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...)
Marina
Dalida Lyrics
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Je sais qu'il est bon d'être aimé
Mais ne vas, ne vas, ne vas pas
Courir au devant des baisers
Sans être certaine
Que l'on t'aime, que l'on t'aime
Que l'on t'aime autant que toi même
Si l'amour t'invite
Ma petite, t'invite
Ne réponds pas tout de suite
Oh non non non non non non
L'amour n'est pas toujours ce que l'on pense
Et quand on a le coeur plein d'impatience
On sait très très bien quand ça commence
Mais on oublie comment ça peut finir
Marina, Marina, Petite
Ecoute la voix de ton coeur
Mais ne vas, ne vas pas trop vite
Courir au devant du bonheur
Ne vas pas trop vite, trop vite, trop vite
Effeuiller la marguerite
Oh non non non non non non
Sois tendre et coquette,
Coquette, coquette,
Mais ne perds jamais la tête
Oh non non non non non non
Marina, Marina, Marina
is a song about caution in love. The lyrics advise the titular Marina not to rush into a relationship too quickly, to be wary of fleeting feelings that may not be reciprocated, and to listen to the voice of her heart. Marina is warned that love is not always what it seems, and that although it is thrilling to fall in love, one must also be mindful of how it can end.
The song's melody is upbeat and danceable, and the lyrics are sung in a playful, lighthearted tone, with occasional moments of seriousness. This balance between buoyancy and gravity is typical of Dalida's music, which often deals with themes of love, heartbreak, and hope.
The lyrics of Marina hold up as good advice even decades after the song's debut, as they remind us that taking one's time in love and being mindful of the risks involved can save us from heartache down the road. Whether it's Marina or any other person, the message is clear: don't be reckless with your love, and don't jump into something without thinking it through.
Line by Line Meaning
Marina, Marina, Marina
Repeating your name, Marina, Marina, Marina
Je sais qu'il est bon d'être aimé
It's good to be loved, I know
Mais ne vas, ne vas, ne vas pas
But don't, don't, don't
Courir au devant des baisers
Run towards kisses
Sans être certaine
Without being certain
Que l'on t'aime, que l'on t'aime
That you're loved, that you're loved
Que l'on t'aime autant que toi même
That you're loved as much as you love yourself
Oh non non non non non non
Oh no no no no no no
Si l'amour t'invite
If love invites you
Ma petite, t'invite
My little one, invites you
Ne réponds pas tout de suite
Don't answer right away
Oh non non non non non non
Oh no no no no no no
L'amour n'est pas toujours ce que l'on pense
Love isn't always what we think it is
Et quand on a le coeur plein d'impatience
And when our heart is full of impatience
On sait très très bien quand ça commence
We know very well when it begins
Mais on oublie comment ça peut finir
But we forget how it can end
Marina, Marina, Petite
Marina, Marina, Little one
Ecoute la voix de ton coeur
Listen to your heart's voice
Mais ne vas, ne vas pas trop vite
But don't go, don't go too fast
Courir au devant du bonheur
Run towards happiness
Ne vas pas trop vite, trop vite, trop vite
Don't go too fast, too fast, too fast
Effeuiller la marguerite
Pluck the daisy petals
Oh non non non non non non
Oh no no no no no no
Sois tendre et coquette,
Be tender and flirtatious
Coquette, coquette,
Flirtatious, flirtatious
Mais ne perds jamais la tête
But never lose your head
Oh non non non non non non
Oh no no no no no no
Marina, Marina, Marina
Repeating your name, Marina, Marina, Marina
Contributed by Hannah K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@varsanyiilona3112
Nagyon tetcik a dal szuper nagyon hianyzol Dalida koszonom szepen a videot ❤.
@MrPeclo
La beauté &, la voix, de la belle brune Dalida à cette époque.
@saintagil
Dalida - Marina....un doux souvenir
@antoniocampagnefilho1212
musicas lindas e sempre lembradas no mundo e jamais serao esquecidas no mundo sao reliquias imortais parabens linda cançao italiana francesa parabens
@antanasjonca2470
Thank You! Nice to listen!
@klaushoffmann3659
Wunderschön!
@lilaquadrio5733
Bellissima super sa donne envie de danser
@danielbeyssac6748
superbe
@antoniocampagnefilho1212
essa musica e linda igual a dalida
@jeanpiromalli6919
J'adore