Since I'm good for about one song a year, whether it's needed or not, here goes. Feedback is welcome and appreciated - Scott

Near the Bayou Teche in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana there was a cafe known as the Joie de Vivre. One day a few years ago some friends and I wandered inside. I asked for the translation and eventually a song developed. And since our friends grew up in that area - one on his parents' farm nearby - they're all part of the story.

Joie de Vivre (Joy of Life)

Upon a time in Lou'sian'
Was a woman and a man
She was fair and in her eyes he was everything

Love was born and it grew
Wasn't long before they knew
And when he offered her a ring he began to sing

Joie de Vivre, joie de vivre
That is what you are to me
You forever hold my heart
Never will we part
Till the stars no longer shine
I am yours and you are mine
We were always meant to be
Joie de vivre


There beside the Bayou Teche
Did the woman answer yes
And they were married in a chapel in the spring

With the people crowded near
He was fighting back the tears
When the bells began to ring she began to sing


And so it was they settled down
On some land not far from town
And they were blessed with all the gifts that love can bring

Through the years they worked the farm
Side by side arm in arm
At every family gathering together they would sing


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Last edited by olemon; 08/19/20 12:58 AM.