This version of French lyrics appeared in 2008. It has been separated from the previous version of French lyrics, "Aranjuez, Ma pensée," by Rodrigo's wife, Victoria Kamhi. It's been 20 years. The author of this new version of the French lyrics is the singer Hélène Ségara (1971-) herself. She is known as the "Queen of Healing" in France. She has sung in the musical "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and has also sung duets with Bocelli and IL DIVO. She is a very popular star in France who has sold over 10 million records.
This song is included in the album Mon Pays C'Est La Terre, which provides famous songs from all over the world that have been translated into French chanson.
The lyrics of this song are a bit like a patriotic song. First paragraph:
Mon pays
Ta musique quel que soit l’endroit
Résonne autour du monde et je chante pour toi
Des mots d’amour à l’unisson
Qui rapprochent les âmes
The general idea is:
my country
Your music everywhere
Ringing around the world, I sing for you
common words of love
Close the distance between souls
On July 14, 2009, Segara sang this song live at a celebration program for France’s Bastille Day. The band and audience were dressed in military uniforms as if it were a show to reward soldiers. The video can be seen on the YouTube website.
It is said that the sales of this album were not very good when it was first released. Compared with the queen's other platinum, double platinum, and diamond albums, the total sales volume exceeded 10 million, which is a huge difference. Nowadays, it is not easy to find the contents of the entire album on major music platforms on the Internet. But this record is a very creative production. The album contains famous songs from 15 countries, including China, Italy, Israel, Russia, and France. The French lyrics have all been refilled, and the song titles have been changed. The content of the new lyrics may not be related to the original song. Most of the lyrics were written by Segara, which shows her talent. "Translating, rewriting, and re-translating gives people a delicious, pleasant, and exotic journey." In an exclusive interview with the media, Segara used her legendary sweet voice to explain the motivation for the creation at that time. The covers of songs in the album, such as "Evenings on the Outskirts of Moscow" and "Greensleeves," are all familiar songs.
There is also a song, "Ma Plus Belle Image (Mu Yang Gu Niang)" (My Most Beautiful Image). The pinyin (Mu Yang Gu Niang) in brackets after the song title refers to the song "Shepherd Girl" during the Chinese Anti-Japanese War. Created in 1941. Liyuan Peng, the wife of the President of China, sang this song beautifully! Segara's cover is accompanied by oriental instruments such as Xiao, Sheng, Dizi, and Zheng, and the singing indeed has an oriental flavor. Some have commented that it has a Middle Eastern rather than a Chinese flavor. The other songs on the album are also perfect!
"Mon Pays C'Est La Terre" is a French version of Aranjuez's theme melody. So far, only Segara has been found to have sung this song. Earlier in 1986, another Belgian singer, Elizabeth Granec, released a single album with the same title. France also had another song called "Mon Pays C'Est La Terre." Although these two songs had the same name, the lyrics and music differed from Segara's song and had nothing to do with Aranjuez.
French Lyrics And Translation :
Mon pays c'est la terre
Mon pays
Ta musique quel que soit l'endroit
Résonne autour du monde et je chante pour toi
Des mots d'amour à l'unisson
Qui rapprochent les âmes
Loin d'ici
De l'horizon jusqu'à nos déserts
Des notes et des prières
S'élèvent encore pour rapprocher des frères
Comme un chant d'amour et de lumière
Et tout s'éclaire à travers nos voix
Et mon étoile m'emmène au hasard
Et quelque part c'est un peu chez moi
Mon pays
J'ai suivi tes chemins sans savoir
Le cœur plein de folklores
Comme une enfant de chaque port
Marché si loin, remplie d'espoir
Pour ouvrir chaque porte
Jusqu'ici
La musique n'a pas eu de frontières
Avec chaque chanson, chaque harmonie
Le chant que l'on libère
Peut nous rendre unis et solidaires
Et mon cœur vibre pour ça
Et mon voyage m'emmène au hasard
Où que je sois je suis toujours chez moi
Si la Terre était mon seul pays
Mon pays
Si la terre était mon seul pays
Mon pays c'est la terre.
My Country is the earth
My country
Your music, wherever it may be
Resonates around the world, and I sing for you
Words of love in unison
That brings souls closer
Far from here
From the horizon to our deserts
Notes and prayers
Still rise to bring brothers closer
Like a song of love and light
And everything becomes clear through our voices
And my star takes me randomly
And somewhere, it's a bit like home
My country
I followed your paths without knowing
Heart full of folklores
Like a child from every port
Walked so far, filled with hope
To open every door
Until here
Music has had no borders
With each song, each harmony
The song we release
Can make us united and supportive
And my heart beats for that
And my journey takes me randomly
Wherever I am, I am always at home
If Earth were my only country
My country
If Earth were my only country
My country is the earth.
(Translated by AI)
Regarding Segara’s profile, the quote from her official website:
Hélène SEGARA is a French singer, revealed by her interpretation of the role of Esmeralda in the successful musical Notre-Dame-de-Paris and by the duet Vivo Per Lei with the Italian tenor Andrea BOCCELLI. She enjoyed popular success in 1996 with titles like “There Are Too Many People Who Love You,” “You Love Her,” even “Love Is a Sun,” “Life with You,” and “Everything Starts Today” until being elevated to the rank of Favorite French Singer in 2001. In 23 years of career, Hélène SEGARA has sold more than 10 million records and has, since 2016, been a member of the Jury of the hit M6 show La France a un Incroyable Talent. In 2021, Hélène SEGARA returns with a 7th album of original songs entitled KARMA. The first single, Plus Jamais, ranked number 1 on the day of its release, while the second single, Illusion in the System, was unveiled a few weeks before the release of this opus.
Playlist of Mon Pays C'Est La Terre on YouTube：
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCMz7tUFVhRnNg5Zn9s8ywhfHZpvJUT6i
