
Hopefully
I hope to be the one your heart adores
Thrillingly
Give your lips to me and I’ll willingly
‘Till eternity
Yes I’ll willingly be yours





Italian restaurant
Newell/Delanoé/beriat/Goussaud


Anytime that I`m feeling love
There`s a place that I love to go
A little castle in the sky
Where I can watch the world go by

A restaurant beneath the stars
With mandolines and soft guitarres
You meet the high life and the low
The most amusing place I know

When it`s time to wine and dine
There`s a favorite place of mine
Ring the Maitre dee ask if maybe he Can have a table free at nine
He`ll be there to welcome me
To this crazy comedy
Where the rich and famous love to be

You see the clientel walk in
And watch the cabaret begin
It`s such a special place to be
There is so much that you can see
You see the lover`s deep in dreams
And those who querrel making scenes
You see a maestro and the clown
And all the famous from the town

When it`s time to wine and dine
There`s a favorite place of mine
Ring the Maitre dee and ask if maybe he
Can have a table free at nine
He`ll be there to welcome me
To this crazy comedy
Where the rich and famous love to be

~Musique~

The pretty lady who appears
Is trying hard to hide the years
The gigolo who walks behind
Is only mindy on his mind

The movie star will always pose
To get the maximum applause
It`s like a circus everywhere
And so exciting to be there

When it`s time to wine and dine
There`s a favorite place of mine
Ring the Maitre dee and ask if maybe he can have a table free at nine
He`ll be there to welcome me
To this crazy comedy
Where the rich and famous love to be

My Italian restaurant
G ives me everything I want
La la la..
My Itatalian restaurant
Won`t you come along with me
T o this crazy comedy
Where the rich and famous love to be