Lyrics and translation Peggy Lee - Chi Baba Chi Baba
Many
a
year
ago
in
old
Sorrento
Il
y
a
bien
des
années,
dans
le
vieux
Sorrente
a
certain
ditty
was
quite
the
thing
Une
certaine
chanson
était
très
populaire
Whenever
a
mother
rocked
her
baby
in
Sorrento
Quand
une
mère
berçait
son
bébé
à
Sorrente
this
little
ditty
she
used
to
sing:
C’est
ce
petit
air
qu’elle
chantait :
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
An'
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
Et
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
go
to
sleep!
Mon
bambin,
va
dormir !
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
An'
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
Et
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
go
to
sleep!
Mon
bambin,
va
dormir !
All
the
stars
are
in
the
skies
ready
to
say
"goodnight"
Toutes
les
étoiles
sont
dans
le
ciel,
prêtes
à
te
dire
« bonne
nuit »
can't
you
see
your
doll
is
sleepy,
too?
Ne
vois-tu
pas
que
ta
poupée
a
sommeil
aussi ?
Close
your
drowsy
little
eyes,
mama
will
hold
you
tight
Ferme
tes
petits
yeux
endormis,
maman
te
tiendra
bien
serré
while
she
sings
a
lullaby
to
you:
Pendant
qu’elle
te
chante
une
berceuse :
Oh,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Oh,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
An'
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
Et
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
go
to
sleep!
Mon
bambin,
va
dormir !
(Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa,
and
chi-lawa)
(Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa,
et
chi-lawa)
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
An'
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
(la
goombah!)
Et
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
(la
goombah !)
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
go
to
sleep!
Mon
bambin,
va
dormir !
(Chi,
chi,
chi-baba!)
(Chi,
chi,
chi-baba !)
Chi,
chi,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi,
chi,
chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
An'
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
(la
goombah!)
Et
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
(la
goombah !)
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
go
to
sleep!
Mon
bambin,
va
dormir !
All
the
stars
are
in
the
skies
ready
to
say
"goodnight,
goodnight"
Toutes
les
étoiles
sont
dans
le
ciel,
prêtes
à
te
dire
« bonne
nuit,
bonne
nuit »
can't
you
see
your
doll
is
sleepy,
too?
Ne
vois-tu
pas
que
ta
poupée
a
sommeil
aussi ?
Close
your
drowsy
little
eyes,
mama
will
hold
you
tight
Ferme
tes
petits
yeux
endormis,
maman
te
tiendra
bien
serré
while
she
sings
a
lullaby
to
you,
ever
so
sweetly!
Pendant
qu’elle
te
chante
une
berceuse,
si
doucement !
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
An'
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
(la
la
goombah!
chi-baba!)
Et
chi-lawa
kook-a
la
goombah
(la
la
goombah !
chi-baba !)
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
go
to
sleep!
Mon
bambin,
va
dormir !
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
go
to
sleep!
Mon
bambin,
va
dormir !
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
Chi-baba,
chi-baba,
chi-wawa
my
bambino
...
Mon
bambin …
go
to
sleep!
Va
dormir !
Rate the translation
1
Ghost Riders in the Sky
2 That's All
3 Something Wonderful
4 He's My Guy
5 Fever
6 Then I'll Be Tired of You
7 My Heart Stood Still
8 If I Should Lose You
9 There Is No Greater Love
10 The Folks Who Live on the Hill
11 Black Coffee
12 Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
13 I've Got You Under My Skin
14 Love Me Or Leave Me
15 Easy Living
16 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
17 It Ain't Necessarily So
18 Gee Baby (Ain't I Good To You)
19 You're My Thrill
20 Please Be Kind
21 There's A Small Hotel
22 How Long Has This Been Going On?
23 Mr Wonderful
24 Lover
25 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
26 He's a Tramp
27 The Siamese Cat Song
28 Caramba! It's the Samba
29 Baubles, Bangles and Beads
30 Mañana
31 Golden Earrings
32 Waiting for the Train to Come In
33 It's a Good Day
34 Chi Baba Chi Baba
35 Don't Smoke In Bed
36 It´s All Over Now
37 I'll Dance at Your Wedding
38 Johnny Guitar
39 Why Don't You Do Right?
40 Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me
41 Everything I Love
42 Just One of Those Things
43 Sisters (with Trudy Stevens)
44 (Just One Way to Say) I Love You
45 A Woman Alone With The Blues
46 When The World Was Young
47 I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard
48 The Old Master Painter with Mel Torme
2 That's All
3 Something Wonderful
4 He's My Guy
5 Fever
6 Then I'll Be Tired of You
7 My Heart Stood Still
8 If I Should Lose You
9 There Is No Greater Love
10 The Folks Who Live on the Hill
11 Black Coffee
12 Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
13 I've Got You Under My Skin
14 Love Me Or Leave Me
15 Easy Living
16 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
17 It Ain't Necessarily So
18 Gee Baby (Ain't I Good To You)
19 You're My Thrill
20 Please Be Kind
21 There's A Small Hotel
22 How Long Has This Been Going On?
23 Mr Wonderful
24 Lover
25 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
26 He's a Tramp
27 The Siamese Cat Song
28 Caramba! It's the Samba
29 Baubles, Bangles and Beads
30 Mañana
31 Golden Earrings
32 Waiting for the Train to Come In
33 It's a Good Day
34 Chi Baba Chi Baba
35 Don't Smoke In Bed
36 It´s All Over Now
37 I'll Dance at Your Wedding
38 Johnny Guitar
39 Why Don't You Do Right?
40 Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me
41 Everything I Love
42 Just One of Those Things
43 Sisters (with Trudy Stevens)
44 (Just One Way to Say) I Love You
45 A Woman Alone With The Blues
46 When The World Was Young
47 I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard
48 The Old Master Painter with Mel Torme
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