Lyrics and translation Fats Waller - Good for Nothing but Love

Good for Nothing but Love

Bon à rien, sauf pour l'amour

Everybody calls me good for nothing

Tout le monde me dit que je ne vaux rien

Because I cannot tell the distance to a star

Parce que je ne sais pas dire la distance jusqu’à une étoile

But I can tell the world how wonderful you are

Mais je peux dire au monde combien tu es merveilleuse

I'm good for nothing but love

Je ne vaux rien, sauf pour l’amour

Night and day they call me good for nothing

Jour et nuit, ils me disent que je ne vaux rien

Because I cannot name a single bird that flies

Parce que je ne peux pas citer un seul oiseau qui vole

But I can write a book about your lovely eyes

Mais je peux écrire un livre sur tes yeux si beaux

I'm good for nothing but love

Je ne vaux rien, sauf pour l’amour

Fish in the sea are a mystery to me

Les poissons de la mer sont un mystère pour moi

And so is the moon and tide

Et la lune et les marées aussi

Without of all these things my heart laughs and sings

Mais sans toutes ces choses, mon cœur chante et rit

Whenver you're by my side (You sweet rascal you!)

Chaque fois que tu es à mes côtés (Mon petit coquin !)

I guess I'll always be a good-for-nothing

Je suppose que je serai toujours un bon à rien

A good-for-nothing can be good for something too

Un bon à rien peut être bon à quelque chose aussi

Because I heard you whisper, "Baby, I love ya!"

Parce que je t’ai entendu murmurer : « Bébé, je t’aime ! »

It proves to ya: I'm good for nothing but love

Ça te prouve : je ne vaux rien, sauf pour l’amour

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Writer(s): Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie De Lange

Album

The Essence of Fats Waller

date of release

23-07-2007

1 Smarty (You Know It All)
2 Handful of Keys
3 The Curse of an Aching Heart
4 Until the Real Thing Comes Along
5 Us on a Bus
6 What Will I Do In the Morning
7 You're Not the Kind
8 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
9 Our Love Was Meant To Be
10 Please Keep Me In Your Dreams
11 Spring Cleaning
12 The Joint is Jumpin'
13 Where Is the Sun?
14 Blue Turning Grey over You
15 Something Tells Me
16 There's Honey On the Moon Tonight
17 You Look Good to Me
18 Two Sleepy People
19 Good for Nothing but Love
20 Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)
21 Your Feet's Too Big
22 The Jitterbug Waltz (Fats Waller With His Rhythm And Orchestra)
23 Your Socks Don't Match
24 S’posin’
25 Let's Sing Again
26 It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
27 Dinah
28 A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
29 Don't Let It Bother You
30 How Can You Face Me
31 I Wish I Were Twins
32 Sweetie Pie
33 Then I'll Be Tired of You
34 A Little Bit Independent
35 Because Of Once Upon A Time
36 Believe It, Beloved
37 Honeysuckle Rose
38 Ain't Misbehavin'
39 I Believe In Miracles
40 I've Got My Fingers Crossed
41 Lulu's Back in Town
42 Rhythm and Romance
43 Sweet and Slow (Fats Waller And His Rhythm)
44 Truckin'
45 Twelfth Street Rag
46 Whose Honey Are You
47 All My Life
48 Black Raspberry Jam
49 Bye Bye Baby
50 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

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