Vicki Brown - Plaisir d'Amour
duet with Tommy Körberg

Vicki
Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment
Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie
Tommy
The joy of love, it only lasts one day
The pain of parting can last for eternity
both
For as long as the river runs to the sea
I'll still remember you being here with me
Vicki
Plaisir d'amour
The love you gave to me
But now you've gone I'm alone for eternity
choir
Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment
Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie
Tommy
For as long as the river runs to the sea
I'll still remember you being here with me
both
Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment
Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie
Vicki
But now you've gone I'm alone for eternity


Music: Trad. / Arr. Tom Parker, Annemie Vanmeenen
Lyrics: Tom Parker, Annemie Vanmeenen

From: Vicki Brown (1987)
and: The Collection (1993).

Source of the lyrics: written down by me.

This song sounds very sentimental, a little too sentimental for my liking.
Charlotte Church sings on her second album a Plaisir d'amour all in French, and I prefer to hear that version. Follow the latter link for some notes on the lyrics and translation.
 

Various versions

As the difference between the Charlotte Church and Vicki Brown lyrics show, there are several versions of Plaisir d'amour around, as happens often with folk songs. See my page The joys of love / Plaisir d'amour for some notes and a fully English version.

 
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created: 17 February 2000
last modified: 26 May 2011