Belleville Rendez-Vous
Ben Charest Lyrics
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La peau tirée par des machines à clous
Moi je veux être fripé, triplement fripé
Frippé comme une triplette de Belleville
J'veux pas finir ma vie à Acapulco (Acapulco)
Danser tout raide avec des gigolos
Moi je veux être tordu, triplement tordu
Balancé comme une triplette de Belleville
(Allez les filles, allons...)
Swinging Belleville rendez-vous, marathon dancing doum dilou
Vaudou cancan, balais tabou au Belleville swinging rendez-vous
J'veux pas finir ma vie à Singapour (Singapour)
Jouer au dico, manger des petits fours
Moi je veux être idiot, triplement z'idiot
Gondolé comme une triplette de Belleville
J'veux pas finir ma vie à Honolulu (Honolulu)
Chanter comme un oiseau ça n'se fait plus
Je veux ma voix brisée, triplement brisée
Swinguer comme une triplette de Belleville
Swinging Belleville rendez-vous, marathon dancing doum dilou
Vaudou cancan, balais tabou au Belleville swinging rendez-vous
J'voudrais finir ma vie à Katmandou (Katmandou)
C'est bien plus doux de faire des rimes en "ou"
Mais je veux être givré, triplement givré
Swinguer comme les triplettes de Belleville
(Allez les filles...)
Swinging Belleville rendez-vous, marathon dancing doum dilou
Vaudou cancan, balais tabou au Belleville swinging rendez-vous
Swinging Belleville rendez-vous, marathon dancing doum dilou
Vaudou cancan, balais tabou au Belleville swinging rendez-vous.
The song "Belleville Rendez-Vous" by Ben Charest is about an individual who does not want to end up living a mundane life in different parts of the world like Tombouctou, Acapulco, Singapour or Honolulu. Instead, the individual wants to live a life of excitement and adventure, just like the Belleville triplets, who are known for their thrilling moves and unique personalities.
The singer wants to be "frippé" or wrinkly, "tordu" or twisted, "idiot" or crazy, and "givré" or chilled, just like the triplets. The song suggests that the individual wants to lead a life of joy and free will rather than being confined to societal norms. The chorus highlights the desire to be a part of the famous "Swinging Belleville rendez-vous" - an event where people come together to dance relentlessly and have a good time.
Overall, the song portrays the message that life should be lived to the fullest and filled with adventure, which is illustrated by the oddball characters in the song who are embraced for their unique qualities.
Line by Line Meaning
J'veux pas finir mes jours à Tombouctou (Tombouctou)
I don't want to spend my last days in Tombouctou with my skin stretched by nail machines. Instead, I want to be tripled wrinkled like a trio from Belleville.
J'veux pas finir ma vie à Acapulco (Acapulco)
I don't want to end my life in Acapulco, dancing stiffly with gigolos. Instead, I want to be tripled twisted, swung like a trio from Belleville.
(Allez les filles, allons...)
Calling all the girls, let's go... Swing at Belleville rendezvous, marathon dances with doum-dilou beats, voodoo cancan, taboo brooms at Belleville swinging rendezvous.
J'veux pas finir ma vie à Singapour (Singapour)
I don't want to end my life in Singapore playing dictionary and eating pastries. Instead I want to be tripled idiotic, curved like a trio from Belleville.
J'veux pas finir ma vie à Honolulu (Honolulu)
I don't want to end my life in Honolulu singing like a bird. I want my voice to be broken, tripled broken, swinging like a trio from Belleville.
J'voudrais finir ma vie à Katmandou (Katmandou)
I'd like to end my life in Katmandu, where it's so much fun to make rhymes with 'ou'. But I want to be tripled chilled, swinging like the trios from Belleville.
(Allez les filles...)
Calling all the girls, let's go... Swing at Belleville rendezvous, marathon dances with doum-dilou beats, voodoo cancan, taboo brooms at Belleville swinging rendezvous.
Swinging Belleville rendez-vous, marathon dancing doum dilou
Come and join us in the swinging Belleville rendezvous, where we dance endlessly to the Doum-Dilou beats.
Vaudou cancan, balais tabou au Belleville swinging rendez-vous
You'll also see some Voodoo cancan and taboo brooms at Belleville swinging rendezvous.
Swinging Belleville rendez-vous, marathon dancing doum dilou
Come and join us in the swinging Belleville rendezvous, where we dance endlessly to the Doum-Dilou beats.
Vaudou cancan, balais tabou au Belleville swinging rendez-vous.
You'll also see some Voodoo cancan and taboo brooms at Belleville swinging rendezvous.
Contributed by Bentley F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@casspirburns
I don't want to finish my days in Timbuktu
Skin drawn by machines with nails
Me, I want to be crumpled, crumpled threefold
Crumpled like a Belleville triplet
I don't want to finish my life in Acapulco
Dancing stiffly with gigolos
Me, I want to be twisted, twisted threefold
Balanced like a Belleville triplet
(Come on girls, come on)
Swinging Belleville rendezvous
Marathon dancing doum dilou
Voodoo Cancan, taboo brooms
In Belleville swinging rendezvous
I don't want to finish my life in Singapore
Playing at the disco, eating petits fours*
Me, I want to be an idiot, three times the idiot
Warped like a Belleville triplet
I don't want to finish my life in Honolulu
Singing like a bird, it is no longer done
I want my voice to be broken, broken threefold
Swinging like a Belleville triplet
Swinging Belleville rendezvous
Marathon dancing doum dilou
Voodoo Cancan, taboo brooms
In Belleville swinging rendezvous
I'd like to finish my life in Kathmandu
It's much sweeter to make rhymes with "ou"
But I want to be covered with frost, covered threefold
Swinging like a Belleville triplet
(Come on girls, come on)
Swinging Belleville rendezvous
Marathon dancing doum dilou
Voodoo Cancan, taboo brooms
In Belleville swinging rendezvous
Swinging Belleville rendezvous
Marathon dancing doum dilou
Voodoo Cancan, taboo brooms
In Belleville swinging rendezvous
@jeditor9687
About 16 years ago, my third grade teacher played this song to our class. I had no idea what the lyrics were but the tune stuck in my head. For 16 years I couldn’t get this song out. The only word I knew in the song was rendezvous. I finally found it. Hearing it again after all this time is a blast from the past. I feel like I can finally get this out of my head.
@g--stef4756
If you can, do watch the film itself, it's very good. In fact, you can do that right now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYappwQmWq4
@eduardo_corrochio
It's a wonderfully strange piece of cinema. And the song is addictive, yes. I like both French and English versions of it. I love how he sings words like "Acapuuuuuuulco" and "Honoluuuuuuuulu".
@GraemeGunn
What a weird thing to make a 3rd grade class listen to.
It also sounds like you didn't pay attention in class.
@ericcartman1660
But do you want to?
@illfaptothis333
this movies the reason why i got into animation
@SweetHotei
Can't believe in 4 years no one asked you what have you animated, bro!
@xavierrenegadeangel2955
What have you animated bro
@kawnitguloruskova4795
What did you animate?
@marcello7781
This masterpiece should have won the oscar!