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Thread #13384   Message #602441
Posted By: Joe Offer
02-Dec-01 - 09:06 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Plaisir d'Amour
Subject: RE: Lyrics Req: Plaisir d'amour
OK, this brings up a question that has bothered me for a long time. How do you break this line into syllables?

Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie

I think it's:

Cha-grin d'a-mour du-re tou-te la vi-e

But a lot of people seem to do it "toot-la-vee" at the end, one syllable per word. What's right?
-Joe Offer-