Comme D`habitude by Claude François(1967)

"Comme d'habitude" is a legendary 1967 French pop song co-written and performed by Claude François. It is world-famous not only as a classic of French music but also because it served as the original melody for Frank Sinatra's signature anthem, "My Way".

The Song

Title: Comme D`habitude
Lyrics: Gilles Thibaut and Claude François
Music: Jacques Revaux and Claude François
Release: November 1967
Performers: Claude François, Michel Sardou, Mireille Mathieu (1985)
English adaptation: My way
Performers: Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra

The music was composed by Jacques Revaux and Claude François, with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François.

The Story

The chanson was inspired by François's real-life breakup with singer France Gall, and the lyrics depict the painful routine of a couple whose love has died. It came out in November 1967 and quickly became a massive hit in France.

In 1968, Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka heard the song while visiting France. He bought the rights to the melody, rewrote the lyrics completely in English, and changed the theme from a failing relationship to a man reflecting on a life well-lived. He gave it to Frank Sinatra, who recorded it in 1969, turning it into a global phenomenon.

The Lyrics
French lyrics/Parole: Comme D`habitude

Je me lève
Et je te bouscule
Tu ne te réveilles pas
Comme d'habitude

Sur toi je remonte le drap
J'ai peur que tu aies froid
Comme d'habitude

Ma main caresse tes cheveux
Presque malgré moi
Comme d'habitude

Mais toi tu me tournes le dos
Comme d'habitude

Alors je m'habille très vite
Je sors de la chambre
Comme d'habitude

Tout seul je bois mon café
Je suis en retard
Comme d'habitude

Sans bruit je quitte la maison
Tout est gris dehors
Comme d'habitude

J'ai froid, je relève mon col
Comme d'habitude
Comme d'habitude

Toute la journée
Je vais jouer à faire semblant
Comme d'habitude

Je vais sourire
Comme d'habitude

Je vais même rire
Comme d'habitude

Enfin je vais vivre
Comme d'habitude

Et puis le jour s'en ira
Moi je reviendrai
Comme d'habitude

Tu seras sortie
Et pas encore rentrée
Comme d'habitude

Tout seul j'irai me coucher
Dans ce grand lit froid
Comme d'habitude

Mes larmes, je les cacherai
Comme d'habitude
Comme d'habitude

Même la nuit
Je vais jouer à faire semblant
Comme d'habitude

Tu rentreras
Comme d'habitude

Je t'attendrai
Comme d'habitude

Tu me souriras
Comme d'habitude
Comme d'habitude

Tu te déshabilleras
Comme d'habitude

Tu te coucheras
Comme d'habitude

On s'embrassera
Comme d'habitude

English Lyrics: My way

And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside
I find it all, all so amusing

To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh no, no, not me
I did it my way

For what is man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

And did it my way