Quand La Musique Est Bonne Lyrics in English Amel Bent , Soprano

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quand La Musique Est Bonne by Amel Bent from French to English.

I've bled too much on Gibsons

I've roamed too much in Tobacco Road

There's only the speakers still echoing in me

And when I split, I always ride for free

Cotton fields in my memory

Three blues notes are a bit of dark love

When I'm too short, when I'm too late

It's a fallback for another story

When the music's good

When the music gives

When the music rings, rings, rings

When it doesn't cheat

When the music's good

When the music gives

When the music rings, rings, rings

When it guides my steps

I've got no love left, I don't have time

I've got no humor left, I don't know where the wind's coming from anymore

I've got nothing but a nail, a spark

Lead things that break my wings

A little swing, a little of the King

Plenty of feeling and decibels

It's not the factory, it's not the mine

But it's enough to break free

When the music's good

When the music gives

When the music rings, rings, rings

When it doesn't cheat

When the music's good

When the music gives

When the music rings, rings, rings

When it guides my steps

Ring ring ring ring ring ring

When the music's good

When the music gives

When the music rings, rings, rings

When it doesn't cheat

When the music's good

When the music gives

When the music rings, rings, rings

When it guides my steps

When the music's good

When the music gives

When the music rings rings rings

When it doesn't cheat

When the music's good

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Jean-Jacques Goldman

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SONG MEANING

Quand La Musique Est Bonne is a love letter to the healing power of sound. Amel Bent and Soprano step into the shoes of a weather-worn musician whose fingers have “bled on Gibsons” and whose mind drifts from smoky clubs on Tobacco Road to the cotton fields that birthed the blues. Life feels heavy: no time for love, no sense of direction, just lead-weighted worries that clip the wings. Yet the moment a riff rings true, everything shifts. A spark of swing, a flash of the King, and a few honest decibels are enough to break the routine and slip into freedom.

The chorus is a joyful mantra: when the music is good, when it gives, when it rings out honestly, it becomes a lifeline. Real music does not cheat; it guides every step and rewrites the story. With its upbeat groove and nostalgic nods to rock, blues, and soul, the song reminds us that authentic melodies can cut through fatigue, ignite memories, and carry us far beyond our troubles. Turn it up, let it sonne sonne sonne, and feel it guide your own path.

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Amel Bent Quand La Musique Est Bonne Lyrics