{"id":17177,"date":"2012-11-02T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T12:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=17177"},"modified":"2017-10-20T14:28:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T12:28:43","slug":"boum-the-french-song-featured-in-the-new-007-movie-skyfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/boum-the-french-song-featured-in-the-new-007-movie-skyfall\/","title":{"rendered":"“BOUM!” The French Song in the New 007 Movie “SKYFALL”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The French song you are about to hear is called “Boum!!<\/strong><\/span>” (Yes, that’s the French spelling of the English “Boo<\/span>m<\/strong>“), which was prominently featured in a rather dramatic scene of the brand new 007<\/strong> movie<\/strong>\u00a0“Skyfall<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

But unlike dynamite, C-4, nitroglycerin, or Semtex-based explosions of which James Bond\u00a0<\/strong>is such a “bloody expert” (actually more of the old-fashioned dynamite for the late James “Blond<\/strong>“, though hopefully that won’t be a major spoiler there), the “Boom” which French singer Charles Trenet<\/strong> refers to in this song is of a radically different kind: It’s a boom qui vient du c\u0153ur <\/strong><\/em>(which comes from the heart.)<\/p>\n

The whole distinction is akin to the French expression “coup de foudre<\/em><\/span>“<\/strong>, which literally translates into “a stroke of lightning<\/strong>“, but can also stand for “love at first sight.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q508jaRLmeo<\/a><\/p>\n

Charles Trenet’s “Boum!!<\/em>” (with lyrics)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The French lyrics are exclusively translated into English for the Transparent Language French Blog<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

La pendule fait tic-tac-tic-tic<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The clock goes tick-tack-tick-tick<\/p>\n

Les oiseaux du lac pic-pac-pic-pic<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The birds of the lake pick-pack-pick-pick<\/p>\n

Glou-glou-glou font tous les dindons<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gobble-gobble-gobble, go the turkeys<\/p>\n

Et la jolie cloche ding-dang-dong<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And the pretty bell ding-dang-dong<\/p>\n

Mais… boum!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But… Boom!<\/p>\n

Quand notre c\u0153ur fait boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When our heart goes boom<\/p>\n

Tout avec lui dit boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Everything with it says boom<\/p>\n

Et c’est l’amour qui s’\u00e9veille<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And it’s love that awakes<\/p>\n

Boum!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Boom!<\/p>\n

Il chante “<\/strong><\/em>Love in Bloom<\/a><\/strong>“<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It sings “Love in Bloom”<\/p>\n

Au rythme de ce boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To the rhythm of this boom<\/p>\n

Qui redit boum \u00e0 l’oreille<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Which says again boom to the ear<\/p>\n

Tout a chang\u00e9 depuis hier et la rue<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Everything has changed since yesterday and the street<\/p>\n

A des yeux qui regardent aux fen\u00eatres<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Has eyes that look at the windows<\/p>\n

Y’a du lilas et y’a des mains tendues<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There are lilacs and there are outstretched hands<\/p>\n

Sur la mer le soleil va para\u00eetre<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On the sea the sun will appear<\/p>\n

Boum!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Boom!<\/p>\n

L’astre du jour fait boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The star of the day goes boom<\/p>\n

Tout avec lui dit boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Everything with it says boom<\/p>\n

Quand notre c\u0153ur fait boum-boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When our heart goes boom-boom<\/p>\n

Le vent dans les bois fait hou-hou<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The wind in the woods goes hoo-hoo<\/p>\n

La biche aux abois fait m\u00ea-\u00ea-\u00ea<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The doe at bay goes meh-eh-eh<\/p>\n

La vaisselle cass\u00e9e fait fric-fric-frac<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The shattered dishes go frick-frick-frack<\/p>\n

Et les pieds mouill\u00e9s font flic-flic-flac<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And the wet feet go flick-flick-flick<\/p>\n

Mais… boum!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But boom!<\/p>\n

Quand notre c\u0153ur fait boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When out heart goes boom<\/p>\n

Tout avec lui dit boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Everything with it says boom<\/p>\n

L’oiseau dit boum, c’est l’orage<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The bird says boom, it’s the thunderstorm<\/p>\n

Boum!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Boom!<\/p>\n

L’\u00e9clair qui, lui, fait boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The lightning which goes boom<\/p>\n

Et le bon Dieu dit boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And the Good Lord says boom<\/p>\n

Dans son fauteuil de nuages<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In his cloudy armchair<\/p>\n

Car mon amour est plus vif que l’\u00e9clair<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For my love is more lively than the lightning<\/p>\n

Plus l\u00e9ger qu’un oiseau, qu’une abeille<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Lighter than a bird, a bee<\/p>\n

Et s’il fait boum, s’il se met en col\u00e8re<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And if it goes boom, if it gets angry<\/p>\n

Il entra\u00eene avec lui des merveilles<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It carries with it marvels<\/p>\n

Boum!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Boom!<\/p>\n

Le monde entier fait boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The whole world goes boom<\/p>\n

Tout avec lui dit boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Everything with it says boom<\/p>\n

Quand notre c\u0153ur fait boum-boum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When out heart goes boom-boom<\/p>\n

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The French song you are about to hear is called “Boum!!” (Yes, that’s the French spelling of the English “Boom“), which was prominently featured in a rather dramatic scene of the brand new 007 movie\u00a0“Skyfall.” But unlike dynamite, C-4, nitroglycerin, or Semtex-based explosions of which James Bond\u00a0is such a “bloody expert” (actually more of the…<\/p>\n

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