Born on the 17th January 1933 in Shoubra, Cairo, Egypt, she was the child of an opera violinist, and was given singing lessons at an early age. She developed into a beautiful young lady and, in 1954, she won the Miss Egypt beauty contest and immediately left for Paris, France, to pursue a career in motion pictures.
Despite her looks, her first films were less than successful, but she began performing in music halls and cabarets, singing in French, Italian, Arabic in which she was fluent, and other languages. Using the stage name Dalida she recorded songs; her second single titled "Bambino" brought instant fame. In 1957, she appeared at the Paris Olympia as the opening act for Charles Aznavour and later the same year for Gilbert Bécaud. She would go on to record in several languages, touring the globe including sold-out performances, in late 1978, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
During her career, Dalida recorded 500 French songs, 200 of which were translated into Italian, and 300 into other languages. She sold more than 150 million albums world-wide, winning numerous awards, and achieving more than seventy gold records. Yet, despite her fame and fortune, her personal life was difficult and filled with much drama and tragedy. In 1961 she married her mentor Lucien Morisse, but the marriage lasted only a few months, and she left him for the painter Jean Sobieski (later the father of American actress Leelee Sobieski). A few years later, her still distraught ex-husband died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In 1967 her new lover, the Italian singer, Luigi Tenco also took his own life, and Dalida too attempted suicide. She was living with the flamboyant and less than reputable Richard Chanfray (referred to as the Comte de St Germain) when he took his own life in July 1983. She recovered from these tragedies and continued to perform, but by her own accounts, life had little meaning and she spent years searching for personal fulfillment, including traveling to Nepal to study the Hindu religion.
She died on the 3rd May 1987 as a result of an overdose of sleeping pills, leaving behind a suicide note that said: "Life has become unbearable ... forgive me."
2) A mononym of a young Lebanese singer living in Kuwait. She released two albums, "Tedalal" (2005) and "Eltegaina" (2008) and she filmed 3 video clips "Wadel Ma'i", "Haram" & "Eltegaina".
3) Back from the dead in Moselle (France), DALIDA is reborn, her squint is now a blindness and her voice a strident groan.
Obsessed by Krautrock band alienating repetitions, she modifies her repertoire, no more poignant songs, she's now exploring the sonic transe.
« Nobody have to steal our own death, it's a part of our life, that's why it's really important to live this moment »
Terrestrial incarnation : Klaus Legal and DaiKiRi (members of Le Singe Blanc, Judas Donneger, La Race, Myster Möebius...)
Am Tag als der Regen kam
Dalida Lyrics
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Lang ersehnt, heiß erfleht
Auf die glühenden Felder
Auf die durstigen Wälder
Am Tag, als der Regen kam
Lang ersehnt, heiß erfleht
Da erblühten die Bäume
Da kamst du
Ich war allein im fremden Land
Die Sonne hat die Erde verbrannt
Überall nur Leid und Einsamkeit
Und du, ja, du
So weit, so weit
Doch eines Tag's von Süden her
Da zogen Wolken über das Meer
Und als endlich dann der Regen rann
Fing auch für mich das Leben an
Ja ja ja ja ja ja ja
Am Tag, als der Regen kam
Lang ersehnt, heiß erfleht
Auf die glühenden Felder
Auf die durstigen Wälder
Am Tag als der Regen kam
Weit und breit, wundersam
Als die Glocken erklangen
Als von Liebe sie sangen
Da kamst du, da kamst du
The song "Am Tag als der Regen kam" by Dalida is a beautiful romantic ballad that talks about the healing power of love that comes after a long period of loneliness and suffering. The opening verses talk about the long-awaited rain that finally arrives to soothe the scorched fields and thirsty forests. This symbolizes the hope for a new beginning after a long period of adversity. Then, the chorus repeats the same lines describing the day when the rain came, and how it brought life to everything around, including the dreams of the singer.
The following verses tell the story of the singer, who was alone in a foreign land, suffering from the scorching heat of the sun and surrounded by pain and loneliness. However, with the arrival of the rain and the singer's lover, life began anew. The song's message is that love has the power to heal even the deepest wounds and bring light to the darkest moments in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Am Tag, als der Regen kam
On the day when the rain came
Lang ersehnt, heiß erfleht
Long awaited, ardently begged for
Auf die glühenden Felder
Onto the glowing fields
Auf die durstigen Wälder
Onto the thirsty forests
Da erblühten die Bäume
Then the trees blossomed
Da erwachten die Träume
Then the dreams awoke
Da kamst du
Then you came
Ich war allein im fremden Land
I was alone in a foreign land
Die Sonne hat die Erde verbrannt
The sun had burned the earth
Überall nur Leid und Einsamkeit
Everywhere there was only suffering and loneliness
Und du, ja, du
And you, yes, you
So weit, so weit
So far away
Doch eines Tag's von Süden her
But one day from the south
Da zogen Wolken über das Meer
Clouds moved across the sea
Und als endlich dann der Regen rann
And when finally the rain fell
Fing auch für mich das Leben an
Life began for me too
Ja ja ja ja ja ja ja
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Am Tag als der Regen kam
On the day when the rain came
Weit und breit, wundersam
Far and wide, wondrous
Als die Glocken erklangen
As the bells rang out
Als von Liebe sie sangen
As they sang of love
Da kamst du, da kamst du
Then you came, then you came
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gilbert Francois Leopold Becaud, Pierre Delanoe, Abramo Italo Ferrario
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@petraklatte2397
Seit ich das Led kenne,1982 traumhaft❤❤❤❤❤
@bjrnborg2127
Ein wundervolles Lied mit Tiefgang.
@dragon6354
Immer noch schön zu hören.
@marliesegrabmuller3681
Das war Dalida ihr erster groser Hit in Deutschland ich war ein kleines mädchen wunderschön war sie meine Eltern haben sie sehr gerne gesehen wenn sie im fernsehen war Ruhe in frieden
@paultrigo5401
Was für ein zeitloses meisterwerk
@angelikaluft2515
Das Lied ist aktueller denn je🌨🌨🌨🌨 nach den Hitzesommern.
@vozoo5198
Eine der grossen Stars der letzten 100 Jahre. Leider mittlerweile schon fast vergessen. Was sie auch zum Mythos machte, war ihr Leben und ihre Kraft immer wieder aufzustehen . Irgendwann war sie sie es aber nicht mehr und beginng Selbstmord. Tragisch. 😢😢
@harriliebefroh2654
Ein wunderschönes Bild was da erzählt wird . 😍
@gebirgsjagerjager274
Ja wie geil ,das waren noch Zeiten da haben wir noch reisnägel geschnupft
@coaltin2509
Everlasting melody ❤️