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Sun Kiss
03:27
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Baiser ….du Soleil
Le soleil est dans nos cœurs maintenant
Il n’y a pas de pluie, ou rage froid
L'amour ne plus déçoit pas
Il brille comme une étoile scintillante
C’est un baiser du soleil
Le soleil du baiser pour toi et moi-oi-oi-oi
(chorus)
Baiser du Soleil!
Le soleil baiser pour toi et moi-oi-oi-oi
The sun is in our hearts now
There is no rain or cold, cold rage
Love does not disappoint anymore
It shines like a brilliant star
C’est un baiser à soleil
Le soleil baiser pour toi et moi-oi-oi-oi
C’est tout l’amour à la fin…
It’s all love in the end…
(chorus)
Baiser du Soleil!
Sun! Kiss! Sun! Kiss!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Rouge
03:10
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B. Novak
I’m in the way of love. There’s just no way
I just can’t stay in love. I haven’t been proven wrong
There are no reasons to liaise
(chorus)
But I’m seeing rouge before me, dressed like my coeur inside me
(When you ‘le fais’) Quand tu le fais, we say goodbye
I’m seeing rouge, dressed like my coeur
Quand tu le fais, we say goodbye
Tell me it’s chic and OK, to be so blasé
Dit-moi mon pere est blamer--- for my capriciousness
I have no reason to be anything else
(chorus)
(bridge)
Rouge…Rouge
(last chorus)
Yeah, I’m seeing rouge before me, dressed like my coeur inside me
Quand tu le fais, we say goodbye
I’m seeing rouge, dressed like my coeur
Quand tu le fais, we say goodbye
Rouge – Coeur – Fais - Goodbye
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Nineteen Years
04:55
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Oh - It’s nearly gone
Oh - Nineteen years along
(Chorus)
Our champagne flings
Our particular kinks
Our Paris clipped fast
Our past has passed
Oh - You masqueraded every night
Oh - I circumvented every day
Oh - Nineteen years…
Oh - Notre passé est passé
(Chorus)
My Paris walks
Your Metro stops
The clinking glass
Of our Paris past
Nineteen (years)
Where are you?
Dix-neuf ans
Òu est-ça?
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Shimmery Lights
03:50
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The curtain’s closing on the shimmery lights
The curtain’s closing on your shimmery lights - the blue, blue lights
I want to draw the curtains
I want to draw them, one last time
I remember the summers in Aix-en-Provence
Evening picnics when we traveled to Èze
Une fête des sens
A feast of the senses with shimmery lights
I want to experience the essence
The lights are eager and wholly alive
The curtain’s closing on the shimmery lights
The curtain’s closing and you don’t even know anymore, blue lights
I want to draw them
I want to know them, one last time --- All fall down, all fall down
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C'est Dommage
03:12
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C’est dommage, vous et moi
C’est dommage, pas d’étoiles
C’est dommage, ce visage de nous
C’est dommage, notre passé
---Je ne me souviens pas
C’est dommage, tout en anglais
---Je ne peux pas oublier
C’est dommage, prenez notre fierté!
J'ai vu les étoiles dans vos yeux
---Je suis figée dans le temps
Il y a mille ans quand vous étiez jeune
---Les meilleurs moments ont été les notres
maintenant je vois pointer du doigt et le blâme
---C’est ton défaut! Ça fait mal
et la douleur
C’est dommage, vous et moi
---C’etait ma vie, mais pas aujourd'hui
Les étoiles, vos yeux
---C’etait ma vie, autrefois
C’est dommage, détoiles, vous n'avez pas plus d’étoiles
Les étoiles, elles étaient pour toi
---Je sais que tu as essayé
Mes étoiles, mon ciel était pour toi, ma petite étoile…
---Je l’ai toujours su
Quand tu es né, les étoiles alignées pour nous!
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Joie de Vivre
02:58
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Mixed messages all day
Toss the phone, throw the pad away
(Chorus)
Whether you decide to stay, or whether you leave
I put it all on my resolve to keep my joie de vivre
And if your tumbling, tousled mane needs a new weave
I’ll add it to the ones and twos that make my joie de vivre
My joie de vivre!
It’s silver-lined and quite corrupt
It’s so contagious, baby, it threatens to erupt
Yeah, whether you are doubting the truth or if you believe
I’m resting in my circle of luck with my joie de vivre
If you have a reason to come, or one to conceive
I’ll be cradled in my special nook with my joie de vivre
My joie de vivre! Yeah, my joie de vivre---
Iras-tu venir à la plage avec moi?
J’ai besoin que tu, j’ai besoin de toi
Est-çe que tu as champagne avec des notes de vanille?
Si tu le fais, je vais tu montrer ma joie de vivre!
Et si tu a un bouche à baiser, et une langue qui tisse
Je vais avoir un samedi soir plein pour joie de vivre!
Ma joie de vivre! Yeah yeah my joie de vivre
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Across the Globe
03:06
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Across the globe tonight, I want to go
Across the globe tonight, a cloak of astral light
Who knew when to stop or say no?
Across the globe tonight, I want to fly
Across the globe all right, consecrate the flight
I know how to pack for travel
I am a beam of light - you are a beam of light
I am light
Across the globe tonight, the vibe says love and light
Across the globe tonight, I’ll wave to you in flight
I’ll know how to be ready
I am the beam of light that says you are a Taoist light
Je suis l’espirit who’s climbing through the inky back lit night
I am I am I am light
Uh-huh, I am light
Our color becomes light
I’ll say hi to you from across the world…
De l'autre côté du globe j’agit
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Third Eye
04:32
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The smoky third eye of the city
Has its way with her life’s choices
The smoky third eye of the city
Keeps her from the toys
(Chorus)
La petite huître est âgé de dix-huit années
The sinking sting of her message
Was hardly fair, but neither is she
The sinking sting of her message
Is lost on her friends
La petite huître est âgé de vingt-huit années
La petite huître est âgé de trente-huit années
The smoky third eye of the city
Still has its way with her mind’s eye
The smoky third eye of the city
Still has its way with her
La petite huître est âgé de cinquinte années
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Sois Gentil
05:00
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Sois gentil you know the real deal
Sois gentil, sois gentil
Sois gentil realize this la jeune fille
Sois gentil, so sois gentil
Heritage of long gone energy
Origins critiqued
Native to the area, native to the idea
Of forward and outward, onward and on to seek
Sois gentil, comme un coquille rôti
Sois gentil, sois gentil
Sois gentil, you know how your kiss could feel
Sois gentil, in the world, sois gentil
Yeah, sois gentil….
Feeling complicated
Ported over
The worst is over
Or is it?
Sois gentil, lovingly home cooked meal
Sois gentil, so sois gentil
Sois gentil – Never really know how, never really caring how you made the other half feel
Sois gentil – honor the epitome, so, sois gentil
Sois gen-, yeah, yeah, sois gentil
Sois gentil, comme un coquille rôti
Sois gentil, sois gentil
Sois gentil, you know how your kiss could feel
Sois gentil, honor the epitome of sois gentil
Sois gentil, honor the epitome of sois gentil
Sois gentil, yeah, yeah, sois gentil
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Famished Heart
02:03
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J’ai mon coeur dans mes talons
J’ai mon coeur dans mes talons
Mais tu n'es pas bon de mon cœur
ou pour mon âme, ou mes talons
J’ai mon coeur dans les talons
J’ai mon coeur dans les talons
Si je savais quoi faire
je ne serais pas tellement ennuyé,
J’ai mon coeur dans mes talons
J’ai mon coeur dans mes talons
Mais tu n'es pas bon de mon cœur
ou pour mon âme, ou mes talons
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Moon Magic
04:47
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The magic of the moon The coldly calm cadence
Instrument of serenity, It’s larger than us, more majestic than us
The silver-edged moon The coldly calm crescent
As if we’ve all been spooked by some invasive Melancholia
(Chorus)
La Lune Magique….
La Lune Magique….
(1st) The solace of the moon
(2nd) I concentrate with you
La Lune Magique….
…and I am not afraid with you, silvery disc
I am not afraid. Let them assault what they’re compelled to
change
I am not afraid kissing you, my comforting sphere
I am not afraid…anymore
The magic in the moon Silver eyed tambourine
La lune magique est doux She hopes for peaceful solitude
The wondrous time of eve She rose like Aphrodite
The sinking of the sky It fades as if by awe
(Chorus)
…and I am not afraid, dancing down the musical path
I am not afraid. Let them tweak my ailing form
I am not afraid; I have you to meditate
I am not afraid anymore
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12. |
Back to Mackinac
02:08
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I’m going back
I’m going back
I’m going back to Mackinac
I’m gonna stay
Je vais rester
I’m gonna stay in the Grand Hotel
I’ll meet my destiny
I’ll meet my destiny there
I’ll be at peace with my destiny there
I’ll be a one-stop machine
I’ll be a one-stop razor-sharp human being
I won’t be your human rug there
Oh yeah I'm going back
I’m going back
I’m going back to Mackinac
I’m gonna stay
Je vais rester
I’m gonna stay at the Grand Hotel
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Tennis Court Oath Chicago, Illinois
Babette Novak songs and bands:
Tennis Court Oath:
Trio of seasoned musicians explore
pop w/ French accent, weaving rock, jazz, world, & folk styles for a refreshing musical cocktail.Formerly Femme de Champagne
Babette's Feast: 90s power pop potpourri, blending a hard-edged shell with a velvety belly.
Splish: Experimental classical with percussive flair, often chamber pieces.facebook.com/splish
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