A French singer/songwriter, Enzo Enzo, was born Korin Ternovtzeff in 1960. Her debut as a pop performer began in 1980 with the group Lili Drop. In 1982, after the demise of Lili Drop the year before, Enzo Enzo — known by the name Korin Noviz at this point in time — released her first solo single, “Je Veux Jouer a Tout.” Soon after, she released single number two, but more importantly, began performing and recording as Enzo Enzo. A series of singles, some well received, others not, followed over the next decade, and eventually Enzo Enzo became somewhat of a household name. Her first album, a self-titled affair, hit shelves in 1990, and was followed by another six full-lengths by the time of 2007’s Chansons d’une Maman. In addition to her respectable solo career, Enzo Enzo recorded a number of duets with other leading lights in French pop, including Jacques Haurogne, and landed a nomination in 1998 at the Victoires de la Musique in the Best Female Artist category.
Les Yeux ouverts is an adaptation of Dream a Little Dream of Me by Doris Day, 1958
Ce souvenir, je te l’rends,
Des souvenirs tu sais, j’en ai tellement
Puisqu’on repart toujours à zéro,
Pas la peine de s’charger trop
This memory, I give it back to you
Mermories, you know, I have so many of them
Because we always start from scratch
It’s not worth to load oneself with too much
Ce souvenir je te l’prends,
Des souvenirs comme ça,
J’en veux tout l’temps
Si par erreur la vie nous sépare,
Je l’sortirai d’mon tiroir
This memory, I take it from you
Memories like this
I want them all the time
If life separates us by mistake
I will take it out of my drawer
J’rêve les yeux ouverts,
Ça m’fait du bien,
Ça n’va pas plus loin
J’veux pas voir derrièrre puisque j’en viens
Vivement demain
I dream with eyes open,
It makes me feel good
It doesn’t go any further than that
I don’t want to look back because I came from there
Can’t wait for tomorrow
Mon bonheur te ressemble,
Tous les deux vous allez si bien ensemble
J’te l’dirai jamais, jamais assez,
Tout c’que tu fais m’fait de l’effet
My happiness looks like you
You both go so well together
I will never say it to you enough
Everything that you do makes an impression on me
J’rêve les yeux ouverts,
Ça m’fait du bien,
Ça n’va pas plus loin
J’veux pas voir derrière puisque j’en viens,
Vivement demain
I dream with eyes open,
It makes me feel good
It doesn’t go any further than that
I don’t want to look back because I came from there
Can’t wait for tomorrow
Un dernier verre de sherry,
De chéri mon amour,
Comme je m’ennuie
Tous les jours se ressemblent à présent,
Tu me manques terriblement
One last glass of sherry
Of “chéri” [my dear], my love,
I am so bored
Every day look the same these days
I miss you terribly