Born to a large impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she released the anglophone album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.
Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canada in 1986. During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records and releasing several English albums along with additional French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history. However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a temporary retirement from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer.She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
After performing in 25 countries during the Taking Chances World Tour which ended in February 2009 (one year after it began) she took another 2 year hiatus, focusing on expanding her family. After 6 in-vitro tries she gave birth to twin boys Nelson and Eddy in October 2010. In the meantime she announced her return to Vegas, her new show simply named "Céline" premièred on March 15th 2011 to spectacular reviews by media and audience.
Dion's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical. While her releases have often received mixed critical reception, she is renowned for her technically skilled and powerful vocals. Dion is the best selling Canadian artist of all time; and her album D'eux is the best selling francophone album of all time. Dion is regarded as one of pop music's most influential voices. Linda Lister describes Dion as a reigning Queen of Pop for her influence over the record industry during the 1990s. On a cultural level, Dion is credited for introducing francophone music to many non-francophone countries around the globe. Dion is also credited for both revitalizing and revolutionizing the entertainment scene in Las Vegas with the gargantuan successes of her residencies there. She managed to re-popularize the Las Vegas "residency" as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. Over the years, fellow established icons such as Britney Spears, Elton John, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Cher and Shania Twain followed suit.
J'Attendais
Céline Dion Lyrics
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Et j'écoutais le vent chanter infiniment
Vagues de quiétude et de paix
D'aussi loin que je me souvienne
L'enfance est un immense océan
Et je rêvais longues années, longue indolence
Où rien ne se passe mais où rien ne s'oublie
Le moindre feu d'une absence
Ce n'est qu'en te croisant
Que j'ai su, j'ai compris
J'attendais, j'attendais
J'attendais ton regard pour expliquer enfin
Le pourquoi de ces au revoir
À tout ce long chemin
J'attendais, j'attendais
Le pays de ton corps le toucher de tes mains
Ma douce boussole mon nord
Le sens à mes demains
Et j'abordais les troubles rives adolescentes
Les doutes, les jeux, les mauvais courants
Je me souviens les coups de sang
Des musiques et des mots de France
Amants d'avant
Y a bien des vies qu'on nourrit d'étude ou de science
Destins faits d'aventures, de records ou d'argent
Des vies d'écriture et de voyage
Ou de rêve de puissance
J'y pensais bien de temps en temps
En écoutant le vent
J'attendais, j'attendais
J'attendais ton regard pour expliquer enfin
Le pourquoi de ces au revoir
À tout ce long chemin
J'attendais, j'attendais, j'attendais ton amour
Ton beau ton bel amour
Je l'attendais pour enfin vivre
En donnant à mon tour
J'attendais
The lyrics to Céline Dion's song J'Attendais speak of the longing for love and the search for meaning throughout life, as well as the memories and experiences of childhood and adolescence. The first verse describes the peaceful sounds of fountains and the wind, which evoke a sense of tranquility and nostalgia for the past. The lyrics acknowledge that childhood is like an ocean, vast and expansive, with vast possibilities and explorations. The dreamy state of the singer is described in the second verse, with a longing for a life where nothing happens but nothing is forgotten. The singer is content and serene, without the knowledge of the absence of love.
It is only upon meeting the person for whom they were waiting that the singer begins to understand and gain clarity. The chorus repeats the line "j'attendais" which means "I was waiting," and emphasizes the importance of waiting for the right person to come along to alleviate the confusion and loneliness. The second verse describes the struggles and experiences of adolescence, with mentions of love affairs and the desire for adventure and success. Despite these distractions, the singer continues to wait for the person who will bring purpose and meaning to their life.
Overall, the lyrics to J'Attendais highlight the universal experience of waiting for love, and the eventual realization that it was worth the wait. It speaks of the struggles and experiences that make up a life, and how the right person can make it all worthwhile.
Line by Line Meaning
Et j'écoutais longtemps couler l'eau des fontaines
I used to listen for a long time to the sound of the fountains' water flow
Et j'écoutais le vent chanter infiniment
I used to listen to the wind singing without interruption
Vagues de quiétude et de paix
Waves of tranquility and peace
D'aussi loin que je me souvienne
As far as my memory goes
L'enfance est un immense océan
Childhood is a vast ocean
Et je rêvais longues années, longue indolence
I used to dream for long years, long indolence
Où rien ne se passe mais où rien ne s'oublie
Where nothing happens but nothing is forgotten
J'allais sereine et sans connaître
I used to go serene and without knowing
Le moindre feu d'une absence
The slightest fire of an absence
Ce n'est qu'en te croisant
It is only when I met you
Que j'ai su, j'ai compris
That I knew, I understood
J'attendais, j'attendais
I was waiting, I was waiting
J'attendais ton regard pour expliquer enfin
I was waiting for your gaze to finally explain
Le pourquoi de ces au revoir
The reason for those goodbyes
À tout ce long chemin
To this long journey
Le pays de ton corps le toucher de tes mains
The land of your body, the touch of your hands
Ma douce boussole mon nord
My sweet compass, my north
Le sens à mes demains
The meaning of my tomorrows
Et j'abordais les troubles rives adolescentes
And I approached the troubled adolescent shores
Les doutes, les jeux, les mauvais courants
The doubts, the games, the bad currents
Je me souviens les coups de sang
I remember the outbursts
Des musiques et des mots de France
Of the music and words of France
Amants d'avant
Lovers of old
Y a bien des vies qu'on nourrit d'étude ou de science
There are many lives that are nourished by study or science
Destins faits d'aventures, de records ou d'argent
Destinies made of adventures, records, or money
Des vies d'écriture et de voyage
Lives of writing and traveling
Ou de rêve de puissance
Or of dream of power
J'y pensais bien de temps en temps
I used to think about them from time to time
En écoutant le vent
While listening to the wind
J'attendais ton amour
I was waiting for your love
Ton beau ton bel amour
Your beautiful love
Je l'attendais pour enfin vivre
I was waiting for it to finally live
En donnant à mon tour
By giving back in my turn
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING FRANCE, JRG MUSICALES
Written by: Jean-Jacques Goldman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Et j'écoutais longtemps couler l'eau des fontaines
Et j'écoutais le vent chanter infiniment
Vagues de quiétude et de paix
D'aussi loin que je me souvienne
L'enfance est un immense océan
Et je rêvais longues années, longue indolence
Où rien ne se passe mais où rien ne s'oublie
J'allais sereine et sans connaître
Le moindre feu d'une absence
Ce n'est qu'en te croisant
Que j'ai su, j'ai compris
J'attendais, j'attendais
J'attendais ton regard pour expliquer enfin
Le pourquoi de ces au revoir
À tout ce long chemin
J'attendais, j'attendais
Le pays de ton corps le toucher de tes mains
Ma douce boussole mon nord
Le sens à mes demains
Et j'abordais les troubles rives adolescentes
Les doutes, les jeux, les mauvais courants
Je me souviens les coups de sang
Des musiques et des mots de France
Amants d'avant
Y a bien des vies qu'on nourrit d'étude ou de science
Destins faits d'aventures, de records ou d'argent
Des vies d'écriture et de voyage
Ou de rêve de puissance
J'y pensais bien de temps en temps
En écoutant le vent
J'attendais, j'attendais
J'attendais ton regard pour expliquer enfin
Le pourquoi de ces au revoir
À tout ce long chemin
J'attendais, j'attendais, j'attendais ton amour
Ton beau ton bel amour
Je l'attendais pour enfin vivre
En donnant à mon tour
J'attendais
@ronaldoantoniodasilva8322
Música linda que acalma, relaxa e vai fundo ao coração. Ouço quase diariamente.
@samaracosta8765
Celine tem voz e músicas lindas em inglês e francês. Ela deveria ganhar muito mais prêmios. Ela não fica só naquele clichê de cantar em inglês,ela é completa. ♥️
@RodrigoSilva-rx7fn
Ela é excelente demais para receber prêmios... tudo que não presta está aí na mídia e sendo saudado como se bom fosse. Celine dion de fato é uma injustiçada pois todo o estrondoso sucesso que alcançou na carreira é pouco pois ela merecia três vezes mais. ❤
@diegonegreiros1489
Eu amo essa música.Eu a conheci assistindo a novela Esperança.Foi bem marcante.
@fabianosantos2189
Sim, ela foi tema da Justine. Personagem da Gabriela Duarte
@paridecuccarese4950
Cette chanson et sa voix en la chantant me font pleurer.. c'est tout si touchant. Il n'y a pas de chantants qui te donnent émotions comme Céline
@venusinlovebyselenaangels9862
Magnifique chanson!
@jonathanpiloupilou1574
la pureté en une seul voix
@philippepoinsot9825
c'est clair, net, et sans bavures !! 🙏💝🎧🔊 et merci jean-jacques goldman.
@steevefruteau8639
Exactement. Avec des écouteurs encore mieux.. juste parfait ❤