Lyrics and translation Dinah Washington - If I Were a Bell - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"

If I Were a Bell - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"

Si j'étais une cloche - de "In the Land of Hi-Fi"

Ask me how do I feel

Demande-moi comment je me sens

Ask me now that we're cozy and clinging

Demande-moi maintenant que nous sommes confortables et serrés

Well, sir, all I can say

Eh bien, mon cher, tout ce que je peux dire

Is if I were a bell I'd be ringing

C'est que si j'étais une cloche, je sonnerais

From the moment we kissed tonight

Depuis le moment où nous nous sommes embrassés ce soir

That's the way I just got to behave

C'est comme ça que je me dois de me comporter

Boy, if I were a lamp I'd light

Mon garçon, si j'étais une lampe, je m'allumerais

Or if I were a banner I'd wave

Ou si j'étais une bannière, je flotterais

Ask me how do I feel

Demande-moi comment je me sens

Little me with my quiet upbringing

Moi, la petite fille à l'éducation tranquille

Well, sir, all I can say

Eh bien, mon cher, tout ce que je peux dire

Is if I were a gate I'd be swinging

C'est que si j'étais une porte, je me balancerais

And if I were a watch I'd start

Et si j'étais une montre, je commencerais

Popping my spring

À faire vibrer mon ressort

Or if I were a bell

Ou si j'étais une cloche

I'd go ding dong ding dong ding

Je ferais ding dong ding dong ding

Ask me how do I feel

Demande-moi comment je me sens

From this chemistry lesson I'm learning

De cette leçon de chimie que j'apprends

Well, sir, all I can say

Eh bien, mon cher, tout ce que je peux dire

Is if I were a bridge I'd be burning

C'est que si j'étais un pont, je brûlerais

Yes, I knew my moral would crack

Oui, je savais que ma morale allait craquer

From the wonderful way that you looked

De la merveilleuse façon dont tu m'as regardée

Boy, if I were a duck I'd quack

Mon garçon, si j'étais un canard, je cancanerais

Or if I were a goose I'd be cooked

Ou si j'étais une oie, je serais cuite

Ask me how do I feel

Demande-moi comment je me sens

Ask me now that we're fondly caressing

Demande-moi maintenant que nous nous caressons tendrement

Pal, if I were a salad

Mon pote, si j'étais une salade

I know I'd be splashing my dressing

Je sais que j'éclabousserais ma vinaigrette

Or if I were a season, I'd surely be spring

Ou si j'étais une saison, je serais sûrement le printemps

Or if I were a bell

Ou si j'étais une cloche

Yes, if I were a bell, if I were a bell

Oui, si j'étais une cloche, si j'étais une cloche

I'd go ding dong ding dong ding

Je ferais ding dong ding dong ding

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Writer(s): FRANK LOESSER

Album

Dinah Washington: Eight Classic Albums

date of release

31-10-2012

1 I Believe - from "The Two of Us"
2 Again - from "The Two of Us"
3 Because of Everything - from "The Two of Us"
4 I Do - from "The Two of Us"
5 This I Promise You - from "The Two of Us"
6 Someone to Believe In - from "The Two of Us"
7 A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) - from "The Two of Us"
8 Not One Step Behind - from "The Two of Us"
9 Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - from "The Two of Us"
10 Call Me - from "The Two of Us"
11 There Goes My Heart - from "The Two of Us"
12 Love Walked In - from "The Two of Us"
13 Alone Together - from "Dinah Jams"
14 Summertime - from "Dinah Jams"
15 Come Rain or Come Shine - from "Dinah Jams"
16 No More - from "Dinah Jams"
17 I've Got You Under My Skin - from "Dinah Jams"
18 There Is No Greater Love - from "Dinah Jams"
19 You Go to My Head - from "Dinah Jams"
20 I Get a Kick Out of You - from "For Those in Love"
21 Blue Gardenia - from "For Those in Love"
22 Easy Living - from "For Those in Love"
23 You Don't Know What Love Is - from "For Those in Love"
24 This Can't Be Love - from "For Those in Love"
25 My Old Flame - from "For Those in Love"
26 I Could Write a Book - from "For Those in Love"
27 Make the Man Love Me - from "For Those in Love"
28 Our Love Is Here to Stay - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
29 Let Me Love You - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
30 There'll Be a Jubilee - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
31 My Ideal - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
32 I've Got a Crush on You - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
33 Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
34 Nothing Ever Changes - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
35 What'll I Tell My Heart - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
36 Say It Isn't So - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
37 Sometimes I'm Happy - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
38 If I Were a Bell - from "In the Land of Hi-Fi"
39 They Didn't Believe Me - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
40 You're Crying - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
41 Makin' Whoopie - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
42 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
43 But Not for Me - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
44 Caravan - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
45 Perdido - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
46 Never Let Me Go - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
47 I'll Close My Eyes - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
48 Somebody Loves Me - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
49 I Remember You - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
50 I Thought About You - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
51 That's All There Is to That - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
52 I Won't Cry Anymore - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
53 I'm Thru with Love - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
54 Cry Me a River - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
55 What a Difference a Day Makes - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
56 Nothin in the World - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
57 Manhatten - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
58 Time After Time - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
59 It's Magic - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
60 A Sunday Kind of Love - from "What a Difference a Day Makes"
61 Crazy Love - from "I Concentrate on You"
62 Fool That I Am - from "I Concentrate on You"
63 I Concentrate on You - from "I Concentrate on You"
64 Lord, You Made Us Human - from "I Concentrate on You"
65 The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On) - from "I Concentrate on You"
66 Forgotten - from "I Concentrate on You"
67 Good Morning Heartache - from "I Concentrate on You"
68 While We're Young - from "I Concentrate on You"
69 Daybreak - from "I Concentrate on You"
70 I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - from "I Concentrate on You"
71 Show Me the Way - from "I Concentrate on You"
72 Misery - from "I Concentrate on You"
73 September in the Rain - from "September in the Rain"
74 Without a Song - from "September in the Rain"
75 This Heart of Mine - from "September in the Rain"
76 As Long As I'm in Your Arms - from "September in the Rain"
77 With a Song in My Heart - from "September in the Rain"
78 Softly - from "September in the Rain"
79 I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me - from "September in the Rain"
80 I Was Telling Him About You - from "September in the Rain"
81 I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - from "September in the Rain"
82 I'll Come Back for More - from "September in the Rain"
83 Tell Love Hello - from "September in the Rain"
84 I'll Never Kiss You Goodbye - from "September in the Rain"
85 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby - from "The Swingin' Miss D"
86 Lover Come Back to Me (from "Dinah Jams")
87 On the Sunny Side of the Street (from "In the Land of Hi-Fi")

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