Lyrics and translation Billie Holiday & Lester Young - Why Was I Born?
Why
was
I
born?
Pourquoi
suis-je
né
?
Why
am
I
livin'?
Pourquoi
je
vis
?
What
do
I
get?
Qu'est-ce
que
je
reçois
?
What
am
I
givin'?
Qu'est-ce
que
je
donne
?
Why
do
I
want
for
things
Pourquoi
je
désire
des
choses
I
dare
not
hope
for?
Que
je
n'ose
espérer
?
What
can
I
hope
for?
Que
puis-je
espérer
?
I
wish
I
knew
Je
souhaiterais
savoir
Why
do
I
try
to
draw
you
near
me?
Pourquoi
j'essaie
de
te
rapprocher
de
moi
?
Why
do
I
cry,
you
never
hear
me?
Pourquoi
je
pleure,
tu
ne
m'entends
jamais
?
I'm
a
poor
fool
but
what
can
I
do
Je
suis
un
pauvre
idiot,
mais
que
puis-je
faire
Oh
baby
I
was
born
to
love
you
Oh
mon
chéri,
je
suis
né
pour
t'aimer
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1
I've Got a Date With a Dream
2 You Can't Be Mine
3 I'm Pulling Through
4 Time on My Hands
5 Let's Do It
6 This Year's Kisses
7 Why Was I Born?
8 Yours and Mine
9 Who Wants Love?
10 Trav'Lin' All Alone
11 When You're Smiling
12 He Ain't Got Rhythm
13 Back in Your Own Backyard
14 Here It Is Tomorrow Again
15 Fine and Mellow
16 Foolin' Myself
17 Without Your Love (Price Master)
18 Getting Some Fun Out of Life
19 I Can't Get Started
20 When You're Smiling (Prise Master)
21 I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
22 Born to Love
23 Now They Call It Swing (Prise Master)
24 Let's Do It (Prise Master)
25 Mean to Me (Price Master)
26 Me, Myself and I (Price Master)
27 My First Impression of You (Prise Master)
28 I've Got a Date With a Dream (Prise Master)
29 Laughing at Life (Prise Master)
30 If Dreams Come True (Prise Master)
31 I Can't Get Started (Prise Master)
32 I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Prise Master)
33 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?
34 Billie's Blues (I Love a Man)
35 Back in Your Own Back Yard (Prise Master)
36 All of Me (Prise Master)
37 Everybody's Laughing
38 Laughing At Life
39 You're Just a No Account
2 You Can't Be Mine
3 I'm Pulling Through
4 Time on My Hands
5 Let's Do It
6 This Year's Kisses
7 Why Was I Born?
8 Yours and Mine
9 Who Wants Love?
10 Trav'Lin' All Alone
11 When You're Smiling
12 He Ain't Got Rhythm
13 Back in Your Own Backyard
14 Here It Is Tomorrow Again
15 Fine and Mellow
16 Foolin' Myself
17 Without Your Love (Price Master)
18 Getting Some Fun Out of Life
19 I Can't Get Started
20 When You're Smiling (Prise Master)
21 I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
22 Born to Love
23 Now They Call It Swing (Prise Master)
24 Let's Do It (Prise Master)
25 Mean to Me (Price Master)
26 Me, Myself and I (Price Master)
27 My First Impression of You (Prise Master)
28 I've Got a Date With a Dream (Prise Master)
29 Laughing at Life (Prise Master)
30 If Dreams Come True (Prise Master)
31 I Can't Get Started (Prise Master)
32 I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Prise Master)
33 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?
34 Billie's Blues (I Love a Man)
35 Back in Your Own Back Yard (Prise Master)
36 All of Me (Prise Master)
37 Everybody's Laughing
38 Laughing At Life
39 You're Just a No Account
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