Dominique
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This article is about the song in French. For the journalist, see Jean Dominique. For the French singer, see Dominique Michalon.
"Dominique" is a popular song in French by Soeur Sourire, the Singing Nun from Belgium, about Saint Dominic and his fight against the Albigensians. It became a worldwide hit in 1963.
It is remembered chiefly for its refrain, which went:
- Dominique -nique -nique s'en allait tout simplement,
- Routier, pauvre et chantant.
- En tous chemins, en tous lieux,
- Il ne parle que du Bon Dieu,
- Il ne parle que du Bon Dieu
In English:
- Dominic travelled around simply,
- a poor singing traveller.
- On every road, in every place,
- he spoke only about the Good Lord,
- only about the Good Lord.
La Lupe recorded a Cuban version of this song in Spanish.
[edit] External links
- The lyrics in full (French)
| Preceded by "I'm Leaving It Up to You" by Dale & Grace |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 7, 1963 |
Succeeded by "There! I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton |
