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...)
Histoire d'aimer
Dalida Lyrics
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Avec l'amour pour roi
Aimer jusqu'? en ?tre bless?
Avec l'amour pour loi
Se d?cha?ner jusqu'? la folie
Quand mord la jalousie
Tout oublier au creux d'un grand lit
Dans le luxe d'un bel appartement
O? je ne suis qu'un meuble
Je fais parfois des r?ves troublants
O? tu n'es plus aveugle
Amoureux et jaloux comme un fou
Tu sais prendre et donner
Alors je mets en sc?ne et je joue
Mon histoire d'aimer
La passion quand je la r?ve
Donne ? notre amour la fi?vre
C'est mon histoire d'aimer
Si tu me battais dans la vie
Je crois que je te dirais merci
La passion quand je la r?ve
Donne ? notre amour la fi?vre
C'est mon histoire d'aimer
Quand on vivra un autre amour
Avec amour
Quand tu me trompes
Et que tu me mets
J'ai envie de hurler
Pour que ta rage
Dans un ?lan
Puisse me bailloner
Dans un corps-?-coprs d?sordonn?
Je capitulerais
Voil? comment j'ai souvent r?v?
Mon histoire d'aimer
La passion quand je la r?ve
Donne ? notre amour la fi?vre
C'est mon histoire d'aimer
Si tu me battais dans la vie
Je crois que je te dirais merci
La passion quand je la r?ve
Donne ? notre amour la fi?vre
C'est mon histoire d'aimer
Si tu me battais dans la vie
Je crois que je te dirais merci
The song Histoire d'aimer by Dalida is a tale of intense passion and love that borders on obsession. The lyrics describe living a passion to the extreme, with love as the king and the law. The singer is willing to love until it hurts, to be consumed by jealousy, and forget everything except for the intensity of their experience. They dream of a luxurious life with their lover, but also feel like an object in a beautiful apartment. The singer is willing to put on a show and act out their love, even if it means putting themselves in difficult and uncomfortable situations. The singer even dreams of being beaten, just to feel the intensity of their love.
The song's message is one of extremes, where love and passion are heightened to the point of madness. It portrays a story of two lovers who cannot get enough of each other, even if it means being hurt in the process. The lyrics are intense and showcase the depth of emotion that comes with love, where passion can take over and guide someone's actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Vivre une passion jusqu'à l'excès
Avec l'amour pour roi
Live a passion to the point of excess with love as the ruler.
Aimer jusqu'à en être blessé
Avec l'amour pour loi
Love until it hurts with love as the only rule.
Se déchaîner jusqu'à la folie
Quand mord la jalousie
Tout oublier au creux d'un grand lit
C'est son histoire d'aimer
Unleash oneself to madness when jealousy strikes, and forget everything in the embrace of a big bed. This is her story of love.
Dans le luxe d'un bel appartement
Où je ne suis qu'un meuble
Je fais parfois des rêves troublants
Où tu n'es plus aveugle
In the luxury of a beautiful apartment, where she's treated as an object, she dreams of a world where the love of her life sees her for who she truly is.
Amoureux et jaloux comme un fou
Tu sais prendre et donner
Alors je mets en scène et je joue
Mon histoire d'aimer
As a lover who's jealous to the point of madness, you know how to give and take, so she acts out and stages her own romantic story.
La passion quand je la rêve
Donne à notre amour la fièvre
C'est mon histoire d'aimer
Si tu me battais dans la vie
Je crois que je te dirais merci
When she dreams of passion, it fuels the fever of their love. And, in the face of violence, she would still thank him, because even that is part of her story of love.
Quand on vivra un autre amour
Avec amour
When they live another love, they'll do it with love.
Quand tu me trompes
Et que tu me mets
J'ai envie de hurler
Pour que ta rage
Dans un élan
Puisse me bailloner
When he cheats on her, and causes her pain, she wants to scream, so his anger can gag her in one go.
Dans un corps-à-corps désordonné
Je capitulerais
Voilà comment j'ai souvent rêvé
Mon histoire d'aimer
In a disordered love battle, she would surrender. That's how she's often dreamed of her story of love.
Contributed by Lucy V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Laurence Douchin
Décidément Dalida c'est un pur moment de l écouter
Qu est ce qu elle peut manquer à la chanson française
Personne ne l as remplaceras ❤❤
marcko
sublime Dalida et unique ! chanson très émouvante merci pour ce partage bonne journée
ptitlouis90
Félicitations ! du beau travail et le cadrage original tu sais que je préfère cela ^^ Merci à toi !
Agnès Caron
Ah !! La la belle Dalida Une présentation irréprochable tellement elle est réussie merci de ce partage de cette belle chanson bonne nuit Gros bisous
Agnès Caron
@Anastasio Eric que deviens tu ?? A bientôt j'espère j aimais beaucoup tes vidéos bisous
Anastasio Eric
Merci beaucoup Agnés, ça fait vraiment plaisir 👍👍Passe une belle soirée avec un gros bisous 😉
olivier Mottet
Magnifique image! Magnifique son! Un magnifique hommage à Dalida!
Nicolas Makhlouf
Merci Dalida pour cette musique
Grâce à toi Anastasio a pu gagner des likes et des abonnés
Ta voix est superbe 👍
Repose en paix
jijet meridja
J'ai tjrs aimée cette chanson c tres beau en se lasse pas jadore..super de recoutee. Merci beaucoup mon ami erick ..🤗🙂😉superbe soirée..
Chantal Voisin
Notre merveilleuse Dalida j'adore cette chanson, merci à toi Eric pour cette vidéo qui est magnifique comme toutes les autres d'ailleurs... Gros bisous