Quand le Soleil Dit Bonjour aux Montagnes (The French Song)
Songwriters: Harry Pease, Larry Vincent
Wikipedia: The French Song is a translation made by Lévis Bouliane in 1959 of the song When It's Lamp-Lighting Time in the Valley, itself registered in 1933, with words and music by Joe Lyons, Sam C. Hart and The Vagabonds, Curt Poulton, Herald Goodman, and Dean Upson. The French version was a hit for Franco-Manitoban singer Lucille Starr in 1964, and was subsequently covered by numerous artists including Renée Martel, Patrick Norman and Carole Laure.
Lucille Starr
The French Song
Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes
Et que la nuit rencontre le jour
Je sui seule avec mes reves sur la montagne
Une voix me rapelle toujours
Ecoute a ma porte les chansons du vent
M'rapelle les souvenirs de toi
Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes
Je suis seule, je ne veux penser qu'a toi
Now when the sun says good day to the mountains
And the night says hello to the dawn
I'm alone with my dreams on the hilltop
And I can still hear his voice though he's gone
I hear from my door the love songs through the wind
It brings back sweet memories of you
Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes
Je suis seule, je ne veux penser qu'a toi
Quando il sole saluta le montagne
E la notte incontra il giorno
Sono solo con i miei sogni sulla montagna
Una voce mi ricorda sempre
Ascolta alla mia porta i canti del vento
Mi ricorda i ricordi di te
Quando il sole saluta le montagne
Sono solo, voglio solo pensare a te
Note: Wikipedia states: Lucille Marie Raymonde Savoie (May 13, 1938 – September 4, 2020), known professionally as Lucille Starr, was a Canadian singer, songwriter, and yodeler originally from Saint Boniface, Manitoba, best known for her 1964 hit single, "The French Song" ("Quand Le Soleil Dit Bonjour Aux Montagnes", When the sun says hello to the mountains). Starr was born in the Franco-Manitoban community of Saint Boniface to a musical family. During her childhood years in Saint Boniface, she first sang in church. When Starr was seven the family moved to Maillardville, a Francophone community in Coquitlam, British Columbia, where she learned to play guitar, bass and mandolin. At A&M Records, Starr recorded a song called "The French Song" that was produced by Herb Alpert. It was recorded in both French and English. In 1964, at a time when The Beatles dominated the music charts, "The French Song" was an international success that made Starr the first Canadian artist to have a record sell over a million copies. The popularity of the song led to a tour of the United States and appearing on the Louisiana Hayride radio show and on Chicago radio station WLS (AM) popular National Barn Dance. Starr also sang on American television musical variety shows such as Shindig! and Hullabaloo, followed by tours of Pacific Rim countries, Australia, South Africa, and across Europe where she became a particular favorite in the Netherlands. The song sold over one million copies, and it was awarded a gold disc. Starr died in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early morning hours of September 4, 2020. The announcement of her death was made on Facebook by fellow