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Monday 19 February 2024

“Dans La Ville Endormie”. Sung By: Dalida. “No Time To Die”. James Bond.



“No Time To Die”.
James Bond.
“Dans La Ville Endormie”.
Sung By: Dalida.
Available on YouTube

Tout s'efface autour de moi
Lorsque la ville s'endort
Je ne vis plus que pour toi
Lorsque la ville s'endort
Tous ces murs écrasés sous les toits
Sont un décor
Et les rues sans nom
Que nous aimions
N'ont plus de vie

Dans la ville endormie
Dans la ville endormie
Où je veille encore


Le silence me poursuit
Lorsque la ville s'endort
Je voudrais peupler la nuit
Lorsque la ville s'endort
Ce n'est plus que l'ombre de tes bras
Et de ton corps
L'écho de ta voix
Qui vibre en moi
Toujours plus fort

Dans la ville endormie
Dans la ville endormie
Où je veille encore

Ton amour n'est pas ce que tu crois
C'est un décor
Mais un jour viendra
Où tu sauras m'aimer plus fort
Dans ton cœur endormi
Dans ton cœur qui m'oublie

Où je veille encore
Où je veille encore
Où je veille encore


Everything's deleted around me 
When the town falls asleep. 
I only live for you 
When the town falls asleep. 
All these walls 
Overburdened by the roofs 
Are only a scenery 
And the unnamed streets 
That we liked 
Don't live any more. 

In the sleeping town 
In the sleeping town 
Where I'm still awake 

Silence follows me 
When the town falls asleep. 
I'd like people to be out at night 
When the town falls asleep. 
There is only the shadow of your arms 
And of your body 
And the echo of your voice 
That's resonant in me louder and louder. 

In the sleeping town 
In the sleeping town 
Where I'm still awake 


 Your love isn't what you think. 
It's only a scenery 
But a day will come 
When you'll know 
How to love me with more intensity. 
In your sleeping heart 
In your heart which forgets me 

Where I'm still wide awake, 
Where I'm still wide awake, 
Where I'm still wide awake.


The following Text is from Wikipedia.

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress, born in Egypt.[1][2]

She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known songs are "Bambino", "Gondolier", "Les enfants du Pirée", "Le temps des fleurs", "Darla dirladada", "J'attendrai", and "Paroles, paroles" featuring spoken words by Alain Delon.

First an actress, she made her debut in the film A Glass and a Cigarette by Niazi Mustapha in 1955. One year later, having signed with the Barclay record company, Dalida achieved her first success as a singer with "Bambino". Following this, she became the most important seller of records in France between 1957 and 1961.


Her music charted in many countries in EuropeLatin AmericaNorth America, and Asia. Among her greatest sales successes were "Le jour où la pluie viendra", "Gigi l'amoroso", "J'attendrai", and "Salama ya salama". She sang with singers such as Julio IglesiasCharles AznavourJohnny Mathis and Petula Clark.

Although she shot a few films alongside her career as a singer, she effectively reconnected with cinema with The Sixth Day, a film by Youssef Chahine released in 1986. The film was successful in Egypt where three million people gathered in Shubra to see Dalida at the preview. In France, although the film was hailed by critics, it became a commercial failure.

Dalida was deeply disturbed by the suicide of her partner Luigi Tenco in 1967. Despite this, she moved ahead with her career, forming the record label International Show with her brother Orlando, recording more music and performing at concerts and music competitions, but continued to suffer bouts of depression. Dalida committed suicide on 3 May 1987.[3]

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