Lyrics and translation Duke Ellington - Something to Live for (1939)
I
have
almost
ev'ry
thing
a
human
could
desire,
J'ai
presque
tout
ce
qu'un
homme
peut
désirer,
Cars
and
houses,
bear-skin
rugs
to
lie
before
my
fire
Des
voitures
et
des
maisons,
des
tapis
en
peau
d'ours
pour
me
prélasser
devant
le
feu
But
there's
something
missing,
Mais
il
manque
quelque
chose,
Something
isn't
there,
Quelque
chose
n'est
pas
là,
It
seems
I'm
never
kissing
the
one
whom
I
care
for.
Il
semble
que
je
n'embrasse
jamais
celle
que
j'aime.
I
want
Something
To
Live
For
Je
veux
une
raison
de
vivre
Someone
to
make
my
life
an
adventurous
dream
Quelqu'un
pour
faire
de
ma
vie
un
rêve
aventureux
Oh,
what
wouldn't
I
give
for
Oh,
que
ne
donnerais-je
pas
pour
Someone
who'd
take
my
life
Quelqu'un
qui
prendrait
ma
vie
And
make
it
seem
gay
as
they
say
it
ought
to
be.
Et
la
rendrait
gaie
comme
on
dit
qu'elle
devrait
l'être.
Why
can't
I
have
love
like
that
brought
to
me?
Pourquoi
ne
puis-je
pas
avoir
un
amour
comme
ça
qui
me
soit
apporté?
My
eye
is
watching
the
noon
crowds
Mon
regard
observe
la
foule
de
midi
Searching
the
promenades
seeking
a
clue
Cherchant
des
indices
sur
les
promenades
To
the
one
who
will
someday
be
my
À
celle
qui
sera
un
jour
mon
Something
To
Live
For.
Raison
de
vivre.
I
want
Something
To
Live
For
Je
veux
une
raison
de
vivre
Someone
to
make
my
life
an
adventurous
dream
Quelqu'un
pour
faire
de
ma
vie
un
rêve
aventureux
Oh,
what
wouln't
I
give
for
Oh,
que
ne
donnerais-je
pas
pour
Someone
who'd
take
my
life
Quelqu'un
qui
prendrait
ma
vie
And
make
it
seem
gay
as
they
say
it
ought
to
be.
Et
la
rendrait
gaie
comme
on
dit
qu'elle
devrait
l'être.
Why
can't
I
have
love
like
that
brought
to
me?
Pourquoi
ne
puis-je
pas
avoir
un
amour
comme
ça
qui
me
soit
apporté?
My
eye
is
watching
the
noon
crowds
Mon
regard
observe
la
foule
de
midi
Searching
the
promenades
seeking
a
clue
Cherchant
des
indices
sur
les
promenades
To
the
one
who
will
someday
be
my
Something
To
Live
For.
À
celle
qui
sera
un
jour
mon
Raison
de
vivre.
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1
Malletoba Spank (Live 1959)
2 Mood Indigo (1940)
3 Stormy Weather (1940)
4 Solitude (1940)
5 Plucked Again (1939)
6 Blues (1939 - Take 2)
7 Honey Hush (1939)
8 Lost in Two Flats (1939)
9 Minuet in Blues (1939)
10 Country Gal (1939)
11 Your Love Has Faded (1939 - Take 2)
12 Killin' Myself (1939)
13 Early Mornin' (1939)
14 Blues (1939)
15 Tired Socks (1939)
16 Your Love Has Faded (1939)
17 I Know What You Do (1939)
18 Skunk Hollow Blues (1939)
19 Kinda Dukish
20 Night Time
21 Dancers In Love
22 Sophisticated Lady (1940)
23 Pelican Drag (1940)
24 Tapioca (1940)
25 Mardi Gras Madness (1940)
26 Steeping in Yo Swing Society (1938)
27 Dusk On the Desert (1937)
28 Creole Love Call (1932)
29 Swing Low (1932)
30 Rose Room (1932)
31 Jazz Cocktail (1932)
32 Baby When You Ain't There (1932)
33 Sweet Chariot (1930)
34 Rent Party Blues (1930)
35 Flaming Youth (1929)
36 Retrospection
37 Beggar's Blues (1929)
38 Misty Morning (1928)
39 Goin' to Town (1928)
40 Move Over (1928)
41 Take It Easy (1928)
42 Down in Our Alley Blues (1927)
43 Give It Up (1940)
44 Toasted Pickle (1940)
45 Dry Long So (1940)
46 Black Butterfly (1940)
47 Watch the Birdie (1940)
48 Syncopated Shuffle (1929)
49 Pyramid (1938)
50 Janet
51 B Sharp Blues
52 Flying Home (1955)
53 Happy-Go-Lucky Local (1955)
54 Honeysuckle Rose (1955)
55 One O' Clock Jump (1955)
56 In the Mood (1955)
57 Stompin' At the Savoy (1955)
58 Black and Tan Fantasy (1955)
59 Rockin' in Rhythm (1955)
60 Hello Little Girl (Live 1959)
61 Tymperturbably Blue (Live 1959)
62 All of Me (Live 1959)
63 U.M.M.G (Live 1959)
64 Ready, Go ! (Live 1959)
65 Red Carpet (Live 1959)
66 Red Shoes (Live 1959)
67 Red Garter (Live 1959)
68 Blue Skies
69 All Too Soon
70 Melancholia
71 Who Knows?
72 Reflections In D
73 In A Sentimental Mood
74 Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue (Live)
75 Jeep's Blues - Live
76 Newport Up - Live
77 Golden Father
78 Blues To Be There (Live)
79 Festival Junction (Live)
80 Overture to Jam Session (Part.2)
81 Tootin' Through the Roof (1939)
82 Weely (1939)
83 Little Posey (1939)
84 Serenade To Sweden (1939)
85 I'm Checking Out Gommbye (1939)
86 Way Low (1939)
87 Something to Live for (1939)
88 Pussy Willow (1938)
89 Old King Dooji (1938)
90 Buffet Flat (1938)
91 Dinah's in a Jam (1938)
92 Overture to Jam Session (Part.1)
93 The Beautiful Indians "Mennehana"
94 The Beautiful Indians Hiawatha
95 Jam-a-Ditty
96 The Kissing Bug
97 It Don’t Mean a Thing
98 Harlem Air Shaft
99 A Gypsy Without a Sonf (1938)
100 Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue
101 Frankie and Johnny
102 Flippant Flurry
103 Ring Them Bells
2 Mood Indigo (1940)
3 Stormy Weather (1940)
4 Solitude (1940)
5 Plucked Again (1939)
6 Blues (1939 - Take 2)
7 Honey Hush (1939)
8 Lost in Two Flats (1939)
9 Minuet in Blues (1939)
10 Country Gal (1939)
11 Your Love Has Faded (1939 - Take 2)
12 Killin' Myself (1939)
13 Early Mornin' (1939)
14 Blues (1939)
15 Tired Socks (1939)
16 Your Love Has Faded (1939)
17 I Know What You Do (1939)
18 Skunk Hollow Blues (1939)
19 Kinda Dukish
20 Night Time
21 Dancers In Love
22 Sophisticated Lady (1940)
23 Pelican Drag (1940)
24 Tapioca (1940)
25 Mardi Gras Madness (1940)
26 Steeping in Yo Swing Society (1938)
27 Dusk On the Desert (1937)
28 Creole Love Call (1932)
29 Swing Low (1932)
30 Rose Room (1932)
31 Jazz Cocktail (1932)
32 Baby When You Ain't There (1932)
33 Sweet Chariot (1930)
34 Rent Party Blues (1930)
35 Flaming Youth (1929)
36 Retrospection
37 Beggar's Blues (1929)
38 Misty Morning (1928)
39 Goin' to Town (1928)
40 Move Over (1928)
41 Take It Easy (1928)
42 Down in Our Alley Blues (1927)
43 Give It Up (1940)
44 Toasted Pickle (1940)
45 Dry Long So (1940)
46 Black Butterfly (1940)
47 Watch the Birdie (1940)
48 Syncopated Shuffle (1929)
49 Pyramid (1938)
50 Janet
51 B Sharp Blues
52 Flying Home (1955)
53 Happy-Go-Lucky Local (1955)
54 Honeysuckle Rose (1955)
55 One O' Clock Jump (1955)
56 In the Mood (1955)
57 Stompin' At the Savoy (1955)
58 Black and Tan Fantasy (1955)
59 Rockin' in Rhythm (1955)
60 Hello Little Girl (Live 1959)
61 Tymperturbably Blue (Live 1959)
62 All of Me (Live 1959)
63 U.M.M.G (Live 1959)
64 Ready, Go ! (Live 1959)
65 Red Carpet (Live 1959)
66 Red Shoes (Live 1959)
67 Red Garter (Live 1959)
68 Blue Skies
69 All Too Soon
70 Melancholia
71 Who Knows?
72 Reflections In D
73 In A Sentimental Mood
74 Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue (Live)
75 Jeep's Blues - Live
76 Newport Up - Live
77 Golden Father
78 Blues To Be There (Live)
79 Festival Junction (Live)
80 Overture to Jam Session (Part.2)
81 Tootin' Through the Roof (1939)
82 Weely (1939)
83 Little Posey (1939)
84 Serenade To Sweden (1939)
85 I'm Checking Out Gommbye (1939)
86 Way Low (1939)
87 Something to Live for (1939)
88 Pussy Willow (1938)
89 Old King Dooji (1938)
90 Buffet Flat (1938)
91 Dinah's in a Jam (1938)
92 Overture to Jam Session (Part.1)
93 The Beautiful Indians "Mennehana"
94 The Beautiful Indians Hiawatha
95 Jam-a-Ditty
96 The Kissing Bug
97 It Don’t Mean a Thing
98 Harlem Air Shaft
99 A Gypsy Without a Sonf (1938)
100 Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue
101 Frankie and Johnny
102 Flippant Flurry
103 Ring Them Bells
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