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.
Le temps qui compte
Céline Dion Lyrics
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Rythmées de doutes
Le prix que ça coûte
De toujours vouloir
La voix qui vacille, qui scintille
La salle remplie
D'un amour si grand
Si fort qu'il me porte
Qu'importe la note
Chanter, c'est aimer
Le temps qui compte
Est toujours compté
Qu'il soit gagné
Qu'il soit gaspillé
En rires qui coulent
En vie qui déboule
Le temps qui compte
Est toujours compté
Il nous martèle
Il presse le tempo
Le temps m'appelle
Il a dix ans bientôt
Il prend la vie, la saisit et s'en va
Le temps qui compte est toujours compté
Et mon amour si malmené
Mis en danger
Par les années
Années de trop qui m'ont volé
Combien d'instants, d'heures et de jours?
J'ai rusé avec les mots
Mes chansons hurlaient ton nom
Couplet de passion
T'aimer, c'était chanter
Il nous martèle
Il presse le tempo
Le temps m'appelle
Il a dix ans bientôt
Il prend la vie, la saisit et s'en va
Le temps qui compte ne nous attend pas
Et la vie glisse sur l'eau du temps
La vie résiste, prend son élan
Pour un baiser elle peut se poser
Le temps qui compte est toujours compté
Un seul baiser et la vie s'en va
Le temps qui compte ne nous attend pas
Même avec toi, même avec passion
Le temps qui compte ne dure qu'une chanson
In Celine Dion's Le temps qui compte, the lyrics reflect upon the fleeting nature of time and the importance of cherishing each moment. The song begins by describing the highs and lows of a life dedicated to singing, with the "hours of glory" marked by doubts and sacrifices. The singer's voice may falter at times, but she is uplifted by the love and support of her audience. "To sing, is to love" she declares.
The chorus repeats the sentiment that "time that counts, is always counted" whether it is spent in laughter or wasted in idleness. Time moves relentlessly and the singer is aware of its passage, noting that it has been almost ten years since she began her career. Despite her success and fulfillment, time has taken a toll on her love, as the years have nibbled away at the passion and intimacy it once had.
The lyrics suggest that the singer has found a way to cope with the challenges of time through music. She has used her songs to express her love and longing, writing "I played with words, my songs screamed your name, the stanza of passion, loving you, was singing." Here the songwriter has found a way to transcend time, to capture the essence of her love and preserve it in music. But even this is fleeting, as the final lines of the song remind us that even with passion and devotion, time is unstoppable, and "time that counts only lasts for one song."
Line by Line Meaning
Les heures de gloire
The moments of greatness
Rythmées de doutes
Are accompanied by doubts
Le prix que ça coûte
The cost that it takes
De toujours vouloir
To always want
La voix qui vacille, qui scintille
The voice that wavers, that sparkles
La salle remplie
The room filled
D'un amour si grand
With a love so great
Si fort qu'il me porte
So strong that it carries me
Me soulève, me prend
Lifts me up, takes me
Qu'importe la note
No matter the note
Chanter, c'est aimer
To sing is to love
Le temps qui compte
The time that matters
Est toujours compté
Is always counted
Qu'il soit gagné
Whether it is gained
Qu'il soit gaspillé
Or wasted
En rires qui coulent
In laughter that flows
En vie qui déboule
In life that rushes
Il nous martèle
It hammers us
Il presse le tempo
It pushes the tempo
Le temps m'appelle
Time is calling me
Il a dix ans bientôt
It will be ten years soon
Il prend la vie, la saisit et s'en va
It takes life, seizes it and leaves
Il nous martèle
It hammers us
Le temps qui compte est toujours compté
The time that matters is always counted
Et mon amour si malmené
And my love so mistreated
Mis en danger
Put in danger
Par les années
By the passing years
Années de trop qui m'ont volé
Years that have stolen from me
Combien d'instants, d'heures et de jours?
How many moments, hours, and days?
J'ai rusé avec les mots
I have played tricks with words
Mes chansons hurlaient ton nom
My songs screamed your name
Couplet de passion
Verse of passion
T'aimer, c'était chanter
To love you was to sing
Le temps qui compte
The time that matters
Ne nous attend pas
Does not wait for us
Et la vie glisse sur l'eau du temps
And life slides on the water of time
La vie résiste, prend son élan
Life resists, gathers momentum
Pour un baiser elle peut se poser
For a kiss she can come to rest
Un seul baiser et la vie s'en va
One single kiss and life goes away
Le temps qui compte est toujours compté
The time that matters is always counted
Même avec toi, même avec passion
Even with you, even with passion
Le temps qui compte ne dure qu'une chanson
The time that matters lasts only one song
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Marie Laberge, Jacques Veneruso
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Celine DELL’S Written. By All Women Poets , INCREDIBLE , CONGRATULATIONS Celine , Perfect
@davidneumann3527
One of the best songs on the album, defenitely one of my favorites for sure :)
@zyou86
You're the best star in the world 🥰👍
@morganaugustin4716
Magnifique😍
@zakariarhazi4101
Céline Dion 🥰🥰
@aminewolfy9888
You're the best 😘
@jenniferreiter6876
Trop bien
@olgamakarova5520
Delighted Thanks 🎉❤
@thanhtrungnguyen1488
wonderful
@klaudiatatar6537
i love going back to it ✌💟