Salvador recorded several songs written with Boris Vian with Quincy Jones as arranger.
In the 60's Salvador was the television host of several popular TV variety shows on French TV.
Henri Salvador and his song "Dans mon île" (1957) is said to have unwittingly inspired bossa nova in Brazil, as Carlos Tom Jobim would have exclaimed on hearing the song "This is what you have to do! Slow down the tempo of samba, add a good melody and top it with beautiful chords!"
Caetano Veloso, a renowned brasilian composer and singer, made a direct reference at Salvador in his song "Reconvexo" : "quem não sentiu o swing de Heri Salvador ?" (who hasn't felt the swing of Henri Salvador ?)
In (1964) Henri Salvador scored a popular French hit with "Zorro est arrivé" (which was inspired by the English song "Along Came Jones"). His song "Mais non, mais non" (1969) inspired Jim Henson' song Mahna Mahna. These kind of comedy songs made him well known in France. He is also famous for his good nature and rich, catchy laugh, which is a standalone feature in many of his humoristic songs.
He has a brother, André, and a sister Alice. He became a musician and comedian. Later he uncovered new French talents Keren Ann and Art Mengo.
Maladie d'amour
Henri Salvador Lyrics
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Maladie des amoureux
Si tu n’aimes que moi
Reste tout près de moi
Maladie d’amour
Maladie de jeunesse
Si tu n’aimes que moi
Viens, mais prend garde à toi
C’est joli si joli
Mais quand il devient fort
Méfiez vous des amis
Caché sous le feuillage
C’est comme un serpent gris
N’allez pas car il mord
Si vous le réveillez
Maladie d’amour,
Maladie des amoureux
Si je n’aime que toi
Reste tout près de toi
Maladie d’amour
Maladie de jeunesse
Si je n’aime que moi
Viens, mais prend garde à toi
Quand l’amour est petit
C’est joli si joli
Mais quand il devient fort
C’est plus beau que la vie
J’irai sous le feuillage
Chercher le serpent gris
Car l’amour c’est la mort
Mais c’est le Paradis
Car l’amour c’est la mort
Mai c’est le Paradis
The lyrics to Henri Salvador's song Maladie d'amour, which was first released in 1957, are about the illness of love. The singer describes his state of being lovesick and how his lover, Chacha, is the cause of his condition. He says that she walks behind him and that he is suffering from a love sickness that affects the young. The song also includes a warning about small, seemingly innocent things that can be dangerous and deadly, such as a small spider.
Throughout the song, Salvador uses poetic language to convey the intensity and depth of his emotions. He speaks of his feeling of being trapped and unable to escape this illness, portraying the all-consuming aspect of love. The song is a classic example of a romantic ballad, with a simple melody and lyrics that express the universal feeling of love and the risks that come with it, particularly for the young and naive.
Overall, Maladie d'amour is a song that speaks to the bittersweet nature of love and how the intense emotions it generates can be both uplifting and destructive.
Line by Line Meaning
Maladi damour
Love sickness
Maladi dé zamoureu
Disease of lovers
Chacha si'w enmen-mwen
Kitten, if you love me
Wa maché dèyè-mwen
Follow behind me
Maladi de la jeunes
Illness of youth
Pichmimi piti, i piti toupiti
Tiny flea, very small
Sé an ti sèpan graj
It's a little prank
Mézanmi méfié li
Watch out, be careful of it
Kan titet-li anlè
When it's up high
Véyé gadé lang-li
Look at its tongue
An bout li sé lanmò, senmitiè anba tè
At the tip it's death, sentimentality down below
Maladi damour
Love sickness
Maladi dé zamoureu
Disease of lovers
Chacha si'w enmen-mwen
Kitten, if you love me
Wa maché dèyè-mwen
Follow behind me
Maladi de la jeunes
Illness of youth
Lyrics © EDITIONS TRANSATLANTIQUES, ALPHA MUSIC, INC., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Leona Gabriel Soime, Henri Gabriel Salvador, Jean Alcide Marie Marcland
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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English:
Love sickness, youth sickness
If you love only me
Stay close to me, oh
Sickness of love, sickness of youth
If you love only me
Stay close to me
When love is small, it's so pretty
But it grows strong, beware my friends
Hiding under the foliage,
It's like a grey snake
Oh Oh,
Don't go when he sleeps
Especially to wake him up
Don't go because it bites
If you wake him up
When love is small, it's so pretty
But when it grows strong,
It's more beautiful than life
I'll go under the foliage,
To look for the grey snake
Oh, oh, oh.
For love is death
But it's also life
For love is death
And it's heaven
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French:
Maladie d'amour, maladie de la jeunesse
Si tu n'aimes que moi
Reste tout près de moi, oh
Maladie d'amour, maladie de la jeunesse
Si tu n'aimes que moi
Reste tout près de moi
Quand l'amour est petit, c'est joli si joli
Mais il devient fort, méfiez-vous mes amis
Caché sous le feuillage,
C'est comme un serpent gris
Oh Oh,
N'allez pas quand il dort
Surtout le réveiller
N'allez pas car il mord
Si vous le réveillez
Quand l'amour est petit, c'est joli si joli
Mais quand il devient fort,
C'est plus beau que la vie
J'irai sous le feuillage,
Chercher le serpent gris
Oh Oh
Car l'amour c'est la mort
Mais c'est aussi la vie
Car l'amour c'est la mort
Et c'est le paradis
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French (Haitian Creole)
Maladi damour
Maladi dé zamoureu
Chacha si’w enmen-mwen
Wa maché dèyè-mwen
Maladi damour
Maladi de la jeunes
Chacha si’w enmen-mwen
Wa maché dèyè-mwen
Pichmimi piti, i piti toupiti
Sé an ti sèpan graj
Mézanmi méfié li
Kan titet-li anlè
Véyé gadé lang-li
An bout li sé lanmò, senmitiè anba tè (bis)
Maladi damour
Maladi dé zamoureu
Chacha si’w enmen-mwen
Wa maché dèyè-mwen
Pichmimi piti, i piti toupiti
Sé an ti sèpan graj
Mézanmi méfié li
Kan titet-li anlè
Véyé gadé lang-li
An bout li sé lanmò, senmitiè anba tè (bis)
@mariontutin3805
Merci Monsieur Henri Salvador! Une bouffée de joie!
@NellieKAdaba
Oui 👍🏿
@yvannicola8163
Henri Salvador ......... Un ange ....... Un géant un super hyper top niveau ......... Un génie ........ Je t'aime et je t'adore !!!!!
@juliannakaberovsky4545
J'aime tellemetn cet homme!!!!
@demoisailelilie8.5
Merci🙏de tout coeur💗Mr.Salvador😉.
@MrBenzak1
Magnifique
@geraldinebibi6883
Ma chanson préférée de ma jeunesse
@NellieKAdaba
Pareil pour moi
@etiennealberte6616
J'aimais bien ses chansons ...
@flavienlemoal8155
Bonjour de Caen. Un homme , un homme naturel et pur et bon......une sacrée perte